Fairytale Forest Day Nursery

Inspection of Fairytale Forest Day Nursery Fairytale Forest Day Nursery, Bury Gate, Bury, Pulborough, Sussex RH20 1NL

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children arrive confidently and separate from their parents with ease. They settle at the nursery swiftly. Children seek out their friends to play with and are keen to explore activities and resources.

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The provision is good

Children show high levels of curiosity. They benefit from exciting opportunities that staff plan for them to learn about the natural world and their local environment. For example, children learn how to care for living things and discuss life cycles. They show excitement as they count and collect eggs from the chicken coup. Children handle them gently to take back to the nursery, so they can be used for cooking.

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The provision is good

Children behave well and have positive attitudes to learning. They show good levels of concentration and resilience for their age. For instance, they set themselves self-chosen challenges and practise being able to walk across a balance beam in the outside area. When they stumble, they keep trying and persist until they achieve their aim. Children are proud of their achievements and call out, 'I can do it!'

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The provision is good

Babies and very young children are inquisitive and show confidence to engage in sensory activities. They delight in squelching paint on their hands and making marks.

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need to do better?

n Leaders work extremely closely with the manager. They ensure they have good oversight in how care and learning is delivered to the children. Leaders have a clear vision and ethos about what children need to learn which they weave into all areas of learning. n Overall, children have exposure to a broad and balanced curriculum. The manager scrutinises the quality of teaching to identify gaps in learning and works with her staff to address this. She has identified that children have gaps in their mathematical knowledge. As a result, staff integrate opportunities to support children learning about mathematics-based concepts. For example, children are eager to participate in a shape hunt. They quickly run back to staff to tell them about shapes they have found in the outside environment. However, on occasion, staff do not fully challenge and extend children's learning in the activities and experiences they provide.

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need to do better?

n Children learn about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. They enjoy sports and team games in the large, outdoor space. Children enjoy healthy meals and snacks. They wash their own hands and brush their teeth after lunch. Staff help children to be independent in some aspects of the daily routine. However, the

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need to do better?

22 April 2022 support for children to develop independence is not as consistent as it could be in fully preparing them for their next stage of learning. n Staff are quick to offer reassurance and comfort to children who become occasionally upset. This helps them recover swiftly. However, staff do not consistently support children to learn about their emotional health. Therefore, children do not always get the support they need in order to empower them with how to deal with overwhelming emotions. n Children show kindness and consideration to others. They allow friends to join in with their play ideas. Children share and negotiate with one another about how they can use resources together. n Staff provide good levels of support for multilingual children. They find out key words that children use in their home language and weave these into activities such as circle time. This helps children to learn simple words in other languages

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need to do better?

and gain an appreciation of similarities and respect differences. n Leaders ensure children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive swift intervention. They act on concerns and work with parents and outside professionals to ensure children have the support they need to help them make progress. n Parents speak positively of the nursery and comment favourably about the quality of care that is offered to their children. They comment that communication is effective. Parents receive progress reports that provide them with an overview of their children's progress.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff have a secure understanding of safeguarding issues. They complete training to ensure their knowledge remains up to date. The designated safeguarding lead and her staff team are familiar with the reporting procedures to follow should they have a concern that a child may be at risk of abuse. This includes making referrals to the local safeguarding partnership. Leaders promote a culture of safeguarding by ensuring staff have good knowledge about wider aspects of safeguarding. The team understand how to raise concerns about a colleague's behaviour. Leaders follow robust recruitment procedures to ensure staff who work with children are suitable.

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should:

n strengthen staff understanding of how to challenge and extend children's learning further and help them to make the best possible progress n develop opportunities for children to practise independence skills consistently, including within daily routines, to help prepare them for their next stage of

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should:

22 April 2022 education n support staff to develop their understanding of how to help children manage good emotional health and well-being.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2564737 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 10233497 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 56 Number of children on roll 68 Name of registered person Fairytale Forest Day Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01798 839004 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Fairytale Forest Day Nursery registered in 2020. It is based in Burygate, Pulborough, West Sussex. The setting is open each weekday, from 8am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year. The setting receives funding for the provision of free early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The provision employs 12 members of staff. Of these, eight hold level 3 appropriate early years qualifications. The manager holds qualified teacher status.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting 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 setting. n The inspector went on a learning walk with the manager to establish the priorities for 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 The inspector spoke with staff and children at suitable times throughout the inspection. n A joint observation was completed and discussed with the manager. n The inspector tracked children to establish what it is like for a child at the setting. n The inspector held a discussion with the directors and manager in relation to the leadership and management of the setting. n The inspector invited parents to share their views. The inspector took account of

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Inspection activities

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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