Lenthall Pre-Nursery

Lenthall Pre-Nursery Lenthall Infant & Nursery School, Marsh Avenue, DRONFIELD, Derbyshire, S18 2HB

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 January 2017 14 June 2013

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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

 The managers have not made sure there is at least one person who has a current first- aid certificate on the premises at all times.  Staff do not make the most of what they know about children's interests and stage of development to plan targeted activities. Children are not always challenged enough to promote their good progress consistently.  The managers do not carefully monitor individual children's development to ensure that all children make good progress over time.

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It has the following strengths

 Children enjoy learning and they are able to lead their own play in the well-resourced environment. Staff's interactions guide children's learning and help them learn to count, recognise letters and investigate the natural world.  Children are happy and their behaviour shows they feel safe at the nursery. Staff build good relationships with children and support them to become confident, independent and manage their own risks. Relationships with the school and parents help them share information to support children's well-being.  Staff have improved how resources are stored to enable children to make independent choices 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 and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 ensure that at least one person who has a current first-aid certificate is on the premises and available at all times. 06/02/2017

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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

 make better use of the precise assessments of children's development and their interests to plan more effective targeted learning experiences that promote children's good progress  review individual children's progress rigorously and quickly identify when children are not making really good progress.

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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 staff and children during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to a number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The managers have not made sure that a member of staff with a current first-aid certificate is on the premises at all times. However, the certificates only expired last month and they have training arranged within the next month. Safeguarding is effective. All staff use training to update their knowledge of how to recognise and deal with concerns about children's welfare. The managers have methods in place to check children's progress. However, they do not use them effectively to review children's learning over time and assess the impact of their teaching. The local authority adviser has supported the managers to evaluate their environment and identify areas for improvement. They have introduced more opportunities for children to experiment with making different marks in their play. This has also contributed to staff's continuous professional development to keep up to date with early years practice. The nursery shares detailed information with the

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

local nursery school to support children as they move on to their next stage in learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Children enjoy learning and benefit from sensitive interactions with qualified staff. However, learning experiences are sometimes not carefully planned for individual children. Staff know what children need to learn next but do not always identify specific activities and resources, in order to promote children's good progress. The managers have organised the environment to provide a broad range of experiences that interest children. There are opportunities for children to practise their early literacy skills, develop their creativity and refine their physical abilities. Staff join in with children's play and talk to them about what they are doing. They show children how to do something new and ask questions that make them think.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Although no staff member holds a current first-aid certificate, the managers have refreshed their knowledge and demonstrate a good understanding of how to respond in an emergency. In addition, the nursery is within a school building and there are first-aid qualified staff who could provide support. Children's overall well-being benefits from the partnerships between staff and parents. They regularly share information and work together to support children's development. Children are encouraged to become independent and manage their own needs. They learn about risks outside and staff explain why they must not run on the snow and ice. Staff help children learn to share and provide opportunities for them to find out about other cultures.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children do not make good enough progress in their development. Planning for their learning is not thorough enough to make sure children making better than typical progress from their individual starting points. Despite this, children are gaining the skills to support their future learning. Older children preparing to move to nursery school are learning to count and recognise their names. Younger children are supported to develop their dexterity and build their communication skills. All children are learning to share and think about each other's feelings.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY380915 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 1065244 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 2 - 3 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 24 Name of registered person Lenthall Pre Nursery Ltd

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Date of previous inspection 14 June 2013 Telephone number 0779 078 9241

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Lenthall Pre-Nursery was registered in 2008. The nursery employs five members of childcare staff. Of these, four hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday term time only. Sessions are from 9.15am until 3pm. 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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