Duncroft Day Nursery

Duncroft Day Nursery 1a Duncroft Avenue, Gedling, Nottinghamshire, NG4 3FY

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 July 2016 22 January 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

 The provider has made significant improvements since the last inspection. A detailed action plan identifies where developments have been made to improve outcomes for children. The provider actively sourced support from an independent advisor and the local authority. The provider has reflected on and addressed the actions and recommendations from the last inspection.  Most staff are appropriately qualified. These staff demonstrate a good knowledge of individual children. They are able to identify ways to support children's learning and development even further.  Partnerships with parents are good. Staff regularly update them on their children's achievements and what they are learning next. Parents are supported to extend children's learning at home through a range of strategies, such as helpful leaflets with tips and ideas.  Children show they are confident, settled and happy. Staff are fun, caring and

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This provision is good

dedicated. The effective key-person system takes account of children's routines and preferences, helping to ensure that their emotional well-being is nurtured.  Children behave very well and develop positive relationships with staff and each other. Staff remind children of the nursery rules and what is expected of them. They consistently encourage and praise children's sharing, turn taking and cooperative play.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although teaching is good overall, staff's professional development is not sufficiently focused on raising the quality of teaching to the highest level.  On occasion, some staff do not extend children's learning far enough to help them to make the best possible progress.

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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

 target the professional development of staff more precisely to raise the quality of teaching to an outstanding level  enhance teaching so that children are provided with a high level of challenge during all activities that helps them to make more-rapid progress in their 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 nursery manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager. 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

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Thorough recruitment procedures are in place to ensure that all staff working with the children are suitable to do so. Staff know how to safeguard children and how to keep them safe. They know the different types of abuse and the procedures to follow should they have concerns about children in their care. The manager contributes to staff's ongoing good knowledge by carrying out a regular staff knowledge quiz. Additional funding is used well to improve outcomes for children. For example, through monitoring groups of children, the manager identified the need to improve information technology resources. Children benefit from continuity of care when they attend other settings. Staff speak to the key people and share children's progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Parents contribute to initial assessments when their child starts at the nursery. This helps staff to promptly plan for children's interests and next steps in learning. Staff carefully plan a wide range of activities and experiences that encourages children's development in all aspects of their learning. Staff support younger children well as they explore resources in their environment. They introduce words, such as splash, as children investigate the water. Children thoroughly enjoy mixing ingredients to create cakes to bake for lunch. They have good language skills as they engage in a conversation about the ingredients, commenting that eggs come from chickens. Staff extend children's understanding of mathematics by encouraging them to sort and count a selection of insects.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children decide whether they wish to play outdoors or indoors. Their health and well-being are promoted well as they benefit from spending time in the fresh air outdoors. Children practise their physical skills as they draw a goal post and take aim with a football. Their independence is promoted well. Children pour their own drinks and clear away their things when they have finished their lunch. Staff help children learn about keeping themselves safe. They offer children gentle reminders, such as walking indoors and holding the bannister as they walk down the stairs. Children of mixed ages have regular opportunities to play together inside and outside. This contributes to a smooth transition when the time comes to move rooms as they develop friendships and get to know each other.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those who receive additional funding, make good progress based on their starting points. Children of all ages listen and concentrate well in small-group activities. They learn to recognise shapes during these activities. They enjoy identifying the circles, squares and arrows and then try to recreate them using chalk on a blackboard. Children are busy and enthusiastic learners as they see writing as a fun activity. They eagerly write their own name and ask visitors to write words for them to copy. Children develop the skills and confidence they need to be independent and successful learners ready for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY253105 Local authority Nottinghamshire Inspection number 1037823 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 - 4 Total number of places 39 Number of children on roll 45 Name of registered person Pauline Susan Medri & Margherita Padovano Partnership

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 22 January 2016 Telephone number 0115 9404491

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Duncroft Day Nursery was registered in 2003. The nursery employs 11 members of childcare staff, seven of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round from 7.30am to 6pm. The nursery 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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