Oasis Family Centre

Inspection of Oasis Family Centre The Grove CP School, Asfordby Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire LE13 0HN

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

There is a buzz of excitement as children move around the room safely and with confidence. Children decide where to play and engage in their chosen activity. They develop their physical skills and play cooperatively together. Children investigate how to use the blocks and tubes to build towers. They talk to each other and staff as they negotiate which block to put on next. Children jump up and down and scream with delight as the tower topples over. They enjoy staff's company and chat to them about what they are doing and that they want to build their tower 'taller than themselves'.

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The provision is good

Children have an eagerness to learn and take part in activities the staff provide. They laugh and giggle as they feed 'Maniki', the monkey puppet, a banana. This encourages children to settle into the group activity. Children sit, concentrate and listen as staff read stories and encourage the children to act out songs. They learn early mathematical skills as they sing songs using decreasing numbers. Children estimate how many pumpkins there are in the bowl and shout, 'no more left', as a child buys the last pumpkin.

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n The manager is knowledgeable and passionate about the centre. She supports staff by carrying out supervisions and appraisals to help improve their practice. Staff enhance their professional development to aid children's learning. The manager explains how a course on sensory processing helps staff to think about how they can develop children's senses even further. n The manager and staff have a curriculum that is exciting and promotes children's interests. Staff provide opportunities for children to be curious and explore. For example, children crunch leaves in their hands and stick conkers and fir cones into their play dough creations. This helps to strengthen their fingers and develop their small-muscle skills in preparation for holding tools, such as a pencil. n Staff care for and educate children with special educational needs and/or disabilities well. They provide an atmosphere that promotes calm and relaxation

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for these children. Staff use sign language to help children communicate and visual aids so they know what is happening next, to help children's understanding of the routines of the day. Staff work well with outside agencies, such as the inclusion officer, to support children's individual needs. n Parents praise the work the manager and staff do for their children. Staff inform parents about their children's learning. They talk with them at collection times about what their children do. Staff find out about children's experiences at home and build on these to broaden their learning. For example, some children have less opportunities at home to look at books. The centre enables children to

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5 October 2021 choose from a range of books at the centre and take them home to read with their parents. n Staff are good models for children's behaviour and encourage children to do things for themselves. Children take turns and develop their self-care skills. They know where to put their coats and bags on arrival, when and where to wash their hands and pour their own drinks at snack time. Children wait their turn to have a piece of fruit and learn to peel the skin off their bananas. These activities help develop children's independence and future learning in readiness for school. n Staff promote children's speaking skills, overall. They comment on what children are doing, read stories to them and sing songs with them. This help children's understanding of words. However, staff do not always name an object or toy when they are talking to children. For example, they say 'it' or 'them' instead of saying the noun. This does not help to extend children's speaking skills or

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increase their vocabulary. n Staff maintain a safe environment. They provide activities for children to take their own risks, such as using scissors to cut play dough. However, staff do not provide children with explanations to help them learn to assess and manage risks for themselves. For instance, children use knives in the role-play area and stab at turnips to cut them. Staff do not use this time to help children understand how to use such implements safely.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff have a clear understanding of their responsibilities to safeguard children. They are confident about the procedures to follow, should they have concerns about any of the children in their care. Regular training and staff meetings help to keep staff's knowledge of legal requirements up to date. The management team follow robust recruitment procedures, when appointing new staff to help ensure that they are suitable for their roles. Staff supervise children at all times and carry out fire drills so that children know what to do if they have to evacuate the centre.

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n support staff to strengthen how they model language to extend children's speaking skills and to help increase their vocabulary n provide children with explanations to help their understanding of potential dangers in their play, so that they can learn to assess risk and keep themselves safe.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY558417 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 10190092 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 Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 36 Number of children on roll 28 Name of registered person Mowbray Education Trust Services Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07803438503 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The Oasis Family Centre registered in 2018 and is part of the Mowbray Education Trust. The centre is located on the grounds of the Grove CP School in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. The centre is open term time only. The sessions are Monday to Friday from 9am until 3pm. The centre employs 10 staff of whom seven have an early years qualification at level 2 or 3, one staff member is an apprentice and one unqualified. The manager holds qualified teacher status. The centre provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager completed a learning walk with the inspector and discussed how she organises and implements the curriculum. n The inspector and manager took part in a joint observation. The inspector considered the quality of education during activities and the impact this had on children's learning. n The staff and children spoke to the inspector at appropriate times throughout the inspection. The inspector observed interactions between the staff and the children and considered the impact these have on children's learning. n Parents spoke to the inspector, who took account of the views of parents and how they communicate with the staff. n The manager and the inspector had a discussion about professional

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development for staff and how she evaluates her practice. n The inspector reviewed relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of the staff.

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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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