Rainbow Corner Day Nursery

Rainbow Corner Day Nursery 26 Pinfold Lane, Holton-le-Clay, Grimsby, North Lincolnshire, DN36 5DH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 December 2016 15 February 2013

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 Staff do not provide all parents with a short written summary of their child's development for children aged between two and three years.  The manager has not used highly focused supervisions to help staff extend their professional development, in order to maintain or build on their good quality teaching.  Staff do not always obtain enough information from parents before their child starts so that they are fully informed about children's learning abilities on entry.

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It has the following strengths

 The manager gathers information from parents, staff and children to help identify ongoing improvements to the nursery. This helps to improve some of the experiences children receive. Recent changes include extending the garden area to increase opportunities for children to develop their physical skills.  Staff manage children's move from room to room in the nursery very effectively in partnership with parents. Key persons take children to visit the room and information is exchanged to ensure consistency, this promotes children's emotional well-being.  Staff provide children with opportunities to be independent. For example, older children pour their own drinks and cut up food to use in their play.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage the provider must:

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Due Date

 provide all parents with a written summary of their child's development in the prime areas of learning for children aged between two and three years. 04/01/2017

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Due Date

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 strengthen professional development to deepen staffs understanding of how children learn to further improve the quality of teaching  enhance the depth of information gathered from parents about their children's prior learning and skills when they first start, in order to help establish well-informed starting points in learning and improve the accuracy of assessment from the onset.

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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 the nursery duty manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery managers.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the nursery's policies and procedures, training certificates and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to a small number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have a good awareness of the signs and symptoms of abuse and keep their knowledge up to date by attending in-house training. However, the manager and staff in the pre-school room are not aware of their responsibility to ensure that all parents receive a written summary of their child's progress for children aged between two and three years. Staff say that they feel supported in their roles. However, supervision meetings are not highly targeted at helping staff to extend their professional development. This means they are not best supported to maintain their good quality teaching or to raise it to an even higher level. The manager monitors individual and groups of children's learning. She uses this information to help close any gaps in learning. Staff have developed good partnerships with schools and other early years settings that children attend. They share information to support continuity in

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff follow children's lead and listen to children during their play. They use observations to identify what children need to learn next. Although not a detailed account, the assessment process includes getting information from parents when children first start about what they already know and can do. Staff sing Christmas songs with babies. Children move their bodies to the rhythm and learn new words. Toddlers develop their imagination when they bath dolls. Staff provide them with resources to support their interests. They encourage children to blow bubbles, which helps to develop the muscles in their mouths to support their early speaking skills. Older children learn some key skills in readiness for their move on to school. For example, staff provide children with resources to develop their literacy skills. Children use brushes and paint and tell staff that they are drawing a dinosaur.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff effectively engage children in purposeful, challenging play experiences that motivate them to make good progress. Parents comment positively about the nursery and say that it is homely and has friendly staff. Children show confidence as they freely select their play resources from the good range provided indoors and in the garden. The nursery cook provides children with a healthy range of snacks and meals, and produce is sourced locally and from the nursery's own garden. Children help staff to grow vegetables in the garden, developing their understanding of healthy foods. Staff have strategies in place to manage children's behaviour and these are discussed at staff meetings. This helps to ensure a consistent approach across the nursery.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are making good progress as the quality of teaching is good. Children play with real vegetables and learn about the weight and texture of different foods. During mealtimes children confidently talk to staff about their family life. Children recall past events and talk about their pets.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY305352 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 1064722 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 - 4 Total number of places 48 Number of children on roll 83 Name of registered person Rainbow Corner Day Nursery Ltd

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Date of previous inspection 15 February 2013 Telephone number 01472 599009

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Rainbow Corner Day Nursery was registered in 1994. The nursery employs 22 members of childcare staff. Of these, 15 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, including one with early years professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday and all year, except for one week at Christmas. 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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