Setting EY386623

Report for Childcare on Domestic Premises

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 April 2016 15 May 2009

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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

 The managers and staff are exceptionally dedicated, enthusiastic and committed to providing children with the very best care and support for learning. Since the last inspection, managers and staff have maintained extremely high standards and have driven even further changes to practice, in order to sustain the outstanding service they provide.  A very strong key-person system ensures that children develop secure relationships with staff. Children build high levels of confidence and self-esteem. Staff demonstrate a genuine interest and a passion for their work. They know when to intervene to support learning or when to allow children to explore resources independently.  Partnerships with parents are excellent. Parents describe the exceptional progress their children have made since starting at the nursery. This has a positive impact on children's well-being and creates a real sense of community and working together for

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This provision is outstanding

the benefit of children.  Teaching is exceptionally strong. Staff check children's progress carefully and have excellent knowledge of the needs of every child. This ensures they are confident learners. Children learn to be highly respectful and tolerant of others.  Children choose from a range of high-quality resources and exceptionally well-taught indoor and outdoor activities. They become utterly engrossed in both practical and creative tasks.  The strong focus on helping children to acquire language skills means that children are excellent communicators and exceptionally confident to share their thoughts and ideas. As a result, they are extremely well prepared for the next stage in their learning and their move to school.

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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

 review and evaluate the impact of highly innovative strategies used to compare the progress made by different groups of children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector carried out joint observations of activities with the manager of the setting.  The inspector held regular discussions with the manager, staff and children.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken with on the day of the inspection and parents' written feedback to the nursery.  The inspector looked at children's records, including tracking files and observations, alongside planning, policies, procedures and a range of other relevant documentation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. All staff have a comprehensive understanding of their role and responsibilities in keeping children safe from harm. Meticulous records are stringently monitored, further helping to assure children's safety and well-being. Managers are committed to consulting with children, parents and staff. Their views and ideas are highly valued and consistently acted upon. Staff supervise children vigilantly and complete stringent risk assessments to help keep them safe and secure. Staff are extremely well supported in their role. They receive exceptional coaching and mentoring, including a wide range of training opportunities, to maintain their professional practice. Parents are very well informed about the progress their children make, and how they can continue to support their children at home. This helps to ensure they all thrive.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Highly effective systems to meticulously monitor assessments and the progress made by each child are in place. The management team is currently embedding a range of highly innovative strategies to identify progress made by different groups of children. They envisage this will drive children's progress even further. Any gaps in children's learning are swiftly identified and targeted plans are put in place to address them. For example, managers identified gaps in children's mathematical learning and this became an area of focus and greatly improved. Children are captivated and listen attentively to the exciting stories that staff enthusiastically read. Older children are taught how to listen to the sounds of words and link sounds to letters of the alphabet to make words.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Staff consistently promote children's health and well-being. They provide a wide range of nutritious food and encourage children to develop excellent hygiene habits. Role play helps children to acquire life skills and promotes independence. For example, young children tidy up in the outdoor cafe and they confidently peel their satsuma for a healthy snack. Children develop high levels of confidence and physical skills and learn to take safe risks through exciting, energetic activities. For example, they learn to balance and climb using a wide range of challenging outdoor equipment. Staff effectively support children to understand and manage their own feelings and behaviour. Children play extremely well together and value their friendships.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make outstanding progress from their individual starting points. They are confident, active and inquisitive learners. They are eager to explore and enjoy new challenges. Children access the outside area at any time. This is very beneficial for children who prefer an outdoor learning experience. Staff incorporate resources, such as drawing materials, into play. This helps to encourage children, particularly boys, to extend their early writing skills. Children are extremely well prepared for their eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY386623 Local authority North Yorkshire Inspection number 849803 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 42

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Telephone number

Treetops was registered in 2008 and operates from a detached house in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. It is open Monday to Friday from 7.15am until 6.15pm, term time only. There are 11 members of childcare staff. Of these, six hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including one with qualified teacher status. The setting receives funding for the provision of early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The provision supports children who speak English as an additional language and children who have special educational needs or disability.

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Telephone number

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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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