Swallow Hill Nursery

Swallow Hill Nursery 14 Swallow Hill, Thurlby, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 0JB

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Inspection date 20 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 provider has high expectations for the nursery. The day-to-day management is effective, and the provider demonstrates an enthusiastic commitment to build on the already good quality of care and learning. n The provider is highly qualified, and this is reflected in her outstanding teaching skills. She is a good role model to her qualified and less-qualified staff. The provider regularly works alongside them sharing her excellent practice. n Staff observe children and use assessments to identify effectively their levels of achievement and what they need to learn next. This helps to ensure children make good progress from their starting points, including those for whom the nursery receives additional funding. n Staff give children good guidance about the type of behaviour they expect to see at nursery. They are calm and fair in their approach. This contributes to children's good behaviour. n The nursery has a welcoming and homely atmosphere. Babies and children settle with

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This provision is good

ease and form close relationships with their key persons and other staff who care for them. This helps them to feel safe, emotionally secure and happy at nursery. n Children show independence as they investigate the excellent range of easily accessible and enticing resources available inside and outside. In addition to this, the environment is exceptionally clean and well maintained. n Although children are enthusiastic learners and enjoy the range of activities on offer, very occasionally staff miss opportunities to fully ignite and challenge some children's curiosity. n Staff reflect on their practice when they attend supervision meetings with the provider. However, there is still scope to target monitoring and evaluation of teaching even more sharply to raise the quality of teaching higher.

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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 adapt teaching to provide even more highly challenging activities that encourage some children to fully develop their natural curiosity n develop the monitoring of staff performance even further to help identify precisely how each staff member can raise their practice to the highest 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 provider. n The inspector held a meeting with the nursery provider. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n The inspector spoke to several 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. The provider and staff demonstrate a good level of safeguarding and child protection knowledge. The provider ensures the staff-to-child ratio is met and that staff supervise the children well. The provider thoughtfully assigns additional funding to help improve outcomes for children. For example, she ensures that all children receive a hot, home-cooked meal at lunchtime. This contributes to children's health and well-being. The provider encourages staff to access training experiences to increase their skills and expertise. For instance, staff have attended a course to strengthen their general knowledge of teaching mathematics. The provider and staff work in partnership with other professionals. This helps to support those children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Consequently. they make good progress from their starting points.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff encourage children to play turn-taking games that involve a dice and counting. This helps children to gain early mathematical skills. Staff support children to test out their ideas. For example, as children play in a pretend 'dinosaur swamp', staff ask them, 'what do you think you need to make it thicker?' The children explore flour and water to make a 'gloopy' mixture. Children learn about nature through first-hand experiences. Staff introduce resources to enrich children's learning opportunities. They produce magnifiers to look at bugs and encourage the children to upturn logs to find more creatures. Staff have developed strong partnerships with parents. They share information daily to keep parents aware of children's needs and experiences. Furthermore, parents receive yearly reports that show their children's progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

From a young age, children gain good independence skills. For example, babies find their shoes and bring them to staff in anticipation of going outdoors. The outdoor space provides superb opportunities for children to develop excellent physical skills, such as running, jumping, balancing and climbing. They learn to take risks and have a secure understanding of how to keep themselves safe as they explore outdoors. Staff focus well on helping children to make relationships. They offer lots of opportunities for children of all ages to play and eat together. The nursery has strong links with the local school. Children regularly visit the school before transitioning, which helps to ease their experience when the time comes to move on to school.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children's writing skills develop well. They spontaneously write their names on pieces of artwork, spelling out each letter as they write. Babies move freely and confidently. They excitedly play with older children, their fingers twitching in anticipation of touching the sensory 'gloop'. Children welcome visitors into the nursery and confidently show off their dancing skills. They take part in daily group times where they greet one another, learn about days of the week and count the number of children present. This contributes to their listening and attention skills. Children learn useful skills to support the next stage of their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2507141 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 10112585 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 30 Number of children on roll 38 Name of registered person Swallow Hill Nursery Ltd

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01778394250

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Swallow Hill Nursery registered in 2018. The nursery employs seven members of childcare staff. Of these, three hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and above, including the provider who holds early years professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 8.15am until 5.30pm. 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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