The Whitehouse Day Nursery

The Whitehouse Day Nursery 164 Derby Road, Borrowash, Derby, DE72 3HB

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 August 2016 29 September 2015

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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

 Significant improvements have been made in the quality of children's learning and development. New and very well-qualified managers successfully lead and motivate staff to develop their practice. All staff demonstrate a drive and passion to continually improve the quality of the nursery and the outcomes for children.  Staff help children make lots of choices and follow their own interests in their play and learning. Children have great fun exploring the wonderfully stimulating outdoor play areas and the extensive range of good quality play resources.  Children's emotional well-being is promoted very well. Parents comment on how much children enjoy attending the nursery. They state that, 'Children are happy and learn to behave well'. Children show a great deal of respect towards others.  Teaching is strong. All staff effectively observe, assess and plan for children's learning in partnership with parents and other early years professionals. Children make good

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This provision is good

progress in their learning and development, including children who have special educational needs.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Some staff do not know the decisions made by the key person about all children's future learning. Consequently, some children are not being helped to make the highest level of achievement in their learning.  Staff are not fully focused on helping children to learn and to celebrate what makes them different from others.

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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

 improve the sharing of children's learning priorities between key persons and the staff team so that all children are helped to make the highest level of achievement in their learning  focus more closely on helping children to learn and celebrate the differences between themselves and others.

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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 meetings with the nursery manager and nominated person. 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 also took account of their written views provided by the managers.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. All staff develop their knowledge by attending regular training. Staff have a very clear understanding of the signs of possible child abuse. They know what action they must take to keep children safe. Recruitment is robust. Managers complete thorough checks and make sure staff are suitable to work with children. All actions and recommendations from the previous inspection have been successfully addressed. Managers monitor the quality of teaching and learning which is consistently strong across the nursery. Assessment is effective, and overall, children are challenged well in their learning. As part of the nursery's self-evaluation, staff seek and respond to the views of parents and children. Consequently, the way children's learning is shared with parents has been strengthened.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff are well qualified and have a strong understanding of how children learn and develop. They plan stimulating activities that motivate children to become actively involved in their learning. Children are inquisitive and thoroughly enjoy being creative using their imaginations. Older children use cardboard boxes to create structures, such as a lighthouse and petrol station. Younger children explore ice using all their senses and watch the changes as it melts. All children are confident communicators, including children who speak English as an additional language. Older children explain how a diplodocus dinosaur has a long neck and eats trees. Younger children copy new words introduced by staff and use eye gaze and pointing to share what they want.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff are kind, caring and very responsive to the needs of the children in their care. They are good role models and help children to listen and to show consideration towards others. Children show they feel safe and secure as they eagerly interact with visitors to the nursery. Staff work closely with parents to help children to confidently move from one playroom to another and then on to school. Children make independent choices and take pride in their achievements. Younger children practise their physical skills as they confidently move around the furniture. Older children are praised for safely collecting water to add to compost in the mud kitchen outdoors.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children successfully develop the skills they need for the next stage in their learning and for school, when the time comes. Children under three years of age develop their independence as they tidy away resources, dress and take off their aprons after painting. Pre-school children develop their early writing skills as they identify and sound out letters of their name. They compare numbers, shape and colour while exploring picture cards in a group. All children enjoy reading books alone and with others. Older children enhance their story telling by using props, such as puppets.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY431769 Local authority Derby, City of Inspection number 1029834 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 110 Number of children on roll 190 Name of registered person Whitehouse Day Nursery Limited

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Date of previous inspection 29 September 2015 Telephone number 01332 666 414

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The Whitehouse Day Nursery was registered in 2011. The nursery employs 36 members of childcare staff, including the managers. Of these, 34 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The managers hold a qualification at level 5. 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 children who speak English as an additional language and children with special educational needs.

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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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