The Railway Children's Day Nursery

Inspection of The Railway Children's Day Nursery 3b Ewhurst Avenue, Birmingham B29 6EY

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision is good

Children demonstrate that they are happy and settled at this warm and welcoming nursery. They confidently leave their parents at the door and quickly settle into the nursery routine. Children show a positive attitude to their learning. They are motivated and eager to join in activities. For example, they explore how colours change when mixed. Children benefit from a good range of experiences, that prepare them well for their future success. They develop their confidence and social skills and learn to manage their behaviour while interacting with others. Children develop good communication skills and confidently articulate what they know and can do.

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The provision is good

Children benefit from spending plenty of time in the indoor soft-play centre. Older children enjoy using the wealth of apparatus and show great physical skills as they negotiate the wide range of equipment. They climb rope ladders with confidence and slide down the long slide at speed. This supports children's physical skills extremely well.

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The provision is good

Children are fascinated by the world around them. For instance, they watch butterflies growing and taste lemons as they make lemonade. The nursery is wholly inclusive and children gain a strong sense of community as they celebrate Holi and Chinese New Year. Staff transform the car park into a colourful scene and children watch as lanterns are released into the dark sky. Children prepare meals for the homeless as a random act of kindness. This helps children learn about compassion and gratitude.

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n Staff plan activities which allow children to take the lead in their own learning. As a result, children are eager to engage in activities. They develop a secure understanding of mathematics. Children concentrate well as they sort and order numbers and call out with excitement when they are able to recognise or match them. n Staff make good use of assessment to plan for individual children's needs. They plan activities which follow the interests of the children and use an assessment programme to ensure children are well prepared for their next stage of learning, including the move on to school. However, staff do not always use effective questioning to extend children's knowledge even further. For example, on occasions, when asking questions staff do not always consider children's limited prior knowledge of what is being taught and give clear enough explanations of what they need to learn. n Staff have very high expectations for children's behaviour and they behave

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exceptionally well. They develop great social skills and friendships are strong.

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31 March 2022 When children arrive, they are pleased to see each other, they give one another hugs and are eager to begin their play together. Children show genuine kindness for others and share resources. For example, children break a piece of play dough in half to share with others. n Children learn about people and communities because management and staff value the diversity of the local area and the children who attend. Staff transform the reception area into a Caribbean beach theme with sand covering the floor, palm trees and reggae music is played for children to listen to. Children taste Caribbean food, such as jerk chicken and exotic fruits. This helps children to become aware of their identities and their unique selves. n Staff have high expectations of what children can achieve. Those who need extra help are well supported. For instance, staff develop and implement targeted plans for them. They recognise when children may have special

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educational needs and/or disabilities, and seek timely advice from outside professionals. In addition, children who speak English as an additional language are supported well. They make good progress in learning English and know their home language is respected, as staff use key words in these languages. n Parents initially provide information about what their child knows and can do when they first start. Staff and parents then continue to share information regularly, both verbally in writing. Parents are very happy with their children's progress and comment on the very good communication with staff. However, parents report they are not consistently given ideas to help them support and extend children's learning at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The provider and manager are the designated leads for safeguarding in the setting and they cascade the knowledge they gain on their training with the staff team. Staff develop their knowledge with the completion of online courses. They know the signs of abuse and neglect and the referral procedures to follow if they have a concern, including children being exposed to extremist views. Procedures for recruitment, selection and induction of staff are robust. The premises are safe and secure, so that children cannot leave unsupervised and unwanted visitors cannot gain access, including from the play centre. Staff identify and successfully minimise potential risks indoors and outdoors by carrying out daily checks on the environment.

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should:

n provide parents with even more information to help them support children's learning at home

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31 March 2022 n strengthen the use of questioning to help identify what children already know and provide clear explanations to extend their knowledge even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY494524 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 10232516 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 50 Number of children on roll 40 Name of registered person Kiddizone 2

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reference number

Telephone number 07456404101 Date of previous inspection 15 December 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The Railway Children's Day Nursery registered in 2015. The nursery employs 10 members of childcare staff. All staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 to level 5. The nursery is open on Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round, except for one week at Christmas. It 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 the evaluation of the provider. n The nursery manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and adjoining soft-play centre and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector spoke to some parents and considered their views. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager. n A meeting was held with the manager and the provider. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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