Little Treasures Wraparound Care

Little Treasures Wraparound Care 71 St Barnabas Road, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS5 6AZ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 August 2017 24 January 2014

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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

 Leaders are passionate and have a strong capacity for continuous improvement. They are reflective practitioners and value the feedback of others. For example, they encourage parents, staff and children to share their views regularly and act quickly on any suggestions.  Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents speak incredibly positively about the nursery and the staff. There are many opportunities for parents to be involved in children's learning and to share their child's experiences from home.  Teaching is good overall and at times outstanding. Staff are very responsive to children's needs. The experienced and well-qualified team has a good knowledge of how young children learn. They analyse the information gained from their observations to make sure children's individual needs are planned for.  Children develop very good relationships with staff. They work independently and seek out staff for comfort and support when needed. Children respond well to daily routines.

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This provision is good

They are confident and have a clear understanding of what will happen next.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Occasionally, staff do not fully encourage children to enhance their investigate skills further.  When children attend other early years settings, staff do not consistently share information frequently enough to fully support consistency in children's welfare and learning.

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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

 focus teaching more precisely on further enhancing opportunities that help children to explore and investigate  extend partnerships with other early years settings that children attend and support further continuity in their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had a tour of the premises.  The inspector observed activities in all areas of the nursery. She assessed the quality of teaching and the impact on children's progress. The inspector spoke to staff and children throughout the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation of an activity with the manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager. She looked at records and documentation, including evidence of the suitability of staff.  The inspector spoke to parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff know how to identify and report any concerns they have about children's safety and welfare. They complete ongoing training to develop their knowledge and teaching skills. For example, recent training identified more ways to encourage children's early writing in the outdoors. The management team follows effective recruitment procedures. It ensures new staff are suitable to work with children through completing appropriate vetting checks. The manager provides ongoing support to staff and monitors their individual practice well. Together, they identify potential training to benefit and extend teaching standards across the nursery. Staff share their knowledge and skills during meetings.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff offer children a vast range of experiences. For example, children enjoy acting out favourite stories using different props and dressing-up clothes. They giggle as they retell the story to their younger peers. Staff in all rooms show skill in acting on children's interests to promote learning. For instance, they bring out more heuristic play when babies show excitement with pans and spoons. Children have good opportunities to learn about differences that exist between people. This includes supporting children as they start to understand how to share and take turns. Staff encourage children to share their experiences from home. For example, children eagerly discuss what they did on holidays and celebrate their achievements with the staff and their friends.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The environment is bright, welcoming and well resourced. Staff conduct daily risk assessments to ensure the premises are safe. They all know how to deal with accidents. Staff record and monitor injuries from home appropriately. Children are happy and enjoy their time at the setting. They are confident, move freely and choose activities and resources they want. Children develop good levels of independence and learn about their personal care. For example, staff teach children to wash their hands and use the hand dryer before meals and children discuss how this keeps them free from germs. Children learn to respect each other. They are polite and use good manners. Children have healthy food and mealtimes support independence.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children enjoy a range of activities that extends their skills across all areas of learning. They learn to express themselves successfully, enjoy dancing and older children enthusiastically move along a balance beam. Children develop very strong physical skills. Younger ones who are learning to walk strengthen their muscles well as they stand with the support of staff. Older children move confidently between the inside and outside spaces, climbing on apparatus. Children build very early writing skills and use a range of equipment to make marks. Children prepare well for their next stages in learning and eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY381406 Local authority Middlesbrough Inspection number 1102147 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 - 8 Total number of places 50 Number of children on roll 45 Name of registered person Little Treasures Wraparound Care Ltd.

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Date of previous inspection 24 January 2014 Telephone number 01642 350937

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Little Treasures Wraparound Care registered in 2008 and is located in Linthorpe, Middlesbrough. The nursery is open from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, excluding public holidays. The nursery employs nine members of childcare staff. Of these, all hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including the manager who has obtained a level 5 childcare qualification. The nursery 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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