Borrowby Nursery School

Borrowby Nursery School The Cabin, Knayton C of E Primary School, Stockton Road, Knayton, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 4AN

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 January 2017 21 May 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:

 Procedures to ensure that staff disclose any information that may affect their suitability to work with children are not yet fully embedded.  The provider, who is also the manager, does not ensure that all the required documentation, including staff records and evidence of qualifications, is well organised and available for inspection.  The monitoring of staff practice is not yet highly focused on further developing the already good quality of teaching.

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It has the following strengths

 The provider and her committed team show a strong focus and are passionate about providing high-quality education for children. The well-qualified staff have an expert knowledge of how young children learn. Consequently, teaching across the nursery is good.  Very strong partnerships with the host school provide continuity in children's learning when they leave the nursery and move on to school.  The key-person system is effective. Staff are good role models for children. They employ a range of effective strategies based on children's stages of development to manage children's behaviour successfully. Children say please and thank you and treat each other with kindness and respect.  Partnerships with parents are strong. For instance, staff value children's home experiences and provide learning journals to encourage parents to share their progress made at home. This contributes well to the continuity of care and learning for children.

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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

 implement more-robust procedures to ensure that all staff disclose any information that may affect their suitability to work with children 17/02/2017

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 ensure all staff records and evidence of staff qualifications are available on request. 17/02/2017

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

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 strengthen the monitoring of staff practice to enhance their teaching skills even further.

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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 provider. She looked at relevant documentation, including policies and procedures, self-evaluation and suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to a number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.  The inspector had a tour of the premises.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff demonstrate a secure understanding of the signs and symptoms that may indicate possible abuse. They know how to act and who to contact should they be concerned about a child's welfare. Although all staff have been vetted to ensure suitability to work with children, the manager has not fully implemented highly effective procedures to ensure staff's ongoing suitability. Overall, staff consider the safety of the environment appropriately, helping children understand safe practices. For example, staff provide clear explanations to encourage children to keep ride-on toys away from those children engaging in other games, to avoid injury. The manager holds supervision meetings and appraisals with the staff and identifies some professional development. However, systems for monitoring staff practice are not yet embedded. In addition, not all staff records were available for inspection. This is a breach

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Well-qualified staff regularly observe children and effectively use these observations to plan individual next steps in their learning. Children have plenty of opportunities to explore and lead their own play and staff encourage them to become inquisitive learners. Older children take part in small-group activities to encourage communication and language skills. Staff talk with them and children show delight in recognising what might happen next in a story. Staff encourage early counting skills during children's play and daily routines. For example, they count how many pieces of pasta they have. Children confidently use words, such as more and less, which builds on their understanding of amounts and sizes. Children's investigation skills are developing well. They enjoy exploring with ice and water and discuss how the ice melts as they hold it in their hand.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The well planned outdoor learning environment captures children's interest and imagination as they explore it eagerly. For example, children splashing in puddles work out how to make them even bigger and enjoy playing with mud and creating 'pies'. Staff use praise effectively, which helps to promote children's self-esteem. Staff encourage children's good health effectively. For example, washing their hands before meals and eating healthy foods and snacks. Children develop good physical skills in the indoor and outdoor play areas. They develop a strong sense of belonging as they build on good relationships with staff and each other. Children are learning to celebrate differences in people from their own community and the wider world.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning. They develop a range of skills and knowledge that will prepare them well when they start school. For example, they learn to be polite, considerate, share and take turns. Children are very keen to practise their early writing skills, such as making marks and painting. They play alongside each other and strengthen their social skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY272499 Local authority North Yorkshire Inspection number 1060920 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 - 4 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 30 Name of registered person Linda Chapman

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Date of previous inspection 21 May 2013 Telephone number 01845537527

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Borrowby Nursery School was registered in 2003 and is situated in the village of Knayton near Thirsk. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff and an apprentice, of these, all but one hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, including two with early years professional status. The nursery opens all year round, except for bank holidays, Monday to Thursday from 7.30am to 6pm and Friday from 7.30am to 3.30pm. 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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