Ready Steady Grow

Ready Steady Grow 171 Elwick Road, Hartlepool, Cleveland, TS26 9NP

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 July 2017 17 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

 Partnership working with other professionals and local schools is well established. Staff share information to help provide continuity in children's care and education.  All children, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities and those in receipt of funding, make good progress. They are motivated and keen learners who enjoy their time at the nursery.  Self-evaluation is effective. The manager monitors the quality of the provision effectively, identifying areas for improvement to help children make the best possible progress in their learning and development.  Staff teach children about healthy lifestyles. For example, children discuss how fruit and vegetables help them to grow.  Overall, partnerships with parents are a strength of this setting. They are kept well informed about their children's progress. Parents speak highly of the nursery.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Opportunities for children to further enhance their independence skills are not fully extended.  Staff do not yet gather enough detailed information from parents regarding what children know and can do when they start at the setting.  Information from assessments does not currently provide a clear picture of how well particular groups of children make 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

 strengthen all opportunities to promote children's independence even further  gather more detailed information from parents about children's development when they start at the setting  develop the processes for reviewing and checking assessment information to include the progress of specific groups of children.

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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 manager supports staff effectively. For example, she observes staff's practice regularly and gives feedback. Regular supervision meetings support staff to understand their roles and responsibilities and ensure any underperformance is swiftly tackled. Staff attend some training in order to help improve their knowledge and skills. Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities in keeping children safe. They know what signs indicate that a child might be at risk and the procedures to follow if they have concerns about a child's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Teaching is good. Overall, observations and assessments of children's learning are used effectively to plan for what each child needs to learn next. Staff monitor children's development and identify any gaps in their learning. Children enjoy interactions with staff during singing and action rhymes. Children under two years engage in play and enjoy the activities planned for them. They enjoy playing in sand, pouring it from buckets and filling sand moulds. Children over the age of two years develop creative skills. They mix together paints and use their hands to make prints on the paper. Older children enjoy painting with leaves and sticks. Lively conversations are enjoyed as children talk to staff about the patterns the leaves make on the paper. Staff support children to develop good levels of curiosity in the world around them. For example, staff and children plant fruit and vegetables and discuss how to look after them.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff provide a warm and welcoming atmosphere for children and their families. A well established key-person system helps children form secure attachments and promotes their emotional well-being. Children enjoy their time at the setting and are settled and confident. They engage deeply in their learning, being eager and motivated. Staff are polite and respectful to each other and to children. Children behave well in relation to their ages and stages of development. Children are very kind to their friends, calm and well mannered. Physical activities and exercise are well promoted throughout the day. Children benefit from fresh air and exercise during outdoor activities. Staff carry out regular risk assessments and are vigilant throughout the day to ensure there are no hazards accessible to children.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are supported and challenged well and make good progress in their learning. Children of all ages and abilities are keen and inspired to learn. Children enjoy making marks in a range of ways, helping to develop their emerging writing skills. Children develop their skills in sharing and learn how to manage their thoughts and feelings. Children begin to learn a range of new skills that will help prepare them for their eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY430611 Local authority Hartlepool Inspection number 1094950 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 - 5 Total number of places 55 Number of children on roll 113 Name of registered person Ready Steady Grow Partnership

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Date of previous inspection 17 June 2015 Telephone number 01429890729

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Ready Steady Grow registered in 2011. The nursery operates from a converted single story building in the Eldon Grove area of Hartlepool. The nursery employs 25 members of childcare staff. Of these, 20 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and five members of staff hold a level 2 qualification. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, from 8am until 6pm, all year round. It 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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