The Garden House Nursery School

Inspection of The Garden House Nursery School 72 Crimicar Lane, Sheffield, Yorkshire S10 4FB

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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 positively thrive and flourish at this warm and welcoming nursery. The kind and caring staff form strong bonds with babies and children. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Children become deeply immersed in their learning and are incredibly settled. Older children play harmoniously together. They share stories and act out role play in the home corner, while happy babies sing and dance. Children demonstrate positive attitudes to their learning through high levels of curiosity and concentration. Well-qualified and experienced staff help children to make good progress with their learning.

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The provision is good

Children benefit from a wide variety of educational opportunities. Leaders consider the diverse range of families they serve. For example, children learn about Chinese New Year and numbers in Mandarin, and the importance of the colour red. Staff provide music and dancing classes, and help children to develop their physical skills during yoga and tennis lessons. Children learn about how to become responsible members of society. For example, they host bake sales to raise money for the local children's hospital. This helps children to develop the skills that they need to succeed in life, and celebrate uniqueness and diversity.

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n Staff have a good understanding of how children learn. They know children well and use children's interests to plan learning. For example, staff use children's love of dinosaurs to teach them to recognise and form numbers. Babies engage in sensory play based on the seaside. However, although staff consider children's interests, some staff are not always clear about exactly what they want younger children to learn during planned activities. n Older children make excellent progress. Staff consider the skills which children need for moving on to school or their next stage of education. Children write their name independently and count objects as they play. They develop independence by practising tasks, such as putting on coats and preparing snack. n Children benefit from quality conversations with staff, who comment on what they are doing. Staff introduce new vocabulary, such as 'respect', while reading

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stories. They point to objects in books and encourage babies to repeat words. Babies join in with the actions of nursery rhymes sung by enthusiastic and passionate staff. This helps to develop children's language skills well. n Children get plenty of fresh air and exercise outdoors. They work in teams to complete a bug hunt and count how many they see. Children discuss life cycles and habitats for insects. They tend to the garden where they grow vegetables, which they eat at mealtimes. This helps them to learn about the world around them. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported.

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16 June 2022 Staff use additional funding well to benefit children. For example, staff purchase equipment to help children to develop their physical skills. They communicate well with each other and specialist professionals to help children have equal opportunities to succeed. n Staff use mealtime routines to help children to socialise and develop their independence. Babies spoon feed themselves and use signs to express their needs. Older children self-serve healthy and nutritious meals, and use knives and forks. They learn about the importance of healthy eating, and how to keep themselves safe and healthy. n Staff provide Spanish lessons and children sing interactive songs with 'Maria the puppet'. This helps to widen children's experiences. However, they do not always consider how to help children to develop additional languages which they speak at home during their play and learning. This means that children who

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speak two languages are not as well supported with their language development. n Children's behaviour is good. Staff treat children with the utmost respect and are impeccable role models. They use a kindness box to reward children's behaviour. Children are involved in setting rules and understand how to behave. This helps to make the nursery a genuinely lovely place for children and staff. n The manager's dedication to the setting is admirable. She is well liked by parents who describe her as 'consistently brilliant'. The manager spends time investing in staff's teaching skills and meets regularly with staff, who feel well supported and motivated. n Parents and carers are happy with the nursery. They feel well informed and are provided with ideas on how they can support their children's learning at home. This helps to further improve outcomes for children.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders and staff are very clear about their role in protecting children. They demonstrate a secure understanding of the signs and symptoms of abuse which may indicate that a child is at risk of harm. Staff are aware of the reporting procedures and those with designated responsibility are fully aware of referral processes to make if they have concerns about a child. There are robust recruitment checks in place to ensure that staff who are working with children are suitable. This helps to keep children safe. Staff are effectively deployed and supervise children well.

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should:

n plan activities more carefully to help all children to build on their specific skills

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16 June 2022 and develop their learning over time n provide children with greater opportunities to develop their home languages during their play and learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY559603 Local authority Sheffield Inspection number 10217164 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 72 Number of children on roll 149 Name of registered person Bright Stars Nurseries UK Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0114 263 0149 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The Garden House Nursery School re-registered in 2018 and is located in Sheffield. The nursery employs 25 members of staff. Of these, 19 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above, and six are unqualified. Seven of these staff hold qualifications at level 6. The nursery opens 51 weeks per year and closes between Christmas and New Year, and on bank holidays. Operating times are between 7.45am to 6.15pm Monday to Friday. It provides 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 inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. 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

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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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