Bournmoor Nursery

Bournmoor Nursery Bournmoor Primary School, Lambourne Close, Bournmoor, Houghton le Spring, DH4 6HF

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 April 2016 24 April 2015

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 well-established staff team meet regularly to review their practice, check children’s progress and set clear targets for improvement. Responsibilities are shared so all take an active role in securing best practice and promoting children’s safety and welfare.  Children are keen to join in with activities in this rich, challenging learning environment. They show high levels of curiosity, imagination and concentration. Confident in their own abilities, they are keen to share their knowledge and ideas through conversations.  Parents benefit from strong partnerships with staff at all levels. They are consulted on all aspects of their child's care and learning. Many also take part in opportunities to be involved in their child's learning, for example by attending stay and play sessions.  Children are learning to be kind and considerate, responding to the emotions of others. Older children offer to look after younger ones, holding their hand to offer reassurance

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Existing systems for self-evaluation and action planning do not support leaders and staff to fully understand how to achieve the outstanding standards they are working towards.  Formal observations to assess the quality of teaching are relatively new. Time is needed to ensure these are used regularly across the nursery in order to improve the quality and impact of teaching further.

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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

 ensure identified areas for development are always robustly planned for, and improvements stringently monitored, to support leaders and staff to achieve their goal of becoming an outstanding setting  embed systems for supervision to ensure that staff receive the individualised support and training they need to reflect on and improve the quality of their teaching practice further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the main playroom as well as the outside play space.  The inspector spoke to members of staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection and held a meeting with both managers.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's records, planning documentation, evidence of the suitability of staff working in the provision and a range of other documentation, including policies, procedures, self-evaluation and improvement planning documents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

All staff have worked hard to address weaknesses identified at the last inspection. Priorities identified in the nursery's improvement plan are accurate and take into account the views of staff and parents. However, the use of available data as part of the self- evaluation process, requires some further refinement in order to improve practice at a faster rate. In particular, information about the progress of target groups across different areas of the curriculum is not used to inform on-going planning and to monitor impact. Good arrangements for supervision and checking on staff performance are in place. However, the implementation of formal observations needs time to embed in order to improve the quality and impact of teaching even further. Policies and procedures to ensure the safety of children are regularly reviewed. This, alongside detailed risk assessments and well-qualified, vigilant staff, ensures safeguarding is effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff observe children as they play in order to determine what stage they are at in their development. They use this information well in order to plan a range of activities that excite, motivate and interest children. Children are encouraged to be active learners, with a great emphasis placed on children having opportunities to explore and investigate the world around them. A small group of children are engrossed in their play as they explore what happens when salt and water are mixed together. Their conversational skills are strengthened as they talk together about what they are doing. Staff skilfully extend the learning further, by asking questions and introducing new words. Home learning is well supported through very effective partnerships with parents as well as strategies such as book bags.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff have created a very warm, nurturing setting. Children confidently enter the nursery and are quick to settle and start playing. The impact of the setting's focus on the social and emotional development of children is evident. Children are kind to one another, and many are forming special friendships ahead of their move to school. Children are encouraged to play outside and are learning that fresh air and exercise can be fun. Much time and thought has gone into ensuring the outdoor environment reflects the interests of those children who are more reluctant to use this area, with good results. Children move on into school with confidence. This is because staff have good links with school and take effective steps to ensure children are well prepared for this change.

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Outcomes for children are good

Improvements to planning and assessment have ensured that practitioners are now tailoring experiences and interactions more precisely to meet children’s needs. The setting's work with children who have special educational needs is commendable. Staff can demonstrate that they have liaised with parents and other relevant professionals in order to support these children, with accelerated progress made. Parents in particular commented on the dedication and commitment of staff and the difference they have made to their children's development, particularly in relation to speech and making relationships.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 314065 Local authority Durham Inspection number 1031732 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 23 Name of provider Bournmoor Nursery Committee Date of previous inspection 24 April 2015 Telephone number 07984 935 796

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Setting details

Bournmoor Nursery was registered in 1993. The nursery employs three members of childcare staff. All hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, during term time. Sessions are from 8.50am until 11.50pm.

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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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