Coombe Valley Nursery (Launceston College)

Coombe Valley Nursery (Launceston College) Hurdon Road, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 9JR

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 January 2018 9 April 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

 Children in the baby room significantly benefit from opportunities to explore their learning interests thoroughly. Staff enable them to play in their chosen activities for as long as they need, which helps them to develop their own ideas independently.  Children develop very good social skills. They enjoy many group activities that help them to develop their understanding of how to behave with others, such as taking turns and sharing ideas, preparing them well for larger group situations, such as school.  Partnerships with parents are effective. Staff regularly share information with them to help develop a consistent and collaborative approach that supports children's individual needs, such as with toilet training.  The management team supports staff well. Managers regularly monitor staff's individual practice to offer help and suggest potential training, which helps to maintain good outcomes for children.

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This provision is good

 Self-evaluation is effective. The manager uses successful methods to identify weaknesses and plan for improvement.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, children do not have enough opportunities to engage in energetic and active play, to build on their physical skills even further.  Staff do not consistently teach children how to use mathematics, such as counting, as part of their everyday lives.

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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

 provide more opportunities for children to engage in energetic and active play  extend opportunities for children to learn how to count and use mathematics as part of their everyday lives.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children across all age ranges playing independently, with their friends, with staff and in different learning environments.  The inspector spoke to parents, staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager and nominated person about how they organise the setting, recruit and support staff and monitor children's progress.  The inspector sampled a range of documents, including staff's suitability checks, children's records and policies.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff know how to identify potential signs and symptoms that may indicate a risk to children's welfare. They test their knowledge regularly and ensure that they continually refresh their understanding and keep it up to date, so they can report any concerns promptly, if needed. The management team follows rigorous procedures to recruit new staff safely. For example, all staff undergo relevant vetting checks to ensure they are suitable to work with children. Staff complete ongoing training to develop their individual practice and teaching skills. For example, they recently had communication training to support children's language development further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff plan for children's progress well. They complete ongoing observations to help them identify children's individual needs and interests, so they can plan activities that children find interesting. For example, staff supporting the youngest children prepare varied group opportunities to build on their social skills. The manager monitors children's progress well to help identify and support any gaps, if needed. She meets with staff regularly to discuss progress summaries for their key children and to identify potential ways to help each child's development even further, such as seeking support from external professionals.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff are good role models. They set a positive example for children. For example, they are kind to each other, attentive towards children and demonstrate their expectations, such as listening to children's ideas. Children are confident and settle into nursery quickly. They enjoy learning and benefit from staff's good interactions with them. Staff frequently praise children as they succeed in tasks, such as managing to stir materials to make dough, and they use humour to help them concentrate. Children learn to be independent. They manage to complete small tasks on their own, such as helping to tidy away equipment, and they practise good hygiene as they wash their hands before eating. Older children understand how to maintain their good health independently. For example, they find tissues to wipe their nose, dispose of the tissues and wash their hands without support.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children enjoy experiences across all areas of learning and make good progress in relation to their starting points. Babies learn to explore and investigate using their senses as they play with a range of materials and textures, such as paint and foam. They develop very early writing skills, for instance, as they use small tools to make marks in sand. Children develop their imagination well and older children enjoy dressing up. Children in all age ranges learn to express themselves successfully. They enjoy singing rhymes and learn to use sign language to communicate, such as signing 'please' and 'thank you'. Children who are learning English as an additional language especially benefit from staff's use of this. Children are prepared effectively for their next stages in learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY101357 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 1061620 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 30 Number of children on roll 38 Name of registered person Coombe Valley Nursery (Launceston) Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 9 April 2013 Telephone number 01566 779318

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Coombe Valley Nursery (Launceston College) registered in 2002. The nursery is open each weekday from 8am to 4pm, during term time only. There are 10 members of staff, most of whom hold an appropriate early years qualification; three at level 4 and six at level 3. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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