Granby House Nursery

Inspection of Granby House Nursery Lawn Road, Carlton-in-Lindrick, Worksop, Nottinghamshire S81 9LB

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Children happily play with their peers and staff. One-year-old children follow their interests in posting objects. After staff say 'ready, steady, go', children roll a toy car down a cardboard tube. Two-year-old children sit and follow instructions during group times. Staff offer children choices and ask them to choose a toy that represents a nursery rhyme. Children are excited to develop their speaking and physical skills when they join in actions and sing favourite songs. Staff understand how children progress. They encourage them to develop their vocabulary and understanding of positional language. Children learn new words, such as 'horizontal' and 'vertical', when they discuss fence poles. Children show good hand- and-eye coordination. For example, two-year-old children copy staff's actions to make marks that go up and down when they use chalk to draw.

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The provision is good

Children are polite and use good manners. For example, when three- and four- year-old children ask for more food at lunchtime, they say 'please'. Two-year-old children use sign language to say 'thank you'. Children are keen to complete tasks. Two-year-old children use a dustpan and brush to sweep hay from the floor to help maintain a clean and safe environment. Three- and four-year-old children hand out plates to their friends at lunchtime.

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need to do better?

n Staff support children's communication and language skills well. For example, they ask children a good range of questions that help to challenge their thinking skills. When children play with a toy pig and stick, they tell staff that they want the pig to climb up the stick. Staff encourage them to problem-solve as they ask them how they are going to get there. n Staff plan a broad and balanced range of activities and experiences to support children's learning. They provide opportunities for children to develop an understanding of their local community. For example, they take three- and four- year-old children to see new houses being built. Children have opportunities to mirror what they see. They use foam bricks to build and construct, and they tell staff that they are building a big tower. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Staff share information with parents about children's learning, achievements and the care they receive in the nursery. The

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manager kept in touch with children and parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, she provided 'live at 11am' storytelling and singing sessions online. This helped children and families to maintain relationships with staff when they were absent from the nursery. n Children show a love of books and stories. Some staff are dynamic storytellers and build anticipation when they read stories with children. This encourages children to become excited, highly engaged and to contribute their own ideas.

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7 March 2022 However, this teaching practice is not consistent with all staff. n The management team supports staff well, including giving consideration to their well-being. The manager asks staff how they are feeling and praises their achievements. The manager continues to support staff through supervision meetings. This helps staff to reflect on their practice and to identify further professional development opportunities. Recent training extends staff's knowledge of how to use natural resources to support children's mathematical development through play. n Generally, children follow staff's expectations for behaviour. However, staff do not always make these expectations clear when they take them for walks in the local community. For example, staff do not support children to understand why they need to stay together in a group. n The manager uses additional funding effectively to meet children's individual

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need to do better?

needs. For example, staff offer children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) one-to-one support in their play. Children form strong relationships with staff and go to them for comfort. The manager and staff work with parents to ensure that children with SEND have an allocated place at a school that is appropriate for their individual needs. n Staff encourage children to learn skills for the future. For example, they encourage children to be independent. Three- and four-year-old children put on their own shoes and coats before they go outdoors.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager checks that staff's knowledge of child protection is up to date. For example, she asks them questions about possible signs of abuse. The manager and staff know where to report any concerns about children's safety. Staff find out about children's dietary requirements when they first start attending. The cook offers children healthy snacks and meals to meet their individual needs and to promote their good health. The manager and the provider complete a thorough recruitment procedure when they employ new staff. This helps to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children.

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should:

n strengthen staff's knowledge of how to use story times to excite and highly engage all children n support staff to give children clear messages about what is expected of them and why, particularly when they take children on outings.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY281420 Local authority Nottinghamshire County Council Inspection number 10138666 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 49 Number of children on roll 83 Name of registered person Granby Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01909 733833 Date of previous inspection 30 March 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Granby House Nursery registered in 2004 and is situated in Carlton-in-Lindrick, Worksop, Nottinghamshire. The nursery employs 17 members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2, nine hold qualifications at level 3, one holds a qualification at level 5, one holds a qualification at level 6, and the manager holds early years professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.45am until 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 nursery received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the manager and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the nursery. n The manager and the inspector had a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed how the manager intends to implement the curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n Children spoke to the inspector throughout the inspection. n The inspector spoke with staff at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the nursery manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager and the provider. She reviewed relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector.

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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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