Park Avenue Day Nursery

Park Avenue Day Nursery 12 Park Avenue, SALE, Cheshire, M33 6HE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 June 2017 16 March 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

 Children share warm, supportive relationships with staff, helping to foster their emotional security. They demonstrate a strong sense of belonging and are supported by staff who know them well. Children are happy and settled.  Partnership working with parents and other professionals helps to provide continuity in children's learning and their individual care routines. Staff establish starting points for learning by seeking detailed information from parents about what children can already do when they join the nursery.  Staff make regular observations and accurate assessments of children's learning. These are monitored well and next steps for children's individual development are identified and targeted to close any potential gaps in a timely manner.  Managers drive forward continuous improvement by setting high expectations and monitoring the quality of teaching and staff performance. They coach and mentor staff

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This provision is good

effectively and support ongoing professional development. This has a positive impact on the quality of teaching and supports children's welfare.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The learning of two-year-old children is sometimes disrupted by groups of other children walking through their playroom to access the garden.  Staff do not give the same thoughtful consideration to activities provided outdoors for babies and younger children as those planned for indoors.

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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 how children access the garden to avoid occasional disruption to other children's learning  enhance planning to provide more opportunities for babies and the youngest children to explore, be curious and make independent choices about their play in the outdoor environment.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. Three joint observations were carried out with the manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager and the provider and kept them informed through regular discussion throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at a selection of documentation, including children's learning records, safeguarding procedures, attendance registers and accident records.  The inspector considered evidence of suitability checks carried out for all staff.  The inspector held discussions with staff and children throughout the inspection. She spoke to a number of parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff remove potential hazards, helping to maintain a safe environment for children. They are aware of possible signs and symptoms of abuse and know the correct procedures to follow to support children's welfare. Managers follow safer recruiting procedures and monitor the ongoing suitability of staff. They seek parents' views and those of the staff to help support evaluation of the provision. Parents comment that they are very happy with the quality of care and the learning opportunities that their children receive. Managers monitor the progress of different groups of children and target areas of learning to strengthen their development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff play alongside children and model actions for them to copy. They ask questions that support individual thinking and provide challenge to move children's learning on. Staff add descriptive words to children's expressions to help extend their vocabulary. Babies enjoy exploring different textures, such as water and rice, helping to support their sensory development. Children join in with action rhymes, furthering their listening skills and physical development. Staff plan activities that build on children's interests. For example, two-year-old children eagerly use puppets to join in with stories. Pre-school children enjoy measuring and comparing the different heights of pea shoots growing in the garden. This helps to support their mathematical development and awareness of changes in living things. Children count confidently as they build complex structures with wooden bricks. Staff encourage the most able children to write numerals. Children express their unique

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

creativity as they paint and mix colours.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff nurture children well and are sensitive to their individual needs. Children play cooperatively and are well behaved, as staff promote expectations in positive ways. Staff help to foster children's good health through healthy eating and daily exercise. Children's self-care skills are well supported. For example, babies are encouraged to feed themselves and older children go the toilet and wash their hands independently. All staff hold a paediatric first-aid qualification, helping them to deal with any minor injuries.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress in their learning. They are gaining confidence to take part in group activities and to be independent learners. Children are developing skills to help them listen to others, express their own ideas and have a go. These qualities will support them in the next stage of their learning, including when they move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY380927 Local authority Trafford Inspection number 1093577 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 - 4 Total number of places 38 Number of children on roll 52 Name of registered person Marianne Emily McDowell

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Date of previous inspection 16 March 2015 Telephone number 0161 905 1315

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Park Avenue Day Nursery registered in 2008. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, from 8am until 6pm, for 51 weeks a year. It employs 11 members of staff. Of these, one has early years professional status, two hold an early years degree, one holds a qualification at level 4 and six hold a qualification at level 3. The nursery 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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