Fledgelings Day Nursery LTD

Inspection of Fledgelings Day Nursery LTD Fledglings Nursery School, The Old Chapel, Chapel Road, Ramsgate, Kent CT11 0BS

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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 demonstrate that they are happy at this nursery, where staff are warm and welcoming. They confidently leave their parents at the door and quickly settle into the nursery routine. Children, generally, show a positive attitude to their learning. They are motivated and eager to join in.

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The provision is good

Children engage well in activities and are keen to demonstrate what they know and can do. They excitedly choose from a range of learning opportunities, indoors and outside. Staff have high expectations for the children. They find out what the children already know and use this information effectively to extend on their learning. For instance, children learn about different sea creatures during an imaginative play experience. They discuss what they know about being environmentally friendly and how littering and single use plastic affect the Earth's wildlife. Staff use fact and story books effectively to help enhance children's knowledge and understanding. Babies enjoy join listening to stories and join in with nursery rhymes, using words and actions. This helps them to develop their communication and language skills.

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The provision is good

Children gain a good understanding of safety. For example, young children know to walk down the stairs in single file and hold carefully onto the rail in order to keep themselves safe. Children have many opportunities to develop physical skills. For example, babies navigate their way over the soft play and older children explore the climbing equipment. Children create their own obstacle courses and staff challenge them to walk across the beam or leap to the next stepping stone. This helps enhance their balance and coordination skills.

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need to do better?

n Staff get to know children and their families well and they regularly communicate with parents. Parents are very happy with the setting and the progress their children make. They report that they know what their children are learning and how to support them at home. Parents particularly praise the 'parents' evenings' hosted by staff as an effective way of communicating their children's learning needs. n Older children learn to manage their self-care needs on their own. For instance, they follow thorough handwashing routines and learn to dress for outdoor play. Children help with small tasks, such as setting up the playroom and selecting the resources on offer, which helps them to gain a sense of responsibility. Staff effectively support children to help prepare them for the move to school. They learn to recognise the letters in their names and develop good early writing skills. n Managers take an active role in overseeing the nursery provision and pursue

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need to do better?

10 November 2021 continued development. They are supportive of staff and help them to access training opportunities to extend their knowledge of how children learn. They know staff's strengths and identify aspects of their practice that could be further developed. n Staff support children's early communication skills particularly well. Baby room staff provide babies with a narrative to their exploration, which helps them to learn new vocabulary that is relevant to their experiences. With older children, staff consistently introduce new vocabulary and model the correct pronunciation of words to support children's understanding and speaking skills. n Staff have a good understanding of the curriculum and how to promote children's learning. Overall, their interactions with children support their learning effectively. Staff mainly use children's interests well to plan learning experiences that build on these. Occasionally, staff do not follow children's lead in their play

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need to do better?

well enough. At these times, they do not fully enhance children's self-chosen play, to help build further on their learning. n The special educational needs coordinators maintain strong partnership with parents, other agencies and staff to reduce any gaps in children's development. They makes sure that any developmental concerns are responded to quickly. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are fully included in all activities. n Overall, staff manage children's and babies' behaviour well. Staff are very calm and gently help children to engage in play and daily routines in positive ways. Occasionally, staff do not explain or discuss with children the possible impact of their actions on themselves and others, to help them securely understand expectations of their behaviour. n Staff support children well to help them understand diversity in age-appropriate ways. Staff promote respect and teach children to understand what makes them

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Children's well-being and safety are of high priority. The leadership team and the staff have a secure knowledge of what to do if they have concerns about a child's welfare. They are confident in recognising the signs that may indicate a child is at risk from harm and how to report them. Staff know how to respond to allegations about another member of staff. When recruiting new staff, the leadership team follow a thorough process to ensure they are suitable for their roles. All staff regularly undertake training in paediatric first aid. They quickly respond in identifying and removing any potential hazards.

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should:

10 November 2021 n build on staff's awareness of responding to children's spontaneous interests, to help provide more opportunities to extend their learning n strengthen the way staff explain things to children to consistently help them gain a better understanding about expectations of their behaviour.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2497261 Local authority Kent Inspection number 10194361 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 87 Name of registered person Fledgelings Nursery School Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01843853071 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Fledgelings Day Nursery LTD re-registered in 2018. It operates from a converted chapel in Ramsgate, Kent. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6pm, all year around. The provider receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are 14 staff, one of whom holds a childcare qualification at level 6.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The inspector sampled documentation, such as staff files, first-aid certificates, and risk assessments. n The manager and the inspector took part in a learning walk at the start of the inspection, to find out what staff intend children to learn and how they implement the curriculum. n The inspector and the manager carried out a joint observation to find out how they evaluate teaching. n The inspector spoke to staff and children throughout the inspection and gained the views of parents.

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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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