Mighty Oaks Day Nursery & Pre School

Inspection of Mighty Oaks Day Nursery & Pre School Chapel Gate, Parley, Christchurch BH23 6BL

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Children arrive happy and clearly enjoy their time in the setting. The curriculum is well planned. The staff know the children well, what their interests are and how they learn. For example, children are keen to plant vegetable seeds, learning about how to care for them and where food comes from. They excitedly talk about watering the seeds and can do this independently using the good range of resources in the outside area. For example, children use rainwater from the water butt to water the seeds.

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The provision is good

Staff place a high emphasis on children's uniqueness and embrace their home language and cultures in the environment and every day learning. For example, there are numerous words in children's home language on display with their English pronunciation to help all the children learn to value and respect differences. During the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic the setting has made changes, such as staff wait outside the setting for parents to drop off and collect, enabling parents to speak with their children's key worker. This is currently being reviewed taking into account government advice and guidelines. Children, generally, behave well and know and understand the boundaries and expectations. However, on occasions, staff miss when children do not always consider the needs of others; for example waiting their turn to use the water butt. Nevertheless, staff manage behaviour well and children show that they respect their environment.

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need to do better?

n Staff work hard with numerous agencies, such as health visitors, speech and language therapists, Portage and occupational therapists, to support children in making the best possible progress given their starting points. Staff work closely with parents to make sure everyone is involved in assessing what the children know and can do and what they need to learn next. Consequently, all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress in their learning. n Partnership with parents is strong. Parents state that they are pleased with the progress their children are making, particularly with communication and language. They also value the new owners improvements and feel that the setting communicate well with them in terms of their children's progress and gaining their views on what they would like to see improved. There are good settling-in procedures to ensure parents feel comfortable leaving their children in

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the staff's care. n There is new leadership to the setting. New owners have taken over since the last inspection. They have invested time and money into developing a strong staff team and providing a stimulating environment for all children. The babies and pre-school children come together at different times, such as mealtimes, to

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need to do better?

24 August 2021 create a family atmosphere where they can socialise and talk about what they are enjoying in their day. Babies' home routines are closely followed to make sure they are comfortable and their confidence is growing as they explore their space. n The manager is knowledgeable and has a good understanding of good practice. She is a positive role model to staff. Every day she spends time in the rooms, demonstrating effective teaching methods and has implemented new ways for staff to continue with their professional development and share good practice with the staff team. n In general, children are motivated to learn and engage well in a range of activities tailored to their individual needs and interests. Staff use good methods to ensure the curriculum is focused on what children know and what they need to learn next. Staff interaction varies; at times staff engage well and use effective questioning to help children reach the next steps, but this is not

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need to do better?

consistent at all times to enable them to make the best progress possible.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Safeguarding is given a high priority by management and staff. They are clear on the procedures to follow in the event of a concern and all staff receive training and regular updates to ensure their knowledge is kept up to date. Referrals are made swiftly and any advice given is followed to ensure children are protected from harm. There are good recruitment and vetting procedures to ensure that all staff are suitable for their role and responsibilities. Clear risk assessment procedures are in place, particularly as they use the forest area at the rear of the setting. Staff ensure the area is safe, completing daily checks and addressing any issues that may arise that they may not be aware of, for example when there are external events happening on the main site.

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should:

n support staff to be consistent in helping children to learn how to consider the needs of others, for example waiting their turn n develop staff knowledge further to enable them to consistently challenge children in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY550343 Local authority Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Inspection number 10144693 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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Total number of places 44 Number of children on roll 31

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Name of registered person

Mighty Oaks Day Nursery & Pre School Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01202 572 416 Date of previous inspection 15 January 2020

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Information about this early years setting

Mighty Oaks Day Nursery & Pre School is privately owned and registered in 2017. It has recently been taken over by new owners. It operates from dedicated first-floor areas within the Bournemouth University Sports Club at East Parley, near Christchurch in Dorset. The nursery is open from 8am until 6pm Monday to Friday for 51 weeks of the year. It receives funding for early education for three- and four-year-old children. There are six members of staff working with the children. One member of staff holds a degree in early years and the remaining five staff hold appropriate qualifications at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the setting and has taken that into account in her evaluation of the setting. n The manager and an inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity and evaluated the impact of this on children's learning. n The management team and the inspectors held a leadership and management meeting where they looked at how management ensured good quality practice across the nursery. n The inspector spoke to parents to gain their views. n The inspector carried out observations and spoke to staff and children throughout the inspection at appropriate times. n The inspector viewed documentation such as staff records.

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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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