Beacon Nursery

Beacon Nursery Beacon Heath Childrens Centre, Pendragon House, Beacon Lane, EXETER, EX4 8LZ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 October 2017 19 February 2015

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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

 Children respond positively to staff and settle easily to play. Staff get to know children and support their individual needs well. Children are emotionally secure in their care.  Staff provide a broad range of activities that motivate children's interests effectively. Children enjoy their play and make good progress towards the early learning goals.  The management team and staff evaluate their practice well to make improvements. For example, they have recently reviewed the indoor play environment and created more defined areas of learning that encourage children's interest and participation.  Staff are good role models and actively support children to manage their behaviour. For example, children help to decide their 'golden rules', such as to share with their friends.  Children gain a good awareness of healthy eating practices. For example, they enjoy nutritious snacks and meals, such as roast dinners or bean goulash and vegetables.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The management team has not considered more ways for staff to support parents with their children's learning, to share ideas for activities at home, to promote their next steps of development further.  Staff do not always give children sufficient warning of when activities are due to change. This sometimes disrupts their concentration and opportunity to follow their own ideas.  Staff miss some opportunities to provide more resources outdoors, to fully support those children who learn best outdoors and promote all areas of their learning more consistently.

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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

 extend ways to share ideas for activities at home with parents, to help support children's next steps of development further  improve the organisation of changes in activities, to minimise interruptions to children's play and fully support their concentration and enjoyment of activities of their choice  make better use of play opportunities in the outdoor areas, to fully support children's interests and consistently promote all aspects of their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's interactions indoors and outdoors.  The inspector viewed documentation, such as operational policies, procedures and required records, including those for suitability.  The inspector took into account the views of parents.  The inspector undertook a joint observation of children's play with the deputy manager and discussed children's learning and development.  The inspector met with management and held discussions about the nursery's self- evaluation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The management team and staff have a clear understanding of their responsibilities to protect children's welfare. The management team reviews the operational policies with staff to safeguard children, for example, notifying Ofsted of changes, and meeting children's health and safety needs. The management team ensures staff are qualified and maintain required staff-to-child ratios. They hold regular staff meetings to evaluate and develop practice, and staff have raised their awareness of ways to support children's emotional needs more effectively. Parents spoke well of their children's key person and staff keep them well informed about their children's daily activities. Staff work closely with other professionals to support children's specific individual needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The management team is supporting staff to implement a new assessment system to improve how they monitor children's progress. This is still in the initial stages, but staff know children's stages of development well and plan interesting activities based on their interests. Staff promote children's early understanding of simple technology and their imagination in play very well. For instance, children use magnifying glasses to look at the colourful leaves they find outdoors. They often play in the well-resourced home-play area and like slotting the play food bread into the toaster. They enthusiastically press a lever and excitedly say, 'It went pop!' as the bread pops out. Children like washing their dolls in soapy water and then carefully wrap them in towels to dry them. Staff encourage children's awareness of letters and sounds well, such as through songs and games. For example, children concentrate well to find the letters of their name on a computer game.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff support children's good health and physical well-being effectively. For example, children have regular opportunities to choose whether to play indoors or outdoors. They learn to negotiate different levels and develop good strength and coordination, such as lifting large wooden blocks to make a walkway, ramp and obstacle course. Staff actively encourage children to develop good self-care skills. For instance, children learn about the importance of brushing their teeth and know what to do in a fire drill to keep safe. Staff are consistent in managing children's behaviour. They give time for children to talk about their feelings and know staff value their views.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are curious and motivated to learn, and they develop their literacy skills well. For example, children are keen to draw their ideas and start forming recognisable shapes. Children listen attentively to a favourite story about a birthday or a leaf hunt. They join in with repeated refrains and know the colours of leaves they see in the pictures. Children develop good independence and confidence in their abilities. For example, they put their boots on to go outside and take them off on their return. They pour their drinks and chop fruit at snack time. Children gain the necessary skills to support their move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY361507 Local authority Devon Inspection number 1113661 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 40 Number of children on roll 50 Name of registered person Action for Children

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 19 February 2015 Telephone number 01392 204669

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Beacon Nursery registered in 2007. It is situated in the Beacon Heath area of Exeter and is managed by Action For Children. The nursery opens Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery receives funding to provide free early years funding for children aged two, three and four years. There are five members of staff who work within the nursery, one of whom holds early years teacher status, two hold childcare qualifications at level 6, one holds level 5 and one holds a level 3 qualification.

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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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