Creative Learning

Creative Learning Creative Learning Childcare & Training, Ellen Royd, Westgate, ELLAND, West Yorkshire, HX5 0BB

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 October 2016 Not applicable

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 The quality of teaching and learning is exceptional. Staff have high expectations of all children and ensure that teaching is of a consistently high quality and offers outstanding challenge. Children make excellent progress from their starting points.  Children's well-being is at the heart of everything staff do. Staff know children exceptionally well as individuals, enabling them to be highly successful in supporting their care and learning. Babies and children build extremely warm and trusting relationships with staff and one another.  Highly effective partnerships with parents and other professionals enable staff to meet children's individual needs very successfully. Staff support children with specific needs extremely well. They communicate continuously and implement comprehensive strategies, including specific activities, resources and support, that help children to excel.  Staff create a highly stimulating child-centred environment, both indoors and outdoors.

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This provision is outstanding

Children are eager and confident to choose from an extensive range of play equipment. They initiate their own ideas and extend their play and learning.  Children's behaviour is exemplary. Staff are excellent role models, demonstrating kind and considerate behaviour. Children follow their example and build strong friendships as they take turns, show respect and share resources.  Leadership and management of the nursery are inspirational. The enthusiastic management team drives forward improvements and supports staff who are eager to do their very best for children. Staff have supervision and encouragement to develop superb skills. This helps them to continuously seek more ways to enhance the learning opportunities for children.

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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

 continue to analyse information about the progress made by different groups of children and maintain the excellent outcomes for all children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas where childcare takes place, including the toys, equipment and resources children use, and observed interactions between the staff and children.  The inspector observed activities in the playrooms and outdoor areas. She undertook a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector checked the evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff and of the self-evaluation and improvement plans.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including written policies and information from parents' surveys, and discussed assessment, planning and safeguarding procedures.  The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The management team and staff have an excellent understanding of child protection and the procedures to follow if they have any concerns about a child's welfare. Staff are enthusiastic and go over and above expectations to support every child and their family. Parents appreciate the ongoing communication and feel very well informed. Staff are extremely well supported by the management team to continue developing their knowledge and teaching practice. The management team and staff monitor children's development very effectively. This helps them to very quickly identify and fully address any gaps in their learning. Furthermore, they recognise the importance of continuing to analyse information about groups of children to ensure the outstanding success of all children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Well-trained staff make frequent observations and very robust assessments of children's learning and development. This supports the planning and delivery of high-quality teaching so that all children, including those who have special educational needs or disability, make the best possible progress. Staff expertly follow children's interests, helping to bring learning to life, and allow children to be deeply involved in their play. For example, older children use Halloween related resources to support their imaginative play, while babies explore and practise a variety of posting activities. Staff model the language for thinking, asking questions that help children to explore other ways to find a solution. Staff are very in tune with children and focus sharply on supporting babies' and children's individual communication skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The staff are very patient and calm and know each child very well. They support children's personal development extremely effectively. Staff work very closely with parents to enhance children's care and learning in the setting and at home. They give positive praise to children and provide gentle reminders about the rules of the setting. The appreciation of children's individuality and diversity is very well embedded in the key person's care for each child. Children learn about a variety of cultures and festivals. They learn to respect one another and value people's different backgrounds.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make exceptional progress in readiness for school. They are enthusiastic about learning and confident when taking part in new experiences. For example, children excitedly create musical instruments and complete science experiments. They talk about their findings in great detail with staff and their friends. Children concentrate very intently and work collaboratively to solve problems as they play together. For example, they select different lengths of wood to create walkways. Children's early literacy skills are developing extremely well. They recognise their names and enthusiastically join in with familiar actions and phrases to alphabet rhymes. Furthermore, children learn about mathematical concepts, such as quantity, time and measurement, and use these aspects expertly in their play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY488429 Local authority Calderdale Inspection number 1012220 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 - 4 Total number of places 73 Number of children on roll 43 Name of registered person Denise Gwizdak

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01422 377423

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Creative Learning was registered in 2015. The nursery currently employs 12 members of childcare staff. Of these, 10 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including one at degree level and two with early years professional status. The nursery opens Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm for 51 weeks of the year. It 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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