Seesaw 2

Inspection of Seesaw 2 1 Eastbourne Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 7HW

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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 come into the nursery happily and settle quickly. Staff are warm and nurturing in their interactions with children, which makes children feel valued and secure. Staff get to know children and their interests well and plan activities that build on what children already know and can do. For example, young children are encouraged to further explore their interest in colours and patterns through matching and sorting activities. Older children talk confidently about their families and their friends at the nursery.

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The provision is good

Children show positive attitudes towards learning and become deeply involved in activities. They use clay and herbs creatively and become absorbed in what they are doing. Younger children enjoy exploring the feel of dough and investigate squeezing and manipulating it with their hands. This develops children's physical control, promoting early literacy skills. Children's behaviour is good. Children are polite and say 'please' and 'thank you'. Staff praise children, which reinforces their positive behaviours.

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The provision is good

Parents are complimentary about the staff and how they get to know their children's individual needs. Parents are kept informed about their children's development. Staff work with parents and other professionals to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They put plans in place to support children to access the curriculum and make progress in their development.

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n Staff support children's communication and language well. Staff interact with children in a warm and sensitive manner. They model a range of language to support children in developing a varied vocabulary. Staff give children plenty of time to respond to questions or comments. Children respond with confidence and are eager to join in conversations with staff. Children spontaneously sing songs while they play, showing that they are secure in their knowledge of songs and rhymes. Older children create their own songs and sing with their friends. n Children enjoy listening to stories. They confidently join in with familiar parts of the story and enjoy using props to talk about the story afterwards. This consolidates children's learning and develops their vocabulary. n Staff embed mathematics throughout children's activities. Babies explore shapes and patterns, and older children start to investigate floating and sinking.

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Children count their fruit at snack time, consolidating their knowledge of numbers and quantities. n Children enjoy a good range of activities and resources that cover a broad curriculum overall. However, they are not always able to move freely between rooms to access the role play area. Babies do not always have access to messy

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need to do better?

23 May 2022 play, sensory activities or regular opportunities for outside play. n Children learn about their emotions and how they can manage their own feelings. They listen to a story about 'worries' and confidently talk about what they do when they have 'worries'. This increases children's resilience and their understanding of their own feelings. n Staff support children to be independent. Children pour their own drinks and put their plate and cup in the washing-up bowl when they have finished eating. This teaches children to contribute positively to the routines of the setting. n Older children enjoy being outdoors. There are a variety of activities on offer for children outside. However, the layout of the activities and outdoor space does not give children many opportunities for physical exertion. They have limited space for riding the bikes or playing physical games, which limits their exuberant

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need to do better?

physical exercise. n Leaders identify strengths and areas for improvement in the setting. They support staff to improve practice and recognise the impact that the pandemic has had on children, families and staff. n During the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders kept in contact with families while children were at home. They supported children's home learning by sharing activity ideas and videos. This supported children's ongoing learning and development.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Most staff have completed safeguarding training. Managers support all staff to understand the setting's safeguarding policy and the processes to follow to ensure children are kept safe. Staff and leaders are aware of a wide range of safeguarding aspects. Staff complete daily risk assessments to ensure that the environment is safe for children. There are clear procedures in place for ensuring adults are, and continue to be, suitable to work with children.

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should:

n use the inside and outside spaces effectively to maximise children's learning and development opportunities across all areas n provide children with frequent opportunities to be active and to promote their physical health.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 145824 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 10234236 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 30 Number of children on roll 58 Name of registered person Bryant, Catherine

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reference number

Telephone number 01225 776049 Date of previous inspection 1 December 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Seesaw 2 registered in 2001. It is one of two privately owned nurseries and operates from Trowbridge, Wiltshire. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, for 50 weeks of the year. It provides out-of-school care for children aged up to eight years. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The owner employs nine members of staff. Of these, the senior manager holds a childcare qualification at degree level and the manager holds a qualification at level 3. Of the remaining staff, five hold an early years qualification at level 3, one holds a qualification at level 2 and one member of staff is working towards a childcare qualification.

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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 provider. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together and talked about the curriculum and what they want children to learn. n Children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity with the manager. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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