Ladybird Nursery

Ladybird Nursery Tunstall Hall, MARKET DRAYTON, Shropshire, TF9 4AA

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 April 2016 20 August 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 has made good progress in addressing the recommendations raised at the last inspection. They are committed to the continuous improvement in the service they provide.  Staff evaluate children's progress and use this information to plan a rich range of experiences and ensure gaps in attainment are narrowing. They use themes based on children's interests or seasonal changes and events to broaden their knowledge. Staff provide challenging activities that keep children well motivated.  Children have very good relationships with their key person, other staff and their friends. Older children understand and reinforce simple rules and codes of behaviour, follow routines and are kind to their friends.  Children benefit from extensive well-equipped indoor and outdoor environments and high adult-to-child ratios. Their care needs are quickly met and they have plenty of space to explore and enjoy physical activities.

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This provision is good

 Parents praise the range of information staff supply about their children's learning. They are pleased with the way staff accommodate their individual requirements.  Children's communication and language development are good. Staff fully encourage children to express themselves through activities that promote their speech and language. Children develop strong imaginations. Varied role play props help children act out real-life situations and widen their vocabulary.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Arrangements for professional development are not highly focused enough to help all staff achieve excellent standards of teaching.

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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

 build on arrangements for professional development to focus more precisely on raising the standard of teaching as high as possible.

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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 completed a joint observation with the nursery manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager and one deputy manager. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the nursery's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to a small selection of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff's suitability is checked when they are recruited and on an ongoing basis. All staff understand their individual responsibility to keep children safe and have a good understanding of what would constitute a safeguarding concern. Staff are encouraged to undertake further qualifications and research topics that may help their teaching, such as the teaching of phonics or mathematics. This supports them in considering how to enhance the activities they provide for children. The manager reviews staff's assessments of children's progress to ensure all areas of learning are planned for and assessments are accurate.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The manager monitors children's progress to ensure all groups of children are making at least expected progress. Most are working comfortably within the range of development typical for their age. The staff know the children well. They gather information from parents about what interests them and what they can do. They provide activities based round these interests. This captures children's imagination and broadens their understanding of the world around them. They show good levels of skill in using mathematical concepts of size and colour and undertake simple calculations. Younger children use concepts of size when sorting collage pictures, while older children use counters to support their understanding of quantity. Staff are skilled at ensuring children actively listen to what is being said in targeted group times and capture younger, more- reluctant children's attention. They give clear explanations and use visual cues to aid

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are very independent. They confidently manage their own toileting needs and hygiene at snack time. They develop an understanding of a healthy diet through cookery activities and growing some vegetables. They understand what plants need to grow and relate this to keeping themselves healthy. Mealtimes are unhurried social occasions where children with different food requirements are sensitively catered for so they do not feel different to others. Children have a good understanding of how to keep themselves safe. For example, they understand how to handle scissors or use equipment outside. They take calculated risks with increasing independence as they balance and climb.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are grouped so activities can be targeted to children's levels of development. For example, children who will start school soon have sessions together. They are able to undertake more-targeted work, such as early reading skills and more-complicated mathematical concepts to help them to prepare for the next stage in their learning. They become confident in identifying letter sounds and spontaneously use books to retell stories to their friends. Younger toddlers are supported in learning to sit for short periods of time. Visual props and action songs are used to capture their attention and support their developing understanding. Babies have close relationships with their key person and understand the clear routines. They confidently explore the activities provided.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY442696 Local authority Shropshire Inspection number 1042283 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 54 Number of children on roll 47 Name of provider Ladybird Day Nurseries Limited Date of previous inspection 20 August 2012 Telephone number 01630656599

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Setting details

Ladybird Nursery has been registered since 2012. The nursery employs nine members of childcare staff. Of these, eight hold appropriate early years qualifications six at level 3, one at level 5 and one with qualified teacher status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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