Setting 310325

Report for Childcare on Domestic Premises

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 June 2017 15 November 2012

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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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 The providers and manager are passionate about providing good facilities and achieving the best outcomes for all children. They have worked hard to constantly improve the nursery environment, particularly with the extension of nursery places.  The experienced and well-qualified manager works in partnership with the providers ensuring they have a shared vision for the nursery. They gather the views of parents, children and staff and use this information to set targets for improving the nursery.  All children develop close bonds with long serving staff who know them well. Staff are extremely supportive and help children to settle into the nursery environment, this helps them to quickly gain confidence.  Children's physical health and well-being are a high priority. Staff provide a healthy and nutritious diet and reinforce positive hygiene practices to children, including brushing their teeth. Dance and movement classes help support the children to become more

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This provision is good

physically active.  Staff support children's learning well. Using their knowledge from observations and assessments of the children, staff plan a range of challenging activities and skilfully play alongside children to build on their existing skills and capabilities.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always make the most of opportunities in activities and daily routines to extend younger children's mathematical understanding as fully as possible.

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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

 introduce more mathematical ideas and language into daily routines and play activities for the younger children, that further extend their mathematical understanding.

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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 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 good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Extremely vigilant recruitment and vetting arrangements promote children's welfare. Leaders have an excellent understanding of their responsibility to safeguard children. Staff are clear on the role they play in child protection. Ongoing training helps to keep their knowledge up to date. The manager and senior staff complete robust risk assessments to ensure that any potential hazards are minimised and children are well supervised. The manager engages staff in regular supervision meetings and advises them about how to plan for children's next stages in learning. She closely monitors the progress of different groups of children, and data is scrupulously analysed to identify any gaps in learning. Staff receive ongoing support and regular training, helping them continue to develop their already good knowledge and keep their skills updated.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff provide a variety of exciting learning opportunities that captures children's enthusiasm and interests them. Babies play with large chalks on the outdoor chalkboards, making marks in preparation for early writing. Toddlers laugh with delight as they dance and jump to music, helping develop their physical skills and awareness of their bodies. Pre-school children paint pictures of butterflies and caterpillars and articulately chat about how they watched the cocoons turn into butterflies. Staff skilfully ask questions to challenge children's thinking and help them to build on their ideas. Staff work closely with other professionals to implement agreed strategies in order to support children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. This targeted approach successfully improves outcomes for children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Highly effective settling-in procedures and the particularly well established key-person system helps to ensure children settle very quickly and develop the confidence to explore and learn. Babies benefit greatly from the very strong attachments they build with staff. Children practise excellent hygiene throughout the day. They independently wipe their noses at sniffle stations positioned inside and outside the nursery, they dispose of the tissues and immediately wash their hands. Children can access the outside toilet facilities to promote further independence. This is particularly supportive to children during toilet training. All children are superbly encouraged to develop their physical skills and become more active. For example, babies are encouraged to crawl through tunnels and toddlers to climb onto apparatus, helping support risk taking and problem solving.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress. They demonstrate very positive attitudes and are confident communicators. Young children develop good social skills, taking turns and sharing equipment. They show a wonderful interest in the lives of others and the world around them. Children learn the skills they need for their future learning and are extremely well prepared in readiness for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 310325 Local authority Trafford Inspection number 1059531 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 88 Number of children on roll 90

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 15 November 2012

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Telephone number

Sale Private Day Nursery opened in 1992 and operates from Sale in Trafford. The nursery is open each weekday from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round except for one week at Christmas. The nursery employs 13 members of staff who work directly with the children. Of these, seven hold a childcare qualification at level 3, four at level 2, one at level 5 and one at level 6.

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Telephone number

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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Telephone number

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