Setting EY482533

Report for Childcare on Domestic Premises

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 June 2016 9 March 2016

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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

 All staff are qualified and understand how children learn and develop. The quality of teaching is good. Staff interact positively with children as they play and explore the activities provided for them. Children make good progress in readiness for school.  Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents are pleased with the care and education provided for their children. They are confident that their children are cared for in a safe and stimulating environment.  Children are happy, confident and enjoy the time they spend at nursery. They build strong bonds with their key person, who helps them to feel settled and secure and, therefore, ready to learn.  Leaders and managers are ambitious and motivated. They seek and act upon the views of parents, children and other professionals. They demonstrate a good capacity for continuous improvement.  Staff have established strong links with the schools that children move on to. Staff

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This provision is good

share relevant information about children's progress. They support children well during their move to school.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although staff identify and plan for children's next steps for learning, the targets they set are not always ambitious enough to secure rapid progress in children's learning.  Occasionally, staff are not as effective as possible in helping children learn about managing their own feelings and behaviour.

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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

 set more-ambitious targets for children's achievements, in order to increase the potential for them to make rapid progress in their learning  use effective methods to help children learn to manage their own feelings and behaviour more consistently.

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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 nursery manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager and provider. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the nursery's improvement plans 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

Prompt and effective action has been taken to address areas of weakness identified at the last inspection. The provider and manager ensure that all adults working on the premises when children are present are suitably vetted. This includes obtaining a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. All staff understand their roles and responsibilities for protecting children. They have a good understanding of the correct procedure to follow should they have concerns about children's welfare. Robust recruitment procedures are adhered to in order to help ensure that new staff are suitable to be in contact with children and that they have a good understanding of the requirements of their role. The manager monitors children's progress effectively. She ensures that any gaps in learning are identified quickly and acted upon.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

When children are new to the setting staff seek information from parents about children's likes, interests and needs. They use this information and their own observations to provide children with activities and opportunities that match their interests and stage of development. Children's communication and language skills are promoted effectively. Staff talk to the children as they play. They repeat language back to toddlers and ask questions. This encourages children to think and express their own thoughts and ideas. Children who speak English as an additional language are supported well. Staff work with parents to gain an understanding of key words and use signs, symbols and body language to support communication. Staff engage well with children as they play. They enthusiastically join in with actions during music and movement sessions. This encourages children to take part and increases their levels of enjoyment. Babies are given time and space to explore and

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

investigate the stimulating environment.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff are kind, caring and affectionate and respond well to the individual needs of children. They offer appropriate cuddles, comfort and reassurance to children who are new to the setting. Good settling-in procedures ensure that children are introduced to the nursery gradually. This helps to promote children's emotional well-being and encourages strong bonds between children and staff. Children are encouraged to become independent. They confidently put on their wellington boots before going to play in the garden. Children's good health is considered. They are provided with healthy, nutritious meals and staff talk to the children about the importance of washing their hands before eating and after using the toilet. Children make use of the garden daily, where they benefit from fresh air and opportunities to run, climb and balance.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children excitedly join in with activities that help them to develop early skills in literacy and mathematics. They show great curiosity, want to explore things and are eager to join in with all activities provided. They are gaining new skills needed to support them with their next stage in their learning, including moving on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY482533 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 1043546 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 29 Number of children on roll 44

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 9 March 2016

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Telephone number

Battenhall Nursery was registered in 2014. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including three with a level 6 qualification and the manager with a level 5 qualification. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. It supports children who speak English as an additional language.

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Telephone number

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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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