Henry's Day Nursery

Inspection of Henry's Day Nursery 225 Bucks Hill, Nuneaton CV10 9LE

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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 are happy in the setting. They confidently talk and play with one another and with the familiar nursery staff. Children of all ages enjoy choosing activities from the selection available both indoors and outdoors. Staff are skilful in noticing and supporting any children who need additional help to become engaged in play and learning. They are attentive to children, and ensure their care needs are well supported. Staff form warm relationships with the children in their care and children are comfortable to seek them out for comfort, assistance and conversation.

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The provision is good

Children behave very well in the setting. They enjoy playing cooperatively together. For example, older babies exchange play food items and negotiate going in and out of a playhouse. Pre-school children discuss their drawings as they sit alongside each other, and engage in imaginative play with toy dragons. When staff do intervene to support cooperative play, children listen to their suggestions and respond positively. Children are encouraged to develop their independence and self-help skills as they progress through the setting. For example, early walkers fetch their own shoes ready to go outside, and two-to-three-year olds fetch their coats and are encouraged to try and put them on. Pre-school children put on their own coats and begin to learn to do them up.

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need to do better?

n Staff observe and assess children's play and learning, and planning is based on these observations. Staff undertake termly reviews of children's progress. This enables them to identify and support any gaps in children's learning. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and those in receipt of additional funding, make good progress. n The daily routine for two-to-four-year-olds incorporates both group activities and self-chosen play. During self-chosen play, children become fully engaged in activities for long periods of time and have the opportunity to explore materials. For example, two-year-old children explore a puddle by pushing a vehicle through and noticing its tracks, before cautiously stepping into the puddle. Pre- school children spend time painting. They notice the colour changing as it is mixed, investigate the texture of the paint and experiment with the shapes they

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make. However, planning for adult-led group activities is not effective enough to ensure all children are fully engaged and challenged. n There are daily opportunities for babies and children to look at books and be read to. Very young children choose to look at books and pretend to read to their toys. Older children sing the repetitive refrain from a favourite book as they make worms with playdough. n Staff skilfully incorporate mathematical language into a variety of activities. For

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9 September 2021 example, babies hear positional language as they put toys 'in' and 'out' of a small house. Two-year-olds begin to use language for size as they use small and large cutters in play dough. n Staff support children's early language development well. They model and repeat words to the youngest children. Older children demonstrate their growing vocabularies as they engage in two-way conversations with staff. n Children are well prepared for the next stage in their education. The focus on developing self-help skills and independence supports their self-confidence to develop well. n There are daily opportunities for physical activity in the garden. Staff teach children about healthy eating through incidental discussions, for example while they make a play dough cake. Children thoroughly enjoy eating the appetising and healthy lunch provided. The nursery menu has recently been reviewed to ensure it meets current requirements. All food is freshly prepared on site.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and managers have some systems in place to monitor provision. They have made changes to reduce staff workload, and they ensure staff have regular supervisions and appraisals. However, current systems to monitor staff practice are not fully effective in supporting staff to improve their teaching. n Partnerships with parents are good. Parents provide positive and constructive feedback about the setting. Leaders and managers adapt practice in response to this. For example, they recently re-introduced daily diaries for all children. Parents particularly value the good communication about their children's experiences and development.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff know the procedures they must follow if they are concerned about the welfare of a child. They know the signs of abuse and neglect to look for and are aware of wider safeguarding issues, such as the 'Prevent' duty and whistleblowing procedures. Statutory training for paediatric first aid and child protection is maintained. The manager ensures staff are kept up to date, and staff meetings include an opportunity for staff to raise concerns. The manager follows a secure recruitment process and ensures background checks are completed. Staff complete daily checks to ensure the nursery environment and equipment are clean and safe.

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should:

n improve processes for monitoring staff practice to more effectively support staff to improve the quality of their teaching n review the planning of group activities to ensure they provide opportunities for learning which will fully engage and challenge all children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY553519 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 10174141 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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Total number of places 46 Number of children on roll 46 Name of registered person Henry's Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 02476 397870 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Henry's Day Nursery re-registered in 2017. It employs 12 members of childcare staff, 11 of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or level 2. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides care for children from the age of three months, and funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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 and the nominated individual completed a learning walk with the inspector of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum and the safety and suitability of the premises. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing while at the setting. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke with the manager and the nominated individual about the leadership and management of the setting. She looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n The inspector carried out two joint observations with the manager. She observed

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the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector.

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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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