Millys Day Nursery & Pre-School

Millys Day Nursery & Pre-School Church Lane, Chawleigh, CHULMLEIGH, Devon EX18 7HH

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Inspection date 27 September 2018 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Not applicable 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 Children of all ages are happy and confident, and show they feel emotionally secure. The strong key-person system is particularly effective in helping babies to feel secure and bond with staff. Older children have good relationships with staff and quickly make friends with each other. They are curious learners who eagerly explore activities. n Children make good progress, relative to their starting points. The manager monitors the effectiveness of the learning programme very well to identify any gaps in learning for individuals or groups of children. Staff address these very effectively when planning, so any gaps close quickly. n Thorough self-evaluation helps the manager to prioritise improvements that have the most impact on learning and that promote good-quality outcomes for children. For example, changing the systems to record children's progress led to parents contributing observations of their children's achievements at home more frequently, to help inform

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n Activities that encourage children to learn to use technology for different purposes lack challenge for the older children. n Staff do not take full account of children's abilities during routine activities. For example, older children can already use plastic cutlery with control, but staff have not considered how they can extend children's skills in the use of tools and utensils further.

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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 provide more challenge for older children as they learn to use technology for different purposes n create more opportunities for older children to learn to handle tools safely and with increasing control.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector talked to the manager, staff, parents and children. n The inspector observed staff and children engaged in learning activities, indoors and outside. n The inspector sampled documents, including safeguarding procedures, and talked to staff about how they implement these. n The inspector sampled children's learning records and talked to staff about how they plan for ongoing progress.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The provider and manager support staff well and encourage them to continue to develop their skills. Staff make particularly good use of online learning resources and professional networks to build on their existing knowledge. For example, following training, they improved the range of activities that encourages children's speech and language development and raises their awareness of letters and the sounds they represent. Staff observations and the manager's monitoring show how activities such as' listening walks' help children communicate more confidently and help them to focus their attention and concentration. Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff have a thorough understanding of local safeguarding procedures and the action to take to help protect children from harm.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff use their good knowledge of individual children to plan interesting activities that challenge children well. For example, babies and toddlers enjoyed investigating different textures and materials. With the babies, staff encouraged them to touch and feel, focusing on sensory experiences. With the toddlers, staff encouraged them to use simple descriptive language, such as 'soft' 'shiny' and 'furry'. Staff confidently use their very good communication skills to encourage older children to explore and explain their thoughts and ideas. For example, children used their knowledge of weight and volume to prepare the ingredients for making play dough. Staff encouraged them to discuss the changes happening to the dough as they kneaded it, and children talked about it becoming 'stretchy' and 'not crumbly'.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children enjoy being active and spending time outside. The setting does not have its own outdoor space. However, children visit the local park daily with staff. Staff make sure children have access to resources that support learning in all areas when outside. For example, older children chalked a large train track on the ground and pretended to be trains. They used their imaginations as they talked about going past farms and the animals they could see. Babies and toddlers energetically banged, shook and rattled a variety of musical instruments as they joined in singing.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children acquire good skills that prepare them well for the next stage in their learning, including going to school. Toddlers confidently move on to pre-school because staff make sure they are emotionally ready for a change in environment. Older children learn the skills they need for school, such as being able to recognise their names, and manage their personal care without help.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY499217 Local authority Devon Inspection number 10076939 Type of provision Full day care

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childcare on non-domestic premises Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 52 Number of children on roll 20 Name of registered person Milly's Day Nursery & Pre-School Partnership

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01769 580861

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Milly's Day Nursery and Pre-School is privately owned and registered in 2016. It is situated in Chawleigh, Devon. The setting is open 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday all year round. The setting employs five members of staff. Of these, one holds a qualification at level 4 and four hold 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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