Treetops Prestbury Road

Treetops Prestbury Road 213 Prestbury Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 3ES

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 August 2016 12 February 2016

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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

 Since the last inspection, the manager has improved the monitoring of staff. She ensures they continue their professional development to improve their skills and the quality of experiences they plan for children.  Staff plan a good range of exciting activities that meet children's individual needs well. Children make good progress in their learning and development.  Staff make accurate assessments and monitor children's learning and development. They use the information to plan play opportunities that meet children's differing needs and interests.  Children form good attachments with their key persons. They prepare children well to cope with changes, such as moving to new rooms and school. Children develop confidence, are motivated and enjoy learning.  Staff provide stimulating and safe environments for the children to explore. Children can choose what to play with. Staff encourage children to use their own ideas to plan

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This provision is good

and extend their learning. All children take part in activities well.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Sometimes, staff do not make full use of opportunities to encourage younger children to think and to express their thoughts and ideas.  On occasion, staff do not help children to explore fully the effects of adapting activities in the learning environment.

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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

 enhance teaching practice when talking to younger children, to include more effective questions to support their thinking and communication skills as well as possible  help children to take more responsibility for their learning environment as they play and explore.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching for children, indoors and outdoors.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector took into account the views of parents spoken to during the inspection and through responses to questionnaires.  The inspector spoke to staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector examined paperwork, including children's records, and policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The manager has made changes to the setting's evaluation process to make sure that parents' and children's views are included well. For example, she has implemented a 'you said - we did' board and provided baskets for suggestions. Parents are involved in their children's learning effectively. For instance, the manager and staff have put on workshops about topics that parents want to know more about, such as potty training, weaning, and teaching in the early years. Safeguarding is effective. The manager makes sure that policies include current guidance and new legislation. All staff keep children safe and know how to act on concerns about the welfare of children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff have good knowledge about all the children. They monitor their learning well, noting their involvement in activities, identifying new learning and following children's interests. Younger children enjoyed exploring musical instruments, discovering the way they sound and counting the different items on the shakers. Older children use their imagination well, such as through planning their own learning based on an interest in space. For example, they worked together to paint large boxes to make a spaceship. They compared the sizes, shapes and colours they used with pictures in a storybook. Staff provide personalised learning experiences for all children. They turned one of the playrooms into a jungle theme to meet children's needs. Children take part in enjoyable mathematics activities, such as when they match toy animals to the animal print patterns on the wall, or find the right toy dinosaur and its picture in the garden.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff make every effort to meet children's care needs and support their individual physical and emotional well-being. For example, all rooms used by the children have 'cosy' areas for them to have quiet time with key persons or friends. In the baby room, a comfortable chair provides comfort for babies at bottle-feeding time. Children learn about respect for others; they visited the elderly care home and shared songs and rhymes with them. Children learn about healthy food choices. They cook different dishes with staff and help to create the healthy eating displays in the dining room.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those who have special educational needs, communicate well and are confident in expressing their needs. Children can dress and undress themselves, and they manage their shoes and socks when they do foot painting. All children gain independence and are developing good self-care skills. For example, younger children can feed themselves with finger foods and older children use forks and spoons well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY453591 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 1040582 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 - 8 Total number of places 66 Number of children on roll 66 Name of registered person Treetops Nurseries Limited

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Date of previous inspection 12 February 2016 Telephone number 01242578908

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The nursery registered in 2012 and is owned by The Happy Child Limited. It originally opened in 1991. The nursery operates in the Prestbury area of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. The nursery is open from 7.30am to 6pm each weekday, all year round, except for bank holidays. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are nine staff working with the children; of these, two staff hold degrees in childcare and six staff hold childcare qualifications at level 2 or level 3.

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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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