Harlequins Nursery

Harlequins Nursery Farrant Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 3EP

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 October 2016 25 January 2016

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 management team has worked extremely hard since the last inspection to address the action and recommendations, and improve the quality of the provision and ensure positive outcomes for children.  Staff work well as a team. They are kind and sensitive, and good role models. Children make strong attachments to staff, which positively supports their emotional well-being. They feel safe, secure and have good levels of self-esteem. Children make good progress.  Staff form positive partnerships with parents, carers and external agencies, which contributes well to meeting children's needs successfully. They continually share information about children's learning and well-being, helping to keep children safe.  The management team involves staff well to successfully evaluate their effectiveness to continually improve their practice. This has helped them to raise the quality of teaching to benefit children, especially in their imaginary play.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Occasionally, staff do not plan group time activities effectively to keep all children engaged and interested.  Staff do not gather detailed information from every parent about what their child already knows and can do when they start at the nursery, to help them plan for children's learning from the outset.

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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

 ensure that group times keep all children fully engaged and interested  gain more detailed information from all parents about what their children know and can do when they first start, to help with planning from the outset.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager and spoke to staff, children and parents.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's learning records and safeguarding procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The management team and staff have a clear understanding of their responsibility to keep children safe from harm. They know the correct reporting procedure to follow if they had a concern about a child's welfare. Staff develop their teaching skills through good training opportunities, which has had a positive impact on children's communication and language. With good support from the management team, staff have significantly improved the planning and assessment arrangements since the last inspection. The manager monitors children's development effectively, to identify any gaps in their learning. This enables staff to plan focused activities that help children catch up with their peers.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children thoroughly enjoy their time at the nursery. Staff know the children and their families well. They plan a wide range of activities and learning experiences, which target children's learning needs effectively. Children have many opportunities to develop their mathematical knowledge. For example, staff support them well to use their senses when they mix cornflour with water. Staff use words such as 'more' and 'less', and encourage children to estimate how much water they need to add to the mixture. Staff provide a good range of activities to support children's literacy skills. For example, children write for different purposes, such as in the role play petrol station or the doctor's surgery, where they learn about the instruments the doctor uses, such as a stethoscope.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff give the children plenty of praise and encouragement for their efforts and achievements, effectively boosting children's confidence and self-esteem. Children's behaviour is good. They are well mannered and learn to respect each other's feelings. For example, children happily look after those who are new to the nursery, understanding that they may feel a little anxious. Staff teach the children about the importance of being healthy. For example, they provide daily opportunities for children to be physically active and benefit from fresh air.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are well motivated to learn. They develop many skills which prepare them well for the next stage in their learning and moving on to school. They count confidently; for example, pieces of pasta as they thread them onto string to make a necklace. They successfully identify shapes and colours, and solve problems as they fit puzzle pieces together. Children are independent. For example, they pour their own drinks at snack time and manage their care needs successfully. All children make good progress, including those who are learning English as an additional language.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY426279 Local authority Somerset Inspection number 1037368 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 2 - 4 Total number of places 26 Number of children on roll 36 Name of registered person Helen Louise Jacobs

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Date of previous inspection 25 January 2016 Telephone number 01373 462 389

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Harlequins Nursery registered in 2011. It is in Frome, Somerset. The nursery is open daily between 9.15am and 3.15pm, during term time. The nursery receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are six members of staff, of whom four hold a relevant childcare qualification at level 3 and one holds a relevant childcare qualification at level 2.

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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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