Forget-Me-Not Private Day Nursery

Forget-Me-Not Private Day Nursery Unit 7, St. Marys Industrial Park, Talbot Road, HYDE, Cheshire, SK14 4HN

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 January 2018 Not applicable

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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

 Leaders fully understand their roles and responsibilities. They successfully implement all necessary policies and documentation. This helps to ensure the smooth running of the nursery and contributes towards children's good safety, welfare and learning.  Children are enthusiastic and keen learners. Highly qualified staff provide interesting activities and experiences to motivate children. Overall, teaching is good. Children, including those in receipt of additional funding, make good progress from their starting points.  The key-person system is strong. Transitions are well planned for. Considerate staff take time to get to know all children and families. Children settle well in the appealing, stimulating and bright environment. They display strong emotional well-being and confidence and appear very comfortable and content.  Staff work extremely well with external agencies. Together they provide excellent

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This provision is good

support for children who have special educational needs/and or disabilities. This helps them to make good progress from their skills and capabilities on entry.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The monitoring of staff practice is not yet specifically targeted or precise to help them to achieve outstanding rather than good teaching.  Staff do not exchange detailed information about children's skills and capabilities with other settings that children attend to provide even more continuity of care and learning.  Although parents are regularly updated about children's progress, staff do not fully engage parents in their children's 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

 focus the monitoring of staff practice to help all staff further develop their teaching skills and challenge children's learning to the highest level  enhance the level of information shared with other settings that children also attend to provide even more continuity in supporting their development  strengthen partnerships with parents and fully promote their involvement in children's learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had a tour of all areas of the nursery. She observed the quality of teaching indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector held a meeting with the provider/manager, director and deputy manager and carried out an evaluation of teaching with the deputy manager.  The inspector spoke to staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as policies and procedures and children's records and reviewed the nursery's self-evaluation and checked evidence of the suitability of staff.  The inspector took account of the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. There is a comprehensive understanding among staff about how to keep children safe. Leaders ensure that all staff are aware of child protection procedures and know what to do if they have a concern about a child's welfare. Leaders accurately evaluate the nursery. They have a good awareness of their strengths and identify areas to develop. They gather feedback and suggestions from staff and parents and use this to continue to make positive improvements. Leaders observe staff practice and supervise them well in their roles. They provide staff with some training opportunities which overall, help them to continue to develop their skills and expertise.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff understand how young children learn. Overall, they use their skills and knowledge to plan experiences that ignite children's enthusiasm to learn. Children develop mathematical awareness. One way staff encourage this is by introducing mathematical language as children stack building blocks and make tall towers. Babies use their senses to feel the texture of cereal between their fingers. Staff introduce descriptive language, such as 'crunchy' and encourage babies to repeat the words. This helps to develop their speaking skills. Older children delight in feeling the sensation of cold ice on their hands. Staff use purposeful questions to encourage them to talk about how it melts as they explore the consistency. Older children listen to and follow instructions well during an active dance and movement session.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children receive individual care and support which helps them to feel safe. Babies form close bonds with nurturing and attentive staff. Staff help to support children's physical health and well-being. Children have daily opportunities to explore outdoors in the fresh air. Staff reinforce positive hygiene routines. Even younger children independently wipe their hands before eating. Staff are positive role models who support children to develop an awareness of how to keep themselves safe. For example, older children who attend other settings are taught about road safety on the walk to school. Children's efforts are praised and rewarded and their behaviour is very good.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop good literacy skills. For example, they form letters and practise writing their name using water and brushes outdoors. This helps them to be well prepared for future learning in school. Children of all ages are content with the familiar routines. They instinctively know that when they hear the jingle of a tambourine, it is time for them to stop, look and listen to find out what will happen next. Children display good social skills and play cooperatively together. For example, older girls invite others into their pretend play and delight as they walk across the troll's bridge. All children demonstrate a strong sense of belonging. They arrive happy and confidently lead their own play and resources are accessible for them to make independent choices.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY493022 Local authority Tameside Inspection number 1029493 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 1 - 4 Total number of places 94 Number of children on roll 59 Name of registered person Forget-Me-Not Private Day Nursery Partnership

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 0161 425 0880

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Forget-Me-Not Private Day Nursery registered in 2015. The nursery opens from 7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. It employs eight members of staff who work directly with children. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 6, two hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 5 and three hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. 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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