Happy Days Nursery And Pre-School Bath

Inspection of Happy Days Nursery And Pre-School Bath Kellaway Lane, Combe Down, Bath BA2 5EA

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children and staff have lovely relationships. Children quickly settle to the exciting activities and enjoy their learning. Staff are gentle and responsive to babies' needs. Babies gently fall asleep in their key person's arms, showing how secure they feel. Older children are empathetic when their friends get upset and help to teach each other. For example, children are competent in using scissors and support others in using them correctly. Children learning English as an additional language are confident to use their English. Children lead discussions and find out what they want to know about school, positively demonstrating their excitement to go. Young children are given good opportunities to repeat and practise their new learning and skills, embedding their development well. For example, staff help children recognise when their voice echoes and they enjoy listening to themselves. Staff demonstrate up and down and children spontaneously use it in their play.

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The provision is good

Parents cannot currently come into the setting, as they would have done before the COVID-19 (coronavirus) restrictions. Instead, their child's key person speaks to them daily at the door, who parents say know their children well. Parents confirm that staff share all information they need, to provide consistent care and learning at home and in the nursery. Settling children into the nursery is sensitive to each child's individual needs. Staff work extremely well in partnership with parents to prepare older children for school.

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need to do better?

n The strong leadership and management team is ambitious and wants the best outcomes for children. They continually evaluate their practice to accurately focus areas for improvement and staff development. For example, due to their occupancy rising they are taking on more staff. They receive an effective induction programme and mentoring to ensure good support for all children. The manager has a strong understanding of the quality of education. She recognises the learning taking place and where staff can extend it further. n Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the management team meets regularly with staff to give them opportunities to discuss their well-being as they recognise the impact this can have on children. Staff give children daily opportunities to explore their emotions., so they are eager to learn in the happy environment. n Staff provide good support for children's communication and language skills. For

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need to do better?

example, they use signs with words, narrate children's play and give them enough time to think and respond to questions. Young children join in with actions to songs and words they know. Older children use books to extend their vocabulary, such as understanding what a stethoscope is. However, staff sometimes miss the chance to progress children's learning further. For example, through reading non-verbal signs from children with less language ability as they

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need to do better?

22 June 2021 try to communicate through gestures or body language. n Staff provide a calm, busy environment, where children decide whether to learn indoors or outdoors. Children become independent, managing as much as they can for themselves. For example, at mealtimes they serve themselves, clear away and rinse their crockery. Older children make playdough, noticing that when they add too much water, it gets sticky and knowing to add more flour to rectify this. n Children are imaginative and creative. For example, they decide they will have a swamp and pterodactyls in their jungle, adding herbs which stimulate their senses and prompts further discussion. They make potions and talk about magically changing a toy lion into a butterfly. However, they do not have all the opportunities they could to extend their mathematical development, such as making predications and testing their ideas relating to volume and quantity.

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need to do better?

n Children's behaviour is good. Staff acknowledge children's feelings well and provide successful support to enable children to manage problems for themselves. For example, staff say, 'I can see that you are getting cross…' when young children want the same toy. They calm down as staff help them to consider what to do. When children share toys, staff then reinforce how the problem was solved and highlight the children's kindness. n Staff continually observe the children to know what they can do and need to learn next. Staff work effectively with parents and outside agencies, to ensure children with special educational needs receive all the help they need. All children make good progress for their future learning.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff have a good understanding of all safeguarding procedures. They know what to do if they have a concern that a child may be at risk of harm. Staff are clear about their whistleblowing policy and who to report to if they have concerns about other staff. The manager has been addressing ways to encourage children in taking safe risks and challenges. For example, older children now make their own obstacle courses, considering ways to keep safe. Young children climb in and out of tyres without help, closely observed by staff. Children use a range of tools safely.

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should:

n support staff to recognise and respond to any non-verbal communication from children to help them make even better progress n help children to make predications and test their ideas to support their mathematical development further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2495775 Local authority Bath and North East Somerset Council Inspection number 10194303 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 75 Number of children on roll 120 Name of registered person Happy Days Day Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01225 690 133 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Happy Days Nursery, Bath, is one of 18 nurseries run by the provider. The nursery registered in 2018 and is situated in Combe Down, Bath. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are 19 members of staff, of whom one holds Early Years Professional Status. There are three members of staff with an appropriate childcare qualification at level 6 and one at level 5. One member of staff holds an appropriate childcare qualification at level 4 and seven at level 3. Two members of staff hold appropriate childcare qualifications at level 2.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager led the inspector on a learning walk around the nursery to discuss the curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education and spoke with staff. n A meeting was held between the inspector, the manager and the operations manager. n The manager and inspector carried out a joint observation. n The inspector took into account the views of parents and children.

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Inspection activities

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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