Fairmount Nursery (Clarkehouse)

Fairmount Nursery (Clarkehouse) 5 Clarkehouse Road, Sheffield, S10 2LA

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 June 2018 6 August 2015

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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 staff have high expectations for the children's enjoyment and achievement during their time in the setting. There is a clear direction for future developments and staff work well as a team.  All groups of children achieve well during their time in the nursery. They are prepared well for their future learning, including starting school. Staff accurately assess children's levels of achievement. They identify the next steps in children's learning and help them make good progress towards them.  Staff successfully help children to develop in independence, confidence and self- awareness. Children are well behaved and inquisitive. Staff work well with parents to help children settle in when they first start.  Staff promote children's physical skills well. For example, staff help babies to pull themselves up onto the well-planned furniture and gain confidence in crawling and walking. Older children enjoy dancing and yoga sessions with specialist staff.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always help children to think deeply and strongly embed their learning.  The management does not fully draw on parents' views of the provision to support future improvements.

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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 strategies staff use to help children deepen their thinking and fully embed their learning  build on the positive relationship with parents to more fully engage them in contributing to the future development of the nursery.

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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 completed joint observations with the nursery manager.  The inspector spoke to children and staff.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager. He looked at relevant documentation, such as the evidence of the suitability of staff.  The inspector spoke to parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The procedures to observe and evaluate the quality of teaching and its impact on learning are good. The manager helps staff to take full advantage of training to improve the quality of the nursery's provision. This has strengthened, for example, support for children's development of healthy lifestyles and transition arrangements as children progress through the nursery. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The designated safeguarding leader ensures staff are well trained in child protection procedures. She regularly tests their knowledge and understanding through spot checks and quizzes. Staff are deployed well and are vigilant. They create a safe, warm and caring environment for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff make good use of detailed information from parents to accurately assess children's individual starting points. Staff are skilful in helping children to extend their listening and speaking skills. For example, they encourage children to listen carefully to stories and echo back repeated phrases and rhymes accurately. They provide imaginative activities to encourage babies to make decisions, for example, about which songs to sing or actions to follow. Staff set high expectations for children to develop the skills they need for their early reading and writing. For example, older children identify their own name card and stick it to a chart to show when they have their snack.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children know their key person well and staff build good relationships with families. This contributes to the smooth start that children make in their educational experiences. Staff successfully help children to manage and improve their own behaviour and relationships. They help children develop their self-confidence and self-awareness. For example, they support children with regular and purposeful praise and guidance and show respect for their work through attractive displays around the room. Children learn to be increasingly independent and to make their own decisions and choices. Staff encourage children to contribute to a tidy and healthy environment. They provide a good variety of nutritious and balanced meals. They establish strong routines for children to wash their hands before eating or after their outdoor play.

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Outcomes for children are good

All groups of children have positive attitudes to learning. The staff ensure that any gaps in children's learning are promptly addressed, including making effective use of further professional support. Children are largely curious and persistent in their tasks. Children make good progress in their mathematical skills. For example, they count the steps as they go downstairs or match the registration number on their trikes to the allotted parking spaces. They estimate and compare quantities of sand and water in their problem-solving activities. Older children develop early reading and writing skills well. They make particularly good progress in forming the letters in their names and writing numbers accurately.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 300827 Local authority Sheffield Inspection number 1127794 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 75 Number of children on roll 122 Name of registered person Fairmount Nursery Ltd

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Date of previous inspection 6 August 2015 Telephone number 0114 2706000

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Fairmount Nursery (Clarkehouse) registered in 1998. The nursery employs 28 members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or higher, including 15 at level 3, one at level 4 and the nursery manager holds early years professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6.30pm. 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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