Folly Farm Day Nursery

Folly Farm Day Nursery Clevedon Road, Tickenham, North Somerset, BS21 6RY

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 July 2016 Not applicable

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 Children do not have enough opportunities to explore materials and express themselves creatively in the toddler and pre-school rooms.  Children's learning is not equally well supported wherever they choose to play. Management and staff do not consistently provide challenging learning experiences indoors for toddlers and pre-school children. The progress of these children is not always as good as possible.  Management and staff do not effectively identify and target all weaknesses in the provision.

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It has the following strengths

 Partnerships with parents are secure. Management and staff support a shared approach to children's care and learning needs. This is particularly effective for those children who have special educational needs or disability.  The manager conducts regular, and generally effective, performance management meetings with her staff. She identifies training programmes that have some positive impact on experiences for children.  Indoor activities and experiences for babies are well planned and respond to children's individual learning needs.  Children build strong and caring relationships with their key person and are confident as they play.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage the provider must:

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Due Date

 plan for toddler and pre-school children's creative development more effectively, to provide them with challenging learning experiences that motivate them to explore their own ideas 30/07/2016

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 ensure children's all-round learning and development are supported equally well wherever they choose to play, particularly for pre-school and toddler children who choose to learn indoors. 30/07/2016

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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 strengthen the self-evaluation process to ensure that key weaknesses in provision are identified and targeted to support continuous improvement.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed staff's interactions with children indoors and outdoors.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's learning journals.  The inspector spoke with children and parents and took their views into account.  The inspector conducted a leadership and management meeting, and a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. Management and staff have a good understanding of child protection issues and safeguarding procedures. On the whole, management and staff use their experience, qualifications and training well. For example, staff have attended storytelling training and have learnt to use puppets and props to help develop children's early reading skills. Management and staff use self-evaluation to identify some areas for improvement; however, this is not always effective. For example, the manager has not successfully reviewed the use of the toddler and pre-school indoor learning environment to ensure children are consistently challenged as they play.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Management and staff have a secure understanding of how to accurately observe and assess children's progress. They ensure children's next steps in learning are supported while they play and learn outdoors. However, the quality of teaching is not consistent. Staff do not always plan activities and experiences indoors in response to children's individual learning needs. Children engage in exciting activities in the garden. They notice living things, improve their physical skills on trikes and are well supported as they play tennis. Children are not always able to make the most of their creative ideas. They do not consistently have the opportunity to explore a range of materials or follow their own plans to develop their creative skills. For example, children playing with magazines and glue quickly lost interest as they were not challenged or excited by the things on offer.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Management and staff develop very positive relationships with children, which helps children to feel settled and happy. Children get lots of fresh air, sunshine and exercise. Children help each other and solve problems in the garden. Their behaviour is consistently good. Children benefit from healthy snacks and home-cooked food. They develop positive values and attitudes while they eat. For example, children pour their own drinks and talk together nicely at the lunch table. Children are respectful and kind. Management and staff do not ensure that the indoor learning environment is inviting. The creative area has very limited resources and the quiet room is uninspiring. This limits children's play and development at times.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are generally well prepared for school. They behave in a kind and helpful way and develop positive attitudes toward learning and each other. However, toddlers and pre- school children who prefer to learn indoors do not benefit from consistently strong opportunities to support their all-round learning and development. Babies are happy, progress well and enjoy exploring their environment.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY482455 Local authority North Somerset Inspection number 997712 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 35 Number of children on roll 77 Name of registered person Hollie Marie Hathaway

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01275 854597

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Folly Farm Day Nursery was registered in 2014 and is located in Tickenham on the outskirts of Clevedon, North Somerset. It is open each weekday from 8am to 6pm throughout the year, closing for public holidays and one week during Christmas. The nursery owner employs 15 members of staff. The owner holds EYPS, the manager level 3, two staff hold early years degrees, seven staff hold level 3, one staff member holds level 2, four staff are unqualified (two working towards early years qualifications).

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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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