Childcare on Domestic Premises, Full day care in Gloucestershire

Report for childcare on domestic premises

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Inspection date 22 January 2019 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Not applicable 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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This provision is outstanding

n Children's safety is given the highest priority. Staff carry out highly effective risk assessments of the nursery, garden and woodland walk. They support children to learn about keeping themselves safe exceptionally well. n The managing director and acting manager strive for excellence and accurately evaluate the quality of their service. They have high ambitions and are continually looking for ways to further improve. For example, they are working towards a new outdoor learning classroom to further promote children's literacy outdoors. n Parents are superbly involved in every part of their children's care and learning. They know precisely what their children are learning and how to support their continued progress at home. Parents comment that the nursery is a 'centre of excellence'. n Children thrive in the welcoming and nurturing environment staff provide. All children's behaviour is impeccable. They show respect for each other and develop close

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This provision is outstanding

friendships. n Children have excellent opportunities to use their physical skills. For example, children were deeply engaged during a woodland walk where they collected treasures for their explorers' box. They carefully manipulated tweezers to explore what they found and to develop their hand muscles. n The managing director and acting manager monitor children's progress precisely to inform insightful evaluations. They also use this information to assess any additional training needs. Children make rapid progress in their learning and development. n The managing director leads the acting manager and nursery team effectively in training, on the spot reflections, high standards and efficiency in the day-to-day running of the nursery.

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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 children's already excellent independence to encourage their involvement in all aspects of planned activities.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching indoors and outdoors. n The inspector spoke with staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the acting manager. n The inspector sampled various documents, including evidence of staff suitability, children's records and assessment documentation, and evidence of the progress that children make. n The inspector viewed written feedback from parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

The managing director and acting manager are inspirational and passionate about their roles. They show an exceptional commitment to achieving the highest standards, a culture that is embedded throughout the nursery. For example, staff carry out independent research to further children's learning. Supervision and monitoring of staff practice are highly effective. The managing director and acting manager support staff exceptionally well and monitor the quality of teaching meticulously to ensure consistently high standards and to assess training needs. Staff have used recent training on supporting children under two to further embed their already outstanding practice. Safeguarding is effective. Staff confidently fulfil their role to protect children from harm. They demonstrate an expert knowledge of child protection issues and what to do should they have any concerns about a child's welfare. Partnerships with the other settings that

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

children also attend are highly effective and support children's continuity of care and learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff are highly responsive to children's needs. They provide a range of high-quality activities and learning experiences, which are tailored to children's interests and individual level of development exceptionally well. Staff develop children's mathematical understanding exceedingly well from a young age. For example, babies delighted in counting dinosaurs during a sensory activity and older children were engrossed as they learned about clocks and skilfully demonstrated their understanding of time. Staff use extremely skilful questioning to extend children's learning, encourage problem solving and critical thinking.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children clearly demonstrate that they feel happy and relaxed in this homely nursery. They have developed extremely secure attachments to the staff. Children learn about the importance of healthy lifestyles. For example, they discuss with staff the effects of exercise on the body and comment that exercise 'makes your heart beat faster'. Children show high levels of independence as they confidently dress themselves for outdoor play. However, staff recognise the need to create more opportunities to extend children's independence skills during planned activities. Staff praise children constantly throughout the day for their achievements. This boosts children's self-esteem and results in them displaying extremely high levels of confidence to have a go and try new things.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make excellent progress based on their starting points. Children of all ages show high levels of focus, excitement and engagement as they play. Babies are inquisitive and curious and have time to explore during sensory play. Toddlers show outstanding listening and attention skills for their age and stay engaged for extended periods during a cooking activity. Older children develop excellent early literacy skills as they expertly rhyme words together and skilfully write their names. Children are exceptionally well prepared for the next stage in their learning and their move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY540697 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 10089807 Type of provision Childcare on domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 40

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Hopeswood Nursery registered in December 2016. It operates from the home of the managing director in Longhope, Gloucestershire. The nursery offers care Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 5.30pm, all year round except for two weeks at Christmas and bank holidays. The nursery employs eight members of staff. Of these, one staff member holds a BA (Hons) Degree, two hold qualifications at level 5 and one holds a qualification at level 4. The provider receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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