Norcot Early Years Centre

Norcot Early Years Centre 82 Lyndhurst Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire RG30 6UB

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Inspection date 12 November 2018 Previous inspection date 24 May 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 nursery is well managed by a committed, knowledgeable and experienced team that has significantly improved practice since the last inspection. It effectively supports staff and helps to ensure good outcomes for children. n Staff safeguard children effectively. They have a thorough knowledge of how to protect children and maintain their safety at all times. n Staff complete regular assessments of children's abilities and use these to plan activities that help children make progress in all areas of learning. Children are strongly supported to develop their communication, social and physical skills. n Staff and leaders build effective partnerships with parents. Staff routinely share information with parents that helps support children's learning at home and while at the nursery. n Children form secure attachments with caring and affectionate staff. This helps their emotional development and enables them to play and explore with a great deal of

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The provision is good

confidence. n Leaders continuously review the learning environments to ensure children have access to a wide range of interesting activities and resources. Leaders involve parents, children, staff and other professionals in their ongoing development plans, to gain a good overview of the nursery provision.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n Although the management team monitors the progress of individual children, it does not effectively check that different groups of children achieve as well as each other. n The overall quality of teaching is not consistently of the highest level to secure the best possible learning experiences for children.

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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 build on the monitoring and tracking of the progress different groups of children make, to identify gaps in their learning more swiftly and tailor teaching to help them catch up where required n raise the quality of teaching even further to support children's learning and development to the highest levels.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed activities in the three main base rooms and garden. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager, and checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff working with children. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including planning and a selection of the setting's policies and children's records. n The inspector held meetings with the senior management team. She spoke with staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Leaders have effectively reviewed and raised the quality of the nursery provision. All actions raised at the last inspection have been successfully addressed. Leaders have increased the support for the professional development of all staff. For example, they arrange regular supervisory sessions, monitoring and training to improve staff's practice. Following behaviour management training, staff explain that they feel more confident to deal with a range of situations. There are thorough recruitment procedures that help ensure staff are suitable to work with children. Safeguarding is effective. All staff understand their individual responsibility to keep children safe and what would constitute a safeguarding concern. Staff share good partnerships with local schools and they work closely together to help ensure smooth transitions are in place.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff know the children well and make accurate assessments of their development. They use this information well to plan, based on children's interests and next stages in learning. Staff are enthusiastic and involved in children's play. They help children to recall previous experiences and build on their skills. For example, staff extend older children's vocabulary and understanding of 'Remembrance Sunday' as they paint and talk about the significance of their poppies. Babies explore sounds, for instance, when they knock wooden blocks together to make a different sound. Young children enjoy using their senses as they play with coloured rice. Staff focus sharply on supporting children's communication and language skills. They effectively model and repeat phrases, and use signing prompts or words to support younger children's emerging vocabulary.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children build close relationships with their key person and other staff. They are happy and confident, and those who need extra support to settle are quickly helped. Staff supervise children well. The outdoor space is very well planned to promote all areas of learning. Children spend a great deal of time playing and exploring. Mealtimes are unhurried social occasions where children and adults sit together and chat. Children are encouraged to try different foods and parents feel well supported in helping their children develop good eating habits. Children develop a good understanding of how to keep themselves safe. For example, they are reminded why they should walk inside and they talk about the dangers of fires during a role-play activity to create a bonfire. Children behave well and are kind to others. They have opportunities to develop their understanding of the world through nature walks and themes that interest them. This

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

helps them learn about different people, their communities and cultures.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points. They gain many necessary skills they need for their future learning and in readiness for their move on to school. Children who receive additional funding receive targeted support for them to achieve progress in line with their abilities. Older children are confident speakers who readily share their experiences at group times. Babies develop good physical skills. For instance, they show an interest in climbing indoor soft-play obstacles.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY257099 Local authority Reading Inspection number 10079544 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 - 3 Total number of places 50 Number of children on roll 76 Name of registered person Norcot Early Years Centre Governing Body

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Date of previous inspection 24 May 2018 Telephone number 01189 015577

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Norcot Early Years Centre re-registered in 2004. The nursery is located in Tilehurst, Berkshire. The nursery is open from 8am to 6pm from Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two and three years. There are 19 members of staff working at the nursery. Of these, two hold qualified teacher status and 14 staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or 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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