Deddington Nursery and PFSU

Inspection of Deddington Nursery and PFSU Deddington Village Nursery & Pre-school, Hempton Road, Deddington, Banbury OX15 0QH

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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

The manager and staff want the very best for the children in their care. They know the children they look after, and their families, exceptionally well. They also know that very young children have a huge capacity to learn and remember, so long as they receive high quality teaching. With this in mind, the manager plans a curriculum that is broad, detailed and tailored closely to the skills and knowledge young children most need to learn. She ensures children's social, emotional, communication and physical development is central to this. Alongside this, staff teach children, in great depth, about the world around them. By the time children leave, at the age of three years, they have gained an extremely impressive bank of skills and knowledge. They are more than ready for the next stage of their learning journey, confident about what they know and ready to learn even more. This is the case for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or

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The provision is outstanding

Children behave extremely well. They are lively and inquisitive, but also, under the expert guidance of staff, become engrossed in the activities on offer. Staff plan for children's behavioural development with the same care as they do for all other aspects of learning. Step-by-step, they teach children how to take turns, share, the words they need make their needs known, and to understand the impact their actions can have on others. This approach works extremely well, equipping children with the skills they need to be empathetic, thoughtful and kind.

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n The manager is an inspirational leader, completely focused on the best interests of children. Diligently and professionally she monitors the quality of all aspects of nursery life. She has hugely improved staff's confidence as educators. The care and education children receive is consistently of the highest quality. n Staff design and deliver the curriculum with great thought about how they can ensure that learning is fully embedded. Staff return to topics and themes regularly, checking what children remember and building further on what they have learned. The success of this approach is seen in just how well children apply that learning in different ways. Staff return regularly to core stories, 'deep diving' into their content in many different ways. They read them to children, put on puppet shows and join children in role-play experiences based on these books. The impact of this is seen in just how well children can apply this

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learning. For example, children work together to create their own stories, confidently remembering the language of story-telling, and how to structure a story with a beginning, middle and end. n The quality of the curriculum has a significant impact on children's self-esteem and confidence. Children are rightly proud of all the things they have learned.

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11 July 2024 They confidently explain the differences between herbivores and carnivores. They use their knowledge of number sequencing to help line up wheeled-toys in an orderly way. They help adults navigate an obstacle course, patiently explaining how she needed to move her body and use her arms for balance. n Support for children with SEND is exemplary. Any additional funding is used extremely well to help children fully integrate into nursery life. Staff who work closely with these children show great skill and dedication, focusing their teaching on any gaps in children's skills. For example, they help children to develop specific physical skills that they find tricky to master. n Staff pay especially close attention to children's language development, knowing how integral this is to their progress in other areas. When needed, staff put in place a targeted programme of support to help children catch up with their

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peers. This, alongside the highly effective ways in which staff talk and listen to children throughout the day, means that children catch up really well. n Staff welcome and respect all families. They thread through nursery life many opportunities for children to value and respect the similarities and differences between their own lives and those of others. This is done in age-appropriate ways. For example children learn words and songs in other languages to their own, and can explain how the words may be different but they mean the same thing. n Partnership working is a huge strength of the nursery. As well as the wealth of resources and books that are available for all families to borrow, staff put together packs that are closely tailored to any specific needs of children. Parents report just how useful they find these and staff report on the real impact they can see in the progress children make. For example, children who have been

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lent packs to support aspects of their physical or social development make significant progress with their balancing, hand-to-eye coordination and their ability to self-regulate their emotions.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2798528 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 10354613 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 16 Number of children on roll 30

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Name of registered person

Deddington Partnership Foundation Stage Unit

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reference number

Telephone number 01869 337484 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Deddington Nursery and PFSU reregistered in 2024 and is situated in Deddington, Oxfordshire. The nursery is open 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, term time only. The provider employs seven members of staff, of whom four hold relevant qualifications at level 3. The provider is in receipt of funding to provide early education for children aged two and three years.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in her evaluation of the provider. n The inspector and the manager completed a learning walk together and discussed the early years curriculum. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation. n The inspector held meetings with the manager and representatives of the provider to find out about the leadership and management of the setting. n Parents shared their views and the inspector took these into account.

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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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