365 Childcare

365 Childcare Government Buildings, Gladstone Road, Northampton, NN5 7QA

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 September 2016 Not applicable

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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

 There is a very relaxed, homely and welcoming environment throughout the nursery. Children form very close relationships with staff who look after them. This contributes towards children feeling safe and emotionally secure.  Skilled staff make good observations of children in their play. They use this information effectively and identify children's next steps in their learning.  The management team is ambitious. They continually evaluate the provision using support from the local authority and feedback from parents. They have implemented many changes that have improved outcomes for children.  Staff have established good working relationships with parents, other early years' providers and external agencies. Parental involvement in their children's learning is highly valued and well promoted.  Children are provided with many opportunities to develop their independence in readiness for school. They take on appropriate responsibilities in the pre-school room

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This provision is good

and learn to work together to complete simple tasks.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always provide all parents with enough information and ideas about how to support their children's learning at home.  The performance management and supervision of staff is not yet highly focused enough on monitoring their levels of practice to further extend the quality of teaching.

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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 all parents with more information and ideas about how to support their children's learning at home  build on the systems for staff performance management and supervision, and increase the potential to consistently deliver the highest quality of teaching.

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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 deputy manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the management team.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, discussed self-evaluation and viewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to a small sample of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The management team is ambitious and communicates high expectations to the committed staff. Actions taken to improve the quality of the provision since taking over the nursery have been concerted and effective. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Children are kept very safe as staff ensure their surroundings are secure and potential risks are minimised. Staff are confident in their knowledge of the procedures to follow should they have any concerns about a child's well-being. The management team and the majority of staff are well qualified. They use their knowledge and understanding to fully implement the requirements of the early years foundation stage. There are effective monitoring procedures to check on children's progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Teaching is good. Staff interact well with children. They successfully promote children's communication and language skills, as they use good questioning techniques and encourage children to talk about what they do at home and at school with their friends. Staff provide children with opportunities to be creative and to express their own ideas. Children show engagement and motivation when they use a selection of resources to make birthday cakes using play dough. They use their imaginations as they play cooperatively with their friends in the indoor role play kitchen, preparing real food to feed to their dolls. Staff support children's mathematical development well, as they continually talk about numbers, colours and size and use positional language.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff use a calm and consistent approach to manage children's behaviour. They support children to find appropriate solutions when minor disagreements occur. Staff continually provide children with praise and encouragement, which helps them to feel valued and respected. Staff effectively promote children's independence. They support children to set the table at lunchtime and encourage them to serve themselves. Children demonstrate that they are aware of these routines and take pride in doing things for themselves. Staff promote healthy lifestyles and children follow good hygiene procedures. Children thrive in the outdoor area. They balance on tyres, learn to ride their bikes and use their pretend cooking skills in the mud kitchen.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning and development. They are confident, independent learners who interact well with both adults and other children. Children who have special educational needs receive targeted support to help them make good progress. Additional funding is well used and planned for. For example, resources are purchased to improve sensory development. Large- and small-group activities further help children to develop good listening and attention skills in readiness for their next stage in learning and for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY489589 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 1013821 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 0 - 5 Total number of places 50 Number of children on roll 24 Name of registered person 365 Childminding Ltd

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01604587302

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365 Childcare was registered in 2015. The nursery employs 11 members of childcare staff. Of these, 10 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, 4, or 5, including one with early years professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday and all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The nursery supports children who speak English as an additional language and children who have special educational needs or disability.

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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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