Hillside House Nursery

Inspection of Hillside House Nursery Hillside House, Lyth Hill Road, Bayston Hill, SHREWSBURY SY3 0AU

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Children enjoy the time they spend at the nursery and form close bonds with staff, who are attentive to their needs. Staff are positive role models and manage children's behaviour well. Children know what is expected from them. They develop good social skills and play happily with their friends. They show kindness to others, for example by helping a friend or a younger child. Children make good progress in their learning, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They acquire a wealth of useful skills that prepare them well for the future. Pre- school children have a secure foundation for when they start school. They develop confidence in their own abilities, and plan where they will play and what they will do. Older children eagerly help with everyday tasks, such as setting the table for their friends and clearing the food from their plates after lunch. They learn to manage their personal care routines well. Staff help younger children to build the

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The provision is good

skills they need to manage mealtime routines, such as progressing them on to using an unlidded cup when they are ready. Children develop a good mathematical understanding. Younger children develop their awareness of shape and space as they pour and fill containers of water. Pre-school children recognise and understand the value of numbers.

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need to do better?

n Leaders reflect effectively on the provision and have a clear understanding of how they would like to further develop the nursery. Leaders support the ongoing professional development of staff well. Although the manager monitors the quality of teaching, this has not been fully effective to maintain the highest level of provision. There are some aspects of staff's practice that need further refinement to achieve the best possible learning experiences for all children. n Leaders and staff monitor the progress that children make thoroughly. Staff know children well and the manager has a good overview of the needs of the children who attend the nursery. Staff skilfully plan interesting activities that children enjoy which are based on their interests and next steps in learning. Babies eagerly explore a range of sensory play activities, such as crunching dried cereal and cooked pasta with their hands. Pre-school children enjoy interesting

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need to do better?

role-play activities and explore the diversity of food from around the world. However, staff working with children in the 'Acorns' and 'Oaks' rooms do not give the fullest consideration to how they use some indoor areas to maximise children's interest and engagement. n Staff work closely with parents to involve them in their child's learning. They gather detailed information about children when they first start, to help plan well for their learning from the onset. Children enjoy taking books home to share with their parents. This helps to support their continued learning at home. n Leaders and staff implement effective strategies to help children with language

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need to do better?

21 January 2020 delay to become confident communicators. Leaders make good use of additional funding to provide activities that enrich children's experiences in different areas of their learning, such as dance, movement and outdoor learning. n Children develop a good understanding of the world. They enjoy sharing books and singing songs about animals. They eagerly investigate a collection of feathers and natural materials. Children have clear ideas about what they can use the materials for and decide to stand a stick in a piece of clay to represent a tree. n Staff support children's physical development well. They provide babies with the opportunities and encouragement they need to take their first steps and build confidence as they climb and negotiate obstacles. Older children benefit from activities that help to build their strength and sense of adventure. This includes using large climbing equipment and building towers with large crates. Staff also

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plan well for children's finer muscle movements, such as using tools to shape clay and tweezers to extract gems buried in sand. n Staff follow good hygiene routines and support children's good health well. Effective systems are in place to manage children's food allergies. Staff plan activities that help children to learn about dental care, and children discuss healthy and unhealthy food.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders and staff have a good knowledge of child protection matters. They understand the various signs of abuse, including those linked to wider safeguarding issues and how to report these. Staff are aware of the procedures in place to act on any concern about a member of staff. Leaders and staff complete thorough risk assessments to ensure that children can play safely. They have clear procedures in place for managing any accidents that children have. The manager monitors these carefully. Leaders implement safer recruitment procedures to check the suitability of all staff.

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should:

n monitor the quality of teaching more precisely to identify where the organisation of some planned activities and daily routines can be refined to provide children with the highest quality of learning experiences n review and enhance the learning environment for children in the 'Acorn' and 'Oak' rooms to further captivate their interest and imagination.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY104253 Local authority Shropshire Inspection number 10115829 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 Full day care Age range of children 0 to 5 Total number of places 90 Number of children on roll 143 Name of registered person Hillside House Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01743872203 Date of previous inspection 18 February 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Hillside House Nursery registered in 2015. The nursery employs 19 members of childcare staff. Of these, 12 hold early years qualifications at level 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round, except for bank holidays and a week at Christmas. Sessions are from 7.50am to 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector and the manager completed a learning walk across all areas of the setting to understand how the early years provision and the curriculum are organised. n The inspector carried out joint observations with the manager. n The inspector held discussions with staff and parents, and interacted with children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector looked at a sample of documents, including evidence of staff's suitability and training. n A meeting was held between the inspector, provider and the manager.

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Inspection activities

21 January 2020 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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