National Specialist Family Service

National Specialist Family Service 29-31 Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2BJ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 June 2017 19 March 2015

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 Children thrive and flourish in the nursery. Staff promote children's personal, social and emotional development superbly. The highly positive and supportive atmosphere within the nursery fosters children's emotional well-being exceptionally well.  Observations, assessments and planning are precise and sharply focused on each child's individual needs. Children enjoy taking part in exciting activities that challenge their learning. All children make excellent progress. For those children whose starting points are lower, gaps in attainment are closing rapidly.  Partnerships with parents are superb. Staff have put in place a broad array of imaginative tailored support to engage parents. Parents really enjoy the ingenious one- to-one sessions they have with the staff to learn how to care for their child appropriately.  Children's safety is central to everything staff do. They have exceptionally strong links

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This provision is outstanding

with external professionals working with children to reduce the risk of harm and promote their welfare and education.  A robust system for the observation of staff practice helps leaders to monitor the quality of teaching. There is an extremely strong and consistent emphasis on promoting staff's professional development. All staff are highly motivated and driven. This has a positive impact on all areas of 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

 build on the already excellent monitoring of children's progress to help narrow achievement gaps even more rapidly.

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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 spoke with staff and children during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to a number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have an expert understanding of their role in protecting children's welfare and current legislation. They are extremely clear about the procedures to follow in the event of a concern about a child. Highly effective arrangements for the recruitment, vetting, regular supervision meetings and appraisal of staff are in place. All staff, parents and children are involved in actively reviewing and evaluating all aspects of the nursery. This ensures that actions for improvement are extremely well targeted and always highly ambitious. Children's progress is precisely assessed and monitored. Their individual needs are promptly addressed. Leaders have identified the need to give priority to making even greater use of data, in order to help narrow achievement gaps even more rapidly.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff motivate children and ignite their thirst for early learning with their extreme passion and excellent teaching. The nursery environment is exceptionally well resourced, indoors and outdoors. It is organised to capture children's curiosity and promote their investigations. For example, toddlers show wonder and excitement as they explore shaving foam tentatively. They are self-assured and enjoy investigating a wide variety of mirrors and musical instruments. Babies confidently explore different objects in the environment, such as shiny scarves and colourful animal shapes. Staff provide parents with a multitude of ways to share information on children's progress. Parents are offered hands-on sessions, in which they learn about ways to support their child's learning and development at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The relationships between staff and children are exceptionally strong. Staff work on a one- to-one basis with each child. They have first-rate knowledge of children's individual needs and interests. This helps to expertly foster and monitor the emotional well-being of babies and children. Children benefit from a wide range of freshly prepared healthy snacks. Staff provide exciting opportunities for children to develop independence and experience physical challenge. Children's behaviour is excellent. Babies delight when taking part in massage sessions and hand-to-eye coordination activities. This helps them to feel calm and relaxed.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children are making outstanding progress from their starting points. They are inquisitive, confident and motivated learners. Children make exceptional progress in their communication and language skills. They are remarkably well prepared for their move on to other settings when the time comes.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 501030 Local authority Sheffield Inspection number 1091057 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 - 1 Total number of places 13 Number of children on roll 4 Name of registered person Phoenix House

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 19 March 2015 Telephone number 0114 2685131

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Phoenix House Nursery registered in 2001. The nursery employs four members of childcare staff. All of these hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 8.30am until 4.30pm.

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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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