Come and Play

Come and Play Come & Play Day Nursery, Rushyleaze, Lydney, Gloucestershire, GL15 5QW

p.1

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 July 2018 24 September 2014

p.1

This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

p.1

This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

p.1

This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

p.1

This provision is good

 Children have strong, secure emotional attachments with the nurturing staff. Children and babies settle quickly and become happy, confident learners.  Staff make regular observations and assessments of children's development. They know what interests them and use this information successfully to plan challenging activities in which children engage fully. Children make good progress from their starting points.  The managers and staff work effectively as a team and provide good role models for children. Children behave well. They respect, listen and respond well to each other.  Effective partnerships with parents, other providers and outside agencies support staff well to meet children's individual needs. They work together consistently, sharing important information about children's development and care.  Managers monitor the setting effectively and identify the most significant actions for continuous improvement. For example, staff carried out a communication audit of the

p.1

This provision is good

learning environment following training, which has helped them to improve children's language skills.

p.1

It is not yet outstanding because:

 Sometimes, staff do not consistently use opportunities to extend children's mathematical language and the links between letters and their sounds during daily play, particularly with the most-able children, to ensure they achieve their highest potential.  Staff provide fewer opportunities to consistently increase two-year-old children's awareness of how to keep themselves and others safe and healthy.

p.1

What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

p.2

What the setting needs to do to improve further

 make the most of opportunities to develop all children's mathematical language and their understanding of the links between letters and the sounds they make, especially the most-abled children, to ensure they achieve their highest potential  strengthen opportunities to increase two-year-old children's understanding of keeping themselves and others, safe and healthy.

p.2

Inspection activities

 The inspector observed staff's interactions with children and the impact these have on children's learning in the playrooms and outdoors.  The inspector completed a joint observation with one of the joint managers.  The inspector examined a range of documentation, including children's records, staff planning, risk assessments, and policies and procedures.  The inspector had discussions with the owners/managers, the staff, children and parents.  The inspector checked evidence of staff suitability checks to work with children, and their qualifications.

p.2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Managers and staff are vigilant and have a very good knowledge of their responsibilities. They know the procedures to follow to protect children from harm. Managers follow safe recruitment practices when they employ staff and ensure staff remain suitable. Managers monitor children's overall development well. They identify any gaps in learning promptly to ensure they catch up. Managers observe the quality of teaching well and ensure staff provide good support to improve outcomes for children. For example, they helped staff see that using resources and materials will engage children even more when retelling a story. Parents have access to a range of information about the nursery and their children, and are very complimentary about the service staff provide.

p.3

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Since the last inspection, staff ensure that the display, accessibility and variety of literacy is available throughout the nursery. This helps to enthuse and engage all children's interest in books and written words, to support their early reading skills. Staff help babies and younger children well to bond and communicate through activities, such as singing songs, using signs and actions. Staff interact well with the children. They help them make links in their learning, such as understanding that the dry weather means they need to water the garden, and that the letters and shapes they paint with water on the floor will disappear.

p.3

Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children show a real sense of belonging as they greet friends and staff cheerfully. Staff provide a safe, welcoming and inspiring environment for children to play and learn. Babies, toddlers and older children have easy access to a good range of resources indoors and outdoors. These are stored at low level and children confidently help themselves. Children have opportunities to be active and engage in physical play. For instance, outside, older children play on scooters, and climb and balance. They had fun inside stomping around pretending to be a giant. Children enjoy snack time, where they learn about eating healthily as they choose fruit, water or milk. Overall, staff encourage self- care skills well as children wash their hands and pour their own water when they are thirsty.

p.3

Outcomes for children are good

Children, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities, gain good skills to prepare them for their next stage in learning, including going to school. Toddlers and young children have good opportunities to mix with the older children and are eager to learn and take part. Older children are respectful and learn about the world around them. For example, they regularly visit the elderly to sing to them, and learn about people's differing needs. They develop good social skills, such as learning to share their ideas. For instance, children state, 'If we work together we get the job done super quick'.

p.3

Setting details

Unique reference number EY430835 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 1071424 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 42 Number of children on roll 65 Name of registered person Kimberley Howard & Francesca Drinkwater Partnership

p.4

reference number

Date of previous inspection 24 September 2014 Telephone number 01594 844996

p.4

reference number

Come and Play day nursery registered in 2011. The nursery operates in Lydney, Gloucestershire. The nursery is open each weekday between 7am and 6pm, all-year round. There are 12 members of staff, including the two owner/managers who work directly with the children. Currently, 11 staff hold relevant early years qualifications. Of these, two hold a qualification at level 4, eight hold a relevant qualification at level 3, and one holds a qualification at level 2. The nursery receives funding for the provision of free early education to children aged two, three and four years.

p.4

reference number

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.

p.4

reference number

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

p.4

reference number

If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. You may reuse this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/, write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk .

p.5

reference number

Interested in our work? You can subscribe to our website for news, information and updates at www.ofsted.gov.uk/user.

p.5

reference number

T: 0300 123 4234 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted

p.5