Seeds to Stars Day Care Nursery

Inspection of Seeds to Stars Day Care Nursery Little London Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire S8 0UH

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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 enjoy attending this welcoming and inclusive nursery. They build warm and respectful relationships with staff and arrive happy and ready for their day. Staff gather lots of information from parents when their children first start at the setting. They use this information to plan familiar care routines and take account of children's interests and learning needs. This helps to ensure that children receive the individual support that they need from their starting points. Children who are new to the nursery settle in quickly and demonstrate that they feel safe and secure.

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The provision is good

Children make good use of the inviting and accessible resources and activities that staff plan for them. For example, babies thoroughly enjoy sand and water play activities. They develop their physical skills and coordination as they learn how to use one-handled tools. Older children enjoy exploring how to make different colours by mixing paints using primary colours. They confidently predict what will happen next as they add more paint to the mixture. Children are busy and engage in play with the caring staff team. They respond well to the consistent strategies that staff use to encourage and promote positive behaviour. Children's behaviour is good. They learn how to share, take turns and cooperate from an early stage.

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need to do better?

n The management team has implemented a system where parents drop off and collect their children at the door, to minimise the spread of infection during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Parents are complimentary about staff's good use of electronic communications to share key information about their children's daily experiences and care routines. n Staff clearly know the children in their care well. They observe children closely during play to assess their stage of development. Staff share this information with parents and take account of their views when planning children's next steps in learning. This helps to promote a consistent approach towards children's learning. n The special educational needs coordinator uses her knowledge to assist staff in meeting the needs of children who need additional help with their learning. They work closely with parents and make referrals to other professionals, where

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required. This helps to ensure that children receive the targeted support they need. n Children are supported well to develop good levels of communication and language skills. For example, staff working with babies encourage them to babble and repeat new words that they learn during play. Children enjoy joining in with songs and rhymes that help develop their early literacy skills. Those children who have identified gaps in their communication and language

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1 October 2021 development receive targeted interventions. This helps to ensure all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language, make good rates of progress. n Overall, children's learning is generally well supported through positive interactions with staff during play and activities. However, on occasions, some staff do not consistently challenge children or allow them enough time to solve problems independently, particularly during mathematical activities. As a result, some children are not challenged enough in their learning. n Staff support older children to join in with daily discussions that help them to recognise a range of emotions and ways to communicate how they are feeling. Staff working with babies are attentive and provide them with the emotional support that they need throughout the day. Children develop good levels of self-

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regulation and emotional security. n Children become increasingly independent as they move between the nursery rooms. For example, younger children are supported to wash their hands and feed themselves independently. Older children learn how to follow good hygiene practices and become independent in dressing and undressing. This helps to prepare children well for their eventual move to school. n Leaders are ambitious and have high expectations of children and staff. They have recently introduced new methods for planning the curriculum. Staff have received coaching and attended training to help them understand how to implement these changes into practice. However, there are times when managers do not identify when staff do not implement the curriculum as successfully as possible to help build further on children's skills and knowledge.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff and managers have a secure understanding of how to recognise and respond to potential risks to children's welfare. They access regular child protection training to help keep their safeguarding knowledge up to date. Leaders implement effective recruitment, vetting and employment arrangements to help ensure that staff working with children are suitable. Leaders and staff give high priority to children's safety. For example, they complete daily and ongoing checks of the premises to help minimise hazards and promote children's safety.

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should:

n continue to monitor staff's professional development to ensure that training is fully understood and key messages are consistently implemented into practice n strengthen support for staff to enhance their teaching skills, particularly during mathematical activities, so that children are further challenged and have time to

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should:

1 October 2021 solve problems independently.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY563540 Local authority Sheffield Inspection number 10206529 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 94 Number of children on roll 34 Name of registered person Seeds To Stars Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01142581388 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Seeds to Stars Day Care Nursery registered in 2019. It operates from premises in Sheffield. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for a one-week closure between Christmas and New Year. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 6, one holds a qualification at level 4, five hold qualifications at level 3, and one holds a qualification at level 2. The nursery provides funded early education places 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 Leaders explained the nursery curriculum during a learning walk with the inspector. n The inspector carried out several joint observations with one senior member of staff and the deputy manager. They jointly observed a range of activities and discussed the quality of teaching and learning following the observation. n The inspector observed the quality of education and assessed the impact this was having on children's learning. n The inspector had discussions with parents, children and staff during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector reviewed relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff.

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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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