Noah's Ark Day Nursery

Noah's Ark Day Nursery Gibbs Street, Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 0RE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 October 2016 31 October 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

 The experienced manager uses robust systems to manage any staff underperformance and the quality of teaching is consistently good.  Promoting children's welfare is given high priority and the manager works well with partner agencies to safeguard children.  Staff arrange a flexible indoor and outdoor space, and provide a stimulating range of resources to help children explore, create and learn.  Staff are well qualified and use an effective range of teaching methods to help children make good progress and enjoy their learning.  Staff have friendly relationships with the parents and make the time to give them daily feedback about their child's day. Parents are kept very well informed about their children's progress and are actively encouraged to be involved in their children's learning.  Staff build a good rapport with their assigned key children and they know them well. Children are happy, enjoy their time at the nursery and are keen to try new

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Systems to coach and support staff, including new staff and apprentices, are not highly effective in raising the quality of teaching to an exceptional level.  Staff do not always monitor children's play during child-initiated time to ensure children make the very best use of the experiences made available.

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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

 explore further ways to coach and support staff, including new staff and apprentices, to swiftly raise teaching to an even higher level  deploy staff more effectively during child-initiated time and encourage children to make the very best use of the experiences made available and raise their achievement to a higher level.

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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 carried out a joint observation and held a meeting with the manager.  The inspector 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, looked at written feedback provided by parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The leadership and management team works well together to secure improvements. Self- evaluation is used effectively to monitor practice. There is an effective cycle of staff supervision and targeted training in place to ensure teaching is consistently good. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The manager uses staff supervision effectively to check the staff's continued suitability and ensure their safeguarding knowledge is assessed. Staff receive regular updates on child protection issues and have a good understanding of the procedure to follow if they are concerned about a child.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff plan a broad range of experiences around an exciting range of topics, such as the 'seasons' and 'transport', and include the children's changing interests. Staff work closely with their assigned key children, in order to help them make good progress. For example, staff in the pre-school and toddler room carefully plan and tailor activities for their individual children. They use small-group work to successfully challenge children's learning. Staff place a good focus on increasing the children's communication, listening and attention skills and extending their literacy and mathematical development. Staff provide a wealth of resources that often captures the children's curiosity quickly. For example, children show sustained levels of interest during a sensory activity of cornflour mixed with water and paint. Another group of children are inspired to act out a favourite story using props, such as grass, soil and water.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Promoting the children's personal, social and emotional development is given good priority. Staff in the baby room know the babies' individual routines, sleeping and eating habits well. They work successfully with parents, obtain useful information about their children when they first start and their individual requests are respected. Staff have close relationships with children and they are confident to explore their environment. Mealtimes are used well by staff to increase the older children's independence, self-help skills and their understanding of healthy foods. There are effective hygiene practices adopted to prevent the spread of infection and areas are kept clean and hygienic. Children are well behaved and easily follow instruction to help keep safe. Children also benefit from external visits from the police and fire brigade to help consider dangers in the home and when out.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including two-years-olds that receive additional funding make good progress from their starting points. Children who have special educational needs or disability catch up quickly, due to the swift interventions and support provided by staff. Children are eager to learn and show good levels of concentration during activities. They show a keen interest in the natural world and the wider community. They learn to respect each other and any differences within the group. Children are active and independent learners, and acquire the key skills required, in preparation for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 224853 Local authority Wolverhampton Inspection number 1063770 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 42 Number of children on roll 72 Name of registered person Rosalyn Hinton

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Date of previous inspection 31 October 2013 Telephone number 01902 426058

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Noah's Ark Day Nursery was originally registered in 1991 and was re-registered following the move to its current premises in 2000. It is situated in the Whitmore Reans area of Wolverhampton and is privately owned and managed. The nursery opens on Monday to Friday and all year round except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 7.45am until 5.45pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. There are 13 staff employed. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 6, one holds a qualification at level 5, seven hold a qualification at level 3, three hold a qualification at level 2 and one is unqualified.

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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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