Rising Stars Pre School & Nursery

Inspection of Rising Stars Pre School & Nursery York Way, Willerby, Hull, East Yorkshire HU10 6HD

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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 babies are happy and relaxed in the welcoming and exceptionally well-resourced environment. They show enjoyment and become absorbed in their learning as they play with resources that spark their interest and curiosity. For example, children fill pots and containers with compost. They talk together and agree how much compost they need and which flowers to plant, showing their understanding of the natural world.

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The provision is good

Children know that they are valued and their individual needs will be met. For example, when babies are tired, staff pick them up and cuddle them. Babies nestle in, secure in staff's arms before they go to sleep. Each child has a family photo album. Staff and children talk together about the photos. This further supports children's emotional well-being and feelings of being valued and cherished.

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The provision is good

Children develop physical skills through a range of stimulating experiences. For example, younger children actively explore equipment in the outdoor area. They delight in their achievements as they walk across a raised plank of wood. Babies show excellent levels of determination as they climb. They work out to hold on with their arms before they lift their legs. The nursery is attached to a gymnastic club, and many older children take part in organised classes. Children show high levels of confidence as they run, jump and balance to complete an obstacle course.

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The provision is good

Daily routines have been adapted in light of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. For example, drop-off and collection arrangements have changed so that parents no longer enter the nursery. Parents comment on how much more independent children are at entering the nursery since these changes have been in place.

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n Children's behaviour is very good. They show high levels of respect for each other and towards adults. Children automatically say 'please' and 'thank you'. Older children willingly let other children enter their already established play and are happy to discuss what they are doing and to share resources. n Staff capably support children's developing communication and language skills. They speak clearly, give children time to respond, and introduce new words into children's vocabulary. For example, when children talk about elephants being 'big', staff say they are 'huge' and 'ginormous'. This helps to increase children's understanding that different words can have the same meaning. n Staff foster children's love of books. Children bring books to staff and these are read with enthusiasm and skill. Staff use different tones of voice, give children time to listen to what has been said, and encourage children to look at the

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pictures and ask questions. Babies independently select books and confidently

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21 September 2021 turn the pages and pretend to read to themselves. n Staff help to develop children's independence and self-care skills. For example, staff talk to younger children about putting soap and water on their hands and say, 'Rub, rub, rub to make bubbles.' Staff encourage children to look at their hands to make sure that they are dry. This teaches children how to keep themselves healthy. n Staff nurture children's skills of independence and determination. For example, babies know what it is they want to play with and recognise it is out of reach. Staff encourage newly mobile babies to crawl to the toy. They tell babies, 'You can do it, nearly there.' Babies delight in the praise given when they achieve their goal. n Staff encourage diversity and children's understanding of other cultures well. Children who speak English as an additional language are encouraged to use their home language in the nursery. This enables other children to learn new

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words and phrases in suitable ways for their ages. n When the nursery was closed, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, staff made sure that they kept in touch with children and their families. They made regular calls to share ideas with parents to extend their child's learning at home. This helped children to continue to develop and provided a smooth transition to settle them back into the setting. n Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities very well. They work in close partnership with a wide range of other professionals to ensure that children get the support they need. n The use of mathematical language is not consistent across the nursery. This means that children are not supported to develop a good depth of understanding of mathematics, particularly of numbers and counting. n Robust procedures are in place to support children when they are transitioning into another room. Children visit their new rooms at different times of the day to

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familiarise themselves with the new environment and routines. Key information about the individual child is shared before the visits. Key persons discuss children's interests and next steps for learning. Consequently, children settle well.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff are knowledgeable about child protection issues. They have a secure understanding of the correct procedure to follow if they have concerns about a child. Staff have a good understanding of wider safeguarding issues. The manager has robust recruitment and vetting procedures in place. She uses staff's recruitment, induction and ongoing supervision sessions to make sure that all staff are suitable to work with children.

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should:

n support staff to implement the curriculum for mathematics more effectively and enable children to build further on their skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2503026 Local authority East Riding of Yorkshire Inspection number 10191412 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

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

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inspection

Total number of places 44 Number of children on roll 45 Name of registered person Rising Stars (hull) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01482 450282 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Rising Stars Pre school & Nursery registered in 2018. The nursery employs nine members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides 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 nursery 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 nursery. n The manager and the inspector had a learning walk together. They observed activities in both the indoor and outdoor learning environments used by children. n The inspector observed a focused activity and evaluated this with the manager. n The inspector spoke with the manager, staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection. Children's records were looked at by the inspector along with a range of other documentation. n Evidence of staff's qualifications and the suitability of all those working in the setting was checked by the inspector. n The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection 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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