Lilypads Day Nursery & Pre-School Ltd

Lilypads Day Nursery & Pre-School Ltd 78 Burton End, HAVERHILL, Suffolk, CB9 9LR

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 March 2017 7 January 2013

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 Children make exceptional progress in relation to their starting points. The providers and staff work tirelessly with parents to support children's learning and develop a culture of partnership. A superb tracking system provides precise information about each child's ongoing progress. This enables staff to make sure that potential gaps in learning are addressed promptly.  All staff demonstrate determination to provide excellent quality childcare. This is sustained by their meticulous reflective practice involving children, parents and other professionals. Development includes providing a wide selection of activity bags, specifically designed with information sheets and props, for children to extend their play at home.  The providers and staff have developed extremely strong working relationships with members of staff at other settings the children attend. This has led to exceptionally good continuity of care and learning and excellent consistency of support for families.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children have heaps of fun and sustain interest in exciting activities that spur their investigative skills. They secure friendships and play confidently together. Children develop imaginary storylines while organising interactive dramatic play. For example, children carefully balance as they 'walk the plank, on their pirate ship' while others call to them to 'avoid the whales and sharks'.  Children are extremely well behaved. They learn from the excellent role models and consistently high expectations of staff. Children's understanding about showing consideration to others and taking turns develops rapidly. For example, they use sand timers independently helping to make turn taking fair.

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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

 monitor the impact staff training has on children's learning to make sure outcomes for children remain at an outstanding level.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with one of the registered providers.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the providers and members of staff. She looked at relevant documentation, including evidence of the suitability of persons working in the nursery and pre-school.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through the written feedback provided. The inspector discussed with the providers how they reflect on and continue to develop practice.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The positive promotion of children's welfare is excellent. Their safety is given the greatest priority. Both providers and all staff regularly attend pertinent training to enhance their understanding about protecting children from harm. Staff make sure that children learn how to protect themselves, teaching them to assess situations and use their voice if they feel worried. Exceptional attention is given to safe staff recruitment. An excellent programme of continuing professional development helps all staff to extend and implement teaching ideas very well. Teaching is highly effective. However, the providers have identified that the current evaluation of the impact of staff training on child development could be even more precise.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Assessment of children's learning is excellent. Staff monitor to ensure that all groups of children are successful and reach planned targets effectively. The providers work in close partnership with the local authority, listening to county-wide identified areas of concern relating to child development. For example, they have developed a learning programme in response to children's dental health concerns, organising dental professionals to deliver first hand learning experiences for children to learn about keeping teeth strong. This information is also shared with parents. Babies move with confidence and interact exceptionally well. They enjoy feeling understood by staff, who promote interactive communication remarkably well using sign language. Older children develop phonic skills, using this knowledge very competently. They identify their name or use writing for a purpose, recording captions on their creations or creating lists and notes in their games.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Staff very clearly understand that all activities are learning opportunities. They value and praise all that children do. Excellent standards of hygiene support the personal needs of babies and toddlers. Older children develop their self-help skills remarkably well as they competently deal with their personal needs. Staff are skilled in supporting children of all ages to form secure emotional attachments. Exceptional attention is given to promoting children's awareness of how to keep themselves safe while creating dens or serving their own hot meal. Extremely nutritious, well-balanced meals meet children's individual dietary needs. Staff very effectively support children to develop their muscles to control movement. Staff chat with older children, helping them to understand how to keep themselves healthy.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children of all ages develop a very secure foundation on which to develop their knowledge and skills in readiness for school. They become extremely motivated, active and think critically as they organise their play or join in group activities. Children enjoy experimenting, such as exploring what happens on windy days or learning that tape measures are better than rulers to measure tall objects, such as the slide.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY448938 Local authority Suffolk Inspection number 1066006 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 77 Name of registered person Lilypads Day Nursery & Pre-School Ltd

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Date of previous inspection 7 January 2013 Telephone number 01440 767 805

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Lilypads Day Nursery & Pre-School Ltd was registered in 2012. The nursery employs 13 members of childcare staff. Of these, 11 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and above. The nursery is open from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6.30pm. The nursery staff provide funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. Staff also offer a holiday club for children up to eight- years-old.

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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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