Happy House Nursery

Happy House Nursery 6 Orchard Place, Weston Super Mare, BS23 1QP

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 June 2017 17 November 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

 Leaders and staff have made good improvements since the last inspection. Accurate evaluation, detailed action plans and guidance have supported staff well to improve the quality of their teaching and interactions, improving outcomes for children.  Staff organise the room and outdoor area effectively to offer children a good range of experiences across the areas of learning. Activities reflect children's interests and support their next steps in learning, which staff accurately identify. Children make good progress from their starting points.  Children engage well in imaginative role play. For example, they explore the pretend beachside cafe using play dough to represent ice cream sundaes. Staff support children well, building their communication and language skills. For example, they ask questions and model language well for children who learn English as an additional language.  Children build strong friendships. For example, they are very excited when they hear

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This provision is good

the doorbell and predict which of their friends will arrive next.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Leaders do not use their assessment systems as well as possible, to precisely monitor children's progress to ensure any gaps in groups of children's learning are closing.  Staff do not use all opportunities to help children be independent and choose resources for themselves.  Staff do not consistently help children understand potential risks to keep themselves safe.

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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

 strengthen the tracking of children's progress to obtain a more detailed analysis of the impact of teaching and any intervention needed for different groups of children  encourage children to be more independent and make decisions about the resources they use  support children to learn the rules and expectations of how to stay safe.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed staff's interactions and discussed children's learning as children played inside and outside.  The inspector spoke with staff, management, parents and children at convenient times during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the deputy manager and discussed how the manager supports staff in their professional development.  The inspector sampled documentation, including children's assessment records, the setting's action plans for improvement and the setting's policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff use their regular risk assessments well to ensure they protect children at the nursery and on outings. Leaders and managers complete detailed recruitment and induction arrangements to ensure staff are suitable for their role. The manager uses professional meetings well to gain information to share and model good practice to support her staff's skills. Leaders, managers and staff have a good understanding of their responsibility to report any child protection concerns about a child. They know where to access information and contact details for relevant agencies.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff gain good information from parents about children's starting points to influence their initial planning. They provide parents with ideas to support learning at home. Children are attentive at group times and engage well in familiar routines, such as completing the weather chart. Staff encourage children to make song choices, for example, using illustrated wooden spoons. Staff use their training well to provide stories, songs and rhymes to support children who learn English as an additional language effectively. Staff use daily routines well to help prepare children for school. They encourage children to recognise their name to place on the attendance board, count how many children are present and write the corresponding numeral. Staff use their training well to note inactive children and encourage their participation. For example, staff invite children to play hopscotch, adapting it well to include all ages and abilities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children have a good sense of belonging. For example, staff use the 'hello' song effectively to help children learn each other's names and welcome everyone into the nursery. Children have good opportunities to learn about healthy eating and hygienic practices. Staff support them well to wait patiently for their turn, after washing their hands, to use the orange squeezer to make fresh juice for their role play. Children have good opportunities to be outside and active, and make choices about where they play.

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Outcomes for children are good

Younger children show curiosity and are keen to explore how things work, such as how water trickles through some containers. Children use mathematical skills well in their play. They sort stacking cups by size to build towers and count the dough scoops of 'ice cream'. Children listen attentively and follow instructions well. When making fresh orange juice, older children test their ideas, for example, to explore how to squeeze the orange with their hands. Children gain the skills for their future learning well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY494714 Local authority North Somerset Inspection number 1078737 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 1 - 4 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 20 Name of registered person Aneta Barbara Moryn

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Date of previous inspection 17 November 2016 Telephone number 07773046993

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Happy House Nursery registered in 2015 and is situated in the centre of Weston-super- Mare, North Somerset. The setting opens from 7.30am until 6pm each weekday for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged three and four years. The owner, who is also the manager, and two of her staff hold early years qualifications at level 6. A fourth member of staff holds an early years 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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