Little Scallywags Cheshire Limited

Little Scallywags Cheshire Limited Kendal House, Kendal Road, MACCLESFIELD, Cheshire, SK11 8XA

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 December 2016 2 September 2016

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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 form effective partnerships with agencies and other professionals. They work closely together to provide consistent care and support for children. This is especially evident for those children who have special educational needs. Advice received is implemented effectively into planning and ensures children receive a consistent approach from all adults working with them.  Effective support and coaching are provided for all staff. This includes observation of staff practice and one-to-one meetings to discuss performance and training needs. This helps to ensure teaching has a continually good impact on children's learning. Staff regularly review their work in the nursery to identify areas for further improvement.  Children are motivated, confident and active learners, who are well prepared for their next stage of learning and the move to school.  Parents speak positively about the nursery and how well staff meet the needs and

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This provision is good

interests of their children. They feel they are kept well informed by staff about their children's progress. Parents are given ideas about how to support learning at home.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although there is continuous professional development for staff, it is not focused sharply enough on helping to enhance the quality of teaching to the highest level.  Although the management team has introduced a system to monitor more closely the progress that different groups of children are making, this is not yet fully embedded or clearly identifying what is needed to help all children to make the best possible progress.

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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

 enhance the support given to staff to help and guide them to raise the quality of teaching to the highest level  focus more acutely on monitoring the progress of different groups of children, in order to raise the attainment of all children to the highest level.

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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 spoke with members of staff. The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager of the nursery.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager and looked at relevant records, such as evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. He discussed self-evaluation and plans for improvement.  The inspector spoke to children and 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 a good knowledge of how to identify and report concerns regarding the welfare of a child. Leaders and staff regularly review their work in the nursery to identify areas for further improvement. The manager has addressed the actions for improvement raised at the last inspection. Safety policies and risk assessments are implemented effectively to make sure children are kept safe from harm. Managers ensure staff understand the importance of keeping all rooms safe for children and any repair work that is required is carried out promptly. Good ratios of staff to children mean that children are well supervised. Documentation, such as registers are accurately maintained. Robust procedures are in place to help ensure that staff are suitable to work with children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Experienced and qualified staff interact well with the children. They observe children's play and plan for the next steps in their learning. The nursery are proactive in working with local schools to support older children as they prepare to start school. Leaders have a good overview of children's needs. All children make good progress from their starting points. Staff ask questions and use descriptive language so that babies build their vocabulary as they explore. Children are keen to find out how things work and investigate a range of technological resources. For example, babies discover how to control the toy car so that its lights flash. Children's early literacy and communication skills are promoted. Older children learn initial letter sounds and shapes as part of their daily routine. Pre- school children develop confidence in speaking in a group. They learn to respect others and their listening skills are promoted as they take turns and respect each other's

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

opinions. Staff use open-ended questions and allow time for children to think and respond. Children listen to stories and join in with songs and rhymes.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

There is good support for children's emotional well-being as children move between activities, between rooms and on to school. Children develop strong attachments and build secure friendships. Staff take the time to ensure children feel safe and secure. For example, they help children understand when to listen to adults or other children. Children are encouraged to work cooperatively together. Children enjoy fresh air and exercise frequently. For example, in a high energy stretch-and-grow activity, children move to music, using a variety of props, such as ribbons. They enjoy nutritious, freshly prepared food that meets individual dietary requirements.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are supported well and they feel secure to explore and investigate their surroundings. For example, staff expertly arrange resources to help babies to practise their physical skills. Babies and toddlers reach for, and grasp, toys with much encouragement and praise from staff. They crunch cereal with their hands and feet in an activity to explore and experience different textures.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY459894 Local authority Cheshire East Inspection number 1073374 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 6 Total number of places 54 Number of children on roll 45 Name of registered person Little Scallywags (Cheshire) Limited

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Date of previous inspection 2 September 2016 Telephone number 01625612330

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Little Scallywags Cheshire Limited was registered in 2013. The nursery employs 13 members of childcare staff. Of these, 11 hold appropriate early years qualifications, including 10 at level 3 and one at level 4. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and one week at Christmas. Sessions are from 7am until 6.30pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year- old children. It supports children who have special educational needs or disabilities.

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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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