Toybox Great Denham

Toybox Great Denham 90 Saxon Way, Great Denham, Beds, MK40 4GP

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 February 2018 2 October 2013

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 Leaders have the highest of expectations for children's learning and development. They constantly evaluate the quality of the provision, making effective use of the contributions of practitioners, parents and children.  Practitioners successfully provide a broad programme of learning experiences that help children to achieve exceedingly well. Children who are slower to learn key skills are supported very effectively to make rapid progress, given their starting points.  A concerted programme of continuous professional development gives practitioners high skill levels. Students and less experienced staff are wholly supported by their mentors and colleagues. Teaching throughout the nursery is inspirational and morale is high.  Children develop strong emotional bonds with the adults who care for them. Practitioners implement sensitive and flexible settling-in procedures when children first start and when they move into new rooms. Children demonstrate tremendously

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This provision is outstanding

confident and independent attitudes.  Parents speak highly of practitioners and say communication is excellent. Extremely effective two-way partnerships help parents and practitioners to superbly support children's well-being and ongoing development.  Older children, in particular, have exceptional levels of knowledge. They practise writing with confidence and talk about their interests and experiences with assurance. They enthusiastically pick out and repeat phonic sounds and have fun with numbers and shapes.

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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 enhance the already rich and imaginative learning opportunities that help younger children to explore and use all of their senses, indoors and outside.

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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. She spoke to children and staff during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with one of the nursery managers. She looked at and discussed the nursery's self-evaluation.  A meeting was held with the nursery managers and representatives of the registered provider. Documentation was sampled, including evidence of the suitability of practitioners, their training and children's records.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through discussion and written testimonials.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. Managers and practitioners have a thorough understanding of the signs of abuse and the procedures to follow if children are at risk. Team meetings are used very effectively to give practitioners confidence in implementing the safeguarding procedures. Children's safety is given a very high priority. For example, practitioners ensure anyone collecting children is authorised to do so. Consistently maintained adult-to- child ratios help to keep children safe. Managers meticulously monitor practitioners' teaching practice, providing effective guidance for them to enhance their impressive skills. Practitioners enthusiastically embrace all opportunities to extend their qualifications. Consistent monitoring of children's achievements helps practitioners to identify those who need extra help. Feedback gathered from local schools provides managers with clear ideas for building on children's readiness for their entry into Reception classes.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Practitioners use their in-depth knowledge of the children's interests to provide them with rich and meaningful learning experiences. For example, they plan and provide a range of activities around superheroes. Children excitedly recreate their favourite characters through imaginative storytelling, drawing, painting and dressing up. Practitioners skilfully extend children's communication and language skills. They engage them in thoroughly enjoyable singing games and enthusiastically support spontaneous story times. Leaders are working towards enhancing the already extensive sensory experiences provided for younger children to raise their achievements still further.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children have excellent support from practitioners to learn about keeping healthy. They follow very well-established hygiene routines and benefit from highly nutritious, freshly cooked meals. Older children engage eagerly in energetic sporting activities, such as tennis. Supported by caring practitioners, younger children learn to take risks, for example, as they balance on blocks. Children's behaviour is exemplary and they show deep care and affection for each other. They help each other find their belongings and show kind sympathy if anyone is upset. Carefully planned activities and plentiful resources help children to understand about other people's beliefs and lifestyles.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children become curious, active and interested learners. They investigate the properties of different materials, such as shaving foam, with excited interest. Younger children learn that sticks in mud make marks and recreate those marks with chunky pens and crayons. Older children listen enthralled to stories. They have a great sense of humour and tell jokes with confidence. Mathematical concepts are thoroughly explored as, for example, children weigh and measure ingredients for gingerbread men. Children make outstanding progress in their learning and are exceptionally well-prepared for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY462893 Local authority Bedford Borough Inspection number 1123062 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 - 5 Total number of places 73 Number of children on roll 120 Name of registered person Toybox Great Denham Ltd

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Date of previous inspection 2 October 2013 Telephone number 01234 860500

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Toybox Great Denham registered in 2013 and in 2017 became part of Busy Bees Nurseries Ltd. The nursery opens Monday to Friday all year round apart from bank holidays from 7am until 7pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four- year-old children. There are 33 staff employed to work with the children, including the two managers. Of these, seven have early years teacher status and 22 other staff members hold qualifications between level 6 and level 2.

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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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