JJ's Chatterbox Nursery

JJ's Chatterbox Nursery Unit B, Morse Road, Basingstoke, RG22 6NE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 September 2016 3 January 2013

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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 organise their time effectively and help children to follow up their own particular interests. Children develop close friendships and play well together. They are aware of their boundaries and respond positively to adults.  The management team places a strong emphasis on safeguarding. In particular, it uses audits effectively to determine any issues that need further attention. Staff are equally vigilant in keeping children safe on the premises.  Teaching is good and learning is effective. Staff are caring and attentive to children's needs. They settle them in well and form strong bonds with all children, who are happy and secure.  Children make good progress. Staff support children's communication and language skills successfully. For example, they listen carefully to children, value what they have to say and give children time to think and respond.  Leaders are committed to continual improvement. They use rigorous systems of

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This provision is good

reflection and monitoring to help focus on relevant aspects and set appropriate targets. They value the contributions that staff, parents and children make in this process.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The key-person system does not make the best use of all opportunities for staff to share information with each other about children's learning, to influence planning.  Staff do not ensure that children's privacy is assured when changing their nappies.

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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 key-person system and how staff work together, to improve planning to build on children's existing knowledge and skills  review the arrangements for changing nappies, to ensure that all children have appropriate privacy during this time.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the two main base rooms and in the garden.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager, and checked evidence of suitability and qualifications of staff working with children.  The inspector sampled relevant documentation, including children's learning records, planning, a selection of the setting's policies and children's records.  The inspector held meetings with the owner and the managers, and spoke with staff at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The management team has introduced a new system of appraisals, enabling leaders to provide better support for staff in their professional development and improve their teaching skills. Leaders provide clear information for parents about the educational provision. Parents have good opportunities to communicate with staff about their children's learning. Since the last inspection, staff have increased children's mathematical learning and have successfully reviewed the opportunities they offer to children. Safeguarding is effective. Staff are fully aware of their responsibilities. They have a secure knowledge of how to keep children safe and the process to follow should they need to report any concerns about a child's well-being.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

All children, including those in receipt of the early years pupil premium, make good progress. Learning activities are fun. Staff make effective use of their knowledge to provide a challenging and interesting play-based curriculum. Staff make effective use of children's assessments to monitor their progress, identify any possible emerging gaps and move them on to their next stage in learning. Activities stretch the children's imaginations and help to consolidate their existing knowledge. Children gain the necessary skills to be well prepared for school. They develop independence and gain personal skills, which staff encourage. Children enjoy a range of interesting activities as they increase their language skills. For example, they eagerly sing songs and learn new words that staff introduce.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff provide children with good opportunities to make choices and involve them in decisions. They use effective methods to encourage children to listen to, and respect, each other. Children behave well. Staff support children's healthy lifestyles effectively. For example, they teach them about good hygiene routines and provide healthy, nutritious meals and snacks. Staff take all necessary steps to ensure they supervise and support children well throughout the day. For instance, staff use effective risk assessments and accurate accident records, and are vigilant about maintaining ratios to keep children safe.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children's learning is successfully enhanced. Staff plan activities outdoors to provide physical challenge and to stimulate children's curiosity and exploration. Children develop their mathematical thinking. They have many opportunities to compare size, match pairs and group objects. Children understand that anything can be counted. For instance, they count the steps in the garden and the number of scoops it takes to fill containers of sand. Young children have lots of opportunities to develop their social interactions and communication. They receive warm and attentive individual support from staff.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY447012 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1072581 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 50 Number of children on roll 47 Name of registered person JJs Chatterbox Limited

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Date of previous inspection 3 January 2013 Telephone number 01256350544

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JJ's Chatterbox Nursery registered in 2011. It is owned by JJ's Chatterbox Ltd and operates from a self-contained unit within JJ's Children's Activity Centre in Basingstoke, Hampshire. The nursery opens from 8am until 6pm on Monday to Friday, all year round with the exception of a week at Easter, and Christmas and bank holidays. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are 12 members of staff who work with the children. 11 staff hold relevant childcare qualifications ranging between level 3 and level 7. Three members of staff hold early years degrees.

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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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