Stars Childcare

Stars Childcare Grosvenor Assembly Rooms, Grosvenor Street, WALLASEY, Merseyside, CH44 1AQ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 March 2017 28 March 2013

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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 dedicated management team is committed to, and passionate about, providing at least good quality care and education for children and have high expectations of staff. They have a clear understanding of the strengths and weakness of the setting. Detailed plans are in place to further improve outcomes for children.  Staff work very well with parents and other professionals to support children with additional learning needs. Advice received is implemented very effectively into planning and ensures children receive a consistent approach from all adults working with them. Parents speak very highly of the setting and value the support given to children's ongoing care and learning.  The quality of teaching is good and some aspects, particularly in the baby room, are outstanding. Staff use their qualifications, knowledge and skills well to observe and assess children's learning and to plan purposeful, exciting activities that reflect

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This provision is good

children's stage of development and interests, helping children to make good progress.  Staff working in the baby room are highly skilled in supporting children's emotional well-being. They are warm and responsive to babies' needs and provide high levels of care and emotional support. Babies are happy, settled and show a real sense of belonging.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Sometimes, key persons do not make best use of information about children's individual interests to plan and organise activities so that they have the most valuable learning opportunities.  The professional development of staff working with older children is not yet strongly embedded enough to consistently raise the quality of staff practice 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

 review the planning and organisation of activities to make the most effective use of information about children's individual interests, and ensure children have the most valuable learning experiences to help them make rapid progress  embed the current programme of continuous professional development further and ensure all staff, particularly those working with older children, consistently extend their knowledge and skills to raise teaching to an outstanding level.

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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 setting manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the setting manager and deputy manager. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the setting.  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

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff attend regular safeguarding training and have a robust understanding of child protection issues. They know what to do if they are worried about the safety or welfare of a child. Robust risk assessments are in place to help ensure all areas of the setting are safe and secure. Regular supervision meetings between managers and staff discuss staff practice and offer further support. The manager monitors children's progress over time. She makes good use of this information to help develop the setting's self-evaluation and inform the action planning processes. The manager uses additional funding well to help close gaps in children's learning. For example, she purchases specific resources to help support children's emerging understanding of mathematics. Parents are kept well informed regarding their children's progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Overall, staff use their qualifications, knowledge and skills well to identify and plan for what children need to learn next. In the pre-school room staff plan activities to help children understand the natural world. Children excitedly examine frogspawn and predict what will happen to it. Staff interact well with children to help support their communication and language development. They introduce new and interesting words as children play that help extend their vocabulary. For example, children discuss the features of a frog; they describe it as slimy and talk about its webbed feet. Outside, staff skilfully support children to use their imaginations. Children contribute their ideas with confidence and squeal with delight as they run around pretending to swim away from sharks.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Information regarding children's care needs is obtained from parents and used well by staff. Staff help children understand how to keep themselves safe and healthy. For example, they explain to children why they should not run indoors. The well established key-person system contributes to children's self-confidence and their feelings of being safe. Children are well behaved for their ages. Clear guidance from staff supports them with learning to consider each other as they play. Children are highly active outdoors and their physical well-being is well supported. Staff make effective use of opportunities to celebrate diversity.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning and development and are confident, motivated learners. All children, including those in receipt of additional funding, and children who have specific learning needs, are developing the key skills required to prepare them for the move on to school. They gain a sense of independence through the accessible environment and tasks that encourage them to do things for themselves. Children learn about linking sounds and letters. Older children apply these skills as they begin linking sounds to create simple words and sentences.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY453662 Local authority Wirral Inspection number 1066339 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 - 4 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 31 Name of registered person Liscard Community Facilities Complex Committee

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 28 March 2013 Telephone number 0151 638 6962

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Stars Childcare was registered in 2012. The setting employs nine members of childcare staff. Of these, six hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, including the manager who holds early years professional status and the deputy manager who holds a level 4 qualification. The setting opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions in the baby room are from 8am until 6pm. Sessions in the pre-school room are from 8.45am until 11.45am and from midday until 3pm. The setting 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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