Mia Rose Nursery Mitcheldean

Inspection of Mia Rose Nursery Mitcheldean Old Sports And Social Club, Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire GL17 0DD

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children are at the heart of all that happens in this warm and nurturing learning environment. They are very happy, settle quickly and display high levels of confidence. Extremely caring staff forge very secure attachments with children and babies. This supports children's emotional well-being effectively.

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The provision is good

Children's behaviour is exceptionally good. Staff are very positive role models. They are calm and gentle when speaking and give clear instructions to children. Children know what is expected of them and respond well to the staff's continual encouragement. They take turns, share well and are kind to each other, staff and visitors.

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The provision is good

Children and babies learn happily as they confidently explore their environment and know to seek out help and reassurance when needed. Staff ensure children's social skills are well developed. For example, they help younger children to recognise their own achievements and good behaviour, such as successfully using a cup without a lid and cutting up their own fruit for snack. Older children show kindness to younger children. They are quick to offer their help and readily include them in their play. Children consistently make their own decisions during play and are extremely confident and resilient.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and staff devote their full attention to children's care and emotional well-being. They continually make improvements to the nursery. For example, staff recognised the potential to help children understand the benefits from meditation and yoga and arranged suitable training for staff. This, along with small nurture groups, has helped raise outcomes for children's emotional well- being, particularly for older children. n Staff deliver a motivating curriculum that engages children's interest and that supports them to make good progress in their learning. Teaching of older children is very good and precisely focused on helping children to think critically. Staff make the most of incidental opportunities to help children persevere when they encounter challenges in their play. For instance, they use motivating messages, such as 'Well done, you are a 'Persevering Parrott'. n Although the quality of teaching of staff working with younger children is

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need to do better?

consistently good, staff miss chances to fully engage them in activities and routines, so that they get the best learning experiences possible at such times. Additionally, throughout the nursery, some staff do not help children build on what children already know to extend their mathematical language and their understanding of the links between letters and sounds. n Staff provide a good variety of resources and activities, indoors and outdoors, to

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6 August 2021 encourage children to experiment and create. For instance, children make their own modelling dough with flour, salt and water and choose to add other ingredients, such as herbs and food colouring. Children show good thinking, imagination and language skills. For example, when talking about what to choose next, children said, 'Let's make a vote' and used 'voting cubes' to make a fair decision together. n Staff give good attention to promoting children's health and plan activities to build their understanding of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. For example, staff provided a human tooth and children soaked it in milk and then a well-known fizzy drink. Children talked about how the milk helped it stay white and the fizzy drink made it go bad and black. They told the inspector, 'You must clean your teeth twice a day for two minutes each time'. This helps children's growing understanding of good hygiene practices.

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need to do better?

n Parents speak very highly of the nursery and the very caring staff. They especially appreciate the regular feedback on their children's learning and the suggestions for activities they can do at home. They say they find the song and story videos with hand signs and actions that staff share online very useful and really help their children to continue to learn at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders' strong recruitment and induction procedures help ensure the continued suitability of staff. They make sure staff keep their child protection up to date. All staff know the signs that may indicate a child is at risk of harm. They understand how to identify and report concerns about children's welfare. Staff carry out regular risk assessments and monthly accident analysis to identify and remove any potential hazards for children. They help children learn to manage their own safety. For example, children know not to share their allocated modelling dough with others because of cross-contamination and know they must wash their hands when they come in from playing outdoors. Leaders have acted swiftly to address any concerns during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic to keep children, staff and parents as safe as possible.

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should:

n improve staff interactions with younger children to fully engage and challenge them, so that they get the best learning experiences possible to bring about rapid progress n make the most of all chances to develop and extend children's mathematical language and their understanding of the links between letters and the sounds they make.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2564808 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 10201773 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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inspection

Total number of places 65 Number of children on roll 68 Name of registered person Mia Rose Nurseries Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01594543377 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Mia Rose Nursery Mitcheldean registered in 2019. It is located in the Mitcheldean area of Gloucestershire. The setting operates Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round with the exception of bank holidays and closes for two weeks during Christmas. The setting is accredited to receive funding for the provision of early education for children aged two, three and four years. The nursery employs seven staff who hold recognised early years qualifications from level 6 to level 3.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the setting and has taken that into account in her evaluation of the setting. n The inspector and the room leaders held discussions about how the early years provision and curriculum is organised across all areas of the nursery. n The inspector observed activities and staff interactions with children playing and learning indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector viewed a range of documentation, including samples of policies and procedures, children's records and evidence of staff suitability. n The inspector spoke with the owners, staff, parents and children at appropriate times and took account of their views.

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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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