Wythenshawe Hospital Playpen Day Nursery

Wythenshawe Hospital Playpen Day Nursery Southmoor Road, Manchester, M23 9NR

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 June 2016 11 March 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

 Since the last inspection, the managers and staff have made significant improvements and implemented considerable changes. These changes have improved the quality of teaching, resulting in good outcomes for children.  Staff have a secure knowledge of how children learn and provide a varied programme of activities and play opportunities. Accurate observation, assessment and planning for individual children help to ensure that they continue to make good progress.  Partnerships with parents are strong and parents are very complimentary about the staff and the care provided for their children. There are good two-way systems for sharing information about children's needs and achievements. Staff keep parents well informed about children's development.  Children's transitions are supported well. The staff have developed good links with children's future schools. They work closely with external agencies to ensure

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This provision is good

progression and continuity of learning and care.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Procedures for staff's professional development are not yet fully focused on raising the quality of teaching and increasing the potential for children to make rapid progress.  The managers have not yet been highly effective in using information about the progress made by different groups of children to help inform priorities for improvement.

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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

 strengthen procedures for the professional development of staff that help raise the quality of teaching and improve outcomes for children  make better use of information gained about the progress made by different groups of children that helps identify areas for development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching, both indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on the children's learning.  The inspector spoke to the manager, deputy manager, staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the deputy manager.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as children's learning journeys and planning.  The inspector looked at policies and procedures and checked evidence of staff qualifications and suitability.  The inspector took into account the views of the parents during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The managers evaluate the overall quality of the provision and take into account the views of parents, children and staff. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The environment is risk assessed and daily checks help to ensure it is clean, safe and secure. Managers and staff understand current safeguarding legislation and child protection issues. They know what to do should they have any concerns about a child's welfare. This helps to keep children safe from different types of harm. Staff are safely recruited to ensure that they are suitable to work with children. Staff are well qualified and, generally, use their knowledge very well to help children to progress in their learning. The managers reflect on daily practice and involve staff, parents and children in evaluating the service they provide and planning for future changes.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff have a good understanding of how to help children learn. There is a wide variety of activities which includes resources to match children's interests. Staff engage in meaningful conversations with children, modelling language structure and extending children's vocabulary. Children dress up with hats and handbags and chat with mobile phones in the home corner. Toddlers play with foam, making shapes and patterns and strengthening small muscles as they mix the foam together. Staff use this opportunity well to help support children's mathematical understanding. They ask children to count and recognise big and small circles. Staff constantly praise children for their efforts and achievements. This motivates them to remain engaged and to keep on trying.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children's emotional well-being is supported well. The effective key-person system helps children to form strong attachments and settle in easily. Well established routines contribute to children's increasing personal independence. For example, they confidently brush their teeth and understand the reason for dental hygiene. Staff are skilful in supporting children in learning about taking turns and sharing. Children are exceptionally well behaved, and staff role model good behaviour and have high expectations. Children understand the very clear set boundaries and respond well to praise and rewards. For example, pre-school children excitedly show how many stickers they have and recognise their photographs on the 'Wow' board.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are confident and motivated to learn. They behave well and are happy and settled. All children, including those who have special educational needs or disability and those who speak English as an additional language, make good progress based on their starting points. They acquire a very strong foundation for their move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY259036 Local authority Manchester Inspection number 1028146 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 31 - 51 Total number of places 80 Number of children on roll 90 Name of registered person Wythenshawe Hospital Trust

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Date of previous inspection 11 March 2013 Telephone number 0161 291 5014

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Wythenshawe Hospital Playpen Day Nursery was registered in 1996. It is open from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, throughout the year except for bank holidays. The nursery provides funded early years education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The setting supports children who have special educational needs or disability and children who speak English as an additional language. There are 18 permanent members of staff employed to work directly with the children. Of these, 16 hold qualifications between levels 2 and 5.

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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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