Oakham Day Nursery

Oakham Day Nursery Unit 16b, Oakham Enterprise Park, Oakham, LE15 7TU

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 December 2016 Not applicable

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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 happy, settled and develop good levels of independence at the nursery. They have close and trusting relationships with staff and seek adults out for comfort and support.  Well-qualified staff provide a wide range of interesting activities and experiences to support children's all-round development.  Children have a good variety of opportunities to learn about their local community and the wider world through visits, activities and celebrations.  Managers use what they know about the children to make positive changes to the learning environment. They are developing a forest school area, for example, to enhance the learning opportunities of children who like to be outdoors or who enjoy multi-sensory experiences.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The frequent one-to-one meetings between staff and the manager are not used efficiently enough to provide specifically tailored professional development and support.  Managers do not have a detailed enough monitoring programme to make sure with certainty that children who need extra support are catching up with their peers, or whether there are groups of children at risk of not reaching developmental milestones.  Delays in staff entering observations of children into the electronic learning journey system means that children's development is not always accurately recorded. This affects the accuracy of progress monitoring.

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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

 develop the current one-to-one meeting format so that it provides staff with opportunities to receive feedback on their practice and have targeted training and development opportunities identified, which are reviewed  improve how children's progress is monitored to make sure that children who need extra support are catching up with their peers, and that groups of children at risk of not meeting developmental milestones are clearly and swiftly identified  make sure that observations of children's development are entered onto the electronic learning journey system promptly so that monitoring of progress is based on the most up to date information.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in both playrooms and in the outdoor area.  The inspector spoke to members of staff, parents and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector looked at children's records, planning documentation, evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery and a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have a good understanding of the safeguarding policy and procedure. They have a sound knowledge of what would cause them to be concerned that a child is being harmed, or is at risk of being harmed. Staff have a developing understanding of wider safeguarding issues, such as children being exposed to extreme views of right and wrong. Managers and staff make sure that the seven areas of learning in the early years foundation stage are fully covered by the activities and experiences they plan for children. Parents are actively encouraged to become partners in their children's learning through the provision of a lending library of games and story bags. They are well informed about their child's development and current development targets through the electronic learning journey system completed by their child's key person. Parents add to the learning journeys to share children's achievements

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Qualified and experienced staff understand how young children learn. They actively engage children in play and introduce ideas to extend children's learning. Staff skilfully support children to take part in group activities. They gain and retain children's attention by changing the tone and sound of their voice or inviting all children to wiggle their fingers or gently flick their nose. Younger children learn from the older children copying their actions enthusiastically. Babies enjoy sharing books with adults watching as the adult turns the page and talks about the picture. They then independently sit with books turning the pages with care and showing interest in the pictures they see. Assessment of children's development is accurate and is used to plan activities to support children's development targets.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

There is a strong focus on promoting children's physical development both indoors and outdoors developing children's confidence, self-esteem and coordination. Children play well alongside each other. Older children invite others into their play. When children find an activity that interests them they concentrate for lengthy periods of time. Children know and understand the nursery routines, following them well throughout the day. Children behave well for the vast majority of the time. When they do forget what staff expect of them they are gently reminded and helped to understand the impact of their actions on other people. Children benefit from healthy snacks and meals. Babies' routines for sleep and feeding are followed by caring staff, allowing them to settle securely into the nursery.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are developing skills and attitudes towards learning to support them well in their future education. Older children use pens and pencils with care successfully making controlled marks and pictures on their paper or on the water painting wall in the outdoor area. Children hear and use numbers and the language of shape and size with growing understanding in their play and when they speak to adults.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY481241 Local authority Rutland Inspection number 1057318 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 62 Number of children on roll 54 Name of registered person Oakham Day Nursery Ltd

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01572335055

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Oakham Day Nursery was registered in 2014 and is on the Early Years Register. The nursery is accessible to all children. It operates from a single-storey unit on Oakham Enterprise park and there is an enclosed area available for outdoor play. The nursery employs 11 members of childcare staff. Of these, eight hold appropriate early years qualification at level 3 or above. The nursery opens Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6.30pm. The nursery receives funding to provide nursery 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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