Prickles Child Care

Prickles Child Care Prickles, 18 Ermin Street, Brockworth, Gloucester, GL3 4HJ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 April 2016 12 November 2012

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 The management team recognises its strengths and weaknesses, and regularly evaluates the quality of the setting to enable it to make continuous improvements.  Staff benefit from an effective programme of professional development to support their practice, knowledge and understanding, to help them provide good outcomes for children.  Staff accurately assess children's progress and consistently demonstrate a secure knowledge of each child's interests, needs and preferences. The quality of teaching enables children to make good progress in relation to their age and abilities.  Children are kind, helpful and respectful to each other and are learning to behave well.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, staff miss opportunities to extend children's ideas and learning as they play.  Staff do not consistently provide parents with ideas to help them extend their children's learning at home.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 develop further relationships with all parents and carers to extend children's learning opportunities at home  improve staff's skills in consistently extending children's ideas and learning during spontaneous play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching throughout the nursery and the outdoor area.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including staff suitability checks, training records, the self-assessment information and children's observations and assessments.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the nursery manager.  The inspector took into account the views of parents and carers spoken to on the day of the inspection.  The inspector spoke with the management team and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Managers and staff have a good understanding of the procedures to follow if they have any concerns about a child's welfare and know how to keep children safe. Managers regularly check children's progress to identify and close any gaps in learning. Effective use of additional funding ensures that all children make good progress from their starting points. For example, staff attended training to improve the quality of the teaching of literacy, and the provision of new large equipment encourages children's physical development well. Staff are well qualified and share their knowledge from training at team meetings to enhance outcomes for children. Managers support them well through regular meetings and by monitoring their practice. Staff provide parents with regular information about their children's development, and are working on ways to improve this further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff use observations well to accurately assess children's progress. They plan a range of age-appropriate and challenging activities, which reflect children's learning styles and interests. Staff promote children's physical skills well. For example, babies enjoy and experience sensory play by handling and manipulating natural materials. Children explore and investigate to extend their learning. For example, they pour water into different length tubes using a range of containers, calculating how fast the water will flow and how much each tube will take. Children play outside whatever the weather and this benefits those who learn best outside.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff successfully encourage children's confidence, resilience and self-esteem. Children form secure attachments and friendships. For example, children talk with each other at mealtimes, and use their cutlery with growing confidence. Staff teach children the importance of a healthy lifestyle. For example, a cook prepares locally sourced produce on site and children grow their own vegetables so they understand where food comes from. Children develop an awareness of diversity beyond their family, through activities such as engaging with older people in the local community.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress and are ready for the move to school. For example, their language is developing well and they acquire early mathematical skills. Children enjoy their learning through free play and carefully planned activities. They are motivated to learn and independently select resources and choose activities to match their interests.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY445622 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 1028174 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 59 Number of children on roll 35 Name of provider Victoria Joan Cocks Date of previous inspection 12 November 2012 Telephone number 01452612161

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Setting details

Prickles Child Care registered in 2012. The nursery is situated in Brockworth on the outskirts of Gloucester. The nursery is open each weekday from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round, except for one week at Christmas and bank holidays. The nursery receives funding for free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The nursery employs 12 staff. Of these, nine hold early years qualifications from level 2 to level 5.

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Setting details

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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