Stephen Perse Nurseries - Madingley

Inspection of Stephen Perse Nurseries - Madingley Madingley Pre-Preparatory School, Cambridge Road, Madingley, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB23 8AH

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

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

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The provision is outstanding

Children flourish in this very welcoming nursery under the expert care of extremely caring and highly experienced staff. Leaders and staff promote a joint passion and dedication to providing the best possible care and education for all children. Children arrive happy and confident. Staff show all children they are valued and respected. They seek permission from babies before changing their nappies and allow young children to make their own play choices. Children form very close bonds with staff, seeking them out for comfort when needed and displaying very positive interactions as they play. For example, babies snuggle close to staff to listen to a story and enjoy a game of catch with a ball. Children demonstrate that they feel secure in their surroundings as they independently explore. They smile and laugh as they play.

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The provision is outstanding

Babies have excellent opportunities to explore and use all their senses. They are motivated to play, as activities are interesting and inviting. For example, herbal tea bags are added to water play, which gives off an array of different aromas. Children repeatedly enjoy plunging the tea bags into water, lifting them out and squeezing them tight with their hands. They are provided with resources that allow them to develop their hand and eye coordination skills as they pour water from one container to another. Children begin to form friendships from an early age, calling for their friends by name to sit with them and listen to a story being read.

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n Highly experienced leaders positively share their ambitious curriculum with all staff. There is clear intent and high expectations of what leaders and staff want children to achieve while in their care. Leaders are highly focused on staff's continued professional development to support the delivery of high-quality teaching throughout the nursery. n Staff interactions with children are of a consistently high quality. They talk confidently about the personalities and learning needs of all children in their care. The curriculum is carefully sequenced to ensure that staff are consistently building on what they know children can do and what they need to learn next. Staff are constantly reflecting and evaluating children's progress. They regularly share this progress with parents. n Experienced staff place a very strong focus on developing children's mathematical skills. They help them to learn about weight and measurement

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and how to recognise which side is heavier and lighter on a weighing scale. Staff give children time to explore the resources and embed their knowledge. Babies are introduced to simple counting as they play and are beginning to use some mathematical language, using the word more when the water in a jug is empty. n Children are consistently encouraged to develop their independence. They take

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17 May 2022 it upon themselves to water the flowers and fetch cloths to dry toys that are wet. Children show resilience when faced with challenges, such as when their bucket of water repeatedly falls from the handlebars of a bicycle they have hung it from. They persevere and find new ways to achieve their intended aim. n Children behave extremely well for their young age. They understand and follow the rules and routines of the nursery with increased confidence. Staff find fun and innovative ways to promote sharing and turn taking. They introduce the sharing bench, where children wait for a turn on a bicycle. When children reach the bench, they pretend to pay with pennies to be able to leave the bicycle and give the next person in line a go. Children use their fingers to represent the number of pennies they need to pay, showing that they also understand how to match numbers with objects. n Staff are highly skilled at supporting children's language development from an

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early age. Staff speak warmly and clearly to babies. They skilfully foster children's listening, understanding, descriptive language and new vocabulary. Children who speak English as an additional language make exceptional progress in acquiring new language skills. Children can hear and learn other languages, such as French, from bi-lingual staff. n Communication is constant and effective at keeping parents informed of all aspects of their children's care. Children's development and learning from home is highly valued and considered when evaluating children's progress and deciding on next steps. Parents are unfaltering in their praise for the nursery. They feel that staff enable their children to grow and thrive and cannot recommend the nursery enough.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders and staff have an excellent awareness of their responsibility to protect children's welfare. Staff understand the possible indicators of a wide range of abuse and how to report their concerns. Leaders ensure staff are trained in child protection and aware of any changes in safeguarding matters. Staff recruitment processes are robust and suitable systems are in place to check that staff always remain suitable for their role.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2593842 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 10240020 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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Total number of places 60 Number of children on roll 33 Name of registered person The Stephen Perse Foundation

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reference number

Telephone number 01223 454700 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Stephen Perse Nurseries - Madingley registered in 2020. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, six hold appropriate early years qualifications at levels 3, 5 and 6. The setting opens Monday to Friday, from 7.30am until 6pm, all year round with the exception of bank holidays, over the Christmas period and for one week in August.

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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 their evaluation of the nursery. n Leaders joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of 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 carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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