Daisy Chain Nursery Askern

Daisy Chain Nursery Askern Spa Spiders Children Centre, Spa Pool Road, Askern, DONCASTER, South Yorkshire, DN6 0HZ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 June 2017 Not applicable

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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

 The experienced and well-qualified staff team has superb knowledge of children's interests and their preferred learning styles. Staff provide an extensive range of exciting, challenging and well-thought out activities that inspires children and captures their interest.  Children play exceptionally well together and show consideration to their friends. They share ideas, listen to others and work together to solve problems.  The management team analyses the progress made by individuals and groups of children. They use the information they collate to help close gaps in children's learning. This contributes to the excellent progress that children make in all areas of development.  Children display extremely good levels of behaviour. Staff consistently praise children, regardless of how small their achievement may be. This helps to significantly raise children's confidence and self-esteem.  There is a robust key-person system in place which supports children to form secure

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This provision is outstanding

attachments and positive relationships with staff. This significantly contributes towards children displaying high levels of independence and motivation.  Staff have established highly effective partnerships with professionals. They share detailed information about children's needs. This helps to provide a very consistent approach to supporting children's continued progress.

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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

 continue to implement an even wider variety of strategies to further enhance the excellent involvement of parents in their children's learning and development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed all areas of the premises used by the children.  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. She completed a joint observation with the nursery manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager and providers. She looked at relevant documentation, including the nursery's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to 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 exceptional understanding of the procedures that they should follow if they have concerns about a child's welfare. Safeguarding training is ongoing and helps significantly to keep children safe. The management team has very high expectations and arrangements for the support and supervision of staff are robust. The management team provides training that will have the most beneficial impact on children. Excellent self-evaluative practices are in place. These identify areas for development and staff continually review their practice to ensure improvements are ongoing and benefit children to the highest level. Staff work with parents to develop extremely effective, individual ways to help children make rapid progress in their learning and development. Staff recognise that they can explore further strategies to continue to involve all parents in their child's learning and development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Highly skilled staff complete accurate observations of children at play. They use their findings to plan meticulously for children's continued learning. Children use their imaginations and investigative skills well. Staff play alongside children and extend their communication and language skills. They focus language activities on supporting children's interests, which motivates children to learn. Staff use innovative ways to engage children in their learning, based on their interests and preferred learning styles. For example, as children chop up vegetables staff use this opportunity to support mathematical concepts, such as quantity and size.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Settling-in arrangements are flexible and individual to children's and parents' needs. Children are extremely self-assured and emotionally secure in the setting. They gain an excellent understanding of healthy lifestyles. For example, they make fruit smoothies and talk about the healthy benefits of fruit. Children benefit from fresh air and physical play. They learn about living creatures, for example, they feed the birds. When children find rabbit holes, staff talk about food that the rabbits may like to eat which prompts children to excitedly search for carrots.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are very happy and extremely confident. They are making excellent progress. Children develop high levels of independence. For example, on arrival they confidently identify their names to self-register and choose what they want to play with. Children develop strong key skills in literacy and mathematics. Older children develop exceptional skills for their future learning and eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY485903 Local authority Doncaster Inspection number 1004809 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 16 Name of registered person Daisy Chain Nursery Mexborough Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07494 413318

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Daisy Chain Nursery Askern registered in 2015. The nursery employs five members of childcare staff. Of these, four hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 12.30pm until 3.30pm. 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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