Setting EY417190

Report for Childcare on Domestic Premises

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 April 2016 18 August 2011

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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's ongoing professional development is highly valued. They are supported to gain childcare qualifications and are given regular opportunities to continue to update their knowledge and skills through ongoing research and training.  The manager regularly reflects on what she provides for children and involves her qualified staff, in order to gather suggestions and ideas. This helps her to highlight areas to target for ongoing improvement.  Staff know the children extremely well. They are aware of their capabilities and how to move them on in their learning. They follow children's interests and ideas as they play. Children are enthusiastic and engage well in successful learning opportunities.  Children make good progress in their communication and language development. They confidently talk about what they are doing and interact with staff throughout the day. Children carefully listen and respond when staff give them simple instructions to follow.

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This provision is good

 Children form very secure emotional relationships with staff. Staff are responsive to children and are perceptive to their emotional needs. Young children settle quickly when they first start, as bonds develop quickly.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not consistently use routines of the day as high-quality learning opportunities to promote children's learning and development in all areas.  Partnerships with other settings children attend are not yet fully effective in providing consistency in children's learning and development across both settings.

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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 children's experiences during daily routines to ensure they consistently have the highest-quality learning opportunities  consider ways to further enhance partnership working with other settings children attend, in order to enable highly effective information sharing to fully promote learning.

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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 manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the setting's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the setting.  The inspector sampled a range of other documentation, including the learning and development records of children, the setting's policies and procedures and risk assessments.  The inspector spoke with the staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of the written testimonials of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff demonstrate a secure understanding of how to deal with concerns they have about children's welfare. The systems in place to report concerns are effective. Safety checks are completed on the premises prior to children arriving to make sure they are kept safe. The experienced manager is professional and well organised. She ensures all staff and parents are fully familiar with the setting's policies and procedures, which are regularly reviewed. The manager monitors the quality of what is provided to ensure consistency in staff's practice. She has recently implemented effective systems for tracking the progress children make. She identifies the benefits of this system to accurately pinpoint any gaps in children's learning and what she provides for them. Staff work alongside other professionals, where needed, to offer additional support to some children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children intently listen to the stories that staff read. Children join in with familiar rhymes and finish off sentences. Staff encourage children to explore their ideas as children relate the story to experiences they have had at home. Staff are responsive and value children's efforts. They give children time to fully explore their ideas. Staff develop good partnerships with parents. Information is regularly shared with parents about children's achievements. Staff plan effectively to meet children's individual needs and support them in their ongoing learning and development. These plans are shared with parents to help them support children's learning at home. Parents contribute to assessments of their children when they first start. This helps staff to pinpoint children's starting points and develop plans to promote their learning at the earliest opportunity.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children thoroughly enjoy daily outdoor play. This gives them opportunities for physical exercise. Younger children are supported by staff to climb and slide. Older children use bikes and scooters to promote their physical development. Children benefit from healthy snacks and home-cooked lunches. This teaches them to make healthy choices in the food they eat. Staff are alert to children with allergies and provide for them appropriately. They gather important information from parents, in order to meet their needs. Children play alongside each other, following one another's ideas and keeping play going. Staff offer children praise for their achievements, supporting their self-esteem. Children behave well. Staff are consistent with their expectations of behaviour. They support children to play collaborative games helping them to learn the importance of sharing and taking turns.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children show good levels of development in all aspects of learning. They gain key skills to help prepare them for the next stage in their learning, such as school. Children are active learners and consistently show their enthusiasm for learning. They are inquisitive and use their thinking skills to construct a runway for a ball using tubes. Children estimate and measure using a line of cotton reels they have threaded. They display confidence and use their imagination during self-chosen activities to develop stories and role play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY417190 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 850062 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 - 11 Total number of places 15 Number of children on roll 45

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 18 August 2011

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Telephone number

Caringbah Childcare was registered in 2010. The setting employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, four hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The setting opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 5.30pm. The setting provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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