The Old Vicarage

The Old Vicarage 32 Rutland Street, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UY

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 June 2017 21 January 2013

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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 have secure emotional attachments to staff which helps them to feel ready to learn and explore. Parents praise the staff and manager highly for the effective care practice that promotes their children's physical and emotional well-being.  Staff use children's interest in imaginative play to help promote their learning. They provide a stimulating learning environment and use it creatively to inspire children's thinking. They skilfully encourage children to speak in sentences.  Staff provide parents with many ways to contribute to their children's good progress from the outset and they help staff to establish what children know or can do. They receive detailed updates about their children's progress, which helps promote continuity in their learning.  The very strong culture of professional development created by the manager and owner leads to many staff gaining or working towards graduate-level qualifications,

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This provision is good

which enhances the provision for children's progress and well-being.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Occasionally, staff do not help children in the pre-school room to build on their independence and manage more tasks themselves.  Staff do not consistently provide exceptional levels of challenge during their interactions with children to help extend their learning in all areas.

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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 pre-school children's independence and self-help skills  provide children with more challenge to help extend their learning further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of practice indoors and outside, and assessed the impact of this on children's welfare and learning.  The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection.  The inspector held discussions with the manager and the provider. She examined relevant documents, including evidence of checks on the suitability of those working in the nursery.  The inspector and the manager carried out two joint observations of teaching.  The inspector spoke with one parent and took account of parents' written views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The manager and owner ensure that staff have an up-to-date knowledge of how to recognise potential risks to children's safety. They know how to report any concerns to help protect children's welfare. Children's safety and well-being are of the highest priority. The manager and the owner swiftly review policies, procedures and staff professional development needs, in response to any incidents. They make any changes required to keep children safe. The manager and owner seek parents' views regularly, which helps to develop and tailor practice for children's needs. The owner continually strives to identify new ways to enhance the quality of provision.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The manager has a strong understanding of how to use information about children's progress, including monitoring different groups of children, to help identify areas to support children's development. Staff talk with parents and jointly plan for the good progress of children receiving additional funding. Children gain confidence when participating in activities in larger groups. For example, they enjoy together with their friends the experience of rhyme and rhythm, and knowledge about letters and the sounds they make. Staff provide a multitude of activities for all age ranges, which promotes their development of the skills needed before learning to write. Children proudly demonstrate their knowledge of numbers to staff by counting towers of large blocks independently.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff praise children for their efforts and successes, helping to motivate them to learn. They help children to listen and understand when they need to work together to complete small tasks effectively. Staff use children's ideas to help plan activities, showing children that their views are valued and helping to develop their good self-esteem. They ensure that resources are accessible so that children can make decisions about what to play with. Children enjoy stimulating activities that help them to gain a positive awareness of diversity and an understanding of the similarities they share with others, as well as respect for any differences. Staff implement clear boundaries and rules, helping children to manage their feelings and behaviour.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress towards gaining the skills and attitudes needed for their next stage in learning, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and those in receipt of funding for early education. Children quickly develop speaking skills and are confident communicators who use their imaginations. They learn good manners and cooperate with others, forming friendships. Children develop an enjoyment of nutritious foods and exercise. They learn routines that promote their good hygiene.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY391908 Local authority Blackburn Inspection number 1065364 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 56 Number of children on roll 55 Name of registered person The Old Vicarage Nursery Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 21 January 2013 Telephone number 01254677339

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The Old Vicarage registered in 2009 and is privately owned by a limited company. The nursery employs 13 members of childcare staff. Of these, nine hold relevant qualifications at level 3, one holds a qualification at level 5 and one holds a qualification at level 6. One staff member has qualified teacher status and one has early years professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday for 51 weeks of the year, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 7am until 6pm. The nursery receives funding to provide free 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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