Happy Days Nursery

Inspection of Happy Days Nursery 29 Millers Road, Warwick, Warwickshire CV34 5AE

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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

Happy Days nursery is an exciting place for children to start their education. The nursery provides a colourful, stimulating and motivating learning environment for children to grow and develop. Children settle quickly and are eager to join in with play as soon as they arrive at the nursery. Staff recognise and praise children's efforts and achievements. This helps them to grow in confidence and feel emotionally secure.

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The provision is good

Staff are good role models. A consistent approach to managing behaviour ensures children feel safe, secure and listened to. Children behave well and have good attitudes to learning. For example, they listen to instructions attentively when they line up to go outside. Staff help children to understand about taking turns and to share toys. Children learn to be independent from an early age.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations for children and provide activities that build on what they can already do. Children use their hand-to-eye coordination and small muscles well. This is evident as children use hammers to free sea creatures from coloured blocks of ice. Children enjoy dressing up in the outside area and clearly enjoy imaginative play. The well-planned range of highly enjoyable activities and experiences sustains children's interests and keeps them engaged.

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n The strong leadership team are experienced, knowledgeable and understand how children learn and develop. They are passionate about their setting and have a clear vision for the future of the nursery. Leaders encourage staff to use children's interests as a guide when planning experiences that are challenging and stimulating. Staff comment that leaders are always accessible and are on hand to offer well-being assistance and professional advice as needed. n Parents are highly valued as partners and speak very positively about the provision. They warmly describe the friendliness of the staff team and how happy their children are to attend the nursery. Staff provide parents with regular updates about their child's progress. For example, they hold parents' meetings, provide daily discussions and use emails to share information. This approach also affords parents opportunities to contribute to what their child is learning at

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home. n Staff provide good opportunities for children to develop early literacy skills. Older children learn to write their names and recognise the sounds letters make. Staff encourage children from a young age to develop a real interest in books. Toddlers and babies select board books independently, turn the pages and point at the pictures. The library van visits regularly, contributing to children's early love of reading.

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21 July 2022 n Many activities help children to develop early writing skills, strengthening the small muscles in their hands. For example, toddlers become increasing confident and deeply engaged as they make marks on paper. Older children construct buildings with blocks and make cakes with play dough. However, staff do not take advantage of opportunities to further extend children's learning in mathematics, such as extending their understanding of measure as they pour water into different containers. n Babies smile with delight and clap along to the welcome song. Warm, responsive relationships are very evident as babies snuggle in for cuddles. They respond well to their routine. Babies select a prop from a bag to identify the song they would like to sing. Staff use repetition of key words to support the early language development of younger children and those with communication difficulties. They repeat back and pronounce words correctly as babies and

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toddlers show emerging language skills. n Leaders and managers have a strong understanding of the curriculum intent and regularly reflect upon the quality of the provision. They make changes to the environment to suit children's learning needs. For instance, the outside area has been enhanced with the addition of the garden room. The leadership team gather the views of parents, staff and children about the setting. They use this information effectively to drive improvements and enrich outcomes for children.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders and staff demonstrate a strong understanding of their roles and responsibilities to protect children and keep them safe. All staff receive regular training in safeguarding, including the 'Prevent' duty. The leadership team ensure staff's safeguarding knowledge is kept up to date, for example through discussions during team meetings and regular quizzes. Staff maintain a suitable environment for children. They complete appropriate safety checks to minimise potential hazards. The leadership team follow robust vetting and recruitment procedures to check that all staff are suitable to work with children.

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n extend children's good mathematical skills, supporting staff to recognise and build on the opportunities that occur in children's everyday play and activity.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY495043 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 10230734 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 65 Number of children on roll 96 Name of registered person McCarthy, Joanne

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reference number

Telephone number 01926400220 Date of previous inspection 5 August 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Happy Days Nursery was registered in 2015. The nursery employs 18 members of childcare staff. Of these, 14 hold appropriate early years qualifications. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round, except for one week at Christmas and bank holidays. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for 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, manager and provider completed a 'learning walk' throughout the nursery. They discussed how the early years provision is organised and how the curriculum offered supports children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of practice with the manager n The inspector spoke to parents and carers during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector held discussions with staff at appropriate times during the inspection and talked to children during activities. n The inspector had meetings with the manager and provider. She looked at a sample of policies and procedures, staff qualifications and evidence of the suitability of staff.

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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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