Ivegill Nursery

Ivegill Nursery Ivegill C Of E School, Ivegill, Carlisle, CA4 0PA

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 April 2018 Not applicable

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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

 The dedicated management and highly qualified staff are extremely passionate about their role. They are fully committed to continuous improvement and continually strive for excellence in all aspects of the care and learning they provide.  Parents receive excellent support to continue children's progress at home. Staff provide parents with richly resourced home-learning bags to help children's continued development. Parents' contributions are highly valued by staff. For example, achievement boards are covered in parents' comments about their children's attainments observed at home.  Teaching is inspirational and children make exceptional progress in relation to their individual starting points. Staff follow the children's lead and successfully extend their learning with maximum effect. They use precise observations and assessments to clearly identify children's next steps in their learning and highly successful strategies

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This provision is outstanding

build on children's individual skills and abilities.  Partnerships with other professionals are highly effective and significantly contribute to the excellent care and progress children make. The excellent partnerships with the school staff significantly contribute to children being exceptionally well prepared for their move on to school.  Children's behaviour is exemplary. Staff are immensely caring and establish positive, warm relationships with all children, supporting their emotional development.

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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 the already excellent opportunities children have to learn and understand other people's similarities and differences in the wider world.

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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 carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views.  The inspector looked at a sample of children's records, evidence of the suitability of staff and a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke to members of staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection and held a meeting with the management team.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. Staff have comprehensive knowledge of what to do should they have any concerns about a child's welfare. This is supported by ongoing training and robust policies and procedures which are regularly updated. The management team provides staff with rigorous supervision and training to maintain excellent teaching and care standards. Robust recruitment procedures ensure that all staff are suitable to work with children. Staff give children's safety the utmost priority. For example, they use risk assessments and daily checks effectively to help keep children safe. The leadership and management are exceptional. They foster a culture of evaluative practice which is extremely well embedded and recognises the value of parents' contributions. Partnerships with other settings are exceptionally well established to successfully support continuity of children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff provide an extremely enabling environment that is full of exciting and interesting spaces where children can explore, grow and develop. Children are curious, eager and demonstrate an enthusiastic desire for learning. While outdoors, children ask to plant seeds in compost and create their own 'potions' as they experiment with soil, leaves and water. Indoors, children add glitter to shimmering paint and use cotton buds as tools for painting. Staff model excellent communication and language skills in all activities. They use well-planned questions that challenge and help to extend children's thinking with maximum effect. Children enjoy innovative singing activities and engage well with younger children and their parents in the weekly singing group in the community hall.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Staff work exceptionally well together to ensure that they meet all children's individual needs. Staff gather a wealth of information from parents when children first start at the nursery. They are extremely effective in ensuring that all children are able to participate in all activities and routines of the day. Equality and diversity are fostered exceptionally well and staff are still keen to consider how they can further enhance children's understanding of other people's similarities and differences. Staff are highly effective in helping children to recognise and manage their own independence and self-care needs. They skilfully help children to learn how to stay safe and healthy. Children enjoy plenty of fresh air and exercise and enjoy numerous outings in the community.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are highly motivated, confident and enthusiastic learners. They gain excellent skills to support their future learning. Children behave exceptionally well. They are friendly and helpful and play harmoniously together. Children learn excellent mathematical skills, such as calculating and comparing. They identify numbers, shapes and colours. Children become extremely effective communicators and critical thinkers while they play matching sound games and practise writing their names.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY499758 Local authority Cumbria Inspection number 1049931 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 14 Number of children on roll 25 Name of registered person Ivegill Nursery CIO

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01697473732

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Ivegill Nursery registered in 2016. The nursery employs four members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The manager holds early years professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, term time only. Sessions are from 9am until 3.30pm. 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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