The Sunshine Day Nursery

The Sunshine Day Nursery O'Neill Drive, Peterlee, SR8 5UD

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 September 2017 27 November 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 oversee a well-organised range of policies and records. This helps to secure the safe and effective management of the provision.  Partnership with parents is strong. Parents comment on having good levels of communication with staff, and are pleased with the progress their children make.  Staff are good role models for children. They provide a well-structured learning environment, which encourages children to self-select activities and learn purposefully.  Staff are friendly and welcoming. There are positive relationships between adults and children throughout. Children show pleasure in their achievements.  Scrutiny of children's progress identifies where there are gaps in achievement between different groups of children. Additional funding is used well to support less able children.  Children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities benefit from the help and support they need. Effective partnerships with other professionals ensure that all

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This provision is good

children make good progress in their learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The arrangements to observe and develop the quality of teaching are not fully embedded.  Self-evaluation systems that identify targets for future improvement are not sharply focused.

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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

 embed the system for monitoring and developing the quality of teaching further, to raise the quality of practice to the highest levels  refine systems for self-evaluation, so that they are sharply focused and clearly identify areas for development.

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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 children and staff during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager and provider. 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

Safeguarding is effective. Leaders and managers are committed to keeping children safe. They ensure staff know the procedures to follow, if they have a concerns about a child to keep them safe. They carry out thorough risk assessments, maintain a safe environment and supervise children well. Staff benefit from regular supervision and appraisal meetings with managers. Regular training and focused staff meetings provide good opportunities for staff to update their professional development. This helps to maintain good outcomes for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff are experienced and have a range of qualifications. They skilfully expand children's language development. They introduce new vocabulary, and provide them with opportunities to practise using the new words. Children enjoy being in the company of staff, who make learning fun and enjoyable. For example, staff read stories to toddlers, asking questions about the pictures, and extend their understanding of the story by talking about characters in the book. Children are supported to solve problems and learn from experiments that do not work first time. For instance, staff ask pre-school children to work out how to fill different sized containers using pipes in the outdoor area. Children thrive as they work together to solve the problem.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure in this welcoming and friendly nursery. Good settling-in procedures help children to quickly build close and trusting bonds with staff. This helps to support their emotional well-being. Children's behaviour is very good. Any challenging behaviour is managed very well by calm and patient staff. Children are adept with their social behaviour. They take turns, work cooperatively and are kind to each other. For example, two-year-olds work together to tidy up their toys and respond positively to praise from the adults. The baby room is a peaceful and welcoming environment. Staff are attentive and offer good support for babies' play and explorations. Their physical skills are supported particularly well, as they learn to walk.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children, including those receiving additional funding, make good progress from their starting points. Children are interested in their learning and show high levels of concentration. They are happy, confident and motivated to learn. They gain good skills that prepare them well for the next stage in their learning and/or move on to school. Older children listen well when taking part in group activities. They successfully make comparisons, notice similarities and differences between themselves and others, as they look in a mirror to draw a self-portrait.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY136884 Local authority Durham Inspection number 1103923 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 - 12 Total number of places 66 Number of children on roll 80 Name of registered person Katherine Hardman & Anne Arrowsmith Partnership

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 27 November 2014 Telephone number 0191 586 9222

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The Sunshine Day Nursery was registered in 2001. The nursery employs 21 members of childcare staff. All staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above, including one with qualified teacher status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.15am until 5.45pm. 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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