Pumpkin Pie Childcare

Pumpkin Pie Childcare C/O Felton First School, Mouldshaugh Lane, Felton, Northumberland, NE65 9PY

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 August 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

 The manager and staff are ambitious and motivated. They seek and act upon the views of parents, children and other professionals. They demonstrate a good capacity for continuous improvement.  There are strong partnerships with parents. There are effective systems in place to help ensure parents are kept well informed about their children's progress. Parents speak highly of the quality of their children's care and learning.  Staff have established strong links with the schools that children move on to. They share relevant information about children's progress and support them well during their move to school.  Staff observe and accurately assess children's development, both individually and as groups. They provide a range of stimulating experiences that meets and reflects children's individual interests.  Children are happy, confident and enjoy the time they spend at nursery. They build strong bonds with their key person, who helps them to feel settled and secure and,

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Occasionally, staff do not always stretch the mathematical learning of the most able children who could learn even more.  Staff do not always explain to older children why it is so important to take turns to talk and enable younger children to think before they respond to questions.  Some staff do not always provide enough opportunities to help older children think through their own solutions to disagreements that arise as their play.

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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

 explore different ways to continue to challenge the most able children's mathematical learning  check that older children understand the importance of listening and allowing younger children time to think through their response to questions so that everyone has a turn to talk, particularly when learning in groups  support older children to think through their own solutions to disagreements that arise.

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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 deputy manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the deputy 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 number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have a good understanding of the safeguarding and welfare requirements and know the procedures to follow if they have concerns about a child. Risk assessments are robust and help staff minimise potential hazards and promote children's safety. Detailed analysis of children's progress and the levels at which they work in each area mean that any gaps in learning for individuals or groups of children are identified and addressed quickly. Teaching is monitored regularly and staff are supported with opportunities for continued professional development. The manager and staff work well as a team. They effectively use ongoing self-evaluation which takes into account the views of parents and children to drive continual improvement.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff are well qualified and their teaching skills are good. They use their accurate assessments of children's learning to plan exciting, relevant and suitably challenging activities. Staff follow children's immediate interests, make suggestions and use ongoing discussions to encourage their learning. Babies are inquisitive and staff encourage them to use their senses to explore different textures. For example, they repeatedly squeeze and prod cooked pasta and peaches, trying hard to grasp the slippery food. Children regularly lead their own learning and confidently develop their own ideas. During role play, they pretend to be a vet and discuss the best way to care for the animals. Staff model language effectively and encourage young children to repeat words. They narrate what young children and babies are doing and name the items they pick up. This helps to promote children's emerging vocabulary.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children quickly settle at nursery, responding to the kind, attentive staff. Staff give children lots of choices in their play experiences, enabling them to choose resources readily and decide how to use them. Children are well behaved. Staff, generally, help children to manage any disagreements that arise and to be tolerant and respectful towards people who are different from themselves. Children have opportunities to manage their self-care needs. Staff make good use of the outdoor space. Children enjoy playing in the large sand pit, with wheeled toys, hoops and balls. They learn to play cooperatively, for example, by using a fun activity with a parachute. Children benefit from exciting experiences to further promote their knowledge of the world and healthy living. For example, planting and nurturing their own fruit and vegetables to help them gain an understanding of nature and how to care for living things.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress and are gaining the skills needed for their future learning and their move on to school. Babies are responsive to sensitive staff and form secure attachments. Children are keen to join in, concentrate well and imaginatively express themselves. They show competence in early literacy, such as recalling previous experiences, writing for a purpose and enjoying books. Children understand what is expected of them and are learning to take responsibility as they help to tidy up the toys.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY493504 Local authority Northumberland Inspection number 1028253 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 - 10 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 69 Name of registered person Lucy Grieve

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07464 634649

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Pumpkin Pie Childcare was registered in 2015. The nursery employs nine members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 4, and eight hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, closing for one week over the Christmas period. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The out-of-school club is open Monday to Friday, from 8am to 9am, and then from 3pm to 6pm, term time only. The holiday club is open Monday to Friday, from 8am 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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