Smiles Nursery - Frederick Nattrass

Inspection of Smiles Nursery - Frederick Nattrass Frederick Nattrass centre, Swale Road, Norton, Stockton-On-Tees TS20 1BY

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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 develop resilience and a strong sense of community. They are kind, accepting and considerate towards each other. Staff promote children's personal, social and emotional development consistently. Children enjoy taking part in community events, such as collecting for food hampers and going on charity walks to raise money. This helps them to understand differences in people and the world around them. Children are happy to come into the nursery. Since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, parents do not enter the building and use the entrance hall to drop children off. The manager has developed the hallway to show pictures of the staff who are in and copies of menus. This helps parents to know what their child has eaten and who they have been with during the day.

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The provision is good

Overall, staff have high expectations for all children. They work hard to provide them with as many experiences as possible. Early years pupil premium funding is used effectively to close potential gaps in children's learning. For example, a sensory room has been developed to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The manager provides extra one-to-one support for some children, in order to fully meet their needs. This has a positive impact on their progress and well-being. Children show they feel safe in the nursery and are willing to try new activities.

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n Children with SEND are effectively supported. Staff who provide one-to-one support know their needs exceptionally well and develop effective partnerships with other professionals. This helps children to reach their full potential and promotes consistency. n Children make good progress and use the skills they develop well. Younger children show interest in exploring different fruit and staff help them to develop small physical skills as they cut apples. Older children build on their physical ability and develop writing skills, forming numerals and letters with minimal support. However, during some focused activities, staff do not always provide support to each other and the group size becomes unmanageable. This means some children lose focus and concentration. n Staff know their key children very well and build strong relationships with them. Babies take staff's hand and lead them to the areas they want to play in. Older

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children have good communication skills and show confidence in asking staff for help. Staff engage in good quality interactions with toddlers. They show excitement in sand activities and begin to develop language skills. n Children benefit from opportunities to learn and run around outdoors. Staff use one of the gardens to teach them about how to grow vegetables. However, during lunchtime, most staff are rushing to clean up and organise the afternoon.

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8 July 2021 Some children do not receive clear messages about the healthy food on their plate or the reasons why they wash their hands. In addition, other children who arrive for late lunch miss out on the social aspect of mealtimes. n Staff focus on building children's self-esteem and confidence. They offer clear, consistent praise and sensitively encourage children when they become frustrated. Young children begin to show awareness of the boundaries and make progress in managing their feelings. Older children show kindness to others and reach out to give them a cuddle when they are upset. n Staff help children to develop resilience and enthusiasm to learn. They encourage children to persevere in developing new skills. For example, staff praise older children and sensitively suggest trying to use their finger on each shape to help them count. This is effective and children show pride as they count accurately. Young children are keen to join in and use their senses to

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explore the lemons. They laugh together with staff and learn new words to describe the taste. n Staff benefit from a strong, supportive leadership team. They work together with passion and enthusiasm to identify and develop areas of the nursery in their strive towards excellence. The manager provides emotional support to the team and regularly holds appraisals. Staff say they 'feel on top of the world' after their meetings and have clear targets for their professional development. n Parents are keen to leave feedback for the nursery. They are very happy with the changes made by managers and feel their children make very good progress. Other professionals who work in partnership with the nursery say 'they go beyond the call of duty and wrap their arms around the whole family'.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager provides staff with a range of training opportunities to develop their understanding of how to keep children safe. Staff know how to identify concerns about children and consistently follow clear procedures to record and report these in a timely manner. The company manager and director support the general manager in recruiting new staff. They follow safer recruitment guidelines and verify staff's suitability to work with children, obtaining Disclosure and Barring Service checks. The manager and staff team regularly review specific risk assessments. This helps to ensure staff are aware of the best practice to follow, such as notifying managers of Covid-19 symptoms.

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should:

n provide support for staff to work with children during planned activities so they can maintain the highest levels of focus and concentration

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should:

8 July 2021 n consider ways to enhance the overall experiences for children at lunchtime to help them further develop social skills and build on existing awareness of how to be healthy.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY556647 Local authority Stockton-on-Tees Inspection number 10194248 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

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Total number of places 70 Number of children on roll 131 Name of registered person Smiles North East Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07969694797 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Smiles Nursery - Frederick Nattrass registered in 2018 and operates from the grounds of the Frederick Nattrass Primary School in Norton, Stockton-on-Tees. The nursery opens all year round, Monday to Friday, from 6.30am until 6.30pm. The nursery employs 20 members of childcare staff, including the manager who has qualified teacher status and the company manger who has a level 4 childcare qualification. The majority of staff have a relevant level 3 qualification in childcare. The nursery provides wrap around care to local schools and provides funded early education places for two-, three- and four-year-old-children. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities attend. The setting receives early years pupil premium funding.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the setting and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n Two joint observations were completed indoors by the manager and inspector, during planned and unplanned activities. n The inspector held a discussion with the manager and company manager in relation to the leadership and management of the nursery. She looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of recruitment, staff's qualifications and their suitability to work with children. She discussed children's learning and development with the staff team and nursery manager. n The inspector spoke to parents, other professionals, and obtained feedback in

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writing for the inspection. n The inspector spoke to the staff and children throughout the inspection.

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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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