Highgate Day Nursery

Highgate Day Nursery The Old School House, Highgate, Boston, Lincs, PE22 0AW

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 February 2017 Not applicable

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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

 The management team and staff show a strong commitment towards the continued development of the nursery. The views of parents, staff and children are valued when planning future developments.  The quality of teaching is good, and very good in the pre-school room. Staff observe children's play and plan activities that support them to build on what they already know and can do. This helps to promote the good progress children make in all areas of learning.  Staff provide an exceptionally stimulating, well resourced and friendly environment that promotes children's all-round care and learning very well.  Staff provide children with good opportunities to gain an understanding of their own community and the wider world. They learn about festivals from their own and other cultures. During the recent Chinese New Year celebration, the children enjoyed a Chinese takeaway for lunch and experienced a dragon dance.

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This provision is good

 Staff have established good partnerships with parents. They keep them well informed of their children's progress and what they are learning next. In addition, staff support parents with ideas about how to guide their children's learning at home.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The manager has not yet fully embedded the systems to more effectively evaluate staff's teaching skills in order to develop their overall practice to an even higher level.  Occasionally, snack time routines interrupt children who are engaged in play. At times, this means some pre-school children become a little restless and are prevented from following their interests and making their own play choices.

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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

 focus more precisely on reviewing staff practice to raise the quality of teaching to an even higher level, in order to increase the potential for children to make more rapid progress in their learning  provide more opportunities for pre-school children to follow their own play choices, especially during daily routines.

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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 manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the 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 is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff demonstrate a secure knowledge of their roles and responsibilities to protect children from abuse and neglect. The provider has rigorous recruitment and vetting procedures in place and an effective induction system to support new staff. The manager supports staff's ongoing professional development and encourages them to use what they learn to improve outcomes for children. The provider works with the staff to closely monitor the progress of both individual and groups of children. This helps to ensure children receive any extra support they may need and gaps in learning are swiftly closed. The manager effectively uses additional funding well, for example, by purchasing resources and providing additional support. This helps to target children's individual interests and learning needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff are well qualified and understand how children learn through play. They use their good understanding of the needs and interests of individual children to provide a wide range of learning opportunities, both indoors and outdoors. Children thoroughly enjoy taking on the role of a builder, wearing safety hats and using water and sand to create cement to stick bricks together. This follows on from the children's interest in the building work going on at the nursery, and helps to consolidate their learning. Staff motivate and enthuse children very well. They support children's language development very effectively. Staff engage children in lots of conversations and ask a range of interesting questions to help challenge their thinking. They provide opportunities for children to practise their hand-to-eye coordination skills. Toddlers scoop up sand with spoons and use chopsticks to make patterns in the sand.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children develop good relationships with the staff. This contributes to their emotional security. Children of all ages develop a sense of belonging and responsibility as they proudly carry out their duties as helper for the day. Staff set good examples for children to follow. They offer praise for good behaviour and give gentle, positive reminders of the rules. Children have plenty of opportunities for physical exercise. They thoroughly enjoy the garden where they can kick a ball and use large play equipment to enhance their climbing and sliding skills. The systems in place to help children move on to school are highly effective. Staff help children to develop their independence. They learn to dress and undress in physical education sessions.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children achieve well from their individual starting points. Children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well by staff to achieve to their full potential. Babies explore their senses, looking at a real fruit and vegetables and investigating cooked noodles. Older children make cupcakes from dough and use scales to weigh their cakes. This helps them to explore numbers and compare objects by size and weight. Children independently tidy up toys and are very keen to sweep up spilt sand. Children gain the key skills they need to support their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY491301 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 1027278 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 - 11 Total number of places 70 Number of children on roll 63 Name of registered person Highgate Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01205871038

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Highgate Day Nursery was registered in 2015. The nursery employs 17 members of childcare staff. Of these, 13 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and above, including the provider, who has qualified teacher status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7am until 6pm. The nursery also offers out-of-school care from 3.30pm to 6pm during term times, and 7am to 6pm during school holidays. 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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