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Alanbrooke Nursery Alanbrook Nursery, Alanbrooke Barracks, Topcliffe, Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 3EY

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Inspection date 2 April 2019 Previous inspection date 21 November 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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This provision is good

n The new manager has implemented significant changes since joining the team. She is very ambitious for the future of the nursery. The very experienced manager consults regularly with staff regarding further improvements. She gathers the views of others and acts very swiftly to address any apparent and emerging gaps in practice. n Staff very positively interact with children. The deployment of skills and strengths within the nursery is very effective. Staff provide stimulating resources and activities for children to explore independently. Children are curious and confident learners. They are deeply engaged in their play. n Staff are excellent role models. They encourage children to use good manners and treat others with respect. Children are provided with uninterrupted time to play. Staff provide children with timers to help prepare them for the end of their session or next part of the daily routine. This helps to promote children's emotional well-being.

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This provision is good

n Children have very good opportunities to participate in a wealth of activities that help to promote their physical skills. For instance, children enjoy dance and music sessions. They have plentiful opportunities to climb on various apparatus and immerse themselves in imaginary play when using bikes and scooters during outdoor play. n The manager has not yet had time to embed highly effective partnerships with all parents and to engage them fully in their children's learning and development. n Staff do not provide children with further ways to use information, communication and technology resources and extend their curiosity about how things work.

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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 extend further ways to fully involve all parents in their children's learning and development and help children to make the best possible progress n refine opportunities for children to develop their investigation skills and find out how to operate simple information, communication and technology equipment.

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

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The new manager has worked relentlessly with staff to embed robust policies and procedures that help to identify and swiftly address possible indicators of abuse. Children's safety and well-being are given the highest priority. Staff have a thorough understanding of local safeguarding procedures and wider safeguarding issues. The manager and staff are aware of the procedure to follow in the event of a concern regarding staff's practice. Staff work closely with other professionals and share accurate information regarding children's individual needs. This helps to promote a consistent approach to children's learning. The manager has excellent monitoring systems in place. She routinely reviews practice and completes supervision sessions. This helps to improve teaching. The highly-qualified staff attend regular training and share their learning with the rest of the team, to help improve practice. For example, since

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

attending behaviour management training, staff are aware of the possible triggers for behaviours. Furthermore, they understand how to support children more effectively to manage their own feelings and behaviours.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff are very attentive to how children play. They complete regular observations and assessments and follow children's learning during play. Staff reorganise the learning environment according to children's needs and interests. They are animated and join in enthusiastically with children's play, including make-believe activities. Staff model excitement and curiosity. They encourage children to think about what else they might need to help extend their learning even further. This provides a good level of challenge to children's play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are provided with healthy options during mealtimes and follow good hygiene practices. Staff talk to children about why it is important to wash their hands after playing outside and before meals. They are very alert to any allergies children may have and have very thorough medication procedures in place. This helps to promote children's safety. Babies and young children settle very quickly. Staff gather a wealth of information from parents before children first start at the setting. This helps them to identify what children know and can already do.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities, make very good progress. They develop excellent literacy skills. Children have access to a wide range of mark-making materials. For instance, they use a variety of resources when forming marks during sand and dough play. Children talk about the marks they make. This helps to develop their communication and language skills. Children are encouraged to use mathematical language throughout their play. They look for similarities in shapes of objects as they represent different structures during imaginative games. Children count and learn to make comparisons between different items. They are well equipped with the key skills needed for future learning and their eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 400066 Local authority North Yorkshire Inspection number 10086459 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 0 - 4 Total number of places 84 Number of children on roll 51 Name of registered person Alanbrooke Nursery Committee

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Date of previous inspection 21 November 2018 Telephone number 01845 577151

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Alanbrooke Nursery registered in 1995 and is situated within Alanbrooke Barracks. The nursery employs 14 members of childcare staff. Of these, 11 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and above, including one with an early years professional status. The nursery is open Monday to Thursday from 8am until 5pm and on Fridays from 8am until 3pm. The nursery operates for 45 weeks a year, closing when the regiment closes down on block leave. 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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