Wellies Private Day Nursery

Wellies Private Day Nursery Wellies Private Day Nursery, 68 Station Road, Marston Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B37 7BA

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 August 2016 11 October 2012

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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

 Children make good progress as a result of well-planned, interesting activities and learning opportunities. Staff take account of children's interests when planning activities. Consequently, children are challenged and stimulated and are very engaged in their play. The quality of teaching is very good.  Staff get to know children very well, both through their observations and from information obtained from parents. Staff assess children's progress effectively and provide appropriate activities to ensure that any gaps in their learning quickly close. They meet children's individual needs and successfully build on their learning.  Children's well-being is given the highest priority. Children thrive in this very happy and welcoming environment. Their behaviour is excellent. They learn to share and take turns as they play. Staff help very young children to share the dolls and other toys and to be kind to each other as they play in the water.

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This provision is good

 The manager monitors all aspects of the provision effectively. Staff work well together as a team. They evaluate their practice and take account of the views of parents and children to help them to identify areas for improvement.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff have not yet found successful ways to fully support parents to continue their children's learning at home.  Older children are not always fully challenged in the development of their physical skills, such as climbing.

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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

 strengthen the partnership with parents by exploring even more ways to engage them in the support of children's learning at home  provide even more opportunities for older children to further develop their physical skills.

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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 a meeting with the nursery manager and provider. 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 selection of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The management team ensures that staff understand and implement the rigorous policies and procedures to keep children safe. Staff supervise children vigilantly and the premises are secure. Staff are very well supported by the management team. They measure the impact of their ongoing professional development on children's learning and use this information to target any specific training to enhance children's learning experiences. Staff work closely in partnership with other professionals. They forge effective links with the staff at the other settings children attend. They share information about children's progress and complement their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff ensure there is a balance across all aspects of learning so that children experience a full range of exciting activities, regardless of how few sessions they attend each week. Staff use skilful questioning to help children to think about their play and learning. They ask pre-school children what they might need to do with the vegetables they dig up before they can eat them. Children know they need to be washed, cut up and cooked. Two-year- old children love to explore bubbles in the water play. They fill and empty different sized containers and explore the toy sea creatures that staff place in the water. Staff extend children's vocabulary by encouraging them to repeat the names of the animals.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The caring staff help children to feel emotionally secure. They praise children frequently and value their opinions. Children gain confidence and positive self-esteem. Children learn about healthy eating and lifestyles as they enjoy daily outdoor play in the newly refurbished, well-planned outdoor area. Children pour their own drinks and use cutlery appropriately. They increase their social and communication skills as they talk to each other and staff at meal times. Staff teach children to have respect for each other's views and for other cultures and beliefs. Children are very well prepared for their move to new rooms and new settings, including school when the time comes, as they are emotionally secure.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children gain the skills they need in readiness for their future learning. Children make good progress from their starting points. They develop early literacy and mathematical skills through exciting activities. They count how many onions and carrots they dig up in the garden and know which bowls contain more or fewer onions. Children are imaginative as they pretend to cook the vegetables in the outdoor role play kitchen. They tell staff they could make soup from the onions and carrots and recall the ingredients they used to make carrot cake.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY292276 Local authority Solihull Inspection number 1059679 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 1 - 4 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 20 Name of registered person Nadine Baker-Allen

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 11 October 2012 Telephone number 0121 779 2024

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Wellies Private Day Nursery was registered in 2004. The nursery employs nine members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or 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.

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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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