Stonehouse Nursery

Stonehouse Nursery Stonehouse Nursery & Primary School, 90 School Lane, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 2TU

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 August 2017 14 November 2013

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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

 The leadership and management team has high expectations. They are wholly committed to maintaining and raising standards for all children at the nursery. They set regular targets and reflect on how they can improve further.  The well-qualified staff team is professional and work extremely well together. They demonstrate good teaching skills, and some aspects are outstanding. Activities are closely matched to children's interests and their next steps in learning.  All children, including those who have special educational needs, are effectively supported. Staff work closely with parents and other professionals to ensure that children's needs are quickly identified and successfully met. Children are making good progress in their learning and development in relation to their starting points.  Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour and are good role models. They actively listen, respect and value children's choices and opinions. Children share, take

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This provision is good

turns and are kind to each other. They learn about democracy and use a voting system to settle discrepancies.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Overall, children's emotional well-being is fostered well. However, there are occasions when arrangements for moving children between rooms is less well organised.  Although assessments and monitoring of individual children are very good, systems to monitor different groups of children are not fully embedded.

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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

 review the organisation of changeovers between rooms, particularly for younger children  embed arrangements for comparing the progress made by different groups of children to help ensure that they all receive the support they need to achieve at the highest possible levels.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had a tour of the premises and spoke to children and staff throughout the inspection.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities inside and outside and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery manager.  The inspector met the provider and held a meeting with the managers. She looked at relevant documentation, discussed development plans and self-evaluation. She checked records of the qualifications and 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

Safeguarding is effective. Staff are knowledgeable about the procedures to take if they have a concern about the welfare of a child. Managers are proactive in monitoring staff's knowledge and understanding of safeguarding. This helps to instil confidence in their abilities to take action if necessary. Procedures for the recruitment of staff and ongoing suitability are in place. Induction procedures are thorough and help staff understand their roles. Staff feel they are extremely well supported by leaders and managers. They are deployed according to expertise. Ratios meet legal requirements and in some instances, exceed them. Managers consistently support staff to develop their knowledge and skills through numerous training opportunities and rigorous performance management.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff skilfully and playfully interact with babies during play and everyday routines. They encourage babies to mimic sounds and words, and respond immediately to babies' developing speech patterns. Young children explore activities in the art room with relish. They develop their small-muscle skills, for example, while investigating coloured rice. Staff provide lot of opportunities for children to explore their ideas and extend their imaginative and creative skills. Staff working with older children successfully challenge and extend their early mathematical skills. For example, children learn about handling money at the snack shop. Children concentrate well, for instance as they measure their feet before choosing the correct size of wellington boot to wear.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff and children build strong relationships with each other and strong attachments are evident. Staff promote independence successfully throughout the nursery. For example, older babies and young children attempting to put their shoes on or take off their upper garments are supported sensitively by staff. Older children enjoy taking responsibility for helping during routine activities. Children learn how to look after themselves and stay safe. They receive well balanced, nutritious home-cooked meals and learn about healthy eating. For example, the nursery cook involves children in planning menus and listens to their comments about their likes and dislikes. Children are involved in growing and picking fruit and vegetables from the garden.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop a good attitude to learning which helps to prepare them well for school. They are self-motivated, eager to learn and make good progress, including those children who receive additional funding. Children successfully develop their physical skills in the well resourced indoor and outdoor environment. Older children benefit from regular swimming lessons. Children enjoy making marks, reading books and playing with numbers and shapes, developing early literacy and mathematical skills. Children develop good social skills, making friends quickly and easily and give each other hugs.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY288192 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 1064591 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 109 Number of children on roll 84 Name of registered person Stonehouse Nursery School Limited

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Date of previous inspection 14 November 2013 Telephone number 01772 435529

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Stonehouse Nursery registered in 1989. The nursery employs 19 members of childcare staff. Of these, 11 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, and two at level 2. One member of staff holds a level 6 early years qualification and the provider holds qualified teacher status and early years professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. 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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