Kings Farm Day Nursery & Kids Club

Kings Farm Day Nursery & Kids Club Winter's Lane, Long Bennington, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG23 5DW

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 February 2018 20 August 2014

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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 manager and her deputy are dedicated and enthusiastic. They demonstrate a genuine commitment to ensuring that children receive an enjoyable and positive early years experience.  Staff know children well. They observe them as they play and use the information to effectively identify and plan for their next steps in learning. Children make good progress in their learning.  Babies develop superb emotional attachments. Staff in the baby room have an exceptionally calm and nurturing approach, this helps young children to have a deep sense of belonging.  Children's behaviour is excellent. They have good manners and learn to be kind and respectful towards others.  Independence is supported well. Staff encourage children to 'have a go' and to persevere; children from a young age can put on their own coats for outdoor play.  The nursery has established itself as a valuable asset to the local community. Parents

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This provision is good

speak extremely highly of the nursery. They comment they enjoy looking at their children's learning records.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The monitoring of staff's practice is not fully focused on improving teaching skills of all staff to the highest level.  At times, in the pre-school room, staff do not consistently engage children to fully motivate them.

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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

 strengthen the monitoring of staff's practice to help raise the quality of teaching and enhance their skills even further  consider the different ways that pre-school children can be fully engaged and motivated during their play.

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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 spoke with staff and children during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager and deputy manager. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff demonstrate they can identify indicators that children may be at risk of exposure to extreme ideas about right and wrong. The manager plans regular quizzes to check staff's understanding of child protection and help them to confidently respond to any concerns about children's welfare. The manager follows rigorous recruitment procedures, this helps to ensure that all staff are suitable to work with children. The manager offers regular ongoing opportunities for staff to receive one-to-one meetings to discuss their job role. Professional development is actively encouraged and this incudes successful storytelling workshops and access to higher level qualifications. The management works well with the staff team to reflect continuously on the service offered and clearly identify areas for ongoing development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The well-qualified staff offer teaching that is consistently good with elements of outstanding practice. Staff provide children with opportunities that reflect different festivals. For example, while learning about Chinese New Year, toddlers create dragons with play dough. Furthermore, older children learn the story of the animals of the Chinese zodiac and can play with these small-world creatures. Staff read stories in an animated and engaging way, children laugh out loud at the story and recall the sequence of events, contributing to their early love of books. Staff place high priority on developing children's literacy and mathematical skills. They subtly introduce counting and calculating during welcome time.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children thoroughly enjoy home-cooked meals, prepared using locally sourced ingredients. Staff gather information about children's dietary requirements, this helps to promote children's good health. Children spend plenty of time outside in the fresh air. They take part in a physical wake-up session in the morning. Staff encourage children to learn about why their heart rate is beating faster. This promotes their health and well-being. Staff positively challenge children's views and ideas. For example, staff explain boys can wear a pink jacket as well as girls. The manager has developed successful links with the local schools to help support children to make smooth transitions from nursery to school when the time comes.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are working within the expected levels of development for their age and make consistently good progress in relation to their starting points. This includes those children for whom the nursery receive funding. Children recognise flags of the world and say 'hello' in the country's language. Babies delight in playing peekaboo with fabric. Children count how many children there are overall in welcome time, they calculate how many boys there are and how many girls there are. Children learn a range of skills that prepares them well for their next stages of learning and their eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY269591 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 1104121 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 - 8 Total number of places 56 Number of children on roll 138 Name of registered person Kings Farm Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 20 August 2014 Telephone number 01400 282662

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Kings Farm Day Nursery & Kids Club registered in 2003. The nursery employs 14 members of childcare staff. Of these, 11 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and above. 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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