Gateshead Jewish Nursery School

Gateshead Jewish Nursery School 233 Alexandra Road, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 1RB

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 June 2016 5 May 2015

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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

 Decisive action has been taken since the last inspection to bring about improvements. All staff are committed to maintaining continuous improvements and actively involve parents and children in the development of excellence within the nursery.  Partnerships with parents are strong. They welcome regular opportunities to discuss their children's care, learning and development. Parents highlight staff's friendliness, their care for children and how well their children are progressing.  Staff have improved ways of checking children's progress in their learning. New systems clearly show the level of children's skills at the start and end of their time at the nursery.  Staff are good role models for reading and successfully promote children's knowledge and understanding of letters and the sounds they make. They use practical learning resources well to promote children's knowledge and skills in mathematics.

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This provision is good

 High priority is given to promoting children's emotional well-being and it is clear they feel happy and secure at nursery. Staff are kind, caring and receptive to children's reactions and feelings and welcoming and supportive to families.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The pace at which staff give information during play and activities is occasionally too fast for some children to consider, develop and express their own emerging ideas.  Staff do not always explain to children the importance of listening to other children's ideas and responses to questions.

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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

 give children more opportunity to think about and consolidate the information given by staff during some activities, taking account of their need to think about and share their responses and ideas  make sure that all children understand the importance of taking turns to talk and the need to listen to others.

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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 governors. She 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 leadership and management team is strong. The governors and managers are focused, enthusiastic and proactive in providing good quality care and learning for children. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. All staff have a secure understanding of the action they must take if they are concerned about a child's welfare. There are robust systems in place for recruitment, induction and continued professional development opportunities. This is achieved through regular supervision sessions, training and sharing good practice with other practitioners. The well-qualified staff team confidently promotes children's learning and development. In addition, effective monitoring systems are in place to monitor children's progress. Successful strategies are used to engage parents in their children's learning, both at the nursery and at home.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff use information from assessments to help ensure that all children are supported well and activities are interesting and challenging. Staff motivate and enthuse children effectively and it is evident that children enjoy their learning. Children have many opportunities to learn independently as they make marks on paper and develop reading and writing skills. Older children make patterns and shapes that represent writing and some can write their name. Staff frequently read stories to children, taking every opportunity to encourage repetition and support children in spotting familiar words. Staff promote the use of number skills. For example, children were seen counting the number of children who were in their group and confidently using numbers up to 20. Learning was developed further as staff point to the number line to ensure that children could match the spoken number to its written form. Children also develop a wide range of skills through

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

other activities, such as making bread, where they weigh, measure and mix ingredients before seeing how substances change as they are baked. They delight in learning new skills, such as plaiting the bread.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children share and cooperate with each other. Those who find this difficult are skilfully encouraged to respect the needs of others in a kind and supportive way. Staff provide enthusiastic and meaningful praise when children have achieved something new. This helps to boost children's self-esteem. Children's good health is well promoted through sensible routines and a commitment to a healthy lifestyle. Active play is effectively encouraged, both indoors and outside, as children enjoy dancing and moving imaginatively indoors, as well as having regular access to the outdoor area.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are motivated, enthusiastic and make good progress in their learning. They lead and direct their own play, make choices and grow in confidence. Children spend the time socialising and talking to their friends while they play at being fire fighters or dress up for a pretend wedding. Children develop the key skills needed to be ready for the next stage in their learning, such as moving on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY312659 Local authority Gateshead Inspection number 1050154 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 3 - 4 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 22 Name of registered person The Gateshead Jewish Nursery

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Date of previous inspection 5 May 2015 Telephone number 0191 4787493

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Gateshead Jewish Nursery School was registered in 2005. The nursery school employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 6, two at level 4 and two at level 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, term time only. Sessions are from 9am until 1.15pm. The nursery school provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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