Child's Play Private Nursery

Child's Play Private Nursery Ferryhill Sports & Education Centre, Lambton Road, Ferryhill, Durham DL17 8TB

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Inspection date 19 October 2018 Previous inspection date 31 August 2016

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Outstanding 1 Effectiveness of leadership and management Outstanding 1 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1 Outcomes for children Outstanding 1

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The provision is outstanding

n Partnership working with parents and other professionals is remarkable. Leaders and staff have established exceptional information sharing procedures to promote the best possible outcomes for children. They attend very regular meetings and implement specific action plans that help to precisely identify what children need to learn next. n Staff complete highly detailed observations and very accurate assessments of children's learning. They provide a superb array of activities and resources for children to explore. Children make exciting discoveries in their learning. Staff expertly play alongside children asking challenging questions. This helps to promote their excellent thinking skills. n Children have tremendous opportunities to develop their exploratory skills. They explore paints using their whole bodies. Staff introduce new words and vocabulary as children play. This helps to promote children's communication skills remarkably well.

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The provision is outstanding

n Staff promote children's understanding of how to lead a healthy lifestyle extremely well. Children learn how to care for their teeth and the importance of following excellent hygiene practices. Furthermore, children demonstrate exceptional self-care skills. This helps to promote superb levels of independence. n Children use an extensive range of musical instruments and begin to develop an understanding of different beats, including fast and slow. This helps to promote children's creative skills extremely well.

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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 continue to review the already excellent performance management systems to help maintain the highest standards of practice.

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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 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 and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. Staff demonstrate a first-rate understanding of safeguarding procedures and practices. They have an exceptional understanding of how to report and record concerns very precisely. Leaders have implemented superb monitoring systems. They analyse children's progress very closely and make comparisons between different groups, This helps them to precisely target emerging gaps in learning. Staff attend superb training opportunities. They very regularly evaluate their learning and review their practice following this. Leaders complete regular supervisory sessions and intend to develop even further performance management systems to help to maintain consistent standards of excellence. Leaders have implemented meticulous self-evaluation procedures. They have remarkable systems in place to gather the views of others. This helps them to maintain outstanding levels of practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Parents are exceptionally complimentary about leaders and staff. They have remarkable opportunities to contribute to their children's learning. For instance, the highly qualified staff create exciting home-link activity packs for parents. Furthermore, parents have access to a secure online learning portal where they can access detailed information regarding their children's progress. This helps to provide an excellent continued approach to children's learning. Teaching is first class. Staff continually support children to reshape and build on their learning. Children add ingredients together to create their own potions. They talk excitedly to staff as they explore the various scents and textures. Children are highly engaged in activities and demonstrate high levels of motivation.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are extremely confident and demonstrate very high levels of self-esteem. They have excellent opportunities to develop their social skills and develop very strong friendship groups. Children behave very well. They value other people's ideas and opinions. Staff complete highly detailed risk assessment procedures. This helps to promote children's safety extremely well. Children have excellent opportunities to develop their physical skills. They participate in highly exciting outdoor activities, including learning to move their bodies in various ways while re-enacting familiar stories.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make rapid progress in all areas of learning. They demonstrate very high levels of mathematical understanding and use this throughout all aspects of play. Children build large scale models using wooden blocks and think about how many blocks they may need to extend their model. They are superbly equipped with the key skills needed for future learning and their eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY493816 Local authority Durham Inspection number 10079044 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 - 8 Total number of places 75 Number of children on roll 71 Name of registered person Wayman Developments Ltd

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Date of previous inspection 31 August 2016 Telephone number 01740651789 reception ext. 1

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Child's Play Private Nursery was registered in 2015. The nursery employs 16 members of childcare staff. Of these, 11 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and one at level 6. 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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