Tops Day Nurseries - Wimborne

Tops Day Nurseries - Wimborne Tops Day Nurseries, Leigh Road, WIMBORNE, Dorset, BH21 2BX

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 April 2017 10 May 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

 Children are happy, settled and secure. They enjoy the time they spend at the nursery, and develop strong bonds and friendships.  Children benefit from a broad range of interesting activities and resources. They show a keen interest in their play.  Staff get to know children well, which helps them to provide good care for children and support their development effectively. Staff and management monitor children's progress regularly, which enables them to identify and address gaps in their learning quickly.  Management provides ongoing support and guidance for staff so that they work well as a team and continue to develop their teaching practice.  Staff establish positive partnerships with parents, which helps them to meet individual needs well. Parents comment positively on the communication they receive about their children's time at the nursery.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 When children attend additional early years settings, staff do not always share information frequently enough to fully support consistency in children's welfare and learning.  Staff sometimes miss opportunities to encourage children's early writing skills, such as through their immediate interests and spontaneous play opportunities.

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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 more secure partnerships with other early years professionals and settings that children attend, to support further continuity in their learning  make better use of daily opportunities to encourage fully children's early writing skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's activities, and staff's interaction with them, in all age groups, inside and outside.  The inspector talked to staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at a sample of documents, including risk assessments, the safeguarding policy, accident records and children's progress records.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager, and completed separate interviews with the manager and area manager.  The inspector took account of parents' views and comments, obtained in person.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Management and staff complete detailed risk assessments to help them keep children safe at the nursery and on outings. For example, they make sure that there are sufficient staff to support children's welfare and learning when they visit woodland areas. Management and staff have a good understanding of how to recognise if a child is at risk; they know the procedures to follow if they have concerns about a child. Staff keep their knowledge up to date, such as through training and regular discussions. Management carries out clear recruitment procedures to check staff's suitability to work with children. Recent changes in the staff team are being well managed so that children are supported in their learning. Management values the views of staff, parents and children in their self-evaluation to continue to make improvements.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff understand that children learn through play and exploration. They provide a stimulating environment with interesting resources that encourage children to investigate and try out their own ideas. At the inspection, for example, children used their imaginations well and were able to extend their pretend play and thoughts outside. They collected various ingredients and were keen to experiment as they mixed 'potions' from materials such as oil, water, leaves, pulses and sand. Staff provided various utensils and encouraged children to notice changes that were happening. Staff support children's language development well. For example, they talk with children during their play. Staff describe what they are doing and introduce new words, such as 'soft' and 'sprinkle' when babies investigate dry sand.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff support children well as they move on in their learning, for example, as they transfer from the baby area to the toddler room. Children settle quickly and develop warm and trusting relationships. Children learn about staying safe. When on outings, staff teach children about aspects of safety, such as dangers on the roads, hazardous plants and the risks of touching animals they do not know. Children have various opportunities to set their own physical challenges and take calculated risks, for example, as they climb and descend large apparatus in the garden.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points. They learn useful skills that help prepare them well for starting school. For example, children become increasingly independent in managing their own food and equipment at mealtimes. They learn to use the toilet and manage their clothing without help. Children show an interest in numbers, sounds and letters, and learn to recognise familiar written words such as their name.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 156231 Local authority Dorset Inspection number 1096347 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 - 8 Total number of places 98 Number of children on roll 170 Name of registered person Tops Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 10 May 2013 Telephone number 01202 841691

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Tops Day Nurseries registered in 2001. It is located near Wimborne, in Dorset. The nursery is open each weekday from 6am until 6pm all year round, including public holidays. The Mini Beasts play club operates before and after school and during school holidays. The nursery provides funded early education for children aged two, three and four years. The nursery employs 16 members of staff, most of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The manager holds a relevant qualification at level 5.

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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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