Buckshaw Village Nursery

Buckshaw Village Nursery Unity Place, Buckshaw Village, CHORLEY, Lancashire, PR7 7HZ

p.1

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 May 2016 3 July 2012

p.1

This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

p.1

This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

p.1

This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

p.1

This provision is outstanding

 Staff establish superb partnership working with parents and other professionals, to provide children with consistency in their care and learning. Parents praise staff for providing exceptional communication.  The inspirational management team has high expectations and are passionate about maintaining the highest levels of achievement for all children. Staff are highly reflective and this contributes towards sustained, ongoing improvement across the nursery and club.  Staff plan a rich and purposeful learning environment that is designed to meet each child's needs and interests. They use the highest-quality resources that stimulate children's curiosity and fascination.  Children enjoy a close bond and attachment with staff and are supported superbly during their moves within the nursery and on to school. They settle in quickly and develop a strong sense of identity and belonging.  Staff support children's physical and emotional well-being extremely well. Children are

p.1

This provision is outstanding

flourishing and have a thirst for learning. They make consistently high rates of progress.  The most qualified staff mentor those less qualified to drive excellence throughout the team.

p.1

What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

p.2

What the setting needs to do to improve further

 continue to build on the superb partnership with parents to maximise children's learning potential.

p.2

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 looked at children's records, planning documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the provision. She looked at a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures and the nursery's self-evaluation.  The inspector took account of the views of parents using a range of parental feedback documents and through speaking to a selection of parents during the inspection.  The inspector spoke to children, staff and other professionals at appropriate times during the inspection and held meetings with the manager and provider.

p.2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have a robust understanding of what to do if they are concerned about the safety or welfare of a child. The dedicated management team regularly seeks the views of children, parents and other professionals to set priorities for improvement. They have a passion to maintain high-quality provision and have identified further ways to promote partnership working with parents. There is a very proactive approach to continuous professional development and most staff are very well qualified. There is a highly targeted programme of continuous professional development, supervision sessions and training. Following training, staff have introduced innovative methods to share with parents ideas to promote children's positive behaviour at the nursery, club and at home. Other professionals praise staff for the quality of teaching that is worthy of dissemination to others. Additional funding is used very effectively.

p.3

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff capture children's curiosity, interest and fascination through a superb range of teaching methods. Communication and language skills are promoted extremely well. Staff use props, stories, songs and copy and repeat babies' utterances. They provide a running commentary and introduce new words. Staff engage older children in purposeful conversation and value each child's contributions. They encourage children to talk about their experiences and ideas. Children remember the patterns and shapes they made using streamers in the wind. Children are encouraged to work out how to use the resources. Younger children show awe and wonder as they explore and experiment with different sounds they can make. Older children measure objects to establish which is the biggest and how to make masks from different materials. Staff provide superb opportunities for children to develop their early writing skills using innovative resources.

p.3

Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Staff provide an environment that is nurturing and welcoming. They share ongoing information with parents to establish children's care needs and routines from the start. Staff are superb role models of behaviour and value and celebrate children's achievements. They show kindness and consideration to each other and play together cooperatively. Older children show democracy as they vote for members to join the children's council. Children are keen to volunteer to carry out small tasks. Independence and self-care skills are promoted brilliantly and children develop increasing self-control and self-care skills. Staff support children to understand how to make healthy choices and to keep themselves safe. Children relish practising their physical skills using a range of resources and develop confidence in their own abilities.

p.3

Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are extremely well prepared for the next stage in their learning, including school. Gaps in children's learning are identified promptly and are closing rapidly. All children are making sustained progress, including children who have special educational needs and those who speak English as an additional language. They are eager and active learners and keen to play and learn.

p.3

Setting details

Unique reference number EY428068 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 1042006 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 11 Total number of places 111 Number of children on roll 265 Name of provider Buckshaw Village Nursery Limited Date of previous inspection 3 July 2012 Telephone number 01772456108

p.4

Setting details

Buckshaw Village Nursery was registered in 2011. The nursery and out-of-school club employ 29 members of childcare staff. Of these, 28 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. This includes three with early years professional status or qualified teacher status, three hold a qualification at level 6 and eight hold a qualification at level 4. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks of the year. Nursery sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. Out-of-school club sessions are 7.30am until 8.50am and 3.15pm until 6pm and the holiday club operates from 7.45am until 5.45pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. It supports a number of children who speak English as an additional language and children who have special educational needs.

p.4

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.

p.4

Setting details

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

p.4

Setting details

If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. You may reuse this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/, write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk .

p.5

Setting details

Interested in our work? You can subscribe to our website for news, information and updates at www.ofsted.gov.uk/user.

p.5

Setting details

T: 0300 123 4234 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted

p.5