Ofsted Inspection Report
The staff and children at Cliffe House had their Ofsted inspection on 1st June 2009 and are delighted to share with you the following extracts;
How effective is the provision in meeting the needs of children in the Early Years Foundation Stage? Grade 2
How effectively is provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage led and managed? Grade 2
How effectively are children in the Early Years Foundation Stage helped to learn and develop? Grade 2
How effectively is the welfare of children in the Early Years Foundation Stage promoted? Grade 2
The key inspection judgements and what they mean;
Grade 1 is Outstanding: this aspect of the provision is of exceptionally high quality
Grade 2 is Good: this aspect of the provision is strong
Grade 3 is Satisfactory: this aspect of the provision is sound
Grade 4 is Inadequate: this aspect of the provision is not good enough
"Overall, the quality of the provision is good. The setting supports every child so that no group or individual is disadvantaged. The needs of all children are routinely met because the setting recognises the uniqueness of each child. All children make progress in their learning and development"
"The setting demonstrates good maintenance of the records, policies and procedures required for the safe and efficient management of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)"
"There is a very wide range of high quality resources arranged in a manner that encourages children's independence and promotes their all round development."
"Babies play with excellent resources and activities. These include toys to develop problem solving skills, such as, shape sorters and activity centres, pushing and pulling toys to encourage physical development and a range of treasure baskets at floor level that babies select for themselves."
"Staff are well deployed to ensure that children feel confident and secure. The premises are safe and staff maintain effective risk assessments which are unique to each base room. The setting demonstrates a good capacity to make necessary improvements and, since the last inspection, there have been many improvements that have had a positive impact on the overall quality of the provision."
"The significant involvement of parents and supporting agencies is a contributory factor in children's confidence and self-esteem. Parents are very happy with the service provided and comment positively on the friendliness and approachability of the staff, their willingness to 'go the extra mile' for the children, the effectiveness of the key worker system and the variety of resources provided."
"Staff demonstrate a good understanding of how children develop and support children's learning and development well. This is achieved through regular observations that follow the areas of learning."
"There is well planned, purposeful play and exploration, both in and out of doors, with a balance of adult-led and child-led activities. Outdoor play is vibrant; children are happily engaged in being painters, window cleaners, throwing and catching, crawling through tunnels, riding bikes, crayoning, digging in the sand and playing in the outdoor home corner. "
"Information from observation and assessment is used successfully in most areas to ensure that children achieve as much as they can in relation to their starting points and capabilities. In the majority of instances, staff undertake high quality planning for individuals"
"Adults in the setting teach children to behave in ways that are safe for themselves and others by learning to respect each other. Toddlers understand what is acceptable behaviour through good role modelling from staff and older children. Staff teach children how to care for themselves by teaching them to clean their teeth, making sure they know why they must wear sun cream and hats and practising road safety and fire evacuation."
"Staff have good relationships with children and help them to join in with activities, make friends and engage in social play. For example, staff support children to interact positively at circle time, when they listen to stories together and listen to each other speaking in groups."