Wycombe Hospital Day Nursery

Inspection of Wycombe Hospital Day Nursery Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP11 2TT

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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 happy and feel safe in this close-knit family-oriented nursery. They get all the cuddles they need from attentive staff ,who know them so well. Babies have a wonderful time, as they develop their ability to walk independently while staff praise their achievements. Young children, who speak English as an additional language feel settled, as staff use key words in their home language. Staff have good knowledge of the children's needs and praise them regularly throughout the day. This supports children's confidence and self-esteem.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy exploring stories with staff, who bring the characters to life, as they read in a lively tone of voice. Children use story sacks and props to help them act out the stories they know and to make up new adventures. This helps to develop their literacy skills. Children demonstrate that they enjoy the learning opportunities that staff plan to provide appropriate challenge. They become immersed in their play. For instance, toddlers make marks, as they place their cars in the paint and enjoy making tracks. Older toddlers use paint brushes with confidence, as they make marks on the tarmac with water. Pre-school children begin to manage risks. They competently use scissors and learn how to pass them safely to their friends. Children observe wildlife and grow plants, which helps to kindle a keen interest in nature.

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need to do better?

n Staff have worked incredibly hard during the COVID-19 pandemic. The nursery remained open throughout all lockdowns and parents comment on the dedicated staff team at particularly challenging times. Staff made many changes to the setting to offer children a homely, yet stable learning environment. For example, flexible care to meet work demands for parents. In addition, parent meetings took place outside and to remain safe, this year the Christmas Nativity celebration was held outside for parents to be able to attend. n Managers pride themselves in creating a home-from-home environment, where all the staff across the nursery get to know all the children. This helps children and their parents to feel a real sense of belonging right from the start. n Children are well mannered and polite. Staff are good role models for children, saying please and thank you when talking to each other and to children. They

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give consistent messages about the high expectations they have for children's behaviour. n Overall, staff support children's language development well. Staff talk with the children, develop their vocabulary, and help them learn to pronounce words correctly. This supports the development of children's communication and language skills. However, staff do not consistently give children time to think and respond to questions asked, to strengthen their development even further.

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need to do better?

21 March 2022 n Staff work closely with parents to settle children into the nursery. They provide regular updates to parents about their children's day and well-being, and support parents with how to support their child's development at home. For example, staff support parents with information about potty training and pre- school children take a book home to read each week. n Children develop strong bonds with their key persons, who speak about each child with genuine affection and interest. Staff monitor children's development closely and have a clear intent of what they want children to learn next. Staff put out resources and plan activities, and confidently explain why and how they think these will benefit the children. n The leadership team have a clear vision for the future of the nursery. Staff comment that leaders are accessible and are on hand to offer well-being assistance as needed. Managers plan a broad and exciting curriculum and know

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need to do better?

what they want the children to learn in each room. However, staff performance management is not sharply focused on developing staff practice, to raise the quality of the overall provision further. n Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities well. For example, they monitor development closely and provide specific activities to support children's development. Staff have developed strong partnerships with other professionals to ensure that children get the required levels of support. Children make good progress in their development.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Managers and staff have a good knowledge of safeguarding and confidently talk about how they would identify if a child is at risk of harm. They understand how to report these risks to appropriate agencies. All staff receive regular safeguarding training from their managers. In addition, they have a safeguarding champion. Staff's knowledge is regularly tested at staff meetings and through quizzes to ensure their knowledge is secure. This helps them to develop an understanding of wider safeguarding issues, including extremism. Robust recruitment procedures are in place to ensure that all staff are suitable to work with children.

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should:

n allow children more time to share their own knowledge, think through their ideas and respond to questions they are asked, to maximise their learning n strengthen performance management and peer observations to ensure they are more sharply focused on raising the quality of the overall provision.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY260985 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 10228337 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 47 Number of children on roll 41 Name of registered person Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust

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reference number

Telephone number 01494 42 57 57 Date of previous inspection 7 November 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Wycombe Hospital Day Nursery opened over 35 years ago and registered in 2003. It operates from premises within the grounds of Wycombe Hospital in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The nursery primarily serves children of staff employed by the Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust. The nursery is open from 7.15am until 6pm each weekday, all year except bank holidays and staff training days. The setting receives early education funding for children aged two, three and four years. The nursery employs 14 staff. Of these, 11 hold appropriate early years qualifications, including two staff, one who holds a qualification at level 6 and another has early years professional status.

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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 her evaluation of the provider. n A senior member of staff took the inspector around the setting and all areas of the building and discussed how they use the areas to support children's learning. n The inspector observed activities and the interaction between staff and children. n The inspector held a meeting with the team leader and the senior manager. They discussed how the nursery is run and to check that all legal requirements are met. n The manager and inspector talked about how activities are planned to take account of children's interests and abilities. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working at the nursery. n A senior member of staff and the inspector undertook a joint observation.

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n The inspector spoke to a number of parents and took account of their views, as well as reviewing written testimonials.

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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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