Childcare on Domestic Premises, Full day care in Leeds

Report for childcare on domestic premises

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Inspection date 4 April 2019 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Not applicable 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 Babies and toddlers receive lots of care and attention to meet their individual needs. Staff greet children and their parents with a warm welcome as they arrive. Babies and toddlers confidently leave their parents as they eagerly enter the setting, excited to see what is going on. n The nursery is well organised to create a homely environment. Babies and toddlers feel safe and secure as they confidently move around the different rooms, accessing a wide range of play resources. Babies and toddlers make good progress. They engage in lots of interesting hands-on learning experiences, which promotes their natural curiosity as learners. n Babies and toddlers have opportunities to develop their physical skills and broaden their knowledge and experiences. They enjoy and benefit from regular outings in the local community. n Leaders and managers are committed to providing a quality provision. Secure recruitment procedures, followed by a robust induction, helps to ensure the suitability

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This provision is good

of staff. n The provider works closely with her highly qualified management team, evaluating the provision to drive forward and secure continuous improvements. Parents are extremely pleased with the quality of care and learning their children receive. n Babies and toddlers good health is effectively promoted. They benefit from freshly prepared, healthy meals and snacks. Their independence is promoted from a young age as they are encouraged to learn how to feed themselves and to wash their hands, as appropriate. n Staff promote children's communication and language skills. However, occasionally some staff do not provide toddlers with enough opportunities to increase their growing vocabulary. n The provider sets high expectations for her staff team and provides focused training and support for less experienced staff. However, the impact of this focused support is not yet evident as babies' and toddlers' learning and development is not maintained at

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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 provide further opportunities for toddlers to broaden their growing range of vocabulary n evaluate the impact of the focused support and training being implemented, to ensure that all staff are consistently working at the highest levels and children benefit from outstanding learning experiences.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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 managers and provider. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views through written feedback.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff understand the procedures to follow should they have any concerns about children's well-being or safety. Effective deployment of staff results in babies and toddlers being well supervised. Staff take action to minimise potential hazards and they help babies and toddlers to learn the clear boundaries of where they are allowed to safely go in the open plan environment. For example, toddlers like to observe what is going on in the kitchen area, with staff reinforcing for them not to venture into the busy cooking area. The management team monitor the achievements for individual and groups of children. This helps to ensure potential gaps in their learning are quickly identified and support put in place so that every child makes typical progress in their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff skilfully assess babies and toddlers progress and work closely with parents, sharing information about their child's ongoing development and interests. Staff use all of this information to plan purposeful learning experiences for each young child. Babies and toddlers have great fun as they explore their environment using their senses. They enjoy making marks with crayons and paints on large pieces of paper, which are stuck to the floor. Toddlers relish experimenting with paint when seated at the table. Some of the young children enjoy looking at the circular shapes they make when printing with different resources. Others enjoy squelching the paint through their fingers and making hand prints. Senior staff are highly skilled at extending younger children's learning experiences as they respond to their emerging interests.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Babies and toddlers form secure emotional attachments to their key person, as well as to the other consistent staff who work with them. Staff spend time forging positive relationships with each family, getting to know the individual child. They use lots of positive reinforcement to promote babies' and toddler's good behaviour. Staff remain calm and provide simple explanations when the young children try to test their boundaries. A staff member is appointed to oversee a smooth transition when toddlers are developmentally ready for the move to the older children's nursery. She gradually increases the time they spend in the new nursery, while reducing the amount of support she offers, as their confidence and emotional security grows in their new surroundings.

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Outcomes for children are good

Babies and toddlers make good progress from their unique starting points. Their early mathematical development is promoted as staff incorporate simple counting activities into their play experiences. Babies and toddlers listening, attention and focus is developing during circle time, story and singing activities. Staff are being supported to learn how to make these experiences more interactive. This is beginning to increase younger children's active engagement and motivation during these activities. Babies and toddlers are encouraged to play cooperatively with their peers. They are all provided with a firm foundation on which to build their future learning, preparing them well for future transitions, including their eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY501822 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 10090059 Type of provision Childcare on 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 - 2 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 30

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Home From Home (79) was registered in 2016. The nursery employs seven members of childcare staff. Of these, six hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and above. The setting opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The setting provides funded early education for two-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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