Meadow Hill Education and Arts Nursery

Meadow Hill Education and Arts Nursery 707 Chorley New Road, Lostock, Bolton, BL6 4AQ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 July 2018 29 August 2013

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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 inspirational leadership team is dedicated to providing extremely high-quality care and education for children. A meticulous eye to detail is given to all aspects of the provision which ensures that children flourish and achieve to their very best during their time at the nursery.  Leaders and staff share a very strong commitment to provide outstanding teaching which meets the individual needs of all children. Children enjoy a wonderful range of exciting activities which cover all areas of their learning. Consequently, all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities make exceptional progress from their starting points.  All children truly benefit from an exceptional range of additional learning opportunities provided by the dedicated staff team. For example, children are taught Mandarin, which extends their vocabulary and helps them to learn about the wider world.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children's behaviour is impeccable. They demonstrate good manners and listen intently to instructions. This ensures a harmonious atmosphere where children are extremely confident and thrive in all areas of their development.  Partnership with parents and carers is outstanding. Parents speak very highly of the progress their children have made at the nursery, most notably in their confidence and skills they have gained to prepare them for school.  The nursery places high importance on encouraging children's creativity and self- expression. Children's confidence and enthusiasm to learn is fostered by staff who continuously praise them when they do something well. Staff encourage children to explore their own ideas, giving children the passion to succeed.

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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

 consider additional ways to extend staff expertise so that the outstanding teaching continues to develop and sustains the excellent impact on all children’s learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspectors toured the nursery and observed children during play, both indoors and outside.  The inspectors took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection and sampled a selection of parents’ written feedback relating to the nursery provision.  The inspectors conducted a joint observation with the vice principal.  The inspectors spoke with staff and managers about safeguarding, their key children and how they plan activities.  The inspectors reviewed a wide range of documentation including the nursery policies, staff files and records of children's progress.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Leadership is inspirational. The leadership team is passionate about providing the highest quality early years education. They have incredibly high aspirations for all children. Staff thrive as practitioners. Leaders encourage all staff to undertake additional training courses and to obtain higher level early years qualifications. As a consequence, teaching is outstanding and all groups of children make exceptional progress. Managers rigorously monitor the quality of teaching to ensure these consistently high standards are maintained. Safeguarding is effective. Staff have recently completed a breadth of safeguarding courses. Consequently, they are acutely aware of their responsibilities regarding child protection and the procedures to follow in the event of potential abuse.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding and worthy of dissemination to others. Staff make meticulous observations of children’s ideas, interests and preferences. They skilfully use this information to design an abundance of experiences that entice and engage children. Older toddlers’ knowledge and understanding of the wider world is very well promoted. They speak excitedly about a recent trip to a local farm and their favourite baby animals who they fed and stroked. Pre-school children’s mathematical abilities exceed those typical for their age. They competently group toy animals in order to form number sentences and recite number bonds. In the baby room, staff model communication and language with non-verbal babies at every available opportunity. As a result, babies learn exceptionally well.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children listen to and confidently follow instructions during dance lessons. They develop their confidence in self-expression, moving to rhythm as well as awareness and control of their bodies' movements. Staff use imaginative and innovative ways to engage children and teach them about their emotions and empathy. For example, lower pre-school children talk enthusiastically during an activity when the teacher uses a soft toy to teach them how to make a sad person happy by saying something nice. Staff in the baby room provide warm and attentive care for babies. Babies crawl and walk with confidence, and staff are always close by to offer support if needed. Younger toddlers’ physical skills are accelerated. They crouch, crawl and manoeuvre their bodies through different sized tunnels, which accelerates their physical development.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children of all ages develop an excellent range of skills they require for the next stage in their learning, such as transitions into school. In some areas they are exceeding the development typical for their age. Pre-school children have developed exceptional reading skills. They recognise high frequency words on sight and are confidently reading books beyond their age range. Children who have SEN and/or disabilities make excellent progress from their starting points. This is due to the bespoke learning opportunities provided in this very inclusive environment.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 316022 Local authority Bolton Inspection number 1125877 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 53 Number of children on roll 72 Name of registered person Meadow Hill Education and Arts Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 29 August 2013 Telephone number 01204 492 497

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Meadow Hill Education and Arts Nursery registered in 1990 and is privately owned. It operates from a large detached house situated in the Lostock area of Bolton. It is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. The nursery employs 18 staff in total and 13 of the childcare staff are qualified to at least level 3 in childcare. The owner is a lifetime member of the Royal Academy of Dance. Two members of staff hold qualified teacher status and two have an honours degree in early years studies. The nursery is open Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6pm for 50 weeks of the year, closing for Christmas and Bank Holidays only. Funded early education is provided for children aged two-, three- and four-years-old.

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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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