Sunny Smiles Day Nursery

Inspection of Sunny Smiles Day Nursery 45 Hawthorn Road, Oldham, Lancashire OL8 3QF

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children are happy, confident and settled. They show strong bonds with their peers and the staff team. Key workers know children well. They skilfully identify how to adapt teaching and approaches to meet the individual needs of every child. This means children are engaged and captivated when joining in activities. Children are kind. They are polite and show respect to others. Babies clap for one another when they do something successfully, cheering out loud. Toddlers begin to wait, watching intently as their peers finish painting and double checking they are 'all done' before sitting for their own turn. Pre-school children show their curiosity, asking the inspector lots of interesting questions as they embrace the presence of a visitor. They feel secure here.

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The provision is good

The manager and the staff team are aware that children have missed out on some experiences, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They are passionate about providing new, exciting opportunities for children to learn about the world around them. For example, children are amazed to study real molluscs. They use magnifying glasses to stare as the tiny creatures move and breathe. For some children, who have never been to a beach, this is a new, enriching experience.

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need to do better?

n Children's personal development is well supported at this setting. Children of all ages learn skills that help them to become independent. Babies feed themselves successfully, toddlers know when they should wash their hands and pre-school children pour their own drinks and follow complex instructions. The manager is committed to helping children feel prepared for upcoming transitions within the nursery. Staff thoughtfully consider the differences in routines and practice within the different rooms and help ready children for this. For instance, babies begin to practise sleeping on beds like their older peers. This helps children to feel secure when they change environments. n Parents value the nursery. They commend the 'friendly and welcoming' staff team and manager. They consider their children to have 'flourished'. Parents feel involved with their children's learning goals and particularly appreciate the open

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need to do better?

communicate style the manager adopts. n The manager is a driving force for change. She has made considerable positive changes to the nursery in her short time in position. She expects high standards of care and education for every child. She evaluates and supports her staff team to access training and reinforce their strengths. However, the manager is still learning within her role. She does not effectively implement all policies and procedures. For instance, she does not regularly check nursery devices nor does she promptly follow all of her own guidelines when offering opportunities to volunteers. Importantly, this does not have a significant impact on children.

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need to do better?

25 May 2022 n Staff share that they feel appreciated, supported and valued in their roles. They feel happy to come to work every day. Children benefit from this as the enthusiastic team plan and deliver exciting, curiosity provoking activities. Children are confident learners. All children make good progress at this nursery, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. n Children's communication and language skills are well supported. Staff are aware that some children need additional support with their language skills after the COVID-19 pandemic. Staff use exciting intonation and props to entice children to get involved with stories and song times. They aspire to instil a love of reading in every child. This effort shows as children readily access book independently across the nursery. n Mealtimes are a social occasion which children relish. They talk animatedly with their peers and enjoy trying different, nutritious foods. Children take turns to eat

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need to do better?

their lunch in the kitchen. This helps children to learn about how food is prepared and cooked first hand. However, risk assessments in place are not strong enough. The main section of the kitchen is blocked with a bin rather than a safety gate. The manager is aware of this and has plans in place to strengthen the current safety measures.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The designated safeguarding lead has a sound understanding of her roles and responsibilities. She takes her position seriously, she regularly updates her knowledge and stays abreast of safeguarding needs in the area. This helps her to be able to respond quickly and effectively should concerns arise about a child. Staff are able to confidently identify key signs and symptoms, which may indicate a child is being abused. The manager and her staff team recognise the steps they must take should they have concerns about any person working with children. The nursery is risk assessed daily. However, some aspects of risk assessment need to be strengthened, particularly with regards to mealtimes.

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should:

n strengthen risk assessment procedures to ensure any potential hazards are swiftly identified and rectified to help keep children safe n implement policies and procedures consistently to help ensure consistency, particularly with regards to the recruitment of volunteers and the safe use of technology.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2567133 Local authority Oldham Inspection number 10239128 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 75 Number of children on roll 62 Name of registered person Gordon, Pamela Jean

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reference number

Telephone number 07594801442 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Sunny Smiles Day Nursery registered in 2020 and is based in Oldham. It operates from Monday to Friday, all year round, between the hours of 7.15am and 6pm. The nursery employs 16 members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold a relevant early years qualification at level 6 and 12 hold a relevant qualification at level 2 or above. Two members of staff are unqualified. The setting offers 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 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 inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the setting and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n Parents, children and staff shared their feedback with the inspector. n A joint observation was completed by the manager and the inspector. 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.

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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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