Tree Cottage Nursery

Tree Cottage Nursery Stapleford Park Hotel, Stapleford, MELTON MOWBRAY, Leicestershire, LE14 2EF

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 April 2018 17 September 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

 Partnerships with parents are well established and parents speak highly of the setting. Staff take their time to talk with parents, informing them of their child's time in the nursery.  Children have developed close attachments with all members of staff. As a result, staff know the children in their care well and they settle quickly.  Children are provided engaging activities. They benefit from the large outdoor space, which provides opportunity for wide ranging activities and space to explore.  Children benefit from a high adult-to-child ratio. Staff effectively support children's immediate needs and as a result, they make good progress. Children show that they feel confident and secure within the setting.  Children are encouraged to take risks while in an environment which is safe. Staff have a good understanding of children's interests and abilities. They plan lovely activities that attract children and encourage them to explore and investigate.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times the planning and assessment lacks the required rigour and thoroughness to give children every opportunity to make even higher rates of progress.  Although the nursey is developing relationships with some other providers where children also attend, it does not always make the best of opportunities to extend this to every provider.

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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

 increase the precision of assessment and rigour of planning even more to enable children to make the highest rate of progress  find ways to have effective partnerships with all other providers when children attend more than one setting.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector carried out a tour of the premises.  The inspector spoke to a number of parents, and interacted with children during the inspection.  The inspector tracked a number of children.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have a secure understanding of safeguarding procedures and how to protect the children in their care. Recruitment procedures are robust. New staff have an induction period to ensure their suitability for the role. Staff are highly qualified and have a good understanding of their roles and responsibilities. The manager supports staff through regular feedback about their practice. The manager and staff regularly communicate about children's individual needs, their progress and how to support their next steps in learning. Staff share information with parents about their child's day and the progress that they are making.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff are enthusiastic and responsive to children's needs. Staff plan activities that are stimulating and engaging to support children in their next steps of learning. Children enjoy their time at the nursery. For example, during the inspection a child commented 'I don't want to go home, I'm having fun'. Staff encourage children to lead their own play and make choices. Staff provide opportunities for the children to learn about nature. They make good use of the countryside which surrounds them. Children use wooden logs, collected from the woods, to make roads, bridges and beaver dams. Younger children are confident to ask staff for help. Staff demonstrate how resources work and children quickly learn how they can make it work themselves. Staff praise efforts, for example, saying 'you are strong', when a child makes a toy work for the first time.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children have a good settling-in period, with or without parents. Staff are sensitive and reactive to children's immediate needs, and children are well cared for. Children quickly develop a bond with their key person and all other staff. Staff recognise when a child wants to move from outdoors to inside. Children feel secure enough to snuggle any member of staff when they are tired. Staff are a positive role model for children. They are kind and supportive to both children and other staff members. Children's behaviour is very good. Children play cooperatively together and are friendly towards each other. Children care for their environment and help tidy up or set out activities as requested.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are confident and independent learners, who make good progress from their starting points. Children develop early writing skills, using chalk to draw on the floor outside and mark making in gloop. Staff support children to have a go and think of new ideas. They praise them for their efforts and encourage them to find other ways of doing things. Children are prepared for their next stage in learning, including school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY348584 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 1104588 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 - 5 Total number of places 16 Number of children on roll 29 Name of registered person Stapleford Park Limited

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Date of previous inspection 17 September 2014 Telephone number 0157278022

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Tree Cottage Nursery registered in 2008 and is privately owned. The nursery employs five members of childcare staff. Of these, four hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. It operates from two rooms in a converted cottage in the grounds of Stapleford Park Country House Hotel and Sporting Estate on the outskirts of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire. The nursery provides both day care and crèche places. The nursery and crèche open from Monday to Friday all year round except bank holidays. Sessions are from 8am to 6pm.

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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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