Monteney Primary School

The Tin Drum Nursery 32 Redland Grove, Redland, Bristol BS6 6PR

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Inspection date 20 August 2018 Previous inspection date 7 August 2015

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Good 2 Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 2 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2 Outcomes for children Good 2

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The provision is good

n Staff support children's emotional well-being successfully, especially when they transfer between rooms. There are good arrangements to ensure a broad range of information is gained from parents as children start at the nursery. For example, the key person uses home visits exceptionally well to build effective relationships with children to help them settle. n Staff use their training, skills and knowledge of children well to plan stimulating learning experiences. They use accurate assessment and efficient tracking of progress to ensure all children make good progress from their unique starting points. n Leaders and managers use self-evaluation effectively. They reflect well on the provision and create targeted action plans to improve outcomes for children. Since the last inspection, they have involved parents more in their children's learning and staff use the information gathered successfully to influence their future planning.

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The provision is good

n Staff prepare older children very well for school. In particular, children are motivated to learn and encouraged to think critically and solve problems independently.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n Leaders and managers do not support staff as well as they could to raise the quality of teaching even further throughout the nursery. n Staff caring for toddlers do not always consider how to encourage toddlers' movements and help them to begin to assess risk for themselves.

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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

n develop the arrangements to support staff more in raising the quality of teaching even further throughout the nursery n encourage toddlers to manage their movements and begin to assess risk for themselves, in particular, when using stairs.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed staff interactions with children as they played inside and outside. n The inspector held discussions with the leadership team, staff, parents and children at convenient times during the inspection. n The inspector completed two joint observations with the lead teacher and discussed the quality of teaching, planning and assessment. n The inspector sampled documentation, including staff suitability arrangements, children's assessment records, and policies and procedures. n The inspector held discussions with the leadership team regarding their approach to evaluating the provision.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff use risk assessments efficiently to protect children from harm at the nursery and on outings. Managers monitor any accidents or existing injuries effectively. Leaders and managers ensure that all staff have a good knowledge of their responsibilities to protect children from harm. There are good recruitment and induction arrangements to ensure staff are suitable for their role. A strong management team supports enthusiastic staff in their professional development, overall. Staff use their training well, especially to support younger children's emotional well-being and to plan effectively.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff use their training well to plan a broad range of experiences which supports children's interests and addresses any gaps in learning, such as, reading and writing for boys, successfully. They interact well with children and provide enriching environments to support their play and learning. For example, older children are highly motivated to investigate possible ways of rescuing a toy cat from the tree. Staff effectively entice ideas and encourage children to find ways to solve problems, make predictions and test their ideas. Staff working with the youngest children encourage communication and language skills well. For example, when sharing stories, staff repeat words, sign and use visual cues to help children's understanding.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children form strong bonds with approachable and friendly staff who know them well. Babies engage happily in a game of peekaboo, feeling safe and secure with their key person. Staff value children's ideas and praise their achievements, building high levels of self-esteem. Children relish the responsibility of tasks, such as helping to tidy away and to sweep the floor, gaining good independence. Children behave well and build strong friendships. For example, as younger children explore the soil, they kindly share tools so they can play together. Staff effectively gather information from parents to meet children's individual care needs successfully.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children gain the skills required for their future learning. They are confident learners and make decisions about their play. Babies confidently explore. They choose books independently and notice the different textures as they stroke the pages. Toddlers listen attentively to stories and respond well to questions, such as pointing to objects of interest on the page. Older children enthusiastically talk about their experiences and make connections successfully, developing very good communication and language skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 107089 Local authority Bristol City of Inspection number 10061772 Type of provision Full day care

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childcare on non-domestic premises Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 70 Name of registered person Linda Nichols & Peter W Nichols Partnership

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Date of previous inspection 7 August 2015 Telephone number 0117 9247175

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The Tin Drum Nursery registered in 1989. It is situated in the Redland area of Bristol. The nursery opens each weekday for 50 weeks of the year from 8am to 5.30pm. The nursery receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged three and four years. The nursery employs 19 staff to work directly with the children. Of these, one is an early years teacher, two hold qualified teacher status, one holds an early years qualification at level 6, two hold early years qualifications at level 4, 11 hold early years qualifications at level 3 and two hold early years qualifications at level 2.

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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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