Little Treasures Day Nursery

Little Treasures Day Nursery 38 Laidleys Walk, FLEETWOOD, Lancashire, FY7 7JL

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 April 2018 20 April 2017

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 dedicated leadership team has worked hard to address weaknesses raised at the previous inspection. They seek feedback from all stakeholders when reflecting on the quality of practice. The information obtained is used to set purposeful actions in order to improve outcomes for children.  Children are happy and content in their surroundings. They form positive and trusting bonds with staff. Children, including those who are new to the setting, settle quickly and display high levels of confidence and self-esteem.  Partnerships with other professionals involved in children's learning and care are effective. Staff quickly identify when children may require additional support and swiftly seek guidance and put strategies into place, to support children's learning.  Partnerships with parents are strong. Staff communicate effectively, in a variety of different ways, to keep them fully informed of their child's learning and progress.

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This provision is good

 Staff help children to understand the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle. Children enjoy nutritionally balanced meals and access the outdoors in all weathers.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not sharply focus on the different and unique ways in which some children learn to shape activity planning even further and help children make even better progress.  Sometimes, staff miss opportunities to allow children time to explore, follow their own thinking and extend their independence even further.

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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 activity planning to help provide a sharper focus on the different and unique ways in which children learn  provide more opportunities for children to follow their own thinking and ideas and extend their developing independence even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outside and assessed the impact this had on children's learning.  The inspector spoke to the staff and the children throughout the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery manager and discussed this with her.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager and provider. She looked at relevant documents and checked evidence of the suitability of staff.  The inspector spoke to a number of parents and took account of their views. Additionally, the inspector viewed a sample of parental questionnaires.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The manager is dedicated and has high expectations for the setting. She works effectively with staff to ensure they have opportunities to develop their knowledge and skills. For example, all staff have updated their safeguarding training and hold a paediatric first-aid qualification. Safeguarding is effective. Staff have a thorough understanding of the procedures to follow should they have concerns about a child's welfare. Recruitment and vetting procedures are robust and the setting is safe and secure. Overall, systems for observation, assessment and planning are improved and used well by staff. This supports children to make continually good progress. Staff make the most of daily conversations, daily diaries and use parents' evening sessions to keep parents fully informed of their child's progress. Parents say that their children love coming to nursery and that staff are great.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff are well qualified and experienced, know children well and enthusiastically engage in children's play. This supports children to engage and actively participate. Babies explore using all of their senses as they feel and smell shaving foam. Staff introduce new words, such as, 'soft' and 'squishy' and demonstrate actions, such as in and under. This helps support their developing communication and understanding. Older children are confident communicators and develop good social skills and imaginations. For example, they work together to create a puppet show. Children decide roles, give names to the puppets and provide a narrative as they play to bring their story to life. Children excitedly recall events from their home lives. Staff make the most of these opportunities to question children and extend their creativity and communication skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children demonstrate how they gain an appreciation of keeping themselves safe. For example, they remind each other to hold onto the handrail when they use the stairs. Staff are kind, caring and treat children fairly and with respect. Children understand and follow simple behavioural rules. For example, tidying away toys off the floor. Staff praise them for their efforts and children demonstrate a real sense of achievement as they proudly show off their well done stickers to their friends and family members.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children build important skills that help them with their future learning and in readiness for school. Children demonstrate their developing mathematical skills as they use resources, such as tape measures and weighing scales in their play. Additionally, they sort objects in number order and count during everyday routines. Funding is used well to support children to make continued good progress, this includes children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities and children who speak English as an additional language.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY407122 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 1097401 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 77 Number of children on roll 97 Name of registered person Gail Winifred Gibbons

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Date of previous inspection 20 April 2017 Telephone number 01253870055

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Little Treasures Day Nursery registered in 2010. The nursery employs 18 members of childcare staff. Of these, 17 hold appropriate early years qualifications between level 2 and level 5. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides free early years funding 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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