Winston's Place

Winston's Place New Ferry Road, New Ferry, Wirral, CH62 1BQ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 December 2017 26 July 2017

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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

 Managers and practitioners have made good progress in improving the provision since the last inspection. They have planned and implemented changes, and demonstrate a strong commitment to achieving the best outcomes for children.  Practitioners make observations of children's learning and accurately assess their progress. They take account of what children need to learn next when they plan activities. Children make good progress.  The key-person system is effective. Parents welcome the daily written report they receive about children's care and the day's events. They say that practitioners are caring and approachable, and children look forward to attending the nursery.  The well-qualified practitioners are good role models who understand how children learn. This helps them to promote children's positive behaviour and children develop an understanding of right and wrong.  Managers identify and minimise risks to children's safety. For example, children climb

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This provision is good

carefully up and down the staircase that leads to the outdoor area.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The manager's regular observations of teaching do not focus specifically enough on what practitioners need to do to improve and why.  On occasion, practitioners do not share information effectively enough when children move on to new rooms in the nursery.

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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

 build on the systems for assessing the performance of practitioners and focus more sharply on helping them to develop an expert knowledge of teaching and learning  share information about children's individual needs as they move through the nursery to promote continuity in children's care and learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors. She assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with practitioners and children during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the nominated person and the nursery manager. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of practitioners working in the nursery.  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. Practitioners know what to do if they are concerned that a child is at risk of abuse or neglect. Following the last inspection, managers have improved the systems for managing practitioners' performance. For example, new practitioners complete a gradual induction programme that helps them to understand and follow the nursery's policies and procedures. Managers take account of information about children's progress when they plan training for the team. For example, when they see that some children do not make expected progress in communication and language development, they use additional funding to provide training and resources. This helps practitioners to devise intervention strategies and gaps in children's development close steadily.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Practitioners gather information about children's development when they first attend the nursery. This helps them to monitor the rate of children's progress from accurately established starting points. Practitioners use what they know about children's progress to plan activities that help promote their learning. In one example, practitioners identify that two-year-old children can say numbers from one to five in sequence. They plan activities that provide opportunities for children to count as they play. For example, they count each brick as children add it to a tower. Practitioners share information about children's progress effectively when they move on to other settings.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Relationships between practitioners and children are friendly and positive. The environment is well equipped and welcoming, and children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure. Practitioners consistently follow robust procedures that help to keep children safe. Children learn to make healthy choices when they eat. For example, practitioners help them to put enough, but not too much, food on their plate. Children learn to treat other people with respect. Pre-school children talk about their own feelings and begin to understand that their actions affect how other people feel. Children are eager learners who think creatively and use their imagination when they play.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children acquire the skills, knowledge and attitudes to learning that prepare them well to start school. Children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities make good progress from their starting points and gaps in attainment close steadily. Children develop independence as they grow. For example, younger children learn to feed themselves and pre-school children carefully carry their own lunch plate and collect the cutlery they need. Children listen to stories with interest and enjoyment, and know that print carries meaning. Older children confidently go to the toilet by themselves.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY490910 Local authority Wirral Inspection number 1110902 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 64 Number of children on roll 54 Name of registered person Wirral Christian Centre Trust Limited

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Date of previous inspection 26 July 2017 Telephone number 0151 641 9574

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Winston's Place registered in 2015. The nursery employs 18 members of childcare staff. Of these, six hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2, eight practitioners hold qualifications at level 3 and two practitioners hold qualifications at level 6. One practitioner holds qualified teacher status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm. 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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