Selsey Community Nursery

Selsey Community Nursery Manor Road, Chichester, PO20 0SE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 May 2016 Not applicable

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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

 Children and babies are settled and happy in this warm and welcoming nursery. Staff are kind, caring and encouraging. Children develop good relationships with staff and each other, and behave well.  The quality of teaching is good. The interesting and well-planned environment provides the children with exciting challenges which spark their curiosity. Staff skilfully support the development of children's communication and language skills.  Staff successfully assess each child's progress to help enable them to meet their individual learning needs. Children make good progress and develop the skills they need for their future learning.  Partnerships with parents, other providers and professionals are good. Children benefit from the shared approach to their care and learning needs. Staff use these partnerships well to improve outcomes for children.  The manager and the committee are reflective and have a strong drive to promote the

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This provision is good

best outcomes for children. They have created an effective and cohesive staff team.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The manager and the committee have not yet established a successful system to monitor the progress of different groups.  Occasionally, during nursery rhymes and songs, younger children lose interest. For example, staff use few practical resources and actions to engage them fully.

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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

 monitor the progress of groups of children and use this information to assess whether the provision for different groups can be enhanced further  consider how to develop young children's understanding and engage their interest further when teaching them nursery rhymes and songs.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and staff interactions with children, including in the outside environment.  The inspector held meetings with the manager and the chair of the committee and spoke to staff and children.  The inspector conducted several joint observations with the manager.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's records, safeguarding procedures, written policies and procedures.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to during the inspection as well as some parents' written comments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The manager and her team understand the procedures to follow if they are concerned about the safety or welfare of a child. The manager is good at monitoring staff practice and helping them to develop their skills. She successfully identifies training programmes that are in direct response to children's care and learning needs. Recent training has resulted in staff increasing opportunities for children to follow their own interests, which has had a positive impact on developing children's curiosity, for example, during visits to the local beach. Provision for children with special educational needs or disability is effective and additional funding is used well. For example, extra staff support has enriched children's social, language and physical skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff identify and address any gaps in children's learning through their tracking systems. This is particularly helpful for children who are learning English as an additional language. During their engagement with staff, babies babble and begin to say recognisable words, for example, when exploring soft toys and toy sea creatures in their 'sea' play tray. Staff closely supervise babies as they explore, stand, climb and learn to walk. Staff bring stories to life through practical activities. These capture children's imaginations and progressively build their physical skills. For example, children aged two years choose from a range of materials as they use glue spreaders to create colourful dragon pictures. Older children excitedly learn to create pictures which show butterflies' symmetrical wings.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children behave well and treat each other with respect and consideration. They build strong friendships as they share ideas and play together. Staff are calm role models who show children kindness and respect, and value their ideas and opinions. Children benefit from well-considered sleep routines. They steadily learn to manage their personal care tasks and develop good levels of independence. Children of all ages enjoy a very well- resourced outside area. They have lots of opportunities to play outdoors and to be physically active. Children learn about healthy eating choices and discuss the importance of good hygiene routines. For example, meals are varied, home cooked and nutritious.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress and are well prepared for the next stage in their learning, including school. Children become confident and active learners who enjoy their learning. They develop their speaking, listening and understanding skills well. For example, this happens when children aged two years sing together and remember who is hiding under a real parachute. Children enjoy mark making and older children recognise some sounds that letters make. Children learn to count and recognise numbers effectively.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY478767 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 981824 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 60 Number of children on roll 100 Name of registered person Selsey Community Nursery Committee

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01243 603618

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Selsey Community Nursery registered in 2014 and is situated next to the Selsey Community Centre in Chichester, West Sussex. It is open each weekday from 8am to 6pm for most of the year. There are 15 members of staff working with children. 10 staff members hold relevant early years qualifications to level 3, while one is qualified to level 4 and three are qualified to level 2. The pre-school receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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