2nd Home Childcare Ltd@Chowdene

Inspection of 2nd Home Childcare Ltd@Chowdene Chowdene Children's Centre, Waverley Road, Gateshead NE9 7TU

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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

Children thrive in this setting where they feel safe, happy and relaxed. Staff collect a wealth of information from each child's parents so that they can meet children's individual needs. A strong emphasis is placed on working with key agencies so that all children can achieve their full potential. Children behave well and are kind to each other. For example, younger children share toys and equipment readily. Staff work hard to help children to begin to manage their feelings. They explain the routines of the day to calm children's frustrations when they want to keep playing outside. Children take pride in their achievements as they proudly show staff the 'cakes' they have made with dough. Staff respond warmly to children due to the very positive relationships they have with them.

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The provision is good

Children are involved in the wider community. For example, they visit care homes to build relationships with others. A range of events is organised at the setting to raise money, which helps children begin to learn about charity and those who are less fortunate. Children's interests are at the centre of the planning for children's learning. Staff provide children with a well-balanced range of exciting activities that they enjoy. Managers and staff have high expectations for all children in most areas of their development.

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need to do better?

n The manager has worked very hard with a local nursery to establish good links. The Reception teacher visits the setting to gain information on children's development. During circle time, children talk about moving on to school. This helps to prepare and reassure them about when changes occur. n Parents are highly complimentary about the setting. They say that they find staff and the manager very friendly and approachable. Staff work hard with parents to involve them in their child's development. They send ideas for parents to try at home, which helps to continue children's learning. n Children have lots of fun playing outdoors. Younger children enjoy moving around on the push-along toys. Older children are highly enthusiastic about exploring the garden. They keenly move leaves out of the way to look for bugs with their magnifying glasses. n Staff are valued at the setting. Their views and opinions are listened to by

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managers at all levels. Staff are involved in training to update their skills and knowledge, which benefits children's welfare and learning. Leaders competently monitor how well the setting is providing a good, ambitious curriculum for each child. They take appropriate action when it is needed, for example, by obtaining more resources to promote mathematics. n Children enthusiastically listen to stories and begin to share their ideas with staff about what will happen next. Teaching is good and in some areas, such as

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need to do better?

10 December 2019 communication and language, it is very good. Staff constantly talk to the children, ask them questions and introduce new words. n Staff know the children they care for very well due to their good assessment of what they know and can do. This means that staff consistently plan activities to help children to make progress in their learning. For example, babies' physical development is promoted as activities are presented at a low level, and sturdy furniture enables them to pull themselves up and move around. Babies delight in picking wooden pegs off the side of a box, which develops their small-muscle skills. n Staff are successful role models for children. They show children how to behave kindly and provide lots of praise for children's achievements. Staff show children how to roll out dough and sometimes, children copy what the staff do. For example, they push the dough they are making down the sides of the bowl with

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a rolling pin to make it go to the bottom, after watching staff do this. n Children's independence is mainly promoted well. Resources and toys are easily available for children to chose what they want to play with. Younger children confidently use knives to put spreads on their crackers, and changing units have stairs so that children can play their part in helping to get up. n Children are usually encouraged to take care of their own personal needs, such as getting their coats and boots on and blowing their nose. However, this is not consistently promoted throughout the setting.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

All staff show a good knowledge of how to safeguard children. They know the indicators of abuse and neglect. Staff show a secure understanding of how to follow the setting's procedure for reporting concerns. They are confident in how they would report any concerns to the relevant agencies themselves, should they need to. Consistent risk assessments are completed during the day. Staff do regular checks on the outdoor area so that it is safe and suitable for children. Security in the premises is robust. The managers check the identity of visitors to help ensure that only authorised people are allowed to enter.

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should:

n support staff to improve the already high expectations they have for all children, with specific regard to children's growing independence.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY475617 Local authority Gateshead Inspection number 10063049 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Sessional day care Age range of children 0 to 5 Total number of places 37 Number of children on roll 41 Name of registered person 2nd Home Childcare Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 0191 4873297 Date of previous inspection 2 November 2015

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Information about this early years setting

2nd Home Childcare Ltd@Chowdene registered in 2014. The nursery employs nine members of childcare staff. Of these, six hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and one at level 5. The setting opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 5.30pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector, manager and registered person completed a learning walk across all areas of the nursery to understand how the early years provision and the curriculum are organised. n A joint observation of an activity was carried out by the inspector and the deputy manager. n The inspector held discussions with staff, children and parents at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector looked at a sample of the nursery's documents. This included evidence about staff's suitability and training. n A meeting was held between the inspector, the nursery manager, area manager and the registered person of the setting.

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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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