Early Years Centre At Staghills

Inspection of Early Years Centre At Staghills Staghills Nursery School, Top Barn Lane, Newchurch, Rossendale BB4 7UE

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is outstanding

Children demonstrate high levels of curiosity and motivation as they explore the enchanting learning environments. Babies uses small muscles in their hands to explore a den filled with sensory stimulating resources. They use good hand-to-eye coordination to attempt to stack the exciting objects they find. Staff provide strong support for children's emotional well-being. They are kind, sensitive and caring to children. Outdoors, children learn about the awe and wonder of the world. They visit local woodland areas and allotments and learn about the different sounds, sights and smells within the world around them. Staff support toddlers to take safe risks. Staff offer their hand to toddlers as they balance across a purpose-built bridge and jump into puddles. They squeal with delight as they splash in water.

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The provision is outstanding

Toddlers demonstrate high levels of concentration. They listen attentively at group times and wait patiently for their turn when playing games. Staff implement routines and boundaries very well. This helps to promote children's exceptional behaviour. For example, toddlers gather individual mats to sit on before group time activities and tidy them away once finished. Children demonstrate a sense of belonging, participate with high levels of engagement and are confident to have a go. Children copy staff as they introduce a wide range of new words such as 'poke', 'pat' and 'pull'.

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n The inspirational manager is also the headteacher of the on-site maintained nursery school and is an expert in the field of early years. She works closely with the strong leadership team to meticulously develop a shared vision of the setting which is truly astounding. The manager places high priority on the well-being of the staff. For example, she ensures that staff are happy and settled at work through regular supervisions, well-being checks and reward schemes. n Staff report that children are at the centre of everything they do. They work closely with parents right from the start and develop strong and trusting relationships. Parents report that children are valued, settle quickly, make fast rates of progress and thoroughly enjoy their time at the setting. The manager includes the views of children, parents and staff in the highly effective development plans. n Staff use their expertise and excellent understanding of all children to develop a

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curriculum that is highly focused on what each child needs to learn to make the very best progress. The manager monitors progress made by individual and groups of children with precision. She acts swiftly to address any gaps in children's learning to further support children who are falling behind. All children become well prepared for the next phase of their learning. n Teaching is highly effective. All staff are highly skilled and qualified and a

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13 February 2020 number of them hold post-graduate qualifications. Their knowledge and expertise are evident within this high-quality setting. The manager puts strong emphasis on the continuous professional development of staff. She researches child development in the early years and further trains all staff. For example, they have completed more in-depth research into heuristic play and creative play for babies. Toddlers learn to move in a range of ways as they explore sand, water and clay. They watch themselves in large mirrors and they stamp, smear and stir. They delight in its feel and gasp in amazement as it changes colour when paint is added. n Staff skillfully follow children's lead to help support their learning to the optimum level. They weave all areas of learning into the daily learning opportunities, while valuing the uniqueness of each child. For example, staff help to develop children's outstanding early mathematic skills. Toddlers use their high levels of

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imagination as they pretend to feed toy animals real carrots. Staff join in with children's learning experiences and encourage them to count the carrots. Toddlers are able to count to three, name a range of animals and say the sounds they make. n The manager and staff team have worked closely to develop a comprehensive reading strategy. The staff develop interesting displays of children's favourite books and stories. Children take home bags filled with a book and exciting story props. This has helped to significantly increase children's love of reading, as well as engaging parents to promote reading at home. Children thoroughly enjoy the regular songs, stories and rhymes that are built into the well-planned routines.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff demonstrate sound understanding of the signs and symptoms that may indicate a child is more vulnerable to risk of abuse. Staff are familiar with their role and responsibility to keep children safe. Staff access regular training to ensure their knowledge is current. They know the appropriate procedures should they have concerns about members of staff. The premises are secure and there are close monitoring procedures at arrival and departure times. Robust recruitment procedures, thorough induction processes and ongoing suitability checks help to ensure that the most suitable staff are recruited.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY549043 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 10126883 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 0 to 2 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 11 Name of registered person Staghills Nursery School Governing Body

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reference number

Telephone number 01706213303 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Early Years Centre At Staghills registered in 2017 and offers care to children aged up to two years. The centre opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 5.45pm. The centre employs three members of childcare staff. Of these, all hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The leadership team consists of two staff, both of whom hold qualified teacher status. The manager holds a masters degree in early years.

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Inspection activities

n An in-depth tour of the nursery was completed to assess how well staff plan the early years curriculum and keep children safe. The manager also facilitated a brief tour of the on-site maintained school nursery. n The nursery manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity taking place indoors. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching, both inside and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n Discussions with staff were held at appropriate times during the inspection. n During the inspection, the inspector interacted with the children. She took account of parents' views through discussion and feedback questionnaires.

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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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