The Hampton Day Nursery

Inspection of The Hampton Day Nursery Hargate Way, Hampton Hargate, Peterborough PE7 8BZ

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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 arrive happily at the nursery. They settle quickly in their designated rooms and enjoy making choices about what breakfast they would like. Children develop good levels of independence from the earliest age. They feed themselves and make choices about their play. Older children serve their food and clear away after themselves at mealtimes.

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The provision is good

Children's emotional development is well supported. Children show they have warm attachments with the staff who care for them. Babies smile and giggle during interactions. Older children talk about feelings and the different 'colour monsters' that reflect their mood. Expectations for children's behaviour are clearly communicated by staff. For example, children are expected to wait their turn patiently and eat safely while sat at the table with their friends.

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The provision is good

Children show a strong exploratory impulse. When playing in water, toddlers work out what is needed to make the water wheel spin around. Older children solve problems about what they need to add to the dough they have made, to make it less sticky. Children share a real enjoyment of books, which promotes their communication and language development as they learn new language and listen to stories. For example, very young children sit and look at books independently and then take their favourites to staff for them to be read aloud.

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need to do better?

n Broadly speaking, most of the interactions between staff and children are of good quality. Staff support children to problem solve and make predictions. For example, they ask children what they think will happen to their homemade see- saw if they take their hand away from the middle of it. Babies enjoy watching staff roll a ball onto the roof of the pergola to see where it will drop. However, staff do not always recognise children's high level of engagement in their own learning and interrupt them, for example to change their nappy. n The rooms and outdoor areas are inviting, spacious and light. Outdoors, children draw with giant chalks, roll down the large mound and show good physical coordination as they travel on balance bikes. They develop play ideas together and assign imaginative roles to one another. Other children use planks of wood and tyres to design and create obstacle courses. n There are effective procedures in place for the employment of temporary staff

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while a significant recruitment campaign is underway. Induction is thorough and they are given clear, daily information about the key children they need to focus on and their next steps. However, sometimes, temporary staff take on a more supervisory role rather than one of promoting children's learning at every opportunity.

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7 March 2022 n Staff observe children to identify where they are in their learning, their next steps and current interests. They use all of this information to plan meaningful and interesting activities. Staff are deployed effectively and supervise children well to ensure their safety. n Children are provided with a wide range of healthy and nutritionally balanced meals and snacks. The chef is dedicated to her role and creates 'chef's specials', such as a lentil chilli, which children love to try. n Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is good. Staff work closely with other professionals to offer children good levels of support in order that they reach their potential. n Feedback from parents is positive. They comment about the good feedback that staff give them about their child's day and progress. The complaints policy is appropriately followed and a clear record of these is maintained.

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need to do better?

n The manager and staff are very reflective of their practice and are keen to implement new ideas. For example, staff have recently been inspired to create a children's committee to give older children opportunity to share their views. n The provider has a clear commitment to staff's continuous professional development. Staff supervisions are purposeful. Staff's health and well-being are also given good consideration.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff are clear about the nursery's safeguarding arrangements. They understand the signs and symptoms of potential abuse and/or neglect as well as those that may indicate a wider safeguarding issue. Staff are clear about what to do if they have concerns about a child or about a colleague's behaviour towards a child. Recruitment procedures are robust to ensure that those staff working with the children are suitable for their role. Risk assessments are effectively implemented, for example when children are involved in 'loose parts' play or going outdoors. Accidents are recorded appropriately, and information shared with parents in a timely way.

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should:

n consider how the organisation of routine events can take place without interrupting children's high levels of engagement and concentration during their chosen activities n support all staff working with children to consistently engage in high-quality interactions with the children they care for, to promote their learning at every opportunity.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY221690 Local authority Peterborough Inspection number 10229150 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 104 Number of children on roll 120 Name of registered person Busy Bees Day Nurseries (Trading) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01733 566321 Date of previous inspection 23 May 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The Hampton Day Nursery registered in 2002. The nursery employs 17 members of childcare staff. Of these, 10 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including one member of staff who holds a qualification at level 7. Seven members of staff are unqualified. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round, except for bank 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 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 provision. n This inspection was carried out as a result of a risk assessment following information received about the provision. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together and discussed how the curriculum is organised. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with staff at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n Children spoke to the inspector about the activities they were doing. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the nursery manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager, area director and quality advisor. She looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of

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the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n A number of parents spoke to the inspector during the inspection and the inspector took account of their views.

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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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