Bouncers Day Nursery

Bouncers Day Nursery 13 Trelawney Road, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 3LS

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 November 2016 18 March 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 establish warm and caring relationships with the children, especially the babies, who are happy in the nursery and soon become familiar with the routines.  Staff know the children well. They use their observations and assessments of children's development to carefully monitor their development. Staff plan timely interventions to ensure that all children make good progress in relation to their starting points.  Staff work effectively with parents and professionals to meet children's needs well.  Children confidently communicate their needs and wishes using a combination of gestures, words and sign language, with skilled support and encouragement from staff.  Children benefit from the provision of healthy, well-balanced, freshly prepared meals and frequent opportunities for energetic outdoor play.  The management team seeks and acts on the views of staff to evaluate and monitor the quality of their provision and to make continual improvements.

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This provision is good

 Staff work well as an effective team. They are all aware of their roles and ensure that all children are supervised well.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not plan or provide activities across all areas of learning for those children who learn best outdoors.  Sometimes, staff do not check that they have all the resources they need during adult- led activities to ensure all children have positive learning experiences at this time.

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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

 plan more opportunities across every area of learning for those children who learn best outdoors  improve the preparation of adult-led activities to ensure children enjoy positive learning experiences at all times.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents.  The inspector observed activities in the playrooms and the outdoor play area.  The inspector held discussions with the owner and staff, including the manager and the special needs coordinator.  The inspector checked documents relating to the suitability checks 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

Safeguarding is effective. All staff have completed training, which has increased their understanding of how to support vulnerable families and identify children who may be at risk of harm, including from extreme behaviours and views. The management team monitors staff performance well and supports staff to share and put into practice the knowledge they gain from training. For example, this has resulted in staff's increased understanding of how to support good behaviour and how to improve children's ability to participate in group activities. Since the last inspection, staff support children's involvement in their own learning more effectively, increasing their concentration levels.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff analyse records of children's progress to identify any children who need extra help. They sensitively and skilfully extend children's imaginative play. For example, staff encourage children's conversations as they talk about and describe their favourite foods as they join an imaginary picnic. Staff encourage all children to identify and follow rhythms as they experiment with musical instruments and sing familiar songs together. Staff encourage babies' interest in books and increase the vocabulary they hear. For instance, babies enjoy cuddles with staff and looking at the pictures in the books while staff read to them.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children of all ages are confident and secure enough to choose and explore the toys and equipment. Staff have good links with local schools and other providers children attend. They share information well to provide continuity of children's care and learning experiences. Effective partnerships with other professionals enable staff to support all children well, including those with additional needs. Staff use sign language well. For example, they use it to support the communication of children with speech delay and those who are learning English as an additional language. Children behave well. Staff ensure that children know what they expect of them and provide positive models of considerate and courteous behaviour. Children enjoy daily outdoor play, where they develop their physical strength and skills.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop skills that prepare them well for future learning and going to school. They are very independent and develop good literacy skills. For example, two-year-olds learn to pour out their drinks and eagerly attempt to dress themselves ready for outdoor activities. All children listen attentively to stories and enjoy looking at books. Older children recognise and match words that rhyme and identify letters. They make good attempts to write them, and recognise their written names.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY256090 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 1061699 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 26 Number of children on roll 35 Name of registered person Tamsin Elena Barber

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Date of previous inspection 18 March 2013 Telephone number 01326 317942

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Bouncers Day Nursery is a privately run group. It registered in 2003 in Falmouth, Cornwall. The nursery is open each weekday from 8am until 6pm for 51 weeks of the year. The setting is in receipt of funding for children aged two, three and four years. There are 10 members of staff, including the owner. All staff hold early years qualifications from levels 2 to 4. The owner holds early years professional status.

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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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