Fox Hollies Childrens Centre

Fox Hollies Childrens Centre 419 Fox Hollies Road, Acocks Green, BIRMINGHAM, B27 7QA

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 December 2017 1 February 2013

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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 indoor and outdoor play areas across the nursery are stimulating, well-resourced and vibrant learning environments. Children make choices about what they would like to do and happily play together with staff and other children.  Staff work closely with parents and other professionals. This helps to ensure children benefit from a consistent approach in their care and learning experiences.  Teaching is good. Staff observe children as they play and plan activities that support children's interests and motivate them to learn. They join in as children play and offer guidance and support to extend children's learning. Children make good progress.  Staff regularly carry out checks and keep the premises safe and secure. They offer age- appropriate reminders to help children understand how to use the space and equipment in appropriate ways. Children develop an awareness of how to keep themselves safe.

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This provision is good

 Staff work together as a team. They are reflective and demonstrate a commitment to provide the best possible experience for children in their care.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The monitoring of staff performance does not focus sharply enough to identify clearly how individual staff members can raise the quality of their teaching to the highest level.  Managers have not yet established clear systems to track groups of children and show their attainment and progress in all areas of learning.

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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

 continue to review the arrangements for performance management to help identify and build further on staff's teaching skills, to raise the quality of teaching to the highest level  develop further the tracking of groups of children to show fully their attainment and progress in the nursery.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had a tour of the premises with the manager. She observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outside. She assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed joint observations with the manager.  The inspector spoke with staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector held a meeting with the managers. She looked at relevant documentation, evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursey and discussed the nursery's self-evaluation.  The inspector spoke to a number of parents and took account of written feedback provided during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have attended child protection training, including issues in line with the 'Prevent' duty guidance. Staff have a good understanding of their responsibilities to protect children from harm. They know the procedures they should follow to report any concerns. Staff implement policies well and maintain appropriate documentation, such as accident and complaints. Managers have effective procedures for recruitment and induction. They hold supervision meetings with the staff. This helps to ensure that all staff are suitable to work with children. Managers check the individual progress that children make to help identify and address any gaps in their learning. Managers seek the views of parents and implement any suggestions that they may have. Parents are happy with the service they receive and the swift responses to children's needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff promote children's learning well. They use information from observations to plan effectively for every child's needs. Children enjoy first-hand experiences. Babies use their senses as they explore snow and learn about different textures and temperature. Staff model language well, such as 'cold', as they mould balls of snow. Staff help children to develop their mathematical language. Two-year-old children enjoy making play dough. Staff help children to measure quantities, count and compare sizes. Staff promote children's language skills well, such as through effective speaking and listening activities. They ask questions in different ways to help pre-schoolers have opportunities to think of answers. Staff include discussions about experiences at home, which helps children to recall events. They join in and give genuine praise for children's achievements and efforts. This helps to raise children's confidence and develop a can-do attitude to their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Key persons work well with parents from the start to foster children's emotional well- being. They effectively implement children's care routines. Children settle quickly in their new environments. Babies explore their environment freely, supervised closely by their key person. Staff help children to learn about the benefits of good hygiene practices, eating well and regular exercise. Staff support children's good health and physical and emotional well-being. Through activities and discussions with staff, children learn about the wider community they live in.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress in their learning. Staff prepare children well for their future learning and their eventual move to school. Pre-schoolers are growing in confidence as they sit, listen to and participate in stories. They use good manners and follow instructions well. Two-year-old children enjoy getting messy, listening to stories and taking part in manageable tasks. Babies are curious and inquisitive. They show a willingness to explore their environment and develop their own play ideas.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY364118 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 1065062 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 50 Number of children on roll 80 Name of registered person Pre-School Learning Alliance

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 1 February 2013 Telephone number 0121 675 5474

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Fox Hollies Childrens Centre registered in 2008. The nursery employs 13 members of childcare staff, 10 of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and above. It opens Monday to Friday all year round, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 8am to 6pm. Children attend for a variety of sessions. The nursery provides funded early education for 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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