Sunflower Nursery School @ Wood Street

Sunflower Nursery School @ Wood Street Scout Hut, Wood Street, Ash Vale, Aldershot, GU12 5JG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 July 2017 Not applicable

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 The provider does not maintain an accurate record of children's attendance, as required. This is also a breach of the requirements of the Childcare Register.  Monitoring of staff's knowledge and performance is not robust enough to identify where staff need more training, support and guidance in order to effectively meet all children's learning needs.  Staff do not use what they know about children to effectively challenge children in their learning. Children do not consistently make the progress of which they are capable.  The provider's self-evaluation is not focused on the areas of the setting that most need improvement.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff form warm relationships with the children who settle well.  Staff support parents to be involved in their child's learning at home. For example, they provide parents with activity packs that promote activities for school readiness, such as linking sounds to letters and handwriting.  Staff have made some positive improvements to the outdoor area that support children's physical development and their enjoyment of being outdoors.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 maintain an accurate daily record of the names of the children being cared for on the premises and their hours of attendance 12/07/2017

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 monitor all staff's practice effectively and provide them with effective supervision, support, coaching and training to ensure they fulfil their roles as children's key persons, and to raise the quality of teaching 26/09/2017

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 ensure all staff assess children's development accurately and use the information to plan activities which challenge all children and help them make consistently good progress in their learning. 26/09/2017

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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 use self-evaluation effectively to identify any breaches in requirement and areas for development, and take action to improve the provision.

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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 of teaching with the owner.  The inspector held a meeting with the owner.  The inspectors spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. Staff know what action to take should they have any concerns about a child or the behaviour of another adult. Despite staff being qualified and attending additional training, teaching is not of a consistently good quality to secure children's good progress over time. The provider supports staff's ongoing development but have not accurately identified their specific training needs. The provider completes some useful evaluation to reflect on their practice. However, this is not effective enough to identify all areas that require improvement, including the inconsistencies in teaching and how staff fill in the record of attendance.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff do not always match activities well enough to the children's needs. For example, some activities are too easy for older children. Some spend the session occupied by the toys and any learning that takes place is incidental rather than focused on building on what they already know and can do. However, children are happy and enjoy accessing the range of resources available. Staff do not target support as well as possible for children who are in danger of falling behind. However, staff are skilled at supporting children's learning during small group activities. For example, children learning English as an additional language explore rhyming words as they enjoy a story about a shark.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Staff provide a welcoming environment for children, with toys that are based on children's interests and that engage them for a short time in play. Children's health is promoted and they are beginning to learn about a healthy diet and lifestyle. Staff suitably support children's understanding of keeping themselves safe. Children generally behave well, although a number of younger children find it hard to join in activities or to remain motivated in their play. At times, staff do not purposefully support children when they become disengaged and run around the room with little focus.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children, including those in receipt of additional funding, do not consistently make the best possible progress towards gaining the skills they need for their next stages in learning. However, children are happy and curious learners who make choices for themselves. They begin to recognise their names as they register for snack time. Most children follow the simple group rules and show independence, for example, as pour their drinks at snack time.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY487474 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1007110 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 9 Name of registered person Sunflower Nursery School Limited

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07932 187357

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Sunflower Nursery School @ Wood Street registered in 2015. It runs from a Scout Hut in Ash Vale, Surrey. The nursery school receives funding to provide free early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. It is open each weekday from 9.15am to 12.15pm, with the option of children staying for lunch until 1pm, during term time only. There are seven staff employed, five of whom have appropriate early years qualifications from level 2 to level 6.

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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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