Bright Sparks Nursery Ltd

Bright Sparks Nursery Ltd Salvation Army Hall, Sythwood, Woking, Surrey, GU21 3BE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 March 2017 10 February 2015

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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

 Staff are extremely committed to their work and continually develop their knowledge and skills. They understand their safeguarding roles and responsibilities fully.  Staff interact with children effectively. Overall, they help all children build on what they know and can do. Children make very good progress from their starting points.  Children demonstrate a strong sense of security and enjoy warm and close relationships with staff. They understand behaviour expectations and are kind to others.  Staff promote healthy lifestyles effectively. Children enjoy healthy snacks, such as daily fruit, and have plenty of opportunity to run and be physically active.  The manager and staff team regularly review their practice to ensure continuous improvement to the setting and the services they provide for children and their families.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, children have fewer opportunities to explore and access resources fully, to help extend their play ideas and to increase their level of enjoyment further.  Staff miss opportunities to engage fully with parents at times, in particular, to discuss and share detailed information about their children's identified next stages in learning.

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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 some activities, in particular, so that children can explore and benefit fully from all learning experiences  develop further opportunities for parents to engage even further with staff about their children's next steps in learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector toured the premises and reviewed the resources and equipment.  The inspector talked to parents and considered their comments.  The inspector observed the interaction of staff with children and discussed the effectiveness of some planned activities.  The inspector discussed the manager's self-evaluation process with her.  The inspector reviewed a sample of relevant documents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff have a clear knowledge and understanding of child protection procedures, including the action they would take if they had concerns for a child's welfare. The management team ensure that staff refresh their knowledge about safeguarding. For example, they hold regular meetings with staff and ensure they access a range of training opportunities to improve their professional knowledge and skills continually. Staff accurately monitor children's progress and identify any gaps in their learning. Overall, parents' comments suggest that they are happy with the caring environment the staff provide and their children's good progress. Children who receive additional funding benefit from effective support, and they are progressing in line with other children of similar ages and stage of development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff skilfully support children in their play. For example, while children explore with playdough, staff use this opportunity to promote children's developing language skills and help them to solve simple number problems. They tailor their teaching practice so that all children receive the right amount of support and challenge. Children develop their social skills effectively and learn to take turns and share with others. For example, they negotiate space with one another as they make patterns and structures in the sand. Younger children enjoy being creative. For example, they dress up and play imaginary games in the role-play areas, and use the space outside to run and be physical.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff know children well and promote their independent skills effectively. For example, they ensure children have plenty of opportunities to do things themselves, such as putting on their coats and boots for outside play, and collecting their lunch boxes. Children enjoy taking on small responsibilities, for instance, at tidy up time, they help each other to put away resources. Children have plenty of opportunity to play outside in the fresh air. They learn to manage risks in their play appropriately, for example, as they climb on small tree trunks and ride wheeled toys. Children enjoy learning about the world in which they live. For example, they get very excited when people who work in the local community visit their nursery to talk about their role.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children develop the necessary skills to help prepare them for the next stage of their learning, such as nursery or school. For example, they learn to draw and make marks using a variety of writing tools, such as crayons and paintbrushes. They know that words carry meaning and learn to recognise their names. Children explore the use of mathematical language well, such as 'more' or 'less' and communicate their needs well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY410470 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1085918 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 30 Name of registered person Bright Sparks Nursery Ltd

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Date of previous inspection 10 February 2015 Telephone number 07392095518

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Bright Sparks Nursery Ltd registered in 2010. It is located in the Horsell area of Woking. Daily sessions run from 9am until 12pm and 12pm until 3pm. The nursery is in receipt of funding for free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are five members of staff, all of whom hold relevant early years qualifications.

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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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