Sunshine Day Care Centre

Sunshine Day Care Centre Agora Shopping, The Agora Centre Church Street, Milton Keynes, MK12 5LG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 March 2017 5 September 2016

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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

 Leaders have made significant improvements to the quality of the provision since the last inspection. As a result, children make good progress in their learning and are well prepared for school.  High priority is placed on promoting children's communication skills. Consequently, children are confident speakers; they listen to one another and talk through their ideas.  Children are independent and make decisions about what they do and where they play. The routine of the session and organisation of the environment supports children to play an active role in their learning.  Children feel good about themselves because staff value each child as an individual and celebrate their achievements and success. As a result, children develop strong relationships with their peers.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Links with other early years settings that children attend have not yet been established. This limits staff's ability to work in partnership by gaining a fuller picture of what children can do to support their learning.  Leaders are not yet monitoring practice as closely as they can to improve the quality to an outstanding level.

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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

 develop systems to share information and work in partnership with other settings that children attend in order to further support children's learning  strengthen the systems to improve the quality of practice to an outstanding level, and use this information to identify learning priorities for staff and opportunities for professional development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's progress.  The inspector spoke with staff and children at suitable times throughout the inspection.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector spoke with parents during the inspection and took account of their views.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including evidence of staff suitability; records of the progress children make; planning and some policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Leaders and staff have a shared vision. They are passionate about improving outcomes for children and this is embedded in practice throughout the setting. Recent training has led to changes in how the curriculum is planned and how this is monitored. As a result, exciting and challenging experiences are offered based on children's interests. This impacts positively on children's engagement and the progress they make. Leaders have high expectations of what children can achieve. Robust monitoring of children's progress and partnership working with parents supports children to achieve their potential. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The implementation of new recruitment procedures, and recent training, has ensured that all those working with children are suitable and have a secure knowledge of how to keep children safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff have a secure understanding of how young children learn. They work closely with parents to identify what children are able to do and what they enjoy and use this information to plan the next steps in children's learning. Staff teach the basic skills well and adapt their approach effectively to support and challenge younger and more able children. Staff make very good use of incidental opportunities to promote children's learning. For example, staff build on children's interest in the cars by encouraging them to work out why some will not fit on the garage platform. Effective questioning and modelling encourages children to work out problems for themselves. Staff talk to children about what they are doing and demonstrate how to use equipment; for example to help younger children develop their skills in cutting.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff and children form positive and trusting relationships. High priority is placed on helping children recognise and value similarities and differences between themselves and others. Children talk about the rules and what is expected of them at the welcome group time. As a result, their behaviour is very good and they develop a strong sense of belonging to the group. Children learn how to keep themselves safe and healthy. Even the youngest children explain why it is important to wash their hands using soap as they follow the visual instructions displayed at the sink before having their snack. The nurturing environment, and the strong attachments that children form, really help to prepare children emotionally for the next stage in their learning, including the transfer to school.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are happy and express a creative imagination as they wash their dolls in the baby bath. They trickle water through their fingers over their babies and delight when staff copy them. Children are sensitive and show a caring nature speaking softly as they lift their babies from the bath and wrap them in their towels. Children concentrate and persevere with tasks; for example, when trying to dress their babies. Younger children copy what staff do so that they can achieve the task successfully for themselves. Children identify and match objects to pictures and words displayed. Older children learn about the sounds letters make, which helps to develop their early literacy skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY486939 Local authority Milton Keynes Inspection number 1082802 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 - 8 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 2 Name of registered person Thanureka Jegajeevan

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Date of previous inspection 5 September 2016 Telephone number 07999241676

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Sunshine Daycare registered in 2015. It is privately owned. The setting is based within the Agora shopping centre in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. It is open on weekdays from 6.30am until 6.30pm, depending on demand. The provider is also a registered childminder. The provider works as the manager and employs three staff, all of whom hold relevant qualifications. The provider holds a relevant level 5 qualification in leadership and level 3 qualification in childcare.

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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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