Madresfield Early Years Centre

Inspection of Madresfield Early Years Centre Hayswood Farm, Madresfield Village, Madresfield, Malvern, Worcestershire WR13 5AA

p.1

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

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

p.1

The provision is outstanding

Children who attend this family-orientated nursery thrive. They are extremely confident, highly motivated and eager to learn. They benefit from an exciting and stimulating range of activities, that enrich their learning experiences and help them to develop a deep-rooted thirst for knowledge.

p.2

The provision is outstanding

Children receive a warm welcome from enthusiastic staff as they arrive at nursery. This helps them to feel safe and settle quickly. Children's behaviour is exemplary. They forge positive relationships with staff and their friends and actively involve them in their play. Older children discuss ideas and work together to solve problems. Younger children demonstrate their feeling of security as they seek out staff for a reassuring cuddle.

p.2

The provision is outstanding

Children develop an early love for reading as they listen intently to a story about a caterpillar who is hungry. Staff skilfully captivate children's interest and extend their learning, as they provide opportunities for children to smell and taste the fruits they have seen in the book. Older children learn that the same traditional story can be written in different ways. They look at several books depicting the same story and compare how the story is written and illustrated.

p.2

The provision is outstanding

Children learn how to keep themselves safe through the broad range of experiences they have. Older children know that they must hold a staff member's hand when stepping inside the parameter around a fire pit, where they toast marshmallows. Children learn that they must wear protective gloves and goggles before they pick up wood or use real tools, such as a saw, a hammer or a drill.

p.2

need to do better?

n The nursery benefits from a well-qualified and experienced leadership team. The provider is highly motivated, inspirational and a credit to the childcare profession. She is passionate about the children and continually strives to drive improvement and provide them with the very best start. n Staff are highly valued, and their professional development is given top priority. They are empowered to take on additional roles and receive extensive support to encourage them to take responsibility for their own learning. They attend copious amounts of training to enhance their already superb practice. n Leaders give high regard to the mental health and well-being of all staff. There is a dedicated well-being coordinator in place, who is committed to supporting staff. She provides them with individual packs which contain motivational postcards and ideas to help them recognise their own strengths. She sets up

p.2

need to do better?

training links for staff to access videos about resilience and mindfulness. n Staff have a comprehensive knowledge of what they want children to learn. The

p.2

need to do better?

6 April 2022 curriculum is individualised to support each child and provide them with a wealth of imaginative and well-planned experiences. Consequently, children flourish in their development and make excellent progress. n Children delight as they travel on a wagonette into the local environment. They know that the difference between a wagonette and a bus is the way the seats face. Children are enthralled as they look at maps to help them gain an understanding of the local area and recognise familiar landmarks, such as the spire of the church. Staff show them how to use a compass to detect the direction they are travelling. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive extraordinary support. Managers recruit staff with specialist knowledge and skills to meet children's individual needs. As a result, children form secure and caring relationships, which help them to settle quickly and exceed their potential.

p.2

need to do better?

n The nursery is situated on a working farm. Consequently, children gain an in- depth knowledge about the world they live in, which encourages them to care for the environment. They learn to care for a pony as they brush her mane and hold her reign as they walk her around the garden. Babies eagerly stand at the window to watch the cows and wave as the tractor goes by. n Children develop extensive communication and language skills. Staff continuously model new words to children, such as subitise, which helps them to rapidly build their breadth of vocabulary and knowledge of what words mean. They learn the sounds of letters and can recognise sounds and letters individually and in other words. n Children gain remarkable physical skills. They confidently use equipment, such as a rope swing, a ladder and a trampette. They know that when they jump off a table onto the mat, they swing arms to gain 'propulsion', bend their knees as

p.3

need to do better?

they land and tuck their heads in to complete the sequence with a forward roll. n Partnerships with parents are extremely successful. Staff exchange information with parents about children's learning and provide ideas and resources to support parents to continue children's learning at home. Parents report that their children make remarkable progress in their learning. n Staff have recently introduced a positive eating plan. Children undertake trips to the farm to see where food comes from. They collect milk from the cows, churn their own butter and make their own bread.

p.3

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

p.3

Safeguarding

Staff receive regular safeguarding training from the inspiring management team. They demonstrate a secure knowledge of safeguarding issues and know the procedures to follow to report their concerns to managers and other professionals, including if they have concerns about the conduct of another adult. Managers follow rigorous recruitment and vetting procedures to assess the suitability of staff before they begin working with children. They provide staff with thorough induction training to help them to fully understand their roles and responsibilities.

p.3

Setting details

Unique reference number 205288 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 10204742 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

p.4

Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

p.4

inspection

Total number of places 188 Number of children on roll 157 Name of registered person Madresfield Early Years Centre Limited

p.4

reference number

Telephone number 01684 574378 Date of previous inspection 15 September 2015

p.4

Information about this early years setting

Madresfield Early Years Centre registered in 1994. The nursery employs 39 members of childcare staff. Of these, all hold appropriate early years qualifications, including three who hold level 7, one who holds level 6, five who hold level 5 and one who holds level 4. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. A before- and after-school club operates from 8am until 9am and from 3pm until 6pm, Monday to Friday. A holiday club runs during school holidays from 8am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

p.4

Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspectors discussed the impact of the pandemic with the setting and have taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The management team and inspectors completed a learning walk to gather information about how the provision and curriculum are organised. n The management team and inspectors carried out two joint observations to evaluate the impact of teaching on children's learning. n Parents and children spoke to the inspectors and gave their views of the setting. n The inspectors observed the quality of teaching indoors and outdoors to assess the impact of this on children's learning. n The inspector held a meeting with the management team and looked at relevant documentation and evidence of staff suitability.

p.5

Inspection activities

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.

p.5

Inspection activities

6 April 2022 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

p.5

Inspection activities

If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 1231, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

p.6

Inspection activities

You may reuse this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/ , write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk

p.6

Inspection activities

Interested in our work? You can subscribe to our monthly newsletter for more information and updates: http://eepurl.com/iTrDn .

p.6

Inspection activities

T: 0300 123 1231 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.gov.uk/ofsted

p.6