Gingerbread 2 Nursery

Gingerbread 2 Nursery Launde House, Harborough Road, Oadby, LEICESTER, LE2 4LE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 August 2016 29 January 2014

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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 who have special educational needs and/or disabilities are very well supported to make good progress. Staff work extremely closely with parents and other professionals, such as speech and language therapists, to make sure children's development targets are precisely linked to their needs.  Staff understand how young children learn and use their knowledge skilfully to help children to learn new skills and acquire knowledge.  Children are cared for in a welcoming, well-maintained learning environment. Space is used well to provide a good range of activities and experiences to support children's all- round development.  Managers have an accurate view of the nursery's strengths and weaknesses. They respond constructively when concerns are brought to their attention. They make positive changes that improve the quality of the experiences children have while at the nursery.  Staff are consistent in how they respond to any poor behaviour displayed by children.

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This provision is good

Children are developing a good understanding of how their actions affect other people.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not have planned, regular opportunities to meet with their supervisor to discuss their professional development, key children, concerns and sensitive issues.  Managers do not use what they know about children's progress well enough to check whether there are any groups of children who are at risk of not making the best possible progress or whether teaching in any areas of learning is of concern.

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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

 provide staff with planned, regular opportunities to meet with their supervisor to discuss their professional development, key children, concerns and sensitive issues  make better use of the information known about children's progress to check whether there are any groups of children who are at risk of not making the best possible progress or whether teaching in any areas of learning is of concern.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the three nursery rooms and the outdoor play areas.  The inspector spoke to members of staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection and held meetings with the manager and deputy manager.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's records, evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery and a range of other documentation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Positive and meaningful changes have been made to the safeguarding children policy and procedure as a result of concerns raised about some elements of staff practice. Staff understanding of their actions and responsibilities when they have concerns about a child's welfare or a colleague's behaviour towards children has been strengthened by training. Extra funding is used effectively. The staff team is well qualified and individuals are supported to access training sessions and higher level qualifications. Across the nursery their skill and knowledge is evident in the way they work with children, especially those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities, to help them to make good progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff observe children's play regularly and use their observations to accurately assess children's development. Activities are planned carefully so that staff can adapt and use them effectively with their key children to support them to achieve their next steps targets. Throughout the nursery staff are thoughtful about how they speak to children. They make their conversation and interaction appropriate to the individual child's level of understanding, while also introducing new words and more complex sentences to support children's language development. Staff use children's own experiences to help them to understand that their friends and families have different faiths and traditions. They celebrate festivals that children talk about and invite visitors in to show and tell children about traditional activities. Children, for example, did not know what knitting was even though they regularly sing about it in a favourite song, so staff arranged for a child's

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

relative to visit and children had a go at knitting.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The key person system works very well. Staff know and understand their key children and parents know and trust their child's key person. When staff identify that children are not achieving a level of development that is typical for their age they actively work with parents so that the children get access to the services and support they need. Children are happy, confident and independent in all of the nursery rooms. Children have healthy and nutritious meals and snacks, which include a wide range of fruit, vegetables and pulses. Children sit together at tables for their meals, they understand the routine for mealtimes and wait patiently for food to be brought to the table.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are developing a wide range of skills and positive attitudes to support them well when their education continues at school. Children's literacy skills are developing well. Babies listen intently to stories read by adults, enjoy handling books and show interest in the pictures they see. Older children recognise their name and are beginning to write recognisable letters. Toddlers select and push together bricks developing how they use their hands to control and manipulate items to support their developing writing skills. All children hear and respond to mathematical language. Older children count with support and younger children learn about size and shape through everyday activities with staff.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY440555 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 1071922 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 84 Number of children on roll 98 Name of registered person Gingerbread Cottage Playgroup Limited

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Date of previous inspection 29 January 2014 Telephone number 0116 2711165

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The Gingerbread 2 nursery was registered in 2011. It is situated in refurbished premises in the Oadby area of Leicester. The nursery employs 21 members of childcare staff. Of these, 18 hold appropriate early years qualification at level 3 and one is qualified at level 2. The manager has a degree in early childhood studies and one staff member has Early Years Professional status. The nursery opens Monday to Friday all year round apart from closing for a week in each of the main school holiday periods of Easter, summer and Christmas. Sessions are from 7.45am to 5.45pm. 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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