Cowplain Day Nursery

Cowplain Day Nursery Cowplain Activities Centre, Padnell Road, WATERLOOVILLE, Hampshire PO8 8EH

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Inspection date 29 October 2018 Previous inspection date 7 June 2018

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Inadequate 4 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 work well together. They have successfully addressed all actions set at the last inspection. Recruitment is effective and all required checks are completed to ensure staff are suitable to work with children. n Staff place a strong focus on building older children's literacy skills. For instance, they help them learn about the names of letters in their names and the sounds they represent. All children, including those who speak English as an additional language, make good progress in their learning. Outcomes for children are good. n Children are confident and happy. They settle into the nursery well and develop secure attachments with their key person. This helps to support younger children's emotional well-being effectively. n Staff promote children's understanding of the wider world, through interesting hands- on activities. Children enjoy learning about the natural world and benefit from good

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The provision is good

opportunities to develop their physical skills. n Staff have a good understanding of how to keep children safe and capture opportunities for children to learn to keep themselves safe. This helps children to learn skills that prepare them well for their future learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n Staff do not focus planning as sharply as possible for children's next steps in learning, to help them make even better progress. n At times, staff answer questions for children and do not help them to think through their own ideas and express their thoughts independently.

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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 improve planning to focus more precisely on what children need to learn next, to help them achieve the best possible outcomes n give children more time to think through and suggest their own ideas, to build on their independent thinking skills even further.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector spoke to staff and children at appropriate times and observed activities in the indoor and outdoor play areas. n The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this had on children's learning. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager. n The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of the staff team, looked at a selection of children's records, and discussed safeguarding procedures and the self- evaluation process.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The manager and staff regularly evaluate the setting and have worked with their local authority to successfully address weakness identified at the previous inspection. For instance, they have improved the system for recording children's existing injuries, and have a robust knowledge of how to report any concerns about children's welfare. All staff, including the nursery's designated safeguarding lead, have a thorough understanding of how to keep children safe. They make good use of regular training to keep their knowledge up to date. They know how to identify and report any child protection concerns, to ensure children's physical well-being. The manager meets with all staff regularly to implement effective supervisions, including ensuring the ongoing suitability of all staff to work with children. The manager and her staff provide a safe and secure environment for children to play and learn. Safeguarding is effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff have a good knowledge of how children learn and plan activities that offer children a good level of challenge. For instance, as older children write shopping lists, staff teach them about the names of letters and the sounds they represent. Staff plan activities which support younger children's motivation in learning and overall good progress. For example, staff plan a construction role-play activity, as children enjoy moving sand and soil using toys diggers and transporters. Staff make regular observations of children's learning and the manager monitors children's progress closely. Staff share children's key achievements with children's parents regularly, to keep them informed of their progress. Staff work well with parents to share learning experiences. For instance, parents share books written in different languages and staff teach children about words spoken in different languages, to help them say goodbye to their friends.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff develop strong relationships with children and are kind, caring and attentive to their individual needs. Children are happy, settled and behave well. Staff make good use of opportunities to teach children about routines to keep themselves safe. For instance, as children walk to the local woodland staff talk to children about walking safely alongside the car park. All children enjoy playing outdoors and regular access to this has a positive impact on children's health and well-being. For instance, they enjoy looking for insects under leaves and excitedly work with staff to move logs to see what they can find underneath.

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Outcomes for children are good

Older children develop good early writing and reading skills, as they become confident in naming familiar letters and the sounds they represent. Younger children develop good social skills, and learn to take turns with toys and resources, as they share happily with their friends. Children gain good levels of concentration, and persevere in activities which motivate their play. They gain a good understanding of the natural world, such as comparing the differences between their hands and frog's legs. All children, including those who are learning English as an additional language, gain skills that prepare them well for their future learning, including their eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY347932 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10079636 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 2 - 7 Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 86 Name of registered person Mugridge, Sandra Anne

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Date of previous inspection 7 June 2018 Telephone number 07886 607 198 or 02392 641 989

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Cowplain Day Nursery registered in 2007 and is in the Cowplain area of Hampshire. The nursery is open from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday all year round, excluding bank holidays. The provider receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are 12 members of staff employed to work with the children, 11 of whom hold relevant childcare qualifications.

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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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