Little Dragonfly Nurseries

Little Dragonfly Nurseries 30-36, Vicarage Road, Oldbury, B68 8HL

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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 have developed links with school staff and the local authority advisors, including those who support children who have special educational needs or disability. These effective partnerships help them to identify accurate targets that drive forward ongoing improvements, so that all children make good progress.  The manager checks the activities provided and makes sure all relevant areas of learning are included in the planning. Staff regularly assess children's achievements. Any gaps in children's learning are quickly identified and set as a focus.  Resources are organised effectively so children are able to access them independently and make choices about their play.  Staff use every interaction as an opportunity to build relationships and develop children's understanding of language. Children form secure emotional attachments with staff through an effective key-person system. Staff soothe children by gently patting

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This provision is good

their backs and singing to them as they go to sleep.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff are not always successful in making sure that all parents are fully informed about plans for their child's future learning.  There are not enough opportunities for children to gain an awareness of how they differ from, or are similar to, other people.

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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

 put in place more effective arrangements for making sure that all parents are well informed about the plans for their children's future learning  provide children with more opportunities to build on their respect for, and understanding of, racial and cultural diversity in the local community and multicultural Britain.

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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 looked at children's assessment records and the planning documentation.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery 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 took account of the views of parents and children spoken to on the day.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. There is an effective, up-to-date safeguarding policy. Staff are aware of the procedure they must follow if they have any concerns that a child is suffering from abuse. They have regular, individual support meetings where they can discuss their future training requirements. Staff have recently completed baby room training. This has given them additional knowledge and skills of how to best meet the unique needs of babies and very young children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff understand and use a wide range of teaching strategies that successfully develop the vital skills children need for school. Staff encourage babies to explore the visual changes and listen to the noises of the sensory bottles. Babies and toddlers experiment and explore paint with their fingers. Older children giggle as they explore how to tilt a large tray back and forth and direct the ball through the paint. These types of activities are used successfully to help children develop the physical skills of dexterity and coordination needed for writing. Each child is praised for their attempts, thereby developing their self- confidence. During such activities, staff use commentary to extend children's understanding as they explore the materials. Staff develop children's communication skills further by introducing new vocabulary and using questions that challenge children to think. Effective use is made of visits and visitors to stimulate and motivate children to

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

learn and to develop their confidence, independence and social skills. Children enjoy hands-on interactive learning experiences. They hold creatures, such as an owl and a snake, brought into the nursery by a visitor. Children's literacy development is promoted well. Children regularly visit the local library to read a range of books together.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff promote children's learning about a healthy diet and lifestyle well. They help children to understand where food comes from and to develop a liking for healthy food. Children plant, grow and harvest the potatoes that they prepare and eat. Meals and snacks provided for the children are nutritious and balanced. Children have good opportunities to experience challenge and manage risks for themselves. They use the outdoor climbing apparatus, where they confidently climb up the ladder onto the wooden play ship and zoom down the slide. Children develop their balance skills as they laugh and chase each other on the balance bicycles. Children who speak English as an additional language are well supported by their key person. They have individual support to encourage their communication and social development.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress from their starting points. Children are confident and happy and talk freely and enthusiastically to staff and visitors about what they are doing. Children make their own choices and establish their own ideas as they learn new concepts and solve problems in their play throughout the day.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY483263 Local authority Sandwell Inspection number 993181 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 - 6 Total number of places 26 Number of children on roll 45 Name of registered person Little Dragonfly Nurseries Ltd

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 0121 5442843

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Little Dragonfly Nurseries was registered in 2014 and is managed by a private limited company. The nursery employs seven members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 5 and four at level 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. It supports a number of children who speak English as an additional language and children who have special educational needs or disability.

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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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