Daisy Chain Nursery (Westbourne)

Daisy Chain Nursery (Westbourne) Westbourne Church Hall, Westbourne Road, Emsworth, Hampshire, PO10 8UL

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 April 2016 18 May 2011

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 Children are extremely happy, highly engaged and motivated to learn during their time at nursery. Children's behaviour is excellent. Staff know children exceptionally well and are highly responsive to their needs. Staff follow children's lead carefully, and use every opportunity to support and extend their learning and enjoyment.  The nursery is an exceptionally well-organised, attractive and stimulating learning environment. There are extensive resources to inspire children's learning. Staff meticulously plan activities to support children's learning and development. All children make outstanding progress.  Partnerships with local schools children may attend are very strong. There is an extremely sharp focus on all children acquiring the skills necessary to start school.  Parents have a significant input into the nursery self-evaluation. The manger seeks views from staff, parents and children when planning any changes, developments and

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This provision is outstanding

improvements to ensure that they are well considered. Self-evaluation is rigorous, highly reflective and extremely effective.  The staff team is exceptionally strong and sets an extremely good example to children. Children form very close relationships with staff and their confidence is high.

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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

 continue to strengthen the way parents share information about their children when they first start nursery, in order to form timely and highly informative starting points and help maintain excellent outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed staff, and children as they played, and spoke to them at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager to assess the quality of teaching.  The inspector spoke to parents available on the day of inspection, and took note of their views.  The inspector held discussions with the manager and director about leadership and management, and the nursery's self-evaluation methods.  The inspector sampled relevant documentation, including staff suitability checks, the nursery's self-evaluation and children's records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The manger, supported by the director, is inspirational to her staff. Staff recruitment follows an exceptionally thorough process and staff monitoring is highly effective. Training is meticulously planned to fully support staff and children. This has a highly significant and positive impact on children's learning and development. Safeguarding is effective. All staff are extremely knowledgeable about child protection, and what actions to take if they have any concerns. Parents speak very highly of the staff team and the positive impact the staff have on their family life. They are exceptionally well informed about their children's progress. Parents share a wealth of useful information about their children when they start at nursery. However, the manager recognises this could be more detailed at times, to inform assessments and planning more effectively.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Highly accurate monitoring of children's progress ensures that any weak areas are very quickly identified. Staff are particularly good at seeking additional support for children and their parents. Highly effective identification and monitoring of different groups of children ensures that all children make outstanding progress. Additional funding is used extremely effectively to enrich children's experiences at nursery. For example, the introduction of new farm animals has engaged children very effectively. Children with English as an additional language are exceptionally well supported when they start nursery. For example, staff make dual-language books, and record the daily routine in the children's home languages.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children understand the simple rules and boundaries at nursery, and staff have very high expectations of their behaviour. Children are exceptionally confident to support others' learning. For example, children remind each other about just pretending to eat the toy food, not to really put it in their mouth. Staff promote healthy and active lifestyles. For example, children enjoy a range of nutritious snacks and enjoy playing bat and ball games outdoors.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress from their starting points. Children make excellent progress in mathematics. Staff teach all children to communicate highly effectively. For example, they use signs and symbols, as well as spoken words. Children learn to be social, play together, share resources and take turns. They learn many skills to prepare them to move to school. For example, they put on their own coats before going outdoors and recognise their written names. Children are exceptionally confident and independent, and develop a caring and respectful manner towards others.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY361991 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 827760 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 2 - 4 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 40 Name of provider Daisy Chain Nursery Date of previous inspection 18 May 2011 Telephone number 01243 370401

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Setting details

Daisy Chain Nursery at Westbourne registered in 2007 and is located in Westbourne, West Sussex. The nursery opens Monday to Friday during term time, from 8.30am to midday, with an optional lunch club on Wednesday and Friday until 12.30pm. There are eight members of staff employed to work with the children. The manager holds a level 5 qualification in early years and four other staff have early years qualifications at level 3. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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