Grove Community Project

Grove Community Project 21 Arthur Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B21 9HY

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 December 2017 8 January 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

 Safety policies and risk assessments are implemented effectively to help make sure children are kept safe from harm.  Staff use a wide range of toys and resources in this vibrant environment to engage children in interesting and challenging activities that help them to enjoy their learning. All children make good progress in relation to their individual starting points.  Children arrive happily at the nursery. They develop strong attachments with the friendly and enthusiastic staff.  The manager effectively evaluates staff practice. She provides coaching and training for staff to help them improve their knowledge and outcomes for children in their care.  Parents speak very highly about the nursery and say that they would recommend it to others. They are very pleased with the progress their children make, particularly in developing confidence and communication skills.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 On occasions, staff over direct children's play, reducing opportunities for them to lead their own play, explore, test and try out their own ideas.  Although the manager has introduced a system for monitoring individual children's progress, this is not yet refined enough to inform more rigorous analysis of the progress made by different groups of children.

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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

 enable children to incorporate more of their own ideas and lead their own play during adult-led activities  build further on arrangements for comparing the progress made by different groups of children to help ensure that all groups receive the support they need to achieve at the highest possible levels.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and routines and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. The inspector carried out a joint observation with the nursery manager.  The inspector spoke with staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector held meetings with the nursery manager and her deputy. She spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records, planning documentation and a range of other documentation, including risk assessments and accident records and she discussed the nursery's self-evaluation document with the manager.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. All staff have a good knowledge of how to identify possible signs of abuse and how to report concerns regarding the welfare of a child. Self-evaluation, which involves staff and parents, is effective. Successful links with local schools support children to make smooth transitions when the time comes and help to promote children's continuity of care. Staff recruitment, vetting and induction procedures are robust. The manager has effective procedures in place to check the ongoing suitability of staff.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The well-qualified and experienced staff team interacts very well with the children. They make regular observations and assessments of children's learning during play and routines. Staff provide parents with information about their children's achievements, and guidance to support their learning at home. Children join in exciting and challenging activities that match their interests and help to consolidate and extend their learning. Children are fully engaged in an activity with ice and water for long periods. Staff encourage them to count, sort objects and use new vocabulary as they learn about freezing and thawing. Children learn to respect others and develop their listening skills as they take turns to speak and listen during group activities. Staff promote children's language development well, including those who are learning to speak English as an additional language. For example, they provide opportunities for children to hear and use

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

their home language in their play and give them good opportunities to speak English.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children behave very well in this very welcoming, inclusive environment. They are polite and kind to each other. They play cooperatively together and are happy to take turns. Children develop an understanding of how to keep themselves safe. They know why they need to put on their hats and gloves before playing outside in cold weather. Staff help to promote children's good health. They work with parents to ensure that children are provided with healthy packed lunches. Children are eager to join in high-energy activities and have fun jumping high and stooping low as they take part in action songs.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress from their starting points. Children are motivated, confident and active learners. They develop good manipulative skills while playing with toys and tools, such as scissors and puzzles. Children's early literacy and skills are developing well. They are learning letter sounds, developing good pencil control and some can write the initial letters of their name. Children follow instruction well and their independence skills are developing. This means they are gaining the essential skills they need for their next phase of learning, including their move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 229100 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 1087705 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 - 8 Total number of places 32 Number of children on roll 41 Name of registered person Grove Community Project Committee

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 8 January 2014 Telephone number 0121 515 3864

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Grove Community Project registered in 1994. It is a charitable organisation managed by a voluntary committee. It employs 12 members of childcare staff. Of these, all hold early years qualifications at level 2 to level 6. The nursery opens Monday to Friday from 7.45am until 6pm during school term time and some school holidays.

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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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