Farmside Child Day Care

Farmside Child Day Care 8 Forest Road, COALVILLE, Leicestershire, LE67 3SH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 May 2016 3 July 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

 The members of the management team have made positive improvements to the building over the past months. They continuously evaluate the quality of the nursery, taking into account the views of parents and staff. They set targets for improvement and make sure they are achieved. This improves the experiences children receive.  Staff listen to children and plan activities according to their interests and next steps in development. They provide a wide range of resources to enable children to extend their learning.  Children learn about taking and managing their own risks as they develop their physical skills. Older children climb on low tree branches outside and enjoy rolling down small hills in ride-on cars. Babies explore the soft-play area and negotiate getting in and out safely.  Children demonstrate that they are happy and feel safe and emotionally secure. They have developed close relationships with staff and talk to them confidently about their

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This provision is good

needs.  Children are encouraged to do things for themselves, such as taking off their shoes and putting on their slippers when coming in from outside. This shows their developing independence.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although the manager monitors children's individual progress, she does not compare the progress made by different groups in order to identify and address any differences between their rates of progress.  Staff do not involve parents in assessing the starting points for children's learning. They do not talk to them enough about what children already know and can do.

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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

 compare the progress made by different groups of children and ensure that all groups make the best possible progress  involve parents in assessing the starting points for children's learning.

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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 a joint observation with the deputy manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the deputy manager.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the nursery's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to a small selection of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The nursery has developed links with schools that children will move on to. Teachers are invited into the nursery to talk to children. Children are confident and familiar with their teacher and learn about the school before they start. Good partnerships with other professionals help children with additional needs. Staff are supported with their professional development by the manager. They attend in-house training and courses. This means that staff are continuously supported to improve the quality of the care and learning they provide for children. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff keep their knowledge of child protection up to date at staff meetings. They know the signs and symptoms of abuse and who to report any concerns to. Staff help children to follow their interests in a safe and clean environment.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff know their key children very well. Using information from observations and assessments, staff are able to provide them with a rich learning environment to support their individual needs and interests. Children enjoy role play experiences. They pretend to be hairdressers and use brushes and combs. Staff provide sensory activities that help children extend their learning. Shampoo is mixed with paint for children to explore the texture and smell. Older children explore water play outside. They demonstrate their independence as they fill watering cans from the outside tap. Children are quick to discover ways in which to squirt water over the other children and staff. They show great excitement and enjoyment in watching the water spray and getting wet. Children learn to care for living things. They help staff to feed and bathe the nursery's pet turtles. Babies are encouraged to develop a love for songs and rhymes.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff use praise and encouragement that promotes children's self-esteem. Furthermore, children's artwork is displayed around the rooms to help them to understand that their work is valued. This helps children to be confident in their abilities. Children learn about healthy eating. Staff provide them with a wide range of snacks and meals. They talk to children about the different fruits they are eating. Children learn not to eat the skin of a banana and learn the name for the white part of an orange. This develops their understanding of different fruits and introduces new words to their vocabulary. Parents are consulted as to the most appropriate time for their children to move from room to room within the nursery. This is managed well by staff who provide emotional support for children when visiting their new room. Parents comment that they like the friendly staff, who provide them with daily information about their child's well-being. Police officers visit

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

the nursery and talk to the children about how to keep safe when out and about.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children demonstrate that they are at the appropriate stage of development for their age, and are making good progress. They are developing the skills needed in readiness for school. They learn how to keep themselves safe. Children are motivated to learn and thoroughly enjoy their time at the nursery.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY440381 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 1052187 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 52 Number of children on roll 78 Name of registered person Farmside Child Day Care Ltd

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Date of previous inspection 3 July 2013 Telephone number 01530 589547

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Farmside Child Day Care was registered in 2012. The nursery employs 13 members of childcare staff. Of these, nine hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, including the manager, who holds a qualification at level 5. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. It supports children with special educational needs or disability, and 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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