Redcroft Day Nursery

Redcroft Day Nursery Redcroft Day Nursery, 31a Mareham Lane, SLEAFORD, Lincolnshire, NG34 7JY

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 June 2017 3 June 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

 Staff support children well when they move rooms within the nursery. For example, key persons take children for visits. This helps to promote children's emotional well-being.  Children are confident and keen to explore the well-resourced environment, inside and outside. They make good progress in their learning and development.  Staff work well in partnership with other professionals to support children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. Targeted support is provided to promote their learning and development.  Children behave well. Staff provide children with clear boundaries so they know what is expected of them. They praise children for their achievements, helping to raise their self-esteem.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not gather enough information from parents about children's abilities when they first start.  The current systems for analysing the progress made by different groups of children is not fully embedded.  The management team have not fully embedded the monitoring of staff's practice to enhance the already good quality of teaching.

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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

 gather more detailed information from parents about what children know and can do when they first start to help staff plan for their good progress  strengthen the current arrangements for comparing the progress made by different groups of children to maintain their good progress  strengthen the systems for monitoring staff's practice to raise the quality of teaching to a higher level.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors 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 deputy manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery deputy manager and provider. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to several parents, read written feedback during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The management team has a secure knowledge of what to do if they have concerns about the children in their care. They work closely with other agencies to promote children’s safety. Staff risk assess the environment that children access and regularly count the number of children present. This promotes their safety. Self- evaluation is effective in identifying how the nursery can continue to improve. The management team seeks feedback from parents and staff to help identify where changes can be made. This helps to increase opportunities for children. Staff help children to learn about how to keep themselves safe. For example, they take part in regular fire evacuation drills. Staff share information with parents about children’s ongoing achievements in the nursery. Parents comment positively about the nursery. They say that staff are lovely and their children are happy.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff are well qualified and plan for children’s learning using their observations. They promote children’s communication and language skills well. For example, staff encourage younger children to sing nursery rhymes and to join in actions to songs. Staff repeat words back to children to help them recognise the correct pronunciation for words. They ask children a good range of questions to encourage them to elaborate on their ideas and to talk about their experiences. Staff help older children to make predictions in their play. For example, they ask children if they think that either a large or small ball will go through a tunnel the fastest.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff ensure children have daily access to outdoors for fresh air and exercise. Younger children bounce on large balls, older children ride on scooters. This helps children to develop their physical skills. Children learn about people in the community who help them. For example, staff arrange for a first responder to show children their vehicle. Children help staff to plant vegetables in the garden. This helps them to develop their understanding of how food grows. Staff provide children with a good range of healthy snacks and meals and keep parents informed about what their child is eating.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning. Younger children show good levels of concentration when they use tweezers and pegs to pick up pasta. This helps them develop good hand-to-eye coordination. Children demonstrate their independence when they put on their coats and select resources to support their interests. They learn key skills in preparation for their move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY101231 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 1091261 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 2 - 7 Total number of places 46 Number of children on roll 62 Name of registered person David Mewse & Louise Claire Mewse Partnership

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 3 June 2015 Telephone number 01529 414262

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Redcroft Day Nursery registered in 2002. The nursery employs 15 members of childcare staff. Of these, nine hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, one at level 4, one at level 5 and one at level 6. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, apart from one week at Christmas and bank holidays. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. 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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