Hollybrook Nursery

Hollybrook Nursery Hollybrook House, Brookdale, Heath Charnock, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 9LY

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 July 2016 1 August 2014

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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

 Positive relationships between the children and staff results in children who are happy, confident and who enjoy their time at the setting.  The provider demonstrates a strong commitment to improving the quality of the provision. Self-evaluation accurately highlights the areas for improvement.  Staff know and understand their roles and responsibilities with regard to protecting children and keeping them safe from harm.  Children enjoy a varied and challenging range of activities both indoors and outdoors, which maintains children's interests and effectively promotes their learning and development.  The nursery works well with parents who spoke highly of the settings homely and family-like atmosphere.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Children in the baby room do not always have free access to fresh drinking water, which on occasions results in children being thirsty.  The newly implemented on-line observation and assessment system is not yet embedded enough to demonstrate it's effectiveness in monitoring children's 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

 include the views of more parents in the settings self-evaluation to further involve parents in the development of the service.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed a range of documents including policies and procedures, evidence of staff's qualifications and suitability and the provider's self evaluation form.  The inspector toured the premises and observed children during their play.  The inspector viewed assessment and planning documents used to support children's learning.  Parents who were available on the day of inspection were spoken to by the inspector to seek their views.  The inspector spoke with several staff members about their knowledge and understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage and the children they care for.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have a clear understanding of how to identify signs of possible abuse and how to respond in a timely and appropriate way to any safeguarding concerns ensuring children are kept safe from harm. Managers effectively monitor the consistency of practice and teaching throughout the nursery and have systems in place to identify any gaps in children's learning. However the newly implemented online observation and assessment system is not yet embedded enough to demonstrate its effectiveness in monitoring children's progress. Parents spoke highly of the settings homely atmosphere and on how their children enjoy their time at the setting. The provider's use of self-evaluation accurately highlights areas for improvement and demonstrates a strong commitment to improving the quality of the provision. However parents views are not always included in the development of the service.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The quality of teaching is good. Staff plan a varied and challenging range of purposeful activities both indoors and outdoors, based on children's individual needs and interests. Staff are fully aware of the individual development and next steps in learning for their key children. Children's literacy skills are developing well as they recognise their own name on arrival as part of self-registration and through the 'library book and story sack' scheme. This involves children borrowing books to share with their parents at home. Children are effectively questioned to help them develop their knowledge and understanding of the world in which they live. For example, children enjoyed discussing their pirate outfits, which they wore for the recent local carnival. Parents complete a detailed 'all about me' book when their children begin attending the setting, ensuring staff are fully aware of children's starting points on entry. Parents continue to be involved in their children's

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

learning through direct access to the newly implemented online assessment system.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Relationships between staff and children are good. Children feel safe and secure as they spontaneously approach staff for cuddles. Children regularly attend the nursery and staff monitor the reason for any absence. Children learn to behave well through staff's explanation about how to share. Children are learning how to keep themselves safe and healthy, as staff discuss the importance of hand washing prior to eating and the importance of cleaning teeth. However children in the baby room do not always have access to fresh drinking water. Staff's positive engagement with children is highlighted by the children's joy as they play with staff in the 'ball pool.' Children are learning to respect and value each other's similarities and differences, through the celebration of a variety of festivals.

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Outcomes for children are good

Outcomes for children are good. Children are making good progress from their starting points. They are taught well and are developing the skills required for the next stage of their learning, therefore being well prepared for their future education.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY367425 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 1048456 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 - 17 Total number of places 17 Number of children on roll 29 Name of provider Hollybrook Childrens Nursery Limited Date of previous inspection 1 August 2014 Telephone number 01257 483305

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Setting details

The Hollybrook Nursery was registered in 2002 and is on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. It is situated at the end of a private road in Heath Charnock, Chorley, Lancashire. The setting is managed by a limited company. The nursery is part of the providers house and has a separate entrance. It operates from two rooms and there is an enclosed area available for outdoor play. The nursery serves the local area and is accessible to all children. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, seven hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and above, including one with Qualified Teacher Status. The nursery opens Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. Children attend for a variety of sessions. There are currently 36 children attending who are in the early years age group. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old

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children. It supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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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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