Buriton Nursery School

Buriton Nursery School Buriton Village Hall, High Street, Buriton, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU31 5RX

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 September 2017 21 September 2016

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 managers have worked hard to ensure that the actions and recommendations from the last inspection have been successfully addressed. Assessments of what children can do and reviews of their development are now more accurate and these are used effectively in the planning to extend children's ideas and creativity, and ensure they all make good progress.  Teaching is good. Staff observe and interact with children as they play. They offer consistent guidance and support to help children to consider the feelings of others. Consequently, children behave well and they learn to treat each other with respect.  Children settle quickly and are helped to make new friends. Staff work closely with parents and other providers to share information about children's care and learning.  Staff make very good use of the local environment to help provide children with further learning opportunities. For example, they regularly visit the recreation ground and

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This provision is good

nearby farms.  The managers and committee members work together well to identify further areas to develop so that the nursery continually improves.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, children are not provided with enough time to consider questions that the enthusiastic staff ask them.  The monitoring of staff performance is not strong enough to clearly identify how individual staff members can raise the quality of their practice to the highest level.

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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

 allow children time to gather their thoughts, consider information provided and have the opportunity to answer questions independently  review and improve the arrangements for staff performance management to help identify and build on their teaching skills more, to raise the quality of teaching to the highest level.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors. She joined the children and staff on a nature walk. The inspector assessed the impact of these activities on children's learning.  The inspector looked at samples of children's records and planning documentation. She also looked at evidence of the suitability of staff and the committee members.  The inspector spoke to staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with one of the managers. She held meetings with both of them.  The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff know the signs that would give them concern about children's welfare. They have a secure understanding about the procedures that they would follow should any concerns arise or if there is an allegation made about them. The managers and committee members follow robust procedures to check the suitability of all persons connected to the nursery. They have developed close links with professionals from the local authority to help increase their knowledge and understanding about their roles and responsibilities. Parents are very complimentary about the care and education that their children receive. They say that their children's language has increased and that they love coming to the nursery.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff provide children with a variety of resources and activities. Children are enthusiastic and interested to explore. For example, they enjoy dressing up in favourite costumes, such as chef's and doctor's outfits. Good-quality teaching helps children to develop their early handwriting skills. For example, children eagerly attempt to write items on the 'specials board' in their pretend café. Staff help children to have a secure understanding of numbers and simple calculations through games, songs and routines. For example, staff and children discuss how many pieces of fruit are on their plates at mealtimes. Children learn about the wider world. For example, they discuss how the conkers seen on a nature walk grow and the impact of the weather on these.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children form close relationships with staff and the key-person system is effective. Staff promote children's independence and their good health effectively. For example, routine discussions take place about the importance of caring for their teeth and good hygiene routines are followed. Children's safety is promoted at all times. Staff provide consistent messages, such as how to keep safe when on outings. Children benefit from outdoor play and exercise. For example, every day they go out exploring in all weather conditions and play active games in the hall. This contributes to children developing good physical skills, such as coordination and negotiating space around them.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are successfully gaining skills they need to move on to the next stage of their learning or school. They learn helpful skills for independence, such as dressing and undressing themselves for physical exercise. Older children readily write their own names and recognise numbers. Younger children learn how to use a range of tools to support their hand muscles in readiness for handwriting. Where gaps in learning are identified, children make steady progress and catch up with their peers.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 110015 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1074610 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 2 - 4 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 12 Name of registered person Buriton Nursery School Committee

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 21 September 2016 Telephone number 07748 266926

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Buriton Nursery School is managed by a committee and registered in 2000. It operates from the village hall in Buriton, Hampshire. The nursery opens on Monday to Thursday from 9am to 3pm and on Friday from 9am to midday, during the school term time. There are four staff, two of whom hold relevant early years qualifications at level 3.

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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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