First Friends Nursery

First Friends Nursery 3 Dracaena Avenue, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 2EG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 October 2016 5 December 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 provide a warm and welcoming atmosphere in the comfortable and homely premises. Children enjoy exploring the environment with good support from staff that helps them to feel safe and secure.  Staff make good use of local amenities to enrich children's learning experiences. They regularly take children on outings to nearby parks and beaches to help children learn about their environment, while benefiting from exercise and fresh air.  The manager monitors children's progress well, ensuring the balance and effectiveness of the educational programme. She ensures teaching is consistently good across the nursery and that staff adapt activities successfully to meet children's individual abilities.  Children make good progress from their starting points. Staff support them well to achieve. For example, they give young children clear explanations to their questions to help their understanding and vocabulary.

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This provision is good

 Effective partnerships between staff and other professionals support the well-being of children with additional needs well, so that they meet their developmental goals.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not encourage all parents to contribute more consistently regarding what their children learn at home, so they can use this information more effectively in planning.  Staff miss opportunities to celebrate and teach children about each other's culture and home language.

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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 parents to contribute more consistently about their children's achievements at home, so that staff can use this information more effectively in planning  increase the opportunities for children to learn about and celebrate each other's culture and home language.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the provider.  The inspector observed activities in the playrooms and the outdoor play areas.  The inspector held discussions with the provider and staff.  The inspector checked documents relating to the suitability and qualifications of staff, and sampled documentation regarding planning and children's progress.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The manager makes good use of her experience and takes effective steps to address any weaknesses in staff practice. She works closely with local authority advisers to prioritise improvements. For example, strengthening safety procedures and staff's knowledge of them. Safeguarding is effective. The manager and all staff have completed specialist training, which has increased their understanding of how to support vulnerable families and identify children who may be at risk of harm from extreme behaviours and views. The manager monitors staff performance effectively and supports them well to use their knowledge from training to develop their skills, for example, in supporting children's physical skills, mobility and strength.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff know individual children well and effectively build on their interests and abilities. For example, staff encourage babies to use the low-level slide and, seeing their eagerness to climb back up, they plan future activities that teach them to climb using the steps. Staff teach children well outdoors. For example, when toddlers explore the garden and collect fallen leaves, staff encourage their attempts to say 'leaf', pointing out the trees from which the leaves have fallen. Staff encourage two-year-olds to find and observe spiders, and create models and pictures to represent them. Staff support children who are learning English as an additional language well. They seek and use information from parents about children's home languages to support children's communication effectively.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff provide good opportunities for children, including babies, to play outdoors each day. Children have good space to develop their physical skills, to crawl, walk, climb and run. Staff are caring and responsive, and provide children with additional comfort when needed. They monitor children's well-being carefully, for example, when they are tired or feel under the weather, giving extra cuddles and reassurance. Staff work well with parents to meet children's care needs and share what children learn at the nursery. Staff manage children's behaviour consistently throughout the nursery, helping them to understand basic rules, treat each other with kindness and respect, and behave well.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop good independence. For example, two-year-olds learn to dress ready for outdoor activities and older children use cutlery well to eat their lunch. Children listen carefully and follow instructions well, including children who are learning English as an additional language. They happily engage in discussions and talk about their families, for example. Older children count with confidence and enjoy copying out numerals. Children develop the essential skills that prepare them well for future learning and going to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY464173 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 1063554 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 48 Number of children on roll 37 Name of registered person Holistic Childcare Limited

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Date of previous inspection 5 December 2013 Telephone number 01326218373

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First Friends Nursery registered in 2013. It is one of two provisions owned by the same person. It operates from a detached property in Falmouth, Cornwall. The nursery opens each weekday from 8am to 6pm for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery receives funding for the provision of early education for children aged two, three and four years. It employs 13 childcare staff and a nursery cook. Of these, the owner/manager has an early childhood studies degree, 10 have a level 3 early years qualification, one has a level 2 qualification and one is working towards her qualification. The nursery follows the Reggio Emilia philosophy.

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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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