Sketchley Hill Menphys Nursery

Sketchley Hill Menphys Nursery Sketchley Hill Menphys Nursery, Sketchley Road, Burbage, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 2DY

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 May 2016 10 February 2011

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 Staff have an excellent knowledge and understanding of how each child develops and learns. Children are exceptionally well supported to reach the next stage in their learning and development.  Observation and accurate assessment lead to planning for future learning that are based on a comprehensive knowledge of each child.  The leadership and management team is highly successful in evaluating practice and securing continuous improvement. Staff continually strive to extend their knowledge and skills, in order to maintain the best possible outcomes for children.  The partnerships with parents are outstanding. Parents comment on the excellent support provided by staff for all members of their families. They say that, 'Every achievement is celebrated by staff' with them and with their child.  Excellent adult-to-child ratios ensure that children are closely supervised and that their individual needs are continually fully met.

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This provision is outstanding

 The quality of teaching in support of children's communication and language development is exceptional.  Relationships between staff and children are excellent. Children's social and emotional needs are exceptionally well met by staff.  Regular training on safeguarding children is given a very high priority and staff are fully aware of their role and responsibilities in protecting children from harm. Recruitment, selection and vetting procedures are comprehensive.

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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

 continue to enhance the already robust strategies for performance management, evaluating the impact of this as part of the ongoing pursuit of excellence in all of the setting's activities.

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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 joint observations with the manager.  The inspector held meetings with the manager. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff working in the setting.  The inspector spoke to a selection of parents and took account of their views, as well as the written views of other parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The quality of risk assessments and actions taken to manage or eliminate risks are superior. Systems for monitoring the effectiveness of all aspects of the provision are extensive. Even so, the manager has identified additional strategies to enhance the current systems of performance management. Professional development and training are given a very high priority. This includes promptly accessing training to improve knowledge of any current government requirements. Numerous parents share extremely positive views about the provision. They comment on the progress their children have made since attending and how the quality of teaching helps children, 'Achieve their very best'. Continuity of care and learning is given an extremely high priority. Parents identify the strong links made by staff with other settings where their children attend part time.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff members' highly effective teaching skills fully support children in reaching their full potential. They plan and provide activities that successfully challenge every child. Excellent partnerships with parents and other professionals have a significant positive impact on the progress that children make. Children's communication development is extremely well supported. Staff are continually alert to children's non-verbal communication through gestures and expression. They use their extensive skills to teach children to communicate through simple signing. They offer very good support for children as they progress from saying single words to forming simple sentences.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The exceptional quality of care practices results in children's different complex needs being fully met. Children are happy and settled in a nurturing and stimulating environment. Their emotional security begins with an exceptionally well planned settling-in period that is agreed with parents. Children's personal, social and emotional development are given the highest priority by staff. Small-group sessions encourage interaction with others, sharing and turn taking. Children's self-confidence is continually fully supported by staff who never fail to identify their efforts and achievements. Staff work effectively with other professionals, such as physiotherapists to ensure that children with disability make the best possible progress. The outdoor play area supports all children's physical development extremely well. For example, swings can be modified to provide for children with physical disability.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children's learning continually builds successfully on what they already know and can do. They make excellent progress in readiness for their move on to school. Children make decisions about their play as they select toy boxes that are clearly labelled with pictures and choose from a picture book that is a compilation of resources. Opportunities for sensory exploration are extensive. Children practise their manipulative skills in a wide variety of ways. They develop control of their bodies while enjoying outdoor games and while playing on fantastic soft-play equipment.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY333439 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 849151 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 2 - 5 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 48 Name of registered person Leicestershire County Council

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Date of previous inspection 10 February 2011 Telephone number 01455 890684

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Sketchley Hill Menphys Nursery was registered in 2006. It is a specialist setting providing care and education for children with special educational needs or disability. The nursery employs 24 members of childcare staff. Of these, 22 staff who work all day hold appropriate qualifications, and they are supported by two lunchtime supervisors. Qualifications range from level 3 to level 6. The headteacher and one member of staff hold qualified teacher status. The nursery opens term time only from Monday to Friday. Sessions are from 9.15am until 3pm. The nursery supports children who speak English as an additional language.

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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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