Warren Wood Primary School

Chuckles Day Nursery Budmouth Technology College, Chickerell Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 9SY

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Inspection date 30 August 2018 Previous inspection date 28 January 2016

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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 The management team encourages staff well to develop their knowledge and skills. For example, staff have learned more about the needs of children who have specific individual needs and support their interactions in play very effectively. n Children are settled and content. The respond positively to the friendly, welcoming approach given by staff and develop a positive sense of emotional well-being. n The management team supports staff to work very well together as a team. They make good use of their individual expertise and skills to help meet children's care and learning needs. n Parents speak highly of staff and comment that they build positive relationships with their children. Staff actively encourage parents' involvement with children's learning. n Staff get to know children well and plan motivating activities to support their interests and help them make good progress in their learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n At times, staff are too quick to provide solutions for children and do not give them time to solve problems themselves to develop their critical thinking more effectively. n Staff do not consistently organise the outdoor play provision as well as possible to promote children's learning in all areas and support those that learn best outdoors more consistently.

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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 make better use of opportunities for children to think for themselves and develop their problem-solving skills further n make more use of play opportunities in the outdoor areas to support children's interests fully and promote all aspects of their learning consistently.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed children's interactions in play indoors and outdoors, and discussed their development with staff. n The inspector viewed documentation, such as operational policies, procedures and required records, including first-aid, insurance and qualification certificates. n The inspector took into account the spoken views of parents. n The inspector undertook a joint observation with the manager and discussed children's learning and development. n The inspector discussed self-evaluation with the manager and how this helps staff to make continual improvements.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The management team and staff have a suitable awareness of their responsibilities to protect children's welfare and know whom to contact should a concern arise. The management team frequently evaluates the effectiveness of staff practice and identifies how to make ongoing improvements. For example, staff have changed the layout of play areas and created cosy, inviting book corners to encourage children's interest in books more effectively. Staff form good liaison with parents and other providers children attend. For instance, they share information about children's achievements, to help monitor their progress and support their next steps of learning consistently.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff encourage children's imaginations and early literacy skills effectively. For example, older children dress up in their 'princess' dresses and happily make their friends a pretend meal of sausages. They like using paintbrushes and water to draw big circles on the ground. Toddlers show pride in the sandcastle they have built and begin to do the actions for matching letters and sounds. Staff provide purposeful activities to support children's exploration of colours, textures and understanding of how things work. For instance, older children roll, push and squeeze the play dough to make snakes or a wiggly worm. They roll a pastry wheel across the dough and show interest in the marks this makes. Babies cuddle soft toys and look with interest at an interactive story book. They smile as they turn a page and hear music or words playing.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff support children's behaviour and socialisation skills effectively. For example, children wait patiently for a friend to arrive and hug them with great delight when they see them. Children share toys happily and learn to be kind and considerate, such as to help staff tidy toys away willingly. Staff encourage children's physical health well. For instance, children have fun using up their energy rolling, jumping and climbing on the soft-play equipment. They play outdoors regularly and learn to push themselves around on scooters or enjoy whizzing down a wooden ramp on their ride-on toys.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop positive attitudes to learning and gain the necessary skills to help them with their move to school. For example, older children like drawing and begin to form recognisable shapes and letters. They show interest in stories and join in with familiar phrases. Younger children start to count in sequence and learn about sizes, shapes and measurements, such as when telling staff which is the biggest or smallest car in the toy garage.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 140989 Local authority Dorset Inspection number 10062648 Type of provision Full day care Registers Early Years Register Day care type Childcare on non-domestic premises Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 59 Number of children on roll 49 Name of registered person Budmouth Limited

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Date of previous inspection 28 January 2016 Telephone number 01305 761232

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Chuckles Day Nursery registered in 1989. It is privately owned and managed by Budmouth College, and is situated in the college grounds in Weymouth, Dorset. The nursery is open Monday to Friday from 8am until 5.30pm, for 51 weeks of the year. It receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. There is an overall manager and 14 staff employed. One member of staff holds early years teacher status, two hold childcare qualifications at level 4, and six hold childcare qualifications at level 3.

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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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