Little Acorns Day Nursery

Parr's Playhouse Childcare Limited Outwoods Street, Burton On Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2PJ

p.1

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 January 2017 Not applicable

p.1

This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

p.1

This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

p.1

This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

p.1

This provision is good

 Managers are ambitious, extremely motivated and strive for excellence and continuous improvement. This is reinforced through a passionate and committed attitude towards their coordinated working practices in supporting children's welfare and development.  Children are supported to learn through purposeful play. Staff are skilled in describing what is happening and modelling language as children play. This helps to extend children's vocabulary, while promoting their understanding.  Staff have high expectations of what each child can achieve in their learning and development. They demonstrate a dedicated approach to providing a stimulating environment for children. This inspires children to join in with experiences provided.  Children display high levels of independence, trust and curiosity. This is because staff implement the key-person system well. Children make friends and build strong and meaningful relationships with their key person.

p.1

This provision is good

 The nursery has developed strong partnerships with other professionals. This ensures that all children, including those who have special educational needs and disabilities receive continuity in their care and prompt support when needed.

p.1

It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although staff monitor the progress made by individual children, they do not compare the progress of different groups, in order to ensure each group benefits from highly tailored support that promotes their rapid progress.  The arrangements for performance management are not strong enough to build as far as possible on the good quality of teaching and practice.

p.1

What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

p.2

What the setting needs to do to improve further

 enhance systems of monitoring children's progress to enable staff to compare the progress made by different groups of children  build further on arrangements for performance management, in order to increase the potential to achieve excellent outcomes for children.

p.2

Inspection activities

 The inspector conducted a joint observation with the deputy manager.  The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching.  The inspector held meetings with the provider, who is also the manager and the deputy manager of the provision. She held discussions with other staff members about their roles and responsibilities, including safeguarding.  The inspector took account of the views of parents.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff working with children.

p.2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Children benefit from successful communication methods used to involve parents in nursery experiences. Managers fully understand the importance of working together to close any gaps in children's development. Staff confidently share relevant information to promote continuity in children's care and learning and development. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. There are good procedures in place to ensure staff are aware of their role in keeping children safe. Staff fully understand their responsibilities to respond to any concerns about a child's welfare. They are alert to the signs that may indicate that a child is at risk of abuse. Recruitment and induction procedures ensure that staff are well qualified and suitable to care for children. Staff supervision sessions are used to discuss how they can enhance the experiences offered to children.

p.3

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff use effective systems to observe children's play and to plan for their next steps in learning. They reflect on children's interests to creatively plan imaginative activities and experiences. Consequently, teaching is of good quality. Children make good rates of progress, including those who receive funded early education. Staff repeat words back to younger children and ask questions. This encourages children to think and to express their thoughts and ideas. Staff chat to babies about what they are doing as they investigate dry rice. They motivate babies to keep on trying. Staff promote children's early literacy and communication skills well during small-group activities. Children develop confidence in speaking in a group and their listening skills are promoted as they take turns.

p.3

Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff provide a highly stimulating environment that children are keen to explore. Staff expertly arrange toys and resources to inspire children to explore recent learning, practise new skills and follow their own interests. Children play cooperatively. They get along with each other and respect each other's differences. Children learn the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle. As they play outdoors they learn that exercise makes them feel warmer when it is cold outside. Children are able to choose what they would like to eat. Staff point out similarities and differences to children as they talk about the food. This helps children to make positive choices that enhance their health and ability to take care of their own needs as part of a sociable experience.

p.3

Outcomes for children are good

Children are motivated learners who confidently explore and develop the skills they need for their future learning. Children gain an early awareness and appreciation of diversity. They recall what they have learned about other cultures during their play. Children's early literacy and mathematics skills are promoted well. They learn about numbers and quantities as part of the daily routine. They see print in the environment and practise their early writing skills. Babies and younger children listen to stories and join in with songs and rhymes.

p.3

Setting details

Unique reference number EY491691 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 1023646 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 1 - 10 Total number of places 36 Number of children on roll 68 Name of registered person Parr's Playhouse Childcare Limited

p.4

reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01283 509110

p.4

reference number

Parr's Playhouse Childcare Limited was registered in 2015. There are 13 members of staff working with the children, all but one of whom have early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The provision operates all year round from 7am until 6.30pm on Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays. They provide funded early education for two-, three- and four- year-old children.

p.4

reference number

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.

p.4

reference number

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

p.4

reference number

If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. You may reuse this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/, write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk .

p.5

reference number

Interested in our work? You can subscribe to our website for news, information and updates at www.ofsted.gov.uk/user.

p.5

reference number

T: 0300 123 4234 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted

p.5