Chatterbox Day Nursery & Out of School Club

Inspection of Chatterbox Day Nursery & Out of School Club Ludlow Junior School, Clee View, LUDLOW, Shropshire SY8 1HX

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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

During the COVID-19 pandemic, children continue to arrive and be collected at the nursery gate. Children arrive happily and settle well into play with staff who are warm and caring. This helps children to feel safe and secure.

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The provision is good

Children make independent choices about the toys and resources they want to play with. They sit to build a roadway for their cars to drive along. Children are confident to ask staff for help and staff provide this readily. Others have fun using one-handed tools to transport gravel to various containers. This helps children develop their hand-to-eye coordination and strengthen their physical skills.

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The provision is good

Children become fully involved in their play outdoors. They begin to learn about and experience the weather. Children watch how the branches on the trees move. They stand with their eyes closed to feel the wind on their faces. Others develop their larger physical skills, riding wheeled toys and having fun on the climbing frame and its attached slide. Children receive lots of praise and encouragement for their efforts and achievements. This helps to increase their confidence and develop positive attitudes towards learning.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and managers use a well-designed curriculum and have a clear intent for what they want children to learn. Staff regularly review and adapt the nursery environment to meet children's emerging learning needs and interests. They know the children well and plan activities and experiences to stimulate children's learning and build on what they already know and can do. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress and are well prepared for their next stages in learning. n Pre-school children enjoy their activities with staff. For example, they sit together to explore musical instruments and talk about the sounds they make. They experiment with their voices as they learn to speak at different levels of high, low, soft and loud. They laugh together with staff as they listen to each other. n Younger children enjoy taking part in story time. Staff build anticipation as

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children take a turn to lift the flap to see which animal is underneath. Children are excited when it is their turn to open a box and take out an animal. They smile proudly as they recognise it matches the picture in the book. This helps young children remain engaged and learn the names of the animals and the sounds that they make. n Children behave well and staff model respectful behaviours. Children respond to say, 'you are welcome' when staff say 'thank you' to them. Children are kind to each other. They give each other toys when they have finished playing with

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22 February 2022 them, such as a windmill to watch as it spins in the wind outside. Staff use timely praise, which helps children to understand about positive behaviours. n Children increase their independence. For example, the youngest children are encouraged to feed themselves at lunchtime. Older children take a turn to help lay the table. They are keen to count how many children they will need cups for. n Children develop good speaking skills. Staff use their skills to ask open questions and give children the time they need to respond. Staff repeat back what children say, using correct pronunciation and sentence structure. n Leaders and managers provide opportunities for staff to develop their knowledge and skills through additional training to benefit the children. Staff feel they are supported well. However, the arrangements for staff supervision are not always consistent to focus more precisely on raising the quality of their practice to the

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highest possible level. n Leaders have a clear vision for how they would like to enhance areas of the nursery, such as improvements to the garden and monitoring the adaptations they have made in the playrooms. However, they do not yet gain and use the views of parents to contribute to their evaluation and help identify other improvements to the provision. n Parents speak positively about managers and staff. They value the support they receive. They are happy with the information they gain about their children's care and learning progress.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders and managers understand their duties to protect children from harm. All staff know the reporting procedures to follow in the event of concerns about the welfare of children. Leaders, managers and staff demonstrate an improved knowledge and understanding of the procedures that must be followed where there may be an allegation made against a colleague or manager. Recruitment procedures are robust. This includes the background checks that are carried out to ensure the suitability of staff working in the setting. Staff make regular checks in the play environment to ensure that it is safe for children to attend.

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should:

n strengthen the arrangements and consistency of supervision of staff, to focus more precisely on raising the quality of their practice to the highest possible level n build on the already good relationships with parents and consider ways for them to contribute their views to the self-evaluation and help identify further improvements.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY400026 Local authority Shropshire Inspection number 10202005 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

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

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inspection

Total number of places 64 Number of children on roll 51 Name of registered person Van Mook, Joanne Ceri

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reference number

Telephone number 01584 876 716 Date of previous inspection 2 October 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Chatterbox Day Nursery & Out of School Club registered in 2009 and operates from the site of Ludlow Junior School in Shropshire. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff. Of these, 10 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and two at level 5. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and one week at Christmas. Sessions are from 7.45am until 6pm. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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 leader, deputy manager and inspector completed a learning walk together to discuss the organisation and intent of the curriculum and how the environment is arranged. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching throughout the inspection. A joint evaluation of the quality of teaching within an activity took place between the leader and the inspector. n The inspector spoke to parents at appropriate times and took account of their views of the setting. n The inspector spoke to children and staff at appropriate times during the inspection.

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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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