Pirbright Day Nursery

Inspection of Pirbright Day Nursery Pirbright County Primary School, School Lane, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey GU24 0JN

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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 Good

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The provision is good

Children are provided with an ambitious curriculum. There are high expectations for their learning and development. Children are safe, happy and settled. They develop good self-confidence, manners and social skills. They frequently say please and thank you without being asked and eagerly help younger children. For instance, to wash their hands before lunchtime. Children learn to be independent. At lunchtime, they choose what they want to eat and carefully carry their plates and cutlery to the table. From a young age, children learn to use small jugs to pour water into drinking glasses. When they have finished eating, they scrape any leftover food from their plates into the bin. Children take turns and share during activities. For example, they independently offer their friends resources, such as cooking ladles, to help them transfer mud into a large bowl.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy using real life resources, such as china cups and saucers in the imaginative play area. They learn to throw and catch footballs, paint at an easel and climb and balance safely on resources in the garden. Children keep on trying during activities. For instance, to use scissors to make a tunnel for a train track and to transfer and mix ingredients to make modelling dough.

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need to do better?

n Since the last inspection, there have been a number of new managers. This is partly due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The current manager has extensive childcare knowledge and experience, which she uses to continually improve outcomes for children. For example, children are now provided with more opportunities to learn outdoors and mealtimes are well organised and calm. n The manager coaches and supports staff to provide children with an exciting curriculum. Staff have adapted and improved how they help children to learn and develop. They focus strongly on giving children choices and successfully support their curiosity, independence, and good behaviour. Children develop the skills they need for the future. n Staff use children's individual interests and choices to extend their learning. For instance, children enjoy adding ingredients. such as oranges, lemongrass, ginger and lentils, to 'cakes' they made from mud in an outdoor kitchen. Staff made

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good use of this opportunity to introduce children to new words that extended their vocabulary. n Staff have improved how they support all children's communication and language. Some children make very good progress in this area of their development. They confidently talk about their experiences outside of the nursery and share their ideas during activities. Children who speak English as an additional language make good progress.

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need to do better?

10 November 2021 n Staff support children's interest in books and encourage them to join in with the parts of stories they remember, to further extend their pre-reading skills. n Staff have improved children's problem-solving skills. For example, they support children to work out how to make constructions using different sized boxes and join pieces of train track. However, staff do not build on children's understanding of how things work to further support their understanding of the world. n Staff use their good knowledge of children's individual needs to capture their interest in learning. They are skilled at knowing when to join in children's play and when to let them play independently. Staff include all children in activities. They carefully observe what children choose to do and support them to involve others in their play. n Staff encourage children to choose how they use activities and give them time to

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achieve what they set out to do. For example, children enjoyed using their real life experiences and imagination to build a train using crates, wooden planks and electrical reels. n Staff are positive role models for children. They build close relationships with their key children and communicate with children in a caring, respectful way. Children concentrate well and enjoy learning. n Staff work well in partnership with parents and other early years provision. They talk with parents about children's individual needs and offer support and advice that gives children continuity of care.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Since the last inspection, there has been an incident where two children left the premises unsupervised. When this happened, children were always within sight and hearing. Following the incident, managers and staff have improved risk assessment, the security of the premises and the supervision of the children. Managers did not notify Ofsted about the incident or about the most recent change of manager. These are breaches of the statutory requirements. However, all safeguarding requirements are currently met. Managers and staff have a good understanding of their responsibilities to safeguard children's welfare. They know what to do if they are concerned about children's safety and well-being.

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should:

n extend the opportunities for children to learn about how things work to further support their understanding of the world.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY295026 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10206274 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 20 Number of children on roll 14 Name of registered person Pirbright Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01483 797554 Date of previous inspection 23 April 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Pirbright Day Nursery registered in 2004. It operates at Pirbright Primary School in the village of Pirbright, near Woking, Surrey. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, from 8am until 6pm, all year round, excluding Christmas and bank holidays. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. Four staff work with the children. Three staff hold an early years qualification at level 3, and one is unqualified.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider 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 provider. n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. n The inspector completed a learning walk and a joint observation with the nursery manager. n The inspector talked with children, parents, staff and managers during the inspection. n The inspector observed indoor and outdoor activities.

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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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