Clowns Early Years Centre

Clowns Early Years Centre N E Derbyshire Sure Start, Alices View, North Wingfield, Derbyshire S42 5XA

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Inspection date 22 October 2018 Previous inspection date 11 September 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 The manager and her staff team provide a warm, welcoming and stimulating environment. The friendly staff team creates a relaxed atmosphere where every child is valued and included. n Staff have a good knowledge and understanding of individual children. They are skilled in enabling children to independently explore and investigate the environment. n Staff establish good relationships with parents. Parents are well informed about their children's progress through daily discussions and are supported by staff to continue and extend children's learning at home. They speak very highly of the staff team and the care and learning that their children receive. n Children behave well. They understand the rules and boundaries in place. Staff consistently praise the children. This helps to promote their confidence and self- esteem. n Management and staff are very passionate about developing the nursery. They actively

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The provision is good

seek the ideas and opinions of parents and children to identify areas for further development.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n Staff do not make the best use of their assessments to plan and target teaching as precisely as possible, to support children to make rapid progress in all aspects of their learning. n The manager does not monitor the progress that specific groups of children are making rigorously enough to raise outcomes for all children to an outstanding level.

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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 best use of assessment information to plan and target teaching even more precisely, to help children make rapid progress n analyse the progress that groups of children are making more precisely so that outcomes for children are raised to the highest level.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager. She looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n The inspector spoke to a number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. All staff have undergone safeguarding training and have a secure understanding of their roles and responsibilities in protecting children from harm. They have a good knowledge and understanding of the possible signs, symptoms and indicators of abuse and neglect. The manager supports her staff well through daily discussions and coaching to help improve their safeguarding knowledge. The nursery is safe and secure, and robust recruitment and vetting procedures are in place to help ensure all staff are suitable to work with children. Professional development opportunities help staff to progress in their roles. For example, staff have access to online training which they effectively use to improve their practice. Good communication with teachers and other professionals helps to provide continuity in children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff have a good understanding of how children learn and develop. They know children well and what their current interests are, and use these to engage them successfully in learning. Staff encourage children to be imaginative and to express their own ideas. For example, children use their role-play ideas to pretend to be firefighters outside. Staff support young children's early literacy skills well. They ask questions as they read stories and introduce new vocabulary. Older children's mark-making skills are purposefully developed as they draw pictures outside. Toddlers have access to and enjoy investigating a wide range of sensory materials. For example, they focus their concentration as they spoon rice into small yoghurt pots, developing their coordination skills. Children actively engage in a wide range of activities provided through a free choice of indoor and outdoor play. The well-planned outdoor provision provides children with increased

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

opportunities to develop their investigation and exploration.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The nursery has a calm and friendly feel and children are warmly welcomed by staff. Staff praise children for their efforts and achievements and successfully support them to manage their own feelings and behaviour. Children are reminded of the nursery rules and are encouraged to share toys, take turns and respect one another. Children are happy and confident in the nursery. They quickly form good relationships with their key person and other members of staff, who are caring and nurture children's emotional well-being. Children play outside daily and develop their physical skills. For example, they operate wheeled toys, negotiating space and obstacles. Children enjoy eating healthy freshly cooked meals and snacks. Children manage their self-care needs well and demonstrate good hygiene procedures.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress. Children develop secure early literacy skills. For example, they enjoy listening to their favourite stories and begin to make marks and write letters from their names. Children develop a good range of abilities that supports their future learning and readiness for school. They develop their concentration levels and show good social skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY283267 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 10062489 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 30 Number of children on roll 51 Name of registered person Clowns Early Years Centres Ltd

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Date of previous inspection 11 September 2015 Telephone number 01246 854841

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Clowns Early Years Centre registered in 2004. The nursery employs six members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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