Setting EY427979

Report for Childcare on Domestic Premises

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 September 2016 11 November 2013

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 have high expectations for children's learning. They observe children as they play and learn, and accurately assess their stage of development. Staff interact well with children to guide their learning and help them make good progress.  Partnerships with parents are good. Parents feel extremely involved in the setting and their child's learning. Regular meetings and information sharing enable parents and staff to discuss children's care, learning and development.  Staff sensitively help younger children to develop good relationships and behave well. They talk about what is going to happen next and ensure that children know what is expected of them.  Staff teach children about understanding healthy lifestyles. For example, children enjoy a well-balanced and nutritious selection of snacks and drinks.  Managers effectively evaluate the quality of the nursery to identify what needs to improve. This includes gathering the views of parents, carers and children, and taking

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This provision is good

into account any suggestions they may have.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Overall, staff support children's mathematical skills well. However, they miss opportunities to encourage older children to explore numbers and use counting during their play.  Staff do not always encourage younger children to take responsibility for small tasks.

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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

 encourage younger children to take responsibility for small tasks  provide more opportunities for children to explore numbers and counting to enhance their mathematical development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the deputy manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager and the deputy manager. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to a selection of parents and carers during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Risk assessments are comprehensive and staff implement them effectively to ensure the environment is safe and secure for children. Staff are fully aware of their role and responsibilities in keeping children safe. They know what action to take if they have concerns about a child. Robust recruitment procedures help to ensure the suitability of all adults working in the pre-school. Managers make good use of annual appraisals and regular staff supervision sessions to monitor their suitability and performance. Managers encourage staff's professional development. For example, recent training about extending children's thinking skills has had a positive impact on staff interactions and children's learning. All staff are qualified and use their experience and knowledge well to provide positive outcomes for children. Managers carefully check the progress of groups and individual children to identify and address any

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children make good progress in their learning. Staff use the information from regular and precise assessments of children's learning, to plan activities that challenge the children. Staff encourage children's communication and language skills well. For example, staff engage in dialogue with them and children enjoy songs and rhymes, and share interesting books and stories with staff to extend their vocabulary. Staff give children time and opportunity to explore and solve problems. They support children's physical development well. For example, children learn to negotiate space and equipment as they play outside.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff have created a well-resourced and motivating environment. Children become independent and manage their personal needs very well. Children easily choose from a good range of resources as they freely initiate their own play. Staff encourage children to share, take turns and to be kind and helpful. Strong emotional attachments exist between the staff and children. Staff use information from parents when children first start to help them feel emotionally secure. Flexible settling-in procedures focus on meeting the individual needs of the children.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress. Older children develop their independence as they carry out tasks for themselves, including how to manage their personal care. Younger children persevere as they try to solve problems and fix things together. Older children are very good listeners and able communicators. They contribute well to discussions and recognise that they need to take turns. Children explore and investigate as they hunt for bugs and work out how to use the binoculars and magnifying glass.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY427979 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1060863 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 22 Number of children on roll 30

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 11 November 2013

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Telephone number

Tree Tops Day Care registered in 2011. The nursery employs four members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The nursery is open every weekday from 7.30am to 6.30pm, all year round. The nursery provides funded early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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