Little Pines Day Nursery

Little Pines Day Nursery 31 Kings Park Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH7 7AE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 May 2017 28 May 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 support and develop children's learning effectively to help them make good progress. For example they patiently give children time to explore, share information and extend their knowledge and language.  Staff help children to be emotionally secure when they first start. They gather information from parents that helps them meet children's care and learning needs.  Staff work well together and have a good understanding of their role in promoting children's development. They join in with children as they play, to help extend their learning.  Children are enthusiastic and motivated learners. Staff provide good opportunities for all children to explore the environment and understand the world.  The friendly and caring staff team provides positive role models that help children to develop good social skills and friendships.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although the provider gathers the views of parents, staff and children, she does not use these as effectively as possible to raise standards to the highest quality.  The procedures for monitoring staff practice are not yet focused fully on raising the quality of teaching to the highest level across the nursery.

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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

 use the views gained from parents, staff and children to effectively raise standards to a higher level and continually improve outcomes for children  focus more precisely on the methods used to monitor staff performance and drive the quality of teaching to a higher 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 observation with the provider.  The inspector spoke to members of staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection and held a meeting with the provider.  The inspector looked at children's records, evidence of the suitability of staff and a range of other documentation.  The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The provider takes the necessary steps to ensure the suitability of those employed to work with children. All staff understand their responsibility to safeguard children and know what to do if they are concerned about a child's welfare. Staff have first-aid training and know how to respond to an accident. They are enthusiastic and work well together as part of a friendly and motivated team. Staff have established effective partnerships with parents. Staff are committed to working together with them and encourage them to remain actively involved in their children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff are well qualified. High-quality interactions help to extend children's learning. For example staff facilitate and ask well-posed questions to promote children's thinking. Children listen attentively to stories and join in with familiar songs as part of developing their communication skills. Staff promote children's mathematical development particularly well. For example they model mathematical language during a planting activity and encourage children to estimate how tall their sunflowers will grow. Babies are encouraged to develop physical skills. For example, they use their bodies well as they try to catch the falling bubbles. Staff observe children regularly and make assessments about what they know and can do. Information gathered is successfully used to inform future planning. This helps staff identify any gaps in children's learning and swiftly address these.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are well settled and demonstrate close attachments to their key persons. Staff are very nurturing and provide a welcoming environment for children and their families. Resources are stored appropriately and babies and children independently choose what they would like to play with. Older children move freely around the nursery and enjoy the stimulating environment that helps them to play and learn. They are very sociable and confidently approach visitors to ask them questions. Children's behaviour is good. Staff praise children for their efforts. Mealtimes are social occasions and staff make good use of this time to engage in conversations with babies and children. Children are encouraged to follow healthy lifestyles and good hygiene practices. Children engage well in outdoor play, such as using scooters and a wooden climbing frame.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children have warm and caring relationships with each other and are very kind and respectful. Children are confident and thoroughly enjoy learning. They make good progress from the time they start at the nursery. Children are learning the skills required for their move onto school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 100474 Local authority Bournemouth Inspection number 1088828 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 25 Number of children on roll 43 Name of registered person Little Pines day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 28 May 2015 Telephone number 01202 301111

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Little Pines Day Nursery registered in 2000. It is located in Boscombe, close to Bournemouth in Dorset. The nursery is open each weekday, from 8.30am to 5.45pm, for 51 weeks of the year. A team of nine staff work with the children. All staff have early years qualifications. Of these, three of the staff, including the owner, hold early years professional status and five staff hold qualifications at level 3. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education to children aged three and four years.

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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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