Holly Oak House Day Nursery

Holly Oak House Day Nursery Mill Street, South Molton, Devon, EX36 4AS

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 October 2017 19 April 2016

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 The manager does not ensure that at least one member of staff with a current first-aid certificate is on the premises at all times when children are present. This is also a breach of the Childcare Register requirements.  The manager does not ensure that staff always extend challenges for older children's learning during the holiday periods, to focus more strongly on their next steps.  Staff do not always receive consistent help from the manager to develop their skills and knowledge, to improve children's outcomes even further.  The manager does not evaluate the provision well enough to help identify and address all areas for improvement.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff provide a welcoming, resourced and stimulating learning environment. Children are keen to play and learn indoors and outdoors.  Staff regularly observe the children's play, and track and identify their next steps. Children make good progress in their learning from their initial starting points.  Partnerships with parents are strong. Staff keep parents informed about their children's learning and work together closely to meet children's care, learning and developmental needs.  Staff interact well with the children and form secure attachments which support their emotional well-being. Children develop good communication and language skills, and are confident and sociable.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 ensure at least one person with a current paediatric first-aid certificate is on the premises and available at all times when the children are present. 23/12/2017

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Due Date

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 improve the organisation of staff and the grouping of children, particularly during the holiday periods, to support and challenge the older children more effectively  support the staff to extend their ongoing professional development further, to build on their existing teaching practices and to help them gain new skills  develop the self-evaluation process to identify and target all areas for improvement successfully.

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Inspection activities

 This inspection took place following Ofsted's risk assessment process.  The inspector observed activities and the impact of teaching on children's learning.  The inspector held discussions with the provider and staff, and talked with the children. She also looked at a sample of documentation.  The inspector discussed self-evaluation and observations of the children's play, learning and progress.  The inspector spoke to parents and carers, and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The manager is aware of the safeguarding and welfare requirements. However, she does not ensure that the staff member with a paediatric first- aid certificate is on the premises when children are present, to support children's welfare in an emergency. The manager and staff have a clear understanding about their role in protecting children. For example, safeguarding training and team discussion about child protection issues has strengthened their knowledge of procedures to follow. Opportunities for staff's professional development are not planned well enough to increase their teaching skills further. The manager follows safer recruitment guidelines and ensures staff's ongoing suitability. Staff and students receive an induction and the manager's supervision monitors their performance. The manager reviews the progress of children's development to identify gaps in their learning. Self-evaluation is not fully effective enough

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

in recognising all areas to improve the quality of provision further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff engage with the children well overall. They are attentive and encourage them to become involved in activities. For example, children have fun, play in groups and are sociable when building construction models. However, at times when all the children are in a group together, staff do not always fully challenge the older children. Staff provide opportunities for children to develop their early writing skills. For instance, children confidently make marks with the tools, explore creative materials and practise writing their name. Staff use resources and hand actions well, and all children enjoy rhymes and make choices in their play. This supports younger children well and those learning English as an additional language. Staff support the children's number awareness and encourage them to solve problems well. Training has improved the way the staff monitor, record and plan for children's good progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children enjoy opportunities to be outdoors each day, to be active and to practise their physical skills. Staff carefully prepare nutritious foods provided by parents, and receive training to administer specific medicines to meet the children's individual needs. However, the lack of a first-aid trained person present at all times when children attend does not support the children's welfare in an emergency. Children are cooperative and respond to staff's praise and encouragement, and take turns using the equipment. Children behave well.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children gain effective skills that prepare them well for their next stage in learning and move to school. They demonstrate increasing independence with their self-care skills. For example, they learn to pour their own drink at snack time and to wipe their nose. Children demonstrate increasing concentration, gain good levels of self-esteem, and are sociable. For example, they confidently count and recognise colours, and fill containers with sand. They explore and investigate, and use their physical skills well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 106336 Local authority Devon Inspection number 1115551 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 39 Name of registered person Claire Grace Smith

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Date of previous inspection 19 April 2016 Telephone number (01769) 572188

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Holly Oak House Day Nursery is a privately owned nursery and registered in 1992. It operates from a self-contained, purpose-built building in South Molton, Devon. The nursery is open each weekday from 8am to 6pm for 51 weeks of the year. The setting receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are four members of staff working directly with children, three of whom have 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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