Setting EY481233

Report for Childcare on Domestic Premises

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 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

 Staff provide an exciting range of activities which support children to make good progress. Children are confident to explore and investigate the wide variety of resources, which hold their interest effectively.  Staff check and monitor children's progress carefully. The manager assesses achievement between groups of children, which helps her to identify any differences in learning. This ensures that staff plan activities that help children catch up with their friends if needed.  Managers and staff reflect on their practice, identify areas for improvement, and encourage positive outcomes for children. For example, self-evaluation routines have helped staff to increase the range of outside activities to support children's learning in all areas.  Staff provide a warm and welcoming environment where children are happy, confident and settled. Children behave well, share close relationships with the staff and care for

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This provision is good

one another. Their emotional well-being develops effectively.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always help children to develop some of their early writing and reading skills effectively.  Not enough information is gathered from parents about their children's learning at home, to help staff plan even more effectively for their development.

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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

 help children to develop their early reading and writing skills further  encourage parents to provide regular information about their children's learning experiences at home so staff can plan more effectively for what they need to learn next.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with parents, staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including children's development records and planning.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Managers and staff have a good understanding of child protection issues and are clear on the reporting procedures to follow if they have a concern about a child's welfare. Rigorous recruitment and vetting procedures ensure that only those suitable to do so work with children. Support and ongoing supervision from the manager ensure that staff develop their teaching skills further. For example, through training, they have enhanced their skills to help children to develop their creativity and work things out more for themselves. Overall, there are effective partnerships with parents and other early years settings. Staff give parents regular updates of their children's progress and share their plans for what they need to learn next. This ensures that children receive constantly good quality care and teaching and helps to support good outcomes for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Managers and staff know the children well and have a good idea of how they learn. Children thoroughly enjoy outdoor play and benefit from regular physical exercise. For example, they name the snails they find in the garden and have a race to see which one can cross the finishing line first. Children generally develop good literacy skills. They have many opportunities to practise some of their early writing skills, for example, they write their name on their Olympic medal they made from clay. Staff foster children's communication and verbal skills particularly well. They repeat words back to younger children and extend sentences to build their vocabulary. Staff skilfully question pre-school children to help them think, solve problems and recall events.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff give the children lots of praise and encouragement, which boosts their confidence and develops a high level of self-esteem. Staff teach children about healthy lifestyles. They provide home-cooked, well-balanced meals which children enjoy. Children learn about the importance of following thorough hygiene routines to keep them healthy, and they take part in enjoyable physical activities outside. Children have easy access to a range of suitable high-quality resources, which encourages their independence successfully.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress, given what they know when they start. They develop a good range of social skills, play well with one another and learn to share. They are confident to role play and are happy to take turns. Children can count, compare sizes and say the names of shapes. These activities prepare children well for the next stage in their learning and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY481233 Local authority Bath & NE Somerset Inspection number 994702 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 14 Number of children on roll 25

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

Happy Tots Childcare registered in 2014. It operates from a residential property in Bath. It is open each weekday from 7.30am to 6pm all year, except bank holidays and Christmas. There are five members of staff. One member of staff has qualified teacher status. The manager and two members of staff are qualified to level 3.

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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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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