Little Jems Nursery

Little Jems Nursery 4-5 Woodrouffe Terrace, CARLISLE, CA1 2EH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 October 2016 5 April 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 manager leads a strong team of dedicated staff who are well qualified and highly experienced. They skilfully observe children as they play and make accurate assessments of their learning. Staff support all children's individual needs and help them to make good progress in their learning and development.  The monitoring and tracking systems are excellent. The manager regularly reviews the progress all groups of children are making, in order to ensure that they make good progress.  Staff create a warm and welcoming environment. They know the children well and have formed secure bonds with them. This helps support their emotional well-being and develops their self-confidence and self-esteem. Staff have high expectations of all children's abilities and promote their good behaviour.  Partnerships with parents are good. Staff work closely with parents. They encourage them to be involved in their children's learning and provide them with regular feedback

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This provision is good

about children's progress. Parents speak very highly of the fantastic support that they and their children receive.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Some elements of the daily routine in the pre-school room are less thoughtfully planned, which occasionally disrupts children's mealtimes.  Occasionally, staff do not give children enough time to think about and respond to questions asked during activities.

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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

 review the daily routines in the pre-school room to avoid excessive waiting times at mealtimes  enhance staff's questioning skills, giving children more time to share their own knowledge, form their answers and respond to questions asked during activities.

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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 tour of the whole nursery.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager. She looked at all relevant documentation, such as the policies and procedures, children's records, self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to a group of parents during the inspection and took account of parents' views through statements and questionnaires.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff give the utmost priority to children's health and safety. All staff know what to do if they have concerns about a child's welfare or development. The manager employs a staff team who are clear about their responsibilities and share her drive for improvement. She gathers the views of staff, parents and children to evaluate the effectiveness of the nursery and to plan for future developments. There are good arrangements for staff professional development and supervision meetings to monitor the quality of the provision. Children's individual progress is tracked and any gaps in learning or specific needs are swiftly addressed. The manager analyses data to enhance these decisions, which has led to targeted improvements being made to areas, for example, in mathematics.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Overall, the quality of teaching is good. Staff use the information from assessments to plan for children's individual needs and the next steps in their learning. They provide opportunities for children to join in stories and develop their writing skills as they play. Staff skilfully introduce numbers, size and shape into children's play. This helps to build on children's understanding of mathematics. Younger children delight in playing peek-a-boo and catching bubbles with staff. All children enjoy being outdoors where they explore the natural world. Staff adapt the environment and provide specialist equipment to enable all children to join in activities. Parents are made fully aware of children's care, welfare and activities on a daily basis. They also receive a summary report that details their child's latest progress and what children will be learning next. Staff provide excellent support for parents to continue their children's learning at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff provide a warm, welcoming and secure environment where children settle easily. The learning environment is exciting, engaging and inviting for all children with good quality resources and equipment available to enhance children's play. Children independently access these in all rooms. Staff deploy themselves effectively to offer reassurance, encouragement and support. Detailed information about each child's likes, care routines and specific needs is gathered from parents when children start in the nursery. Staff give children clear rules and expectations for behaviour. They teach children to think of others' feelings, to share and to take turns. Children have good opportunities to adopt healthy lifestyles. For instance, they eat healthy, freshly prepared cooked meals and snacks and enjoy fresh air and exercise outside.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress, including those who receive funding. They are developing key skills in readiness for their move on to school. They are confident and are becoming increasingly independent. Children are developing good social skills and play cooperatively alongside each other.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY385576 Local authority Cumbria Inspection number 1065304 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 1 - 4 Total number of places 54 Number of children on roll 91 Name of registered person Anne-Marie Taylor

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Date of previous inspection 5 April 2013 Telephone number 01228 543 964

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Little Jems Nursery was registered in 2008. The nursery employs 21 members of staff, of which, 15 are childcare practitioners. Of these, 12 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The manager holds a BA (Honours) Degree in Childhood Studies and one member of staff has early years professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, 51 weeks of the year. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. They support a number of 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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