The Nursery

Inspection of The Nursery The Nursery, Standevens Yard, Wagg Street, Congleton, Cheshire CW12 4BA

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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 arrive ready for a busy, exciting day. They play and explore freely in the varied outdoor space. The sloping playground provides children with challenge and fun. Two-year-old children drive child-powered cars slowly up the hill. Their hard work is rewarded when they whizz speedily back down. Pre-school children develop the strength and skill that they need to pedal the bigger vehicles. The activity promotes children's stamina and physical development well. They learn that success requires effort. Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who speak English as an additional language, make good progress from their starting points.

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The provision is good

Staff work with parents and carers to create a positive community atmosphere in the nursery. This helps children to feel secure. They learn to value and be kind to each other. Parents particularly praise staff's work during the COVID-19 pandemic. They say that the visits with little gifts, 'put a smile on our little ones' faces.' Staff also set up online contact with families. This included story and exercise times. Their work supported children to continue learning at home. Staff's friendly communication helped children to feel ready and eager to return to nursery.

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n Purposeful outings enrich the curriculum and deepen children's learning. Children were amazed to witness the birth of a lamb at a farm during the spring. In another example, children demonstrated gaps in their knowledge about buying houses. They walked with staff to the nearby estate agent to find out more. Children develop the confidence to ask questions and seek information. n Staff bring the wider world into the nursery. They set up a well-resourced building site. Children play cooperatively at the site. They talk about and plan their work. Children put obvious effort into digging and moving the rubble. Their movements show that they have watched and learned about 'how to dig'. Staff further extend children's knowledge. They show children how to bond bricks when they build walls. n Children learn why builders wear helmets. This helps them to understand risk. Staff write numbers on the five helmets and five corresponding hooks. Children

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match the numerals. This promotes their early reading. Using the helmets helps children to learn that a number can be divided in different ways. When two helmets are on the hooks, children must search for 'three more' at tidy-up time. n Managers and staff are ambitious for each other's achievement. This sets a positive example for children. Managers support staff to gain new knowledge and improve their skills. They allocate time for study and report writing. However, managers do not analyse the detail of staff's interactions with children closely enough. This does not help staff to achieve the highest quality of

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20 July 2022 teaching that promotes children's swiftest progress. n Managers develop partnerships that benefit practice. The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) expertly incorporates advice from other professionals into activities for children with SEND. Children often contribute to community projects. They help to grow flowers for 'Congleton in Bloom'. Visits to schools help children to be ready to start school when the time comes. For example, pre-school children participate in a primary school's sports day. n The manager added new books to the nursery library during Pride month. One story teaches children to associate colours with emotions. This helps children to recognise and manage their feelings. As a result, they begin to develop self- control from a young age. Furthermore, children learn to respect and celebrate what is the same and unique about themselves and other people. n Children continually extend their vocabulary. Pre-school children hear the lunch

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menu and say they do not know what 'chutney' is. Then they eat some and understand the word chutney. Staff support children who speak English as an additional language. They learn keywords in the children's home language. This helps children to communicate their needs and feel secure. n Children learn habits that promote their health and safety. For example, staff help them to think about how much food they eat at mealtimes. This encourages children to eat enough but not too much. Children know that they must wear a safety helmet when they pedal and scoot bicycles outdoors.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff attend safeguarding training, then managers pose questions that require staff to apply their learning. This helps managers to make sure that staff understand the nursery's child protection procedures. Staff help children to understand how to keep themselves safe from abuse. For example, children hear stories that teach them that 'privates' are private. Managers adapted risk assessments well during the recent severe heat. Staff helped children to take rests and to have more frequent drinks. They covered windows and stayed indoors at the hottest times. Children who have allergies to particular foods are catered for safely.

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should:

n help staff to focus more closely on the quality of their interactions with children so that children make the swiftest possible progress in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2516417 Local authority Cheshire East Inspection number 10207923 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 24 Number of children on roll 53 Name of registered person Greer, Samantha

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reference number

Telephone number 01260 299120 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The Nursery registered in 2019. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, six hold qualifications at level 3 and one member of staff holds a qualification at level 5. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery 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 setting 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 setting. n The manager, the deputy manager and the inspector completed a learning walk of the nursery. The deputy manager and the inspector conducted two joint observations of practice. n The inspector held meetings with the manager, the deputy manager and the SENCo who is third in charge. She spoke with staff and children during the inspection. n Six parents and carers spoke with the inspector. The inspector read written feedback from parents and took account of their views. n Examples of relevant documentation were sampled and reviewed by the inspector. She checked 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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