Small Street Day Nursery

Inspection of Small Street Day Nursery 1 Small Street, Walsall, Staffordshire WS1 3PR

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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

All children make good progress in their development based on their individual starting points. Staff quickly identify where new children need additional support and target their learning well. They find out how each child prefers to learn and plan experiences to support this. For example, babies who learn by throwing things eagerly explore an exciting range of objects and develop their understanding of different materials. Older children investigate how various objects roll down a ramp and see how far they travel.

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The provision is good

Children are happy and enjoy the time they spend with staff at the nursery. New children quickly settle, and staff skilfully support them to be confident in their new surroundings. They enjoy interacting with adults and other children. Children learn to cope well with separation from parents and carers. Staff successfully help children to prepare for changes, such as moving to the next room and school.

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The provision is good

Leaders and staff successfully support children's health. Children enjoy nutritious snacks and drinks and benefit from regular opportunities to be active. Children enthusiastically join in with physical activity games which raise their heartbeat and breathing rate. They learn good hygiene routines and know when and why they must wash their hands.

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need to do better?

n Leaders ensure that all staff understand and adopt the nursery's ethos. Staff help children to grow in knowledge, confidence and to flourish. Leaders continually monitor the quality of children's learning experiences and the progress they make. They provide staff with good support to extend their knowledge. However, leaders have not checked that staff make all the recommended changes to their practice, to ensure consistency, raise the quality of their teaching even further and help children to make the best possible progress. n Staff skilfully gather information about what children know and can do and use this well to plan for their learning. They noticed that children needed additional support with their communication and language development following the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. They have effective systems in place to help all children to catch up in their communication skills, including those who speak

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English as an additional language. n Children learn to use non-verbal ways to communicate. For example, they use signs, gestures and objects to tell staff what they want. Children who are not yet using words respond to action songs and rhymes and show that they understand the meaning of the words. Children who are more advanced communicators confidently join in discussions and ask questions.

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13 October 2021 n Leaders and staff work closely with parents. Parents speak positively about the care their children receive and how they progress well with their social skills. They appreciate the opportunities to talk with staff who can speak in alternative languages to English. n Children learn about the people who live in their local community. They use role- play resources which represent different traditions. Staff help them to understand that people dress in different ways. This includes different types of headwear, such as mosque hats, turbans and headscarves. n Children develop good levels of independence. For example, they learn how to use cutlery at mealtimes and to scrape their plates. They confidently make choices about where they want to play and what they will need. However, at times, staff are slightly too quick to help children with some everyday tasks they can easily attempt for themselves. This means that staff do not fully challenge

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children to have a go and try to do a task before they ask for help. n Children behave well. They develop good social skills and learn how to manage their feelings, such as when they become frustrated. Older children play happily together and select what they want to use from the stimulating resources available to invent their own games. n Staff work successfully with other agencies to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Leaders ensure that all children receive their entitlement to a good education. For example, they have increased the number of staff available so that each child's needs are met well.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders and staff have a good understanding of how to protect children. They know signs that may indicate that at child is at risk and the procedures to follow to report concerns. Leaders keep up to date with their knowledge of local safeguarding concerns and regularly train their staff. Staff know what to do should they have concerns about the conduct of a colleague. Leaders follow safe recruitment procedures and ensure that the required suitability checks are carried out on staff. Leaders and staff make careful risk assessments to check that the areas of the nursery used by children are safe. This includes ensuring that the premises are secure.

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should:

n extend even further the monitoring of staff practice to identify and address some inconsistencies in staff practice, to further enhance the quality of children's learning n increase the challenge for children to have a go and manage everyday tasks for

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should:

13 October 2021 themselves, to extend their independence even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2530668 Local authority Walsall Inspection number 10207157 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 73 Name of registered person YMCA Wolverhampton

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reference number

Telephone number 01922700950 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Small Street Day Nursery registered in 2019. The nursery employs 14 members of staff. Of these, four hold approved early years qualifications at level 6 and eight hold qualifications at level 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round, except for public holidays. Sessions are from 8am to 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. The inspector observed teaching practices and considered the impact of these on children's learning. n The inspector held discussions with the leaders, staff, children and parents. n The inspector sampled some of the nursery's documentation, including the safeguarding policy and procedures.

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Inspection activities

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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