St Georges Neighbourhood Nursery

St Georges Neighbourhood Nursery Kemp Town Crypt Community Centre, St. Georges Church, St. Georges Road, Brighton, BN2 1ED

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 May 2017 24 June 2016

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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

 The whole staff team and the manager are united in their strong commitment to raising the quality of teaching and care. The manager has led the team effectively to address issues raised in previous inspections and improve the outcomes for children.  Staff have good teaching skills. For instance, they ask children questions and commentate on their play, modelling language and challenging their thinking.  Children have good relationships with key staff. They include them in their play and turn to them for comfort, such as when they are tired.  Children's transition from one room to another is managed very well throughout the nursery. Staff support them to settle gradually, build their confidence to manage the changes and help them as they prepare for the eventual move on to school.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Sometimes, staff somewhat restrict the younger children's freedom to be creative and express themselves artistically.  Staff occasionally do not use all the information available to them to plan precise ways to further challenge the most able children.

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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

 make greater use of opportunities for younger children to develop their own creative ideas  enhance the use of systems for monitoring children's learning to plan precise ways to challenge the most able children even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed staff teaching children of all age groups, indoors and outdoors.  The inspector spoke to staff, children and parents at convenient times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation including children's records, planning and self-evaluation.  The inspector met with the manager to discuss leadership and how she supports staff.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Staff have developed strong partnerships with parents and other agencies. Together, they consistently support children's care and development. Management uses additional funding effectively, such as to provide additional staffing for individual children who need extra support. Staff are supported by the manager and complete mandatory training as well as training identified to extend their individual skills further. For instance, staff completed training to help children connect their feelings with their behaviour. A culture of continuous reflection on practice has helped to identify staff training needs and aspects of the nursery provision that need to improve. Safeguarding is effective. Staff know how to address concerns and maintain confidentiality as part of protecting children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff monitor the progress made by groups of children. Overall, they adapt planning effectively to close any gaps in children's learning. Staff follow children's interests and allow them to lead much of their play, offering appropriate support. For example, as children construct with small bricks, staff ask which bricks they want next and help to find them so children can focus on their design skills. Staff place toys that babies like just out of reach to encourage them to practise moving forwards. Staff involve parents in children's learning and progress through the use of a computer tracking system which parents can log in to and contribute to. This keeps them well informed and helps provide continuity in learning support for children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children behave very well. Staff are attentive and calm, setting a good example. Children learn to be sociable. They make friends with their peers and learn about sharing and joining in. Staff create a calm and welcoming environment that reflects children's families and backgrounds well. Children have areas to relax and they develop increasing levels of independence in the safe spaces. They have daily opportunities to spend time outside. They practise moving their bodies and develop an awareness of how the weather affects them. For example, children know they need sun hats and cream when the sun is hot.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are progressing well and their achievements are within the expected range for their ages. They are confident and highly motivated to learn. Older children, for example, engage staff in a deep discussion that develops from talking about the water in a fire engine to fish living in lakes and parents buying fish to eat. Some children show they are developing good early literacy skills, such as identifying the letter 't' in the word 'table'. Children scoop sand and fill containers, learning early mathematical concepts of capacity and volume. They develop important skills ready for future learning in school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY294911 Local authority Brighton & Hove Inspection number 1095866 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 50 Number of children on roll 44 Name of registered person Kemp Town Crypt Trustees

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Date of previous inspection 24 June 2016 Telephone number 01273 530880

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St Georges Neighbourhood Nursery registered in 2004. The nursery is open each weekday from 8am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education to children aged two, three and four years. The nursery employs eight staff, all of whom hold relevant qualifications. This includes one member of staff who has a foundation degree in early 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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