Flying Start Nursery - Penryn

Flying Start Nursery - Penryn Penryn Rugby Club, Kernick Road, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 8NT

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 December 2016 24 July 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

 Children's behaviour is good. Staff teach children to respect others and to look after resources and equipment, supporting their personal, social and emotional development effectively.  Staff work closely with the local school. Children enjoy regular visits with staff, for example, to watch the school nativity, helping them to become familiar with the environment and staff.  The management team supports staff well. It provides frequent guidance and mentors that help develop staff's skills and improve their teaching practice.  Children learn well about different festivals from around the world. They develop a good understanding of the similarities and differences between themselves and others, helping them learn to respect others.  Children gain good skills for the next stage in their learning. For example, they begin to develop secure friendships and write letters in their name.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Non-mobile babies have few opportunities to extend their mobility and learning experiences outdoors.  Staff in the toddler room do not consistently give children sufficient time to think things through and answer questions to extend conversations during activities.

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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

 provide opportunities for non-mobile babies to extend their mobility and learning outdoors  give younger children more time to think things through and answer questions, and to contribute to conversations further during activities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector held an interview with the senior management team.  The inspector held a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector spoke to staff, parents and children about their views on the provision.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including staff training, children's assessments and relevant policies.  The inspector observed activities inside and outside.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The management team has a good understanding of its responsibility to safeguard children. It ensures all staff complete training to help them identify and respond promptly when a child may be at risk of harm. The premises are secure and the staff recruitment procedure is strong. The management team identifies clear areas for development using effective self-evaluation. This has enabled them to plan and create further role play opportunities for children's imaginative play outside. The monitoring of children's progress is effective. Funding supports children's individual needs well, for example, to focus on their early reading, risk taking, and social skills. Staff make good use of training. This has led them to provide more activities for older children that develop their hand muscles and coordination in preparation for early writing.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff plan well to provide stimulating and exciting activities. They give targeted support to meet children's individual interests and next steps effectively. For example, babies enjoy listening to Christmas songs and playing musical instruments. Toddlers build towers with numbered cake tins, successfully developing their early mathematical skills. Older children wrap Christmas presents, learning about size and shape. Assessment procedures are effective. Parents contribute to their children's learning and regularly attend 'stay and play' sessions or local trips with staff and children, providing a joint approach to meeting children's learning and development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children have good confidence and self-esteem. They have close attachments to staff, who meet their care needs well, especially the youngest children. The environment is safe and staff encourage older children well to be aware of risks, such as when using scissors or climbing outside. Older children enjoy participating in 'cooking clubs', learning about foods from other cultures. Staff take babies in 'pram walks' around the local community. Mobile children enjoy learning outdoors and being physically active. For example, toddlers and older children enjoy the well-resourced outdoor area, where they dig, learn to balance and coordinate their movements safely, and explore independently.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are motivated and engaged in their learning. Babies and younger children develop their sensory and early writing skills through a good range of activities. For example, they enjoy painting with parts of fir trees, making handprints in clay, and using brushes and water to make marks. Toddlers enjoy digging in soil and develop good counting skills when reading stories. Older children write the letters of their name. Children gain good skills that prepare them well for future learning and going to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY426167 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 1062467 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 0 - 5 Total number of places 62 Number of children on roll 46 Name of registered person Flying Start Nurseries (SW) Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 24 July 2013 Telephone number 01326 373129

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Flying Start Nursery - Penryn registered in 2011. The nursery operates from the grounds of Penryn Rugby Club, close to the centre of Penryn, in Cornwall. It is open each weekday from 8am until 6pm for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery receives funding for the provision of early education for children aged two, three and four years. The nursery employs 10 members of staff, plus a designated nursery cook. Of these, nine staff hold early years qualifications ranging from level 2 to level 5.

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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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