Little Pickles Daycare

Little Pickles Daycare 4 Malting Lane, Donington, SPALDING, Lincolnshire, PE11 4XA

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 September 2016 11 December 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 confident and happy at nursery. They play well together and demonstrate a great sense of caring for one another as they share toys or help friends at the lunch table.  Staff understand how children learn. They quickly recognise children's fascinations and plan interesting activities to enhance their learning appropriately. For example, children are able to create pictures of the flowers that they have eagerly brought to nursery.  Children are keen to learn and show a great interest in activities and resources to promote their understanding of letters and sounds. Their early reading skills are supported effectively by staff who extend children's abilities during both planned or impromptu games.  Toys and resources are of good quality and support children's all-round development. Staff understand that children learn in different ways and therefore provide opportunities, both inside and out, for children to explore and investigate.

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This provision is good

 Self-evaluation is used effectively to identify strengths and areas where the nursery needs to improve. Targets are appropriate and are firmly focused on enhancing children's learning outcomes. For example, staff are currently making changes to the planning procedure to ensure children are given the very best chance to learn and develop successfully.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff supervision is not sufficiently robust enough and focused on improving staff teaching skills and abilities to the highest level.  Although managers monitor individual children's progress, they have yet to extend their systems to determine the progress of different groups of children attending the nursery.

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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 and extend monitoring systems to incorporate progress made by different groups of children  strengthen supervision procedures to support staff's professional development and enhance their teaching skills even further.

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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 joint observation with one of the nursery managers.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery managers. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the nursery's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to a small selection of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have good procedures in place to assess risks and due to their diligence children are able to play safely at nursery. Staff know how to identify and report child protection concerns according to local guidelines and policies. Effective recruitment procedures are in place and ensure that staff are suitable for their work with children. Training opportunities are available and staff undertake these with enthusiasm. This has had a particularly positive impact on supporting children's language skills and improving experiences for babies. Parents are valued as partners and share their positive comments about the nursery and the good progress made by their children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff provide a stimulating environment where children are happy to play and learn. Children particularly enjoy opportunities to play outside where they join in with group activities or follow their own interests. For example, children delight in playing with vehicles in the shallow water tray. They show a great deal of concentration as they attempt to fill and empty toy diggers with water. Skilled staff demonstrate how to fill receptacles and help children develop their understanding of mathematics. Together they count out loud as each container becomes full. Children learn to join in with group activities as they play with parachutes. They listen carefully to instructions and test their own confidence as they exchange places with friends under the rising canopy. Children communicate well and are generally confident talkers to staff and with their friends. They happily involve everyone in their games especially as they pretend to look for bears.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children's imaginary worlds are further enhanced by the provision of real-life resources, such as cucumbers and fruits in the role play area. Here they happily prepare food for everyone and replicate the skills observed elsewhere.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are confident, happy and busy at nursery. They have strong bonds with staff and readily ask for help when needed. Children know the routines and are able to be independent with self-care needs according to their stage of development. Staff encourage parents to provide healthy foods in lunchboxes and, when necessary, give support to ensure foods are as nutritious as possible. Children learn to keep themselves safe as they play outside on sunny days by wearing hats and accessing drinks frequently.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are enthusiastic learners who are able to independently explore and find things out for themselves. They concentrate well on chosen activities and show a sense of pride in their achievements, such as with their art and craft. All children make good progress at nursery, including those in receipt of additional funding. They are well prepared for their move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY447798 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 1060274 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 - 10 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 30 Name of registered person Little Pickles Pre-School Partnership

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 11 December 2012 Telephone number 07944255588

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Little Pickles Daycare was registered in 2012. The nursery employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, five hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The nursery 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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