Calvary Day Nursery

Calvary Day Nursery Greatfields Hall, King Edwards Road, Barking, Essex, IG11 7TR

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 May 2016 10 September 2013

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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

 Staff know children well. They plan stimulating and challenging activities which help them to reach the next stage of their learning. Staff involve parents in all aspects of children's care and learning, which helps to provide consistency. These measures help to promote children's good progress in all areas.  Children enjoy their time at the setting and are keen to attend. Staff are attentive to children's emotional needs when they are new to the setting and when they are moving from one room to another. This supports children's emotional well-being.  The management team uses effective systems to review the provision and monitor staff performance. It provides a positive and supportive environment where staff learn from each other in a variety of ways.  Children are engaged in their play. They confidently choose from the good-quality, varied and multicultural resources available in all rooms, including interactive displays.

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This provision is good

 Children who learn better outdoors benefit from a varied range of activities in the outdoor area. For example, they act out stories and identify numbers.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The deployment of staff at lunchtimes in the toddler room does not always provide enough support for children to receive help and learn during this period.  The planning for some small group activities does not fully support all aspects of children's learning to help them make excellent progress.

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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 the staffing arrangements at lunchtimes to ensure that all children can fully enjoy the learning opportunities offered  ensure that staff plan meticulously when organising group activities so that children's learning experiences are as meaningful as possible.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector spoke to children, parents, staff and managers at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector observed activities and routines in all areas of the nursery to assess the quality of teaching.  The inspector sampled documentation, including children's development folders, staff qualifications and records of staff suitability checks.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff fully understand their role in safeguarding children. They act vigilantly to ensure that the setting's safeguarding procedures are followed. Recruitment procedures are strong. The manager checks the suitability of all staff to ensure that they have been cleared to work with children. The management team effectively reviews staff performance in a range of ways. For example, regular observations of staff help to identify any areas of practice where they would benefit from additional training. The manager has fully addressed the action and recommendations from the last inspection.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff complete detailed observations and assessments of children's progress. The management team reviews the progress of groups of children. It successfully addresses any areas where there are gaps in children's learning. For example, when staff identified that some children did not regularly choose to write and draw, the team enhanced the range of resources and opportunities to encourage children's participation. Children enjoy exploring different textures. For example, they play with sand outside and enjoy moulding dough. Staff have good knowledge of how children learn through play and they explain their knowledge confidently. They promote young children's developing communication skills well; for example, all children enjoy joining in with favourite songs.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

All children develop independence skills and staff support these well. For example, all children learn about how to manage and take part in personal hygiene routines, such as washing their hands and face. Older children enjoy helping with safety routines, such as clearing up spilled sand and water. This helps them to learn about how to keep their environment safe. Staff promote children's healthy choices. For example, they provide nutritious meals and snacks and chat with children about the benefits of drinking water. Children enjoy long periods of play in the outside area. For example, the management team has developed this area and improved the choice of activities, such as providing a large, covered sand pit which children enjoy in all weathers. Children play cooperatively and their behaviour is good.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning. Staff skilfully support children as they prepare for the move to school. For example, older children make their own books as they retell favourite stories with words and pictures. Children enthusiastically join in with mathematics activities, such as singing number songs and identifying shapes.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY316326 Local authority Barking & Dagenham Inspection number 1028742 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 - 5 Total number of places 60 Number of children on roll 74 Name of provider Greatfields Day Nursery Committee Date of previous inspection 10 September 2013 Telephone number 020 8594 9663

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Setting details

Calvary Day Nursery registered in 2006. It operates from a hall in Barking, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The nursery opens Monday to Friday for 51 weeks of the year. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for children aged two, three and four years. The nursery employs 16 members of staff. All staff working directly with children hold appropriate early years qualifications. The manager holds a qualification at level 6 and three members of staff are qualified to level 5.

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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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