The Woodlands Nest

The Woodlands Nest Middleride - Childrens Centre, Middle Ride, Willenhall Wood, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 3GL

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 May 2016 24 February 2011

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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 quality of teaching is consistently very good and some is outstanding. Experienced and well-qualified staff demonstrate secure knowledge of how children learn. Staff plan stimulating activities that arise from children's interests and next steps in learning.  Staff are highly trained in how to support children's language development. They extend children's speaking skills effectively through purposeful conversations.  Caring and kind staff provide high levels of emotional support for the children. Staff are perceptive and understand exactly how to support individual children's emotional well- being. All children, including those with special educational needs or disability, develop a strong sense of self-confidence.  Staff support children who have special educational needs or disability exceptionally well. Staff work highly effectively with parents and other professionals to share information and plan for each child's needs. Parents comment that their children make

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This provision is good

very good progress and feel they are extremely well supported because of the excellent dedication and commitment of the management and staff.  Children behave well. Staff are good role models and play alongside children, teaching them sensitively to share and take turns successfully.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not provide enough challenge to make sure that the most-able children can build as far as possible on their good thinking and problem-solving skills.  Although staff assess the progress individual children make well, arrangement to compare the progress made by different groups of children, to confirm that no group is falling behind or becomes disadvantaged over time, are not fully secure.

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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

 help the most-able children to build as far as possible on their good thinking and problem-solving skills  build further on arrangements for comparing the progress made by different groups of children, in order to fully confirm that no group is disadvantaged or falls behind over time.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector held a meeting with the nominated person and the manager.  The inspector spoke with staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records and the planning documentation.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff working with children and discussed the nursery's self-evaluation form and improvement plans.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day and from information included in the nursery's own parent survey.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the nursery manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Management and staff work very closely together. They are dedicated and passionate about providing high-quality early years education. Partnerships with parents and other professionals are exemplary. Staff ensure parents are informed about their children's achievements regularly. Parents are provided with ideas to extend their children's learning further at home, significantly contributing to the ongoing progress they make. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff are vigilant about children's welfare and safety. Rigorous, ongoing training ensures required knowledge is up to date and individual professional development is valued. Systems for self-evaluation are continuous. Management and staff work closely with parents and other professionals to review all areas of practice. This helps them to identify better and more successful ways of working, which meet the needs of the children and families they care for.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff know what it is that children are interested in. They talk to the children and watch them play. Children's communication and language develops rapidly as staff are very good role models. They introduce new words, use repetition, allow children time to answer questions and provide narratives for their actions during play. Staff support children's creativity and imagination as they create spiders and trains with the play dough. Staff weave mathematical questions into their play exceptionally well, to further extend children's learning. Children are observed counting spider legs and their trains. They start to understand the process of adding as the staff member asks, 'And one more makes?'

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children relish the freedom to move around independently between the indoor and outdoor areas. The outdoor environment enables children of all ages to have complete freedom to explore, be physically active and have very good first-hand experiences of the seasons and weather. Independence is well supported throughout the daily routine. Children are encouraged to have a go as they attempt to do things for themselves. They help set the tables, serve themselves at snack times and thrive on being given individual responsibilities. Staff promote children's understanding of how to keep themselves healthy effectively. Staff involve parents fully in promoting children's health and well-being. They provide workshops, give ideas for healthy eating and discuss individual needs with them regularly.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are confident learners who make good progress in their development, relative to their age, stage of development and capabilities. The manager uses the additional funding children receive exceptionally well. Targeted programmes of support are identified and help children with additional needs to make good progress. Children choose their own resources and where they want to play. This helps them to develop their independence and individual interests. They know their efforts will be valued, which boosts their self- esteem and confidence. Well-established partnerships with local schools help staff prepare children to be emotionally and developmentally for the move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY285531 Local authority Coventry Inspection number 848712 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 18 Name of provider Sure Start South East Date of previous inspection 24 February 2011 Telephone number 02476 788448

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Setting details

The Woodlands Nest registered in 2005. The nursery employs five members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, term time only. Sessions are from 9am until midday. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The nursery supports children with special educational needs or disability.

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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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