Aunt Mary's

Aunt Mary's Stonehouse, Dell Road, Healy Dell, ROCHDALE, Lancashire OL12 6BG

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Inspection date 30 November 2018 Previous inspection date 7 December 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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This provision is good

n The planning and assessment system is effective. Staff follow children's interests during play and use these opportunities to extend children's learning. Children engage well in activities and are motivated to learn. n Partnerships with parents are good. Parents describe how they enjoy sharing information to support their children's learning. Staff offer ongoing feedback about children's achievements. This helps to promote consistency of care and learning. n The well-qualified team demonstrate a range of skills and knowledge to enable them to promote children's speech, language and communication skills. For example, older children access, well-planned, small-group activities to explore sounds and letters. This helps children to develop the skills they will need to learn how to read and write. n Managers promote a culture of vigilance. They complete risk assessments to minimise potential risks. Where necessary, they make changes to the setting following the review

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This provision is good

of accident records. This helps to promote children's ongoing safety and well-being. n Staff have not fully explored additional ways to extend children's good awareness of similarities and differences between themselves and others even further. n Staff do not always provide opportunities for children to extend their learning in the outdoor environment.

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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 develop wider opportunities to promote equality and diversity, and build on children's awareness about similarities and differences between themselves and others n provide more opportunities for children who learn best outdoors to extend their learning even more.

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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 observations with the manager. n The inspector held meetings with the nursery manager, deputy and provider. She looked at relevant documentation and 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

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have a good understanding of the signs and symptoms which may cause concern about a child's welfare. Staff demonstrate a good knowledge of the relevant agencies to contact following any identified concerns. Managers work well together. They share a clear vision for the future and are highly motivated to continue improving the quality of the nursery. They use a variety of systems to promote continuous staff development. For example, managers complete observations of staff practice and provide feedback to improve the, already good, quality of teaching. Staff access a range of mandatory and enhanced training courses. This has a positive impact on staff practice. Robust recruitment practices are embedded to ensure staff are suitable to work with children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff play alongside the children, demonstrating, modelling and describing what they are doing to manipulate the dough. Children take turns to suggest different ways to use their small-muscle skills. For example, they poke, squash and squeeze the dough. This helps to support children to develop the skills required for early writing. Managers review staff's assessments of children's learning and monitor children's progress closely. This helps them to identify any gaps in learning and provide additional support, where necessary. The manager makes enhancements to the already good indoor learning environment. It is rich and stimulating and captures children curiosity and imagination. Children benefit from additional mathematical resources to support their active learning. They match and sort balls of various size and colour. This helps them to develop early mathematical skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The key-person system is effective. Staff work closely with parents from the start and children are happy and settled within the nursery. Children behave well. Staff are positive role models for children and help them to follow the rules and boundaries in the nursery. They praise children for their achievements. This helps to promote children's confidence and self-esteem. Children demonstrate their developing independence. For example, older children confidently serve their own meals at lunchtime. They are provided with freshly prepared meals that adhere to their dietary requirements. Children's health is well promoted. Children develop their physical skills. They share toys and play together well. For example, they enjoy taking turns to kick a ball.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points. Babies begin to copy words that adults say. Toddlers learn to share books with staff. Children point and label the illustrations they see. Older children use good hand-control to make marks that represent shapes and numbers. Children are developing positive attitudes towards learning key skills. This helps prepare them for the next stage in their learning and the eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY413823 Local authority Rochdale Inspection number 10065643 Type of provision Full day care Registers Early Years Register Day care type Childcare on non-domestic premises Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 42 Number of children on roll 41 Name of registered person Right Start Day Nurseries Ltd

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Date of previous inspection 7 December 2015 Telephone number 01706640272

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The nursery employs 11 members of staff, including the manager. Of these eight hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or 3, including one with early years professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round, excluding bank holidays and a week at Christmas. Sessions are from 7am to 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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