Lowmoor Nursery

Lowmoor Nursery Lowmoor Preschool, Evangelical Church, Wigton, Cumbria CA7 8AA

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Inspection date 12 June 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 The manager and staff team work closely with parents and specialist professionals. This helps them to build a collaborative approach to support all children's individual needs, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This excellent support helps ensure that all children make good progress from their individual starting points. n Children benefit from a well-organised indoor and outdoor learning environment. Staff provide a varied range of accessible resources and enable children to make informed choices about their play. For instance, babies explore and investigate sight and sound toys in the sensory den and older children help themselves to wild-animal and dinosaur figures in selected trays. n Children arrive happily and quickly settle into their chosen activities. Older children comment that they enjoy attending nursery and look forward to playing with their

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This provision is good

friends. n Staff are kind and caring and know the children well. Children develop close and positive relationships with staff who help children to learn about appropriate behaviour expectations. Babies and young children confidently approach staff for a cuddle and older children learn respect and tolerance for others. All children are supervised well and play in a in safe and secure environment. n On occasions, staff do not fully maximise opportunities to further extend older children's early writing skills and development. n The manager does not yet fully utilise the systems in place for staff supervision to further identify ways to build on staff's already good practice.

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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 children's early writing skills, recognising and building on the opportunities that occur in children's everyday play and activities n strengthen the systems already in place for mentoring, coaching, training and supporting staff, to continue to raise the quality of teaching to an even higher level.

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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 manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the manager. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the setting. n The inspector spoke to a number of 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 manager and staff team are clear about their role and responsibilities for keeping children safe from harm. They understand the safeguarding procedures for reporting concerns about any child in their care and who to contact with this information. Children are supervised well indoors and outdoors, and effective security procedures are followed during arrival and collection times. The manager follows robust recruitment procedures and completes relevant vetting procedures to ensure all those associated with the nursery are suitable. All documentation and records are maintained. The manager, staff and committee work closely together to evaluate the provision, seeking parents' views to prioritise areas for improvement. The manager monitors children's development closely to ensure any gaps in learning are identified and help is swiftly obtained. Staff speak with parents to discuss children's progress and

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

follow children's dietary needs and care requirements closely.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Overall, staff teaching practice is good. Staff know the children well and the next steps in their learning. Staff share observations and assessments with parents to further support children's learning at home. Children have good opportunities to develop their mathematical development, speech and language, and social skills. For example, pre- school children play number games in small groups. They confidently recognise shapes and numbers, and engage in meaningful discussions with staff. Staff use their expertise to support babies' and young children's development. For example, staff play alongside children and encourage them to explore and investigate a range of sensory objects in light and dark dens. Staff build on what children are interested in and help them acquire new skills. For instance, toddlers learn to use glue sticks to create a collage using string and other materials.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children develop good self-care and independence skills. For example, from a young age, children learn to feed themselves, wash their hands and put on their outdoor clothing. Staff consistently demonstrate good standards of hygiene throughout the nursery, such as following nappy changing and handwashing procedures. Children develop their physical skills during indoor activities and while playing outdoors. For example, they enjoy handling and manipulating dough, and playing hopscotch and ball games. Transition arrangements meet the needs of all children and excellent relationships are established with local schools in supporting these arrangements.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are well prepared for their next stage of learning. They are active and inquisitive learners. For example, children enjoy searching for sea creatures in water and describing favourite wild animals, such as zebras. Children listen attentively as staff read to them individually and in small groups. They learn to how to share and take turns while they play. Children continuously develop skills that prepare them for the next stage in their learning and the future move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY558458 Local authority Cumbria Inspection number 10112090 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 53 Number of children on roll 60 Name of registered person Lowmoor Preschool CIO

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01697345549

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Lowmoor Nursery registered in 2018. The setting employs 14 members of childcare staff who all hold appropriate early years qualifications. The manager and deputy manager hold early years qualifications at level 4 and level 5. The setting opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 8am until 5.30pm. The setting 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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