The Nursery on the Hill

The Nursery on the Hill Parbold Hill, Parbold, WIGAN, Lancashire, WN8 7TG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 January 2018 8 March 2017

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 provider and her committed team show a strong focus and passionate drive to provide high-quality care and education for children. They have worked exceptionally hard to make required improvements since the last inspection. Purposeful development plans have contributed greatly to the changes that have been made.  Children enjoy a range of stimulating activities that reflects their individual interests and next steps in learning. They are motivated learners who eagerly choose resources independently, displaying high levels of confidence.  Staff are good role models. They are caring and attentive and form close relationships with the children to meet their individual needs and support their emotional well-being. Children are safe, happy and secure in the nursery environment. On arrival, they quickly become engaged in activities and seek out their friends to share experiences with.  Partnerships with parents are good, overall. They are involved in their children's

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This provision is good

learning and regularly receive updates about their child's progress through daily discussions with the staff team.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The management team do not conduct a detailed analysis of information about the progress that different groups of children make.  Staff do not gather detailed information about children's existing skills and abilities when they first start at the setting.

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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

 develop the analysis of information about the progress that different groups of children make  gather more comprehensive information from parents when children first start about their existing skills and abilities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery's provider/manager and deputy manager. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the nursery's development plans and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to parents and children during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff fully comprehend their role and responsibility in protecting children from harm. They understand the signs and symptoms of abuse and how to report their concerns. Robust recruitment, vetting and monitoring procedures help to ensure staff's suitability for their roles. Staff are supported through purposeful supervision meetings that provide a beneficial insight into their skills and training needs. Recent training around children's learning has helped to improve outcomes for children. Furthermore, the manager has recently implemented a staff development programme to help raise the quality of teaching further and to create a culture of reflective practice. The manager fully understands the importance of working together to close gaps in children's development. Self-evaluation encompasses the views of staff, parents and children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff show a good understanding of how children learn. Overall, their detailed observation and planning and tracking systems help to ensure that children are offered challenging activities. The quality of teaching is good. Staff use their skills effectively and all children make good progress in their learning and development. For example, older children's emerging numeracy skills are nurtured as staff encourage them to count and sort objects. Children are challenged further as they are asked to find one more and then to calculate how many objects they have. Younger children are supported to recognise colours and simple shapes as they play with dough. Staff support children to become skilful communicators. They ask questions about what children are doing, introduce new vocabulary and extend sentences with descriptive language.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff support children's emerging understanding of the importance of a healthy lifestyle that involves physical exercise and a healthy diet. Children play outside regularly and develop their physical skills as they run, climb and jump. Children behave well. They learn to respect each other and to share and take turns as they play collaboratively. Children relish the roles and responsibilities they are given and have plentiful opportunities to develop their independence. They help to set out activities and to tidy away resources, demonstrating a good understanding of what is expected of them. A well-established key- person system and effective deployment of staff helps children to form strong, secure emotional attachments.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop the key skills and dispositions needed for the next stage in their learning, such as starting school. Older children have meaningful opportunities to practise their early writing skills. They make marks for a purpose as they create shopping lists using a variety of tools. Young children listen intently to stories, follow instructions and join in with familiar actions to their favourite songs. Children demonstrate a positive can-do attitude towards learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY482065 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 1088448 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 - 4 Total number of places 36 Number of children on roll 30 Name of registered person Willow House Day Nursery Limited

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Date of previous inspection 8 March 2017 Telephone number 01257 464676

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The Nursery on the Hill registered in 2014. The nursery employs nine members of childcare staff. Of these, seven hold appropriate early years qualifications. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 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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