Queensdown Nursery

Queensdown Nursery 64a Queens Road, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 3NQ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 January 2018 12 March 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

 Staff accurately observe children and plan interesting activities that raise the outcomes for individual children. Children make good progress, given their starting points.  Staff provide lots of opportunities to support children's literacy skills. For example, they share stories regularly and children join in with the words of familiar stories.  Staff form positive relationships with parents and keep them fully involved in their children's learning between home and the setting. For instance, children bring in items from home relating to the current planned activities.  Staff form close links with the local school. They make good use of the school hall to offer children chances to exercise and learn about their health. For example, children feel the increase of their breath and heartbeat after running races.  The manager and staff work effectively as a team to evaluate their current practice.

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This provision is good

They invite the views and suggestions from parents and children to plan future improvements.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The manager does not make the best use of monitoring children's development to track the progress of specific groups of children more precisely and raise children's outcomes further.  On occasions, staff miss opportunities to develop children's creativity, particularly for those who prefer to learn outside.

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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

 enhance monitoring to track the progress made by specific groups of children, and identify more accurate interventions to raise levels of achievement further  extend the variety of opportunities for children to express themselves through art and design, particularly for those who prefer to learn outside.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's activities indoors and outdoors.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector had discussions with the children, staff and the manager.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection and through written feedback.  The inspector looked at a range of relevant documentation relating to safeguarding and staff suitability, as well as policies, procedures and progress records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff attend regular training and have a clear understanding of whom to contact if they have a concern about a child's welfare. Recruitment and induction procedures are effective. The manager regularly checks the ongoing suitability of all staff. She completes thorough risk assessments to help to minimise any hazards to the children's safety. The manager closely monitors staff practice and their quality of teaching. For instance, she regularly holds one-to-one meetings to discuss their strengths and identify any training needs. Staff are keen to update their knowledge and extend their skills further. They are currently all carrying out further qualifications and attend regular training to help to improve their practice. For example, following recent training, they have implemented new ideas and enhanced their communication with parents.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The quality of teaching is consistently good. Staff are well qualified and understand how children learn. Staff ask children challenging questions and give them the time they need to think and test their own answers. Children enjoy joining in with songs and actions and show good levels of confidence in speaking, including those who speak English as an additional language. Children learn about the community around them. For example, they remember the day of the week that the local market is open. Staff make good use of technology to help children to learn about the wider world.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children arrive and settle into the setting well. They form close relationships with the staff and behave well. For example, children share resources with each other and show politeness to one another and the staff. Children share information with each other about where their families come from and begin to compare their similarities and differences. Staff help children to follow good hygiene routines. They remind them to wash their hands after using the toilet and before eating. Children have opportunities to climb, balance and take manageable risks. They learn how to keep themselves and each other safe. For example, on outings, they stop, look and listen for cars before crossing the road. Staff give parents plenty of guidance to encourage healthy lunches to help children to lead healthy lifestyles.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children show good progress towards their next stages in learning and their readiness for school. They are developing strong independence. For example, younger children learn practical ways to put on their coats and shoes while older children learn to blow their own noses and new skills, such as doing up zips on their clothing. Children develop good mathematical skills. For example, older children answer challenging mathematical sums with confidence and younger children recognise numbers.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY454023 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 1063072 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 22 Number of children on roll 40 Name of registered person Natalie Joanne Rayner

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Date of previous inspection 12 March 2013 Telephone number 01844213039

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Queensdown Nursery re-registered in 2012. It is located in Thame, Oxfordshire. The nursery is open from Monday to Friday, during school term times, from 8.30am to 3.30pm. It receives funding to provide free early education for three- and four-year-old children. Children have regular use of the adjacent primary school sports hall. The nursery employs four members of staff, three of whom have relevant qualifications.

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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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