Pluskidz

Pluskidz King Street, Winterton, SCUNTHORPE, South Humberside, DN15 9TP

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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 regularly evaluates the practice and gathers information from parents to help her do this. Recent changes have had a positive impact on the outside environment. For example, children have access to more resources that are readily available to support their independence. This means that children benefit from ongoing changes to practice.  Children have an excellent understanding of how to keep themselves safe. Staff take children into nearby woodland to enjoy Forest School activities. Children set their own boundaries and learn to manage risks.  Older children are very well prepared for their move on to school. They talk confidently and develop their social skills during mealtimes, and also when they speak to staff and other children about their interests.  Children who speak English as an additional language are supported very well. They make good progress in their communication skills. Children's home language and

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This provision is good

culture is celebrated in the nursery. This supports children's strong sense of belonging in the nursery.  Children of all ages are extremely independent. For example, they help to tidy away resources, serve their own snacks and meals, and put tissues in the bin.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not use the information gained from parents effectively to help them identify children's next steps in learning right from the start of their placement.  Staff do not always use assessment findings to plan more precisely for individuals so that every child is highly challenged and makes better than good progress in all aspects of 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

 use information gathered from parents when children first start more effectively to help establish children's next steps in learning from the onset  make better use of assessments to plan more precisely and ensure all children are highly challenged, in order to help them to make better than good progress.

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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.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the nursery's policies and procedures, training certificates 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. All staff have a secure understanding of how to protect children from harm. The manager has started to monitor the progress children make and work with staff to help close any gaps in learning. Additional funding is used effectively to support individual children's learning needs. Staff gather information from other early years settings that children attend when they first start. They share information about children's learning with other settings that they attend to support continuity in their learning. Staff extend their professional development by attending training courses. This helps them to keep children safe and improve their experiences at the nursery. The manager shares her knowledge and expertise of Forest School activities with the local children's centre to improve outcomes for children outside the nursery.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff are well qualified and experienced. They know how children learn and how to provide a balance of activities and resources to support their learning. They use observations and assessments to monitor the progress children are making. Staff provide younger children with foam, sand and water to enable them to investigate different textures. Children use different containers to transfer sand and water from one container to another, developing their knowledge of space and measure. Staff help children to develop their communication and language skills. They encourage children to join in singing activities and ask children which song they would like to sing. This gives children choices in their play. Older children have resources that support their interests and independence. For example, they make dough from ingredients that are readily available. They demonstrate their creative skills when making a kite from glitter, paper and paint.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children behave very well. They play harmoniously together and share toys and equipment. Staff are good role models and give children gentle reminders to use good manners. Children's physical skills are promoted well. Staff support younger children to climb on tyres. Older children move around confidently on bikes and trikes, negotiating a safe pathway. There is a wide range of interesting toys and resources, both inside and outside that children access independently. Children learn about a healthy lifestyle. They help staff to grow carrots and beans in the garden. Children water them and pick the produce, when ready, to use at mealtimes.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those in receipt of funding, make good progress. Children are confident and interact well with each other and staff. They talk openly about their interests and learn about different cultures and diversity, extending their awareness of the wider world. Children learn about their natural environment and use magnifying glasses to look for insects.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY486679 Local authority North Lincolnshire Inspection number 1016858 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 76 Number of children on roll 21 Name of registered person Elaine Valerie Ablett

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01724 733227

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Pluskidz was registered in 2015. The nursery employs five members of childcare staff. Of these, three hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, one has qualified teacher status and the manager has a Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education and early years professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday during term time. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. Funded early education is provided for two-, three- and four-year-old children. It supports children who speak English as an additional language. The nursery offers the Forest School approach to early education.

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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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