Elephant & Castle Childcare Centre

Elephant & Castle Childcare Centre Dunham Road, Sporle, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE32 2DD

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Inspection date 12 March 2019 Previous inspection date 16 February 2016

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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 manager values her staff and they work well together as a team. They are committed to their continued professional development and share ideas they gain from training they attend. For instance, staff use a wide range of strategies to promote children's communication and language development effectively. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Staff share regular updates with parents about their child's day and progress in learning. They give parents ideas about how they may support children's ongoing learning at home. n Staff know children well. They plan a wide range of stimulating activities that reflect children's individual stage of development and emerging interests. Children make good progress. n Children demonstrate that they are happy and feel safe at the nursery. Staff take time to get to know children and their families and build positive relationships with them. Children develop strong bonds with staff.

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This provision is good

n Children behave well. Staff are positive role models for children. They give calm and consistent reminders to help children understand how their actions affect others. Staff give children lots of praise and encouragement. This helps children to develop good levels of self-esteem. n Staff do not consistently make the most of opportunities to promote children's understanding and interest in volume and capacity. n Sometimes, staff overlook opportunities to help children develop their independence and self-help skills.

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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 strengthen opportunities to support children's interest and understanding of capacity and volume n give children more opportunities to develop their independence and self-help skills.

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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 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 centre manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the centre manager. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the centre. n The inspector spoke with a number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff receive frequent training and updates about child protection and wider safeguarding issues. They confidently fulfil their role to protect children from harm. They know what to do should they have any concerns about a child's welfare. The manager uses robust recruitment processes to help to assure the suitability of adults working with children. Staff receive regular coaching and support to enhance their good practice. The manager reviews the progress children make, as individuals and for different groups of children. She gathers the views of parents and staff to help to identify strengths in practice and areas to improve. Parents are positive about the staff and the centre. They believe their children are well cared for, safe and make good progress. Staff work well in partnership with other professionals to provide children with continuity in care and learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff are enthusiastic in their work. They have a good understanding of how to promote children's learning and development. Staff play alongside children, introducing new words to support their understanding and develop their vocabulary such as 'submerged' and 'flattened'. Staff ask children questions as they play. Children answer confidently and share imaginative ideas. They speculate which objects will float and sink in water before testing out their ideas. Staff skilfully adapt activities to reflect children's age and level of development. For example, older children explore words that rhyme and younger children identify and count toys.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff gather information from parents about children's care and comfort needs. They use this well, enabling babies to follow their home sleep and feeding patterns. Children enjoy freshly prepared nutritious food each day and have regular opportunities to play outside. They learn about healthy food choices. For instance, they knead dough to make pizza and talk about the different toppings they can choose. Children develop good hygiene routines, such as washing their hands before eating food. Staff help children learn how to take turns and share as they play. Children show kindness and respect towards each other. Staff provide children with a wide range of resources and activities that help them learn about faiths and beliefs that are different to their own.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress given their starting points and capabilities. They are confident, eager explorers who show curiosity in the world around them. Older children identify the sounds that letters represent and show interest in writing their names. Younger children have plenty of space to support their physical development, such as crawling and walking. Children listen to staff and follow simple instructions. They enjoy moving their bodies in time with music. Children acquire key skills to support the next stage in their learning and the eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY272770 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 10073284 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 20 Name of registered person Lloyd, Gloria

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Date of previous inspection 16 February 2016 Telephone number 01760 720 357

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Elephant & Castle Childcare Centre registered in 2003 and is privately owned. The centre employs seven members of childcare staff. All staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The manager holds appropriate early years qualifications at level 6. The centre opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The centre 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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