Christopher Robin Day Nursery

Inspection of Christopher Robin Day Nursery The Vicarage, Burpham Lane, Guildford, Surrey GU4 7LZ

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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 in this welcoming Montessori nursery. They make good progress from their starting points because staff plan activities that support children's next steps in learning. There is a strong key-person system in place and staff know the children well. Staff provide stimulating environments that help children to settle quickly into play.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations for all children and, as aa result, children develop good skills to support their future learning. They learn to manage tasks for themselves, such as helping to chop fruit, washing up their plates and cups, and dressing themselves for outdoor play. This helps children to develop good self- confidence and independence. All children enjoy exploring in the garden as they develop physical skills and learn about the natural world.

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The provision is good

Older children show high levels of curiosity and concentrate for long periods of time on specific tasks. For example, they carefully place magnetic shapes together and try different combinations to create shapes and structures. Staff offer lots of praise, celebrating children's achievements and promoting their self-confidence. However, they are not as skilled at developing children's mathematical language and concepts.

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The provision is good

Children are kind and caring towards each other and their behaviour is good. They resolve any minor issues effectively and show respect for others. This results in a very happy, relaxed and busy atmosphere within the nursery.

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n Staff working with babies are caring and attentive. They ensure routines from home are well known and followed. This helps babies to develop strong attachments. Babies show that they feel safe and secure. They approach staff for comfort and engage with visitors to the nursery. Babies enjoy lots of sensory stimulation. They explore textures, such as oats and sawdust, as part of planned activities. Staff support them well. They join in and act as good role models. n Young children play well together and form close friendships. They learn to share and take turns as they play games in small groups and demonstrate that they understand simple rules. Children are encouraged to share their views and contribute their ideas. This shows that staff value their opinions and encourage children to have good self-confidence. These attributes help children become ready for managing change within the nursery and for the eventual move to

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school. n Staff's interactions with children are positive and effective overall. They respond to sounds young babies make and motivate them by repeating and emphasising

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28 January 2020 key words. They sing songs and rhymes throughout the day. Babies respond as they clap and copy actions. Parents speak highly of the nursery. They say that staff are welcoming and caring and get to know their children extremely well, through the targeted settling-in programme. n Children benefit from plenty of activities to support their physical development. They enjoy healthy foods during sociable meals and choose when they play outside in the fresh air. They take manageable risks as they negotiate the climbing frame and enjoy jumping in muddy puddles. Staff provide fun activities, such as 'play foam', to help children develop their hand muscles and future writing skills. However, on occasions, staff do not engage some quieter children when they wander around, to involve them and motivate them to learn more from the activities. n The manager supports positive staff well-being and motivation through regular

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supervisions and productive staff meetings. She evaluates the quality of the curriculum provided, and the use of space, successfully to make improvements. For example, using this information, staff have developed the organisation of resources and removed excess furniture to ensure children have the most available space to play and explore. n Staff promote children's communication and language skills well, including those who speak English as an additional language. For instance, they involve children in engaging conversations and questions when labelling parts of the body, and older children remember where their 'oesophagus' is. However, staff do not consistently support older children to deepen their learning in some areas, particularly to extend children's early interest in mathematical language and concepts. n Staff are positive role models who are kind, respectful and caring. They teach children to understand and follow simple rules and the importance of sharing

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and collaborating with one another. Therefore, children are very well behaved and caring, and they develop valuable social skills for their future lives.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and the staff team understand how to identify the signs and symptoms that could indicate a child is at risk. They clearly understand how to report any concerns about children's welfare or the behaviour of another adult. They have a broad understanding of wider safeguarding issues and how to identify and report any concerns. Robust recruitment procedures ensure that all staff are suitable. Thorough induction and ongoing support from the manager ensure staff remain alert to their responsibility to keep children safe. Staff are vigilant in their supervision of children. Continual risk assessment of the play areas, inside and outside, promotes children's safety.

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n develop staff's knowledge and understanding of how to extend children's early interest in mathematical language and concepts n provide more support to engage and include quieter children in activities, to motivate them to learn even more.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 119993 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10128551 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 0 to 4 Total number of places 51 Number of children on roll 88 Name of registered person Penates Properties Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01483 454757 Date of previous inspection 27 July 2015

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Information about this early years setting

Christopher Robin Day Nursery registered in 1994 and is situated in Burpham, Surrey. The nursery is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm for 51 weeks of the year, excluding bank holidays. It combines the Montessori teaching principles with a play-based curriculum. A team of 15 members of staff work with the children. Of these, 11, including the manager, hold an appropriate early years qualification ranging from level 2 to level 4. The nursery offers funding for the provision of free early education for children aged three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n During a learning walk, a discussion was held about how the early years provision was organised and how the manager plans the curriculum and experiences for children. n A joint observation was carried out by the inspector and the manager. The inspector spoke to the children and staff throughout the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outside, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n Parents provided verbal and written feedback during the inspection. The inspector took account of their views. n The inspector viewed documents such as evidence of suitability checks for staff and external providers. She looked at the safeguarding policy and the first-aid certificates for all staff.

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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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