Setting EY483753

Report for Childcare on Domestic Premises

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 July 2016 Not applicable

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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

 Children develop good self-confidence through the regular routines. For example, they identify their attendance and respond enthusiastically during registration.  The provider supports staff well to attend further training to develop their professional skills. This has led them to increase the use of natural objects, which helps children to explore and experience their world.  Staff support children well to solve problems and work together to achieve a joint outcome. For example, children think critically to explore building and creating a toy.  The provider has extremely good partnerships with parents and seeks their views about how to improve her service. Staff share children's progress with parents and welcome feedback from them, which helps them meet the children's needs well.  Staff are good role models. They encourage children to take turns, and build confidence and self-motivation through good quality interactions.

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This provision is good

 Older children communicate and count confidently, gaining skills that prepare them well for school.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always fully engage children in activities that interest them.  Staff do not always support the younger children to do things for themselves.  The provider does not monitor the progress of groups of children effectively, to easily recognise and target potential gaps and patterns in their learning.

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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

 support staff to fully engage children in activities that interest them  strengthen young children's opportunities to do more things for themselves  track the progress of groups of children more thoroughly to easily recognise and target potential gaps and patterns in their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the quality of the interactions between staff and children.  The inspector reviewed a large range of documentation, including children's records, planning and assessment.  The inspector had a tour of the premises.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector spoke to the manager, staff, children and parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The provider works well with staff to work as a team and take responsibility for the care and welfare of all children at the setting. They use team meetings effectively to discuss ways to support children's good progress. The provider identifies targets for improvement successfully by evaluating the quality of the provision. She includes the views of staff, parents and children, which has resulted in the use of emails, texts and newsletters to increase how they communicate with parents. Safeguarding is effective. The provider and staff are fully aware of how to protect children from harm and clearly understand what they have to do if they have a concern. They know the children well and have a clear understanding of individual children's stages of development and what support they need to help them progress well. The provider monitors and supports staff effectively to develop their skills and use the knowledge they gain from training to support children's

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

interests and learning. For example, staff have increased the use of puppet dolls to encourage children to be physically active and think critically in their play.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Precise and accurate assessments, supported by information from parents, help the staff team to monitor individual children's learning well to identify where they need any additional support. Staff provide interesting learning opportunities that develop children's early writing skills and awareness of numbers. For example, children use pencils and chalks to create marks on paper and boards. Staff provide good opportunities for children's physical development. They support children to learn yoga and about their bodies, which helps to calm them. Staff support older children well to learn about letters and sounds, for example, by encouraging them to recognise their written names.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children behave well and take turns during their play. Staff actively encourage and acknowledge children's comments, giving children a good sense of belonging. Staff include children in drawing up the kindergarten rules and expectations. Children are kind and courteous. They know how to resolve potential issues regarding sharing; they know to use the sand timer when taking turns on the swing. The key-person and buddy key-person systems work well, especially to support the younger children and accommodate their individual routines. Children have good emotional security.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are happy and confident. They benefit from lots of praise and encouragement. Older children become independent learners and take care of their needs, which prepares them well for their next stage in learning, and moving on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY483753 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 997251 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 5 Total number of places 25 Number of children on roll 30

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

Buttons Kindergarten originally registered in 2011 and re-registered under new ownership in 2014. It operates from a house in Gloucester. It is open each weekday from 9am to 3pm, term time only. The kindergarten employs six members of staff. The provider/manager is a qualified teacher, four staff have early years qualifications at level 3 and one staff member is a student. The provider receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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