Treetops Matlock

Inspection of Treetops Matlock Chesterfield Road, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3DQ

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision is good

All children are content and happy and thoroughly enjoy their time at this welcoming and safe nursery. They form strong attachments with staff, who know them well. The key-person system is effective and helps children to settle into nursery. Staff are kind and caring and provide encouragement and support when necessary, which helps children to feel secure.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations for children and assess their development effectively. They provide a stimulating environment and activities that excite their learning. For example, older children learn about how volcanoes work. They experiment with ingredients and watch how these erupt and explode. This helps to ignite their language skills as they talk about what they see and learn new words such as 'transparent' and 'larva'.

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The provision is good

Children are well behaved throughout the nursery. They move freely around the rooms and outside self-selecting their play. Children are comfortable in their surroundings, confident and well motivated. They explore and use their imaginative skills well. This is evident as young children jump and play in the mud. They create crocodiles out of building bricks and scream with delight as their crocodiles 'float' in the muddy water.

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The provision is good

Babies are cared for in a relaxing and calm environment. Staff are attentive to their needs and find out about babies' routines before they start. This means staff know about their sleeping and eating patterns and they can plan accordingly around these times.

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need to do better?

n Leadership is strong. The manager and staff are committed to continual improvement and reflect regularly on the service they provide. They value the contributions that parents make to this process. Staff's well-being and development are considered and prioritised during supervision meetings. The manager is reflective and ambitious. She is constantly thinking of how she can improve the quality of the service she provides. For example, since the last inspection, she has introduced home baskets. These are designed to assist parents with their children's learning at home. n Staff have established effective partnerships with parents. They keep parents well informed about the progress their children are making. Parents' noticeboards located throughout the nursery display a wealth of useful information to help support families. The manager and staff provide good support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff work

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need to do better?

closely with parents and other professionals, such as support workers, to ensure

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need to do better?

18 October 2019 interventions are in place in order to close gaps in children's learning. n The curriculum is well planned and provides activities that enthuse children and give them experiences outside of their home, as well as skills for their future learning. For example, staff have created a library for children to use to increase older children's enjoyment of books. They take children swimming and on various outings, for example to farms. n Friendly staff provide a stimulating environment. They interact with children with positivity and respect. Higher than required staff-to-child ratios help staff to provide strong levels of support and care. However, occasionally, staff do not adapt teaching as necessary and build on opportunities to further challenge older children's learning to the highest level. n Children follow positive hygiene routines, such as handwashing, with little or no prompting. Meals and snacks are nutritious and regularly reviewed to promote

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children's health. Children eat their lunch alongside staff and become involved in conversations. However, the organisation of lunchtime for the younger children does not always enable them to fully enjoy the social occasion or enable them to learn how to use cutlery effectively. n Children demonstrate high levels of self-control and demonstrate that they understand the behavioural expectations. They play cooperatively with each other and readily learn to take turns. For example, children push and roll cars down a ramp and quickly begin to say 'my turn, your turn' as the cars reach the bottom of the ramp. All children from an early age display a positive disposition towards learning. n All children enjoy playing outside and develop their physical skills well. Staff take safety as a priority. They let children take risks while well supervised, such as going up and down the climbing equipment. Staff check the rooms before the

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need to do better?

children start to ensure they are free from hazards. They remind children to be careful when walking up and down steps as they move around the nursery.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff have a good knowledge of child protection issues and a secure understanding of their role to keep children safe from harm. They regularly update their knowledge and undertake training to find out about the wider issues of safeguarding. The manager knows what to do if they have a concern about a child in their care or if an allegation is made against a member of staff. Procedures for recruitment are robust. The manager and regional director follow thorough recruitment procedures. They make sure staff are regularly checked for their ongoing suitability to work with children.

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should:

18 October 2019 n adapt teaching as necessary and build on opportunities to provide extra challenge for older children's individual skills and learning n improve the organisation of lunchtime routines for younger children, to help increase their skills and improve their level of enjoyment.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY256531 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 10073187 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 to 4 Total number of places 82 Number of children on roll 133 Name of registered person Treetops Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01629 581007 Date of previous inspection 27 May 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Treetops Matlock registered in 2003 and is located in Matlock, Derbyshire. The nursery opens Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6pm, all year round, except for bank holidays. It employs 29 members of childcare staff. Of these, 13 hold appropriate early years qualifications from level 3 to level 6. The manager has a degree in childhood studies. The nursery is in receipt of funding for early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector and the manager completed a learning walk to gain an understanding of how the early years provision and the curriculum are organised. The quality of teaching was observed and children's play both indoors and outdoors. n The inspector spoke to staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection. She held discussions with the regional director and manager at convenient times. n The inspector took account of the views of parents by speaking with some of them during the inspection. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of teaching with the manager and discussed the impact on the children's learning. n A sample of documents was reviewed, including evidence of staff's suitability, training and paediatric first-aid certificates.

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We carried out this inspection 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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