Mendip House Nursery & Pre School

Mendip House Nursery & Pre School 17a Bedford Road, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, Avon BS23 4EJ

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Inspection date 1 May 2019 Previous inspection date 29 July 2015

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Outstanding 1 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 Staff create a calm and comfortable environment and form close relationships with the children. Children use their strong attachments with the caring staff team to develop good social skills. For example, toddlers affectionately greet their friends with cuddles when they wake from their sleep. n Staff build children's confidence and self-esteem successfully and encourage them to be independent in their self-care. For example, children learn to use cutlery and inform staff assertively that they would like to pour their own drinks. This helps to prepare children for later learning, including school. n Staff know the children well and assess their good progress accurately. They use this information effectively to plan a range of enjoyable activities. n Leaders work well with the staff to provide good-quality care and education, to support children and their families. They reflect on the setting to identify areas for

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This provision is good

development, to enhance children's experiences. For example, leaders are currently reviewing the lunchtime routine to improve staff's deployment and reduce the time children spend waiting. n Staff do not target individual children's next steps in learning as well as they could to help them make even more progress, particularly the more able children and those who speak English as an additional language. n Staff miss opportunities to engage the older children in detailed discussion, to support them to think about and share their ideas.

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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 the professional development opportunities for staff to provide more-precise support for individual children's next steps in learning, particularly the more able children and those who speak English as an additional language n make better use of all opportunities to encourage the older children to express their thoughts and ideas.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed children during planned activities, self-chosen play and routine tasks. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager to evaluate the quality of teaching and learning during an adult-led activity. n The inspector spoke with children, parents and staff to take account of their views. n The inspector held discussions with the provider and manager to find out how they implement the requirements of the early years foundation stage. n The inspector sampled a range of documents, including children's learning records, staff's suitability checks and training certificates, and policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Leaders and staff have a secure understanding of how to recognise signs that a child's welfare might be at risk. They know how to refer any concerns to the appropriate authorities to protect children from harm. Overall, leaders provide good support and coaching for staff, to ensure they understand their role and responsibilities and to involve them in evaluating their practice. For example, leaders observe staff to identify their strengths and areas for development. Staff have attended training to help them provide adult-led activities that target children's speech. Children engage well during these activities and enjoy the focused attention and interaction from staff. Leaders have developed the system to monitor the progress that all children make, to obtain more information about different groups of children. They are currently working with individual staff members to focus on any common gaps in their key

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff work closely with parents to keep them informed of their children's progress and to provide advice about how to extend children's learning at home. Staff know how to plan activities that capture and maintain children's attention. For example, staff sing nursery rhymes with toddlers using props and the children delight in copying staff's actions. Children are keen to take part in the activities that staff provide and are motivated to explore for themselves. For example, when babies take books to staff, staff read to them enthusiastically and talk about the pictures, helping the younger children to develop an early enjoyment of stories. Staff support the older children to hold a pencil correctly and to make controlled and meaningful marks. Pre-school children confidently and proudly show staff the pictures they have drawn.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children behave well and often use good manners without prompt from staff. They listen to and follow staff's instructions eagerly. For example, staff give children specific jobs to do to help tidy up and the children undertake these tasks willingly, working together cooperatively. Staff promote children's health and safety effectively. They provide ample time for all children to play and exercise in the fresh air. Children are physically active, such as pedalling and pushing ride-on toys around the garden.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning. Older children practise counting, such as when building towers with blocks, and investigate measurement by exploring how long they need to extend a tape measure to fit in different spaces. Babies look in mirrors with fascination, studying their own reflection and that of staff who capture their attention, such as with gestures and facial expressions. Children play with each other harmoniously, reminding each other of the need to listen to instructions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY219881 Local authority North Somerset Inspection number 10104339 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 42 Number of children on roll 53 Name of registered person Mendip House Nursery & Pre School Limited

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Date of previous inspection 29 July 2015 Telephone number 01934 629584

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Mendip House Nursery & Pre School registered in 2002 and is located in Weston-super- Mare in North Somerset. Sessions run from 8am to 6pm each weekday, throughout the year. The owner, manager and all six staff have relevant early years qualifications at level 3. The nursery receives funding for the provision of free early years education for children age 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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