Little Flyers Children And Family Services

Little Flyers Children And Family Services Portal Place, Longhoughton, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 3JN

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 August 2016 Not applicable

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 The quality of teaching is outstanding. The highly qualified staff provide exciting and very creative activities for children to explore. They use thorough observation and assessment systems to track the progress children make in their learning.  Leaders have extremely effective performance management systems in place to support staff to deliver an exceptionally high-quality provision. They complete regular practice observations. There are regular supervision sessions to identify further professional development opportunities.  Children's imagination and creative development are superbly supported. They are provided with a remarkably well resourced and inclusive environment. Children set their own challenges during play and think of various ways to create large structures in the outdoor environment.  Staff support children to develop an excellent understanding of how to lead a healthy lifestyle. Children actively join in with routine handwashing songs and conversations

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This provision is outstanding

demonstrating their understanding of germs and how to stay healthy.  Behaviour is excellent. Staff are fantastic role models for children. They support children to develop an awareness of how their actions affect others. Children demonstrate exceptionally good manners. They form positive relationships with staff and other children.  All children make rapid progress from their starting points. They are provided with a wide range of opportunities to extend their literacy skills. Children make marks in playdough with various tools and resources. They enthusiastically talk about the marks they make.

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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

 continue to evaluate existing systems that review the excellent practice and help maintain the outstanding provision.

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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 of activities with the manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the provider, interim nursery manager and regional manager. She looked at relevant documentation, including evidence of the suitability and training of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector discussed the provider's plans for improvement.  The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. Detailed policies and procedures are skilfully woven into all aspects of practice. Children are exceptionally well supported to manage their own risks during play. They are involved in identifying hazards in their environment. Highly robust partnership working, with parents and other professionals, supports leaders and staff to share precise and accurate information regarding children's safety and well-being. Transition arrangements between other early years professionals are very robust. Children are effectively supported to attend short introductory visits to meet their new key worker. Detailed information is provided to ensure a continued approach to children's learning. Self-evaluation takes into account the opinions of staff, parents and children. Leaders are considering how to further improve the existing systems that review the excellent practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children's interests are exceptionally well catered for. There is an exceptionally wide range of resources available for children to access. Children are very inquisitive learners and actively explore the environment around them. They invite others to share in their new discoveries during play. For example, children turn over wooden logs in the garden and discover a variety of insects. Children listen attentively as staff talk to them about the various types. Staff support children's communication skills exceptionally well. They help children to think about where the insects are going and what they need to do to stay safe. This helps promote children's thinking skills. Children independently collect an electronic tablet to take photographs of their new discoveries. Staff show children how to work the camera function. This helps to support their understanding of technology. Highly successful strategies engage all parents in their children's learning. Parents are very well

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

informed about the progress their children make and how they can continue to support their learning at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children demonstrate very high levels of confidence and self-esteem. They invite others into their play and show perseverance when tackling challenges. Staff offer praise and encouragement as children play. This helps to support children's emotional well-being superbly. Children have excellent opportunities to extend their physical skills in a highly stimulating outdoor garden. They invent games as they climb over wooden structures. They move their bodies in various ways and run, jump and balance.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make extremely rapid progress towards the early learning goals. Their communication and language skills are very well supported. They enthusiastically join in with action songs and use ribbons to dance and skip along to the songs. Children are motivated to learn. They use mathematical language throughout all aspects of their play. They count pieces of 'treasure' and 'jewels' while exploring the 'pirate's treasure chest'. Children are exceptionally well equipped with the key skills needed for future learning and the eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY494694 Local authority Northumberland Inspection number 1030460 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 32 Name of registered person 4Children (Direct) Limited

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01665577390

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Little Flyers Children And Family Services was registered in 2015. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, four hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, one holds a qualification at level 4 and two hold a qualification a level 6. 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.

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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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