Handsworth Community Nursery

Inspection of Handsworth Community Nursery Richmond Park Drive, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S13 8HH

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

The manager and staff have worked hard to make improvements to the quality of provision. Children are happy, settled and behave well as they now benefit from positive learning experiences, which build on their prior knowledge and skills. Staff work closely with outside agencies to ensure children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive the additional support required to meet their needs. Children confirm how they feel safe as staff continually supervise them in their play. They are supported to socially interact and to develop friendships as staff pair confident children with those who are less confident. Staff have found this has a positive impact on children's abilities to form friendships with their peers.

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The provision is good

Children's communication and language skills are supported well. Staff use signs, simple language and repeat words to help younger children and those with SEND to develop their communication skills. As children progress, staff ask more complex questions, which encourages children to think and respond. Enthusiastic staff engage with children in their play, creating purposeful learning experiences. For example, when pretending to be on an aeroplane with pre-school children, the staff member successfully encourages children to listen, to hold conversations with others and to count. The staff member also introduces new words, like 'turbulence', as children play. Due to the staff members' active participation, children's interest is sustained in this imaginative play for a considerable amount of time.

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need to do better?

n Improvements to outdoor play areas, enable children to access a wider range of interesting play resources. For example, pre-school children develop their mark- making skills as they sit at picnic benches drawing. They investigate as they have fun pouring water down shoots and catching this in buckets. Younger children develop their physical skills when playing with ride-on toys or when building with bricks. They also like to sit and look at books in the shaded undercover area. n In the under three-year-old room, staff plan activities to support children to develop their sense of self and awareness of families. Staff have displayed photos of each child with their family. Non-verbal children recognise their photos and point them out to staff, whereas older children identify and name the people in the photos. The display creates a talking point for children and helps them to feel secure as they see familiar images of their families.

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need to do better?

n Younger children's independence is promoted well. Staff support children to learn to wash their hands, to sit at the table and to drink from a cup at snack and mealtimes. However, pre-school staff do not consistently build on these skills, especially during snack time. For example, older children sit on the floor at snack time. While most children have the ability to drink from a cup, staff have

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need to do better?

15 June 2022 not considered how to provide all children with the opportunity to learn this important skill. This is because only those who choose milk, drink from a cup. Children who choose water, drink this from a drinks bottle. n Parents and carers confirm how their children have made progress since attending this setting. Parents of children with SEND confirm their children have made progress due to the interventions of the staff and partnership working with other agencies. They feel well supported and express gratitude for the guidance provided by staff. n Children enjoy listening to stories. Staff use story sacks with younger children, providing them with props to support their continued listening and attention skills. Staff also read a familiar story with the younger children each half term. This helps children to become familiar with the story as they are encouraged to recall familiar words and phrases.

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need to do better?

n Staff plan interesting activities to encourage pre-school children to consider the cause and effect of actions. Children place dried beans onto a drum and consider what will happen when they bang the drum softly and then hard. They correctly predict that the dried beans will fall off the drum. Children excitedly bang their drums and laugh as the dried beans fall off. n Staff promote healthy eating and early years children are provided with milk or water only to drink. Once a term, a health care professional comes in to speak with children about oral health. However, if children do not attend on this day, some children miss out on this valuable experience. Staff do not provide further opportunities to consistently ensure all children learn the importance of developing good oral health skills.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The setting is securely maintained. Parents and carers drop off and collect children from the main entrance door. Staff have found that children enter the main play areas with more confidence when this approach is used. Staff supervise children well and are they remain vigilant for any signs of abuse. They have a good knowledge of child protection, including referral procedures if they have any concerns about a child's well-being. They work closely with outside agencies and professionals, sharing information to ensure children remain protected from potential harm.

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should:

n consider how to organise snack time more effectively in the pre-school room, so that staff consistently build on children's good social skills and independence learned in the younger age range

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should:

15 June 2022 n provide more consistent opportunities for all children to develop their knowledge of good oral health.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY257456 Local authority Sheffield Inspection number 10203179 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 70 Number of children on roll 104 Name of registered person The Handsworth Community Nursery

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reference number

Telephone number 01142939697 Date of previous inspection 30 June 2021

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Information about this early years setting

Handsworth Community Nursery registered in 2003 and is located in Sheffield. The nursery employs nine members of childcare staff, six of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued 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 nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children spoke to/communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff, parents and carers at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The manager and inspector carried out a joint observation during a planned activity.

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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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