Summary
- This provision requires improvement.
- It is not yet good because:During school holidays, staff do not monitor children's progress well.
- Activities are not sufficiently focused on children's learning needs at this time.
- This means that children do not always receive support to extend their learning and make good progress.
- Changes to children's key person are not always managed well.
- When a child moves rooms within the nursery and a new key person is allocated, this person is not always immediately aware of the child's learning needs.
- Although managers complete some monitoring of the provision, the checks are not used effectively to enable them to identify weaknesses in the curriculum for children during school holidays.
- Self-evaluation procedures are not fully effective in helping the setting to take prompt action to address areas for improvement.
- It has the following strengths Staff provide effective encouragement to help children gain independence.
- This helps prepare children for the next stage in their learning.
- Play areas, both indoors and out, provide a welcoming and interesting environment for children to explore.
- Staff have a secure awareness of safeguarding practice and procedures.
- They all attend training and receive guidance through induction and supervision so they fully understand their individual roles and responsibilities in this area to help keep children safe.
Extract from latest Ofsted Report.
Overview
Manager
Not yet updated
Owner
Elestar Services Limited
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises
Provider subtype
Full day care
Local authority
Dorset
Parliamentary Constituency
North Dorset
Education Stages
Year Founded
02/11/2006
Education Provision
Education Stages
Nursery / Early Years
0 - 3 year olds
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0
Total number of staff
0
Number of care staff
0
Number of support staff
-
Number of other staff
Ofsted
Breakdown of Ofsted Rating: 28/7/2015
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