Ninas Nursery Cale Green

Inspection of Ninas Nursery Cale Green 5 Heath Road, Stockport, Cheshire SK2 6JJ

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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 greeted warmly on arrival by the friendly and approachable staff team. The changes to the drop-off and collection arrangements due to the COVID-19 pandemic have not fazed children. In fact, they arrive eager and happy to start their day, separating from their main carers with ease and confidence.

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The provision is good

Staff are acutely aware of the potential impact of the pandemic. As such, recent teaching has focused on children's personal, social and emotional development. As a result, children demonstrate increasing confidence in social situations. They conversed with the inspector and happily engaged her in their play. Children are resilient, have high levels of self-esteem and are highly motivated to learn.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations of children, especially regarding their behaviour. Children behave appropriately for their age and are learning how to share and take turns. They quickly respond to the clear and consistent strategies implemented by staff. For example, they help to tidy away resources and relish the responsibility of assisting staff with tasks. Pre-school children are keen to help clear their plates and cutlery and wipe the tables after lunch. Children receive continuous praise for their efforts and achievements. This has a positive impact on their engagement levels and willingness to learn and try new things.

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need to do better?

n Children thoroughly enjoy fresh air and physical, energetic play. They develop skills such as climbing and balancing in the forest school area and skilfully operate wheeled toys. Children learn to use tools and understand how to keep themselves safe. They discuss the safe distance that they must maintain between themselves and their friends when using hand drills and saws. Overall, staff diligently assess potential risks and swiftly take action, particularly in the indoor environment. That said, at times, the arrangements for risk assessment outdoors are not applied as rigorously. Occasionally, potential risks are not managed as quickly. n Overall, children benefit from an interesting and balanced curriculum. Staff confidently articulate what they want children to learn during their time at nursery. However, not all staff fully understand the importance of sequential learning and how to build coherently on children's existing knowledge and skills.

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For example, sometimes activities are too challenging for children and are not always matched appropriately to children's developmental stages. n Staff working with older children ask thought-provoking questions and continually encourage children to talk about what they are doing. They introduce new words, such as 'impeccable', which helps to ensure that children hear a rich variety of vocabulary as they play. Staff working with babies and toddlers model

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11 April 2022 single words and use repetition to reinforce understanding. They mimic babies' babbling and engage in back and forth interactions. However, staff have not fully considered the impact that dummies can have on young children's emerging communication skills. Furthermore, on occasions, staff do not model the correct pronunciation of words. n Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is strong. Well-qualified and experienced staff use their observations and knowledge of children to quickly secure any additional support that they may need. They work closely with a range of professionals to help ensure that children are able to make good progress from their starting points. n Young children thoroughly enjoy exploring and investigating. They play with sand, rice and dough and experiment with sounds as they bang objects together. Older children delight in blowing and catching bubbles. They add water

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need to do better?

to the sand and notice how the texture changes. Children concentrate intently on their chosen activities and persevere in tasks that first appear challenging. As a result, children have a positive can-do attitude. n Staff are passionate and dedicated practitioners. They are led by enthusiastic and knowledgeable leaders who are relentless in their drive and determination to provide high-quality experiences for children. Staff feel well supported. They benefit from purposeful supervision meetings, observations of their practice and plentiful training opportunities. This helps them to reflect and continually improve.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have a secure understanding of safeguarding procedures. They understand the action to take if they are worried about a child's welfare. Staff confidently describe the procedures to follow should they have concerns about the practice or conduct of a colleague. They frequently refresh their knowledge and understanding through regular online training. Furthermore, leaders check staff's level of awareness through discussions at staff meetings and through daily questioning. This helps leaders to quickly address any gaps in understanding. Leaders implement stringent recruitment and vetting arrangements to help ensure that all staff are safe and suitable to carry out their roles.

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Due date

11 April 2022 ensure staff receive the appropriate training and support they need to fully understand and consistently implement the nursery's risk assessment arrangements. 25/04/2022

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should:

n support staff to strengthen their understanding of sequential learning and how to build successfully on children's existing skills and abilities n help staff to understand how to support and extend children's growing vocabulary and communication skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY497512 Local authority Stockport Inspection number 10231415 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 45 Number of children on roll 88 Name of registered person Nina's Nursery (Cale Green) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01614806789 Date of previous inspection 11 October 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Ninas Nursery Cale Green registered in 2016. The nursery employs 15 members of childcare staff. Of these, the manager holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 6 and nine staff hold qualifications at level 3. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round. It provides funded early education for two- and three-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 her evaluation of the provider. n Discussions were held with parents, the manager, senior leaders and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n A learning walk was completed with the manager to discuss the curriculum intent and how the provision is organised. n The manager and the inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity. n The inspector reviewed a variety of documents, including evidence of the suitability of staff, qualifications, first-aid certificates and policies and procedures. n The inspector observed interactions between the staff and children during activities and assessed the impact of teaching on children's learning.

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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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