Little Stars @ Shenley Brook End

Little Stars @ Shenley Brook End Shenley Brook End Community Centre, Egerton Gate, Shenley Brook End, Milton Keynes, MK5 7HH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 October 2016 14 November 2012

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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

 Children are curious learners. They enjoy stimulating indoor activities and are motivated by the interesting outdoor play opportunities.  Staff teach well. They have a good knowledge and understanding of how children learn and develop. Children typically make good progress in their learning, given what they know when they start.  Information is shared regularly between staff, parents and other professionals to successfully meet the welfare and learning needs of all children.  The staff carry out thorough safety risk assessments of the areas used by the children. Effective safety practices also help keep children safe and secure.  The nursery's self-evaluation process involves the views of children, parents and staff. Areas for future development are clearly identified and acted upon, such as developing even more productive relationships with parents and carers.  Children behave very well and enjoy playing alongside and with each other. They learn

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This provision is good

about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and following good hygiene routines.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The managers do not help staff sufficiently to help raise the standard of teaching to an even higher level.  There are not secure enough routines to check the progress of different groups of children to ensure all achieve as well as they can.

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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

 devise further ways of helping staff to enhance their teaching skills and children's outcomes further  develop more effective systems to check the progress made by different groups of children to ensure that all achieve as well as they can.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the play hall and garden.  The inspector held discussions with children, parents and staff.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with one of the managers.  The inspector looked at observation files, monitoring systems, self-evaluation and a selection of policies and children's records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The managers are ambitious and have a good knowledge and understanding of their responsibilities. They follow consistent and rigorous staff recruitment procedures and encourage staff to develop their professional skills, for example, through staff meetings, appraisals and training. Safeguarding is effective. All staff have a good understanding of child protection procedures to safeguard children. The managers and staff carefully identify where individual children may need extra support to catch up in their learning. However, they recognise that they need to use this information better to identify how particular groups make progress. Staff provide good additional support to assist and develop children's skills by, for example, making effective use of pictures and objects.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The quality of teaching is good. Staff obtain information from parents about what their children already know and can do, to help identify their starting points. They closely observe and assess children's learning to help them form a clear overview of their progress to share with parents. Staff plan stimulating play areas linked to the children's interests or needs, such as for those children who are learning English as an additional language. Children use their imagination and like finding out how things work. For example, during role play, they pretended to be doctors, discussed what might be wrong and used stethoscopes to listen to their friends' heartbeats. Parents are well informed about their children's progress and staff share ideas to build on children's learning at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff understand the importance of supporting young children's emotional well-being. They build close relationships with children as they settle, according to their individual needs. Staff focus strongly on building children's confidence and help them to share and take turns. For example, children excitedly and patiently waited their turn to explore fibre optics and toys that lit up in a darkened tent. Children develop good personal skills, for instance, they learn to dress themselves, help tidy away and wipe the tables after meals. Children enjoy outdoor exercise and they develop good control over their bodies. For instance, they use a range of apparatus in the garden and dance to music.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children progress well from their different starting points. Children develop confidence in early reading and writing. They listen attentively to stories, begin to recognise letters and words, and write for different purposes. Children develop good mathematical skills. For example, they learn to count, name colours and shapes, and sort objects in different ways. Children gain good practical skills in preparation for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY448732 Local authority Milton Keynes Inspection number 1059389 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 22 Name of registered person Little Stars Nursery JT Ltd

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Date of previous inspection 14 November 2012 Telephone number 07964227503

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Little Stars Nursery registered in 2012. It is located in Shenley Brook End Community Centre, Milton Keynes. It is one of three provisions registered to this provider. The nursery is open Monday to Friday from 9am until 3pm, term time only. The nursery is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. It supports children who have special educational needs and those who are learning English as an additional language. All of the five staff working at the nursery hold relevant qualifications to level 3.

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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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