Horn End Nursery

Horn End Nursery Egg Lane, Hixon, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0PR

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 August 2017 12 May 2014

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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 manager is inspirational and combines her excellent understanding of how children learn with her strong management skills to continuously support and develop all staff. For example, she videos staff interacting with children and helps them identify further improvements. This has helped raise the quality of teaching to an outstanding level.  Staff form an excellent working partnership with parents to help provide exceptional continuity in children's learning. The manager provides parents with useful information based on recent research, such as effective communication with babies and creative ideas. Parents are kept fully informed about their child's progress and welfare.  Staff provide an exceptionally stimulating and motivating environment that captivates children's imagination. Children respond with enthusiasm as they explore and develop their own ideas. For example, they decide to use oranges to extinguish a volcano they

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This provision is outstanding

have made and staff help them to work out how to extract the juice.  All children demonstrate high levels of independence. Babies are extremely motivated to complete everyday tasks for themselves, such as pouring drinks and attaching a lid to their cup. They learn to recognise their own needs and decide when they need to sleep.  Staff use their highly focused observations of children's learning to make precise assessments and identify how to enhance children's play further. They identify and address any gaps in children's learning promptly. Children make outstanding 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

 consider how to extend further the already excellent opportunities for children to develop their early literacy skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed teaching practices and the impact these have on children's learning.  The inspector held discussions with the manager, staff, children and parents.  The inspector read some of the setting's documentation, including the safeguarding policy and procedures.  The inspector sampled children's development information and records.  The inspector carried out joint observations with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The manager and provider review the provision meticulously and have a clear vision for the future. They consult with staff, parents, other professionals and children to seek new and innovative ways to further improve the excellent opportunities for all children. For example, recent training has helped staff identify how to increase mathematical learning opportunities as children play. Children's safety and welfare are always prioritised and staff are extremely vigilant. Registers of attendance are maintained accurately and accidents are logged. Staff have an excellent understanding of child protection procedures and what to do should children be at risk of harm. Safeguarding is effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff use their expert understanding of how young children learn in order to enhance their play and inspire new discoveries. For example, after sharing a book about self-care, babies eagerly explore a collection of hair styling products. They are fascinated as they feel air squeezed out of bottles, explore the texture of curlers and experiment with combing their hair. Children relish the many opportunities to practise their writing skills. For example, older children are fascinated as they make marks in a darkened room with luminous pens and use technology to change the colour of their writing. Babies delight in sensory experiences as they make marks with spaghetti. Staff are now considering how they can further extend the excellent practice in teaching older children letters and their sounds.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Staff are excellent role models and children develop a deep understanding of their high expectations. Children learn about people in the community and understand that different languages are spoken. They sing songs from around the world and learn the meaning of some words. Staff provide outstanding support to children and their families in a successful range of health initiatives. For example, they provide information about the varying dietary requirements of babies and young children and organise active family events, such as bike rides and mud walks. Children thoroughly enjoy energetic dance sessions. Their emotional security is fostered expertly. Children take pride in sharing photographs and personal items from home and benefit from the comfort they bring.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children delight in the freedom to be creative. They decide to create figures using vegetables and carve features, such as a mouth. Children make links and investigate their ideas, such as collecting objects that roll. They make rapid progress with their language development. Babies communicate their needs and wishes confidently using single words and sign language, and older children use adventurous vocabulary. Children flourish. They are extremely well equipped with the skills needed for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 218439 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 1101794 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 37 Number of children on roll 64 Name of registered person Deborah Barton

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Date of previous inspection 12 May 2014 Telephone number 01889 271051

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Horn End Nursery registered in 1990. It opens Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 5.45pm, all year round, except for bank holidays. The nursery employs 10 members of childcare staff. Of these, three hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 6, one holds level 4, five hold level 3 and one holds level 2. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education to children aged two, three and four years.

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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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