The Orange Tree Day Nursery @ Derby

Inspection of The Orange Tree Day Nursery @ Derby 105-105a Duffield Road, Derby, Derbyshire DE22 1AE

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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 and settled at this welcoming nursery. Staff create an inviting environment where children eagerly explore and have fun. Children have many opportunities to play inside and outside. This helps to promote children's health and well-being. All children are supported well by their key person to help them to progress in their learning and development.

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The provision is good

Children tell visitors how they visit places in their local community. They comment on how they must hold hands and look out for cars so that they keep safe. Older children's small-muscle development is supported well. Staff make sure they provide children with many experiences to practise these skills. Children use pipettes, make marks with chalks and pick up intricate puzzle-pieces. Babies' large- muscle development is encouraged by the staff. Babies are applauded by staff and their friends as they take their first tentative steps independently.

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The provision is good

Children behave well. Staff make sure that they are happy and promote their self- esteem. Staff praise older children on their achievements, such as putting their coats on by themselves. They acknowledge children's good listening, and praise children for being clever. Staff uses phrases such as 'well done'. Settling-in sessions support babies and younger children to feel secure. Babies and toddlers build trusting relationships with their key person and other staff in the room.

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n Leaders and managers invest in staff from their initial recruitment to the nursery. They regularly reflect on and evaluate staff practice. Leaders and managers put plans in place to support staff's continuous professional development. They provide professional training and regular supervision sessions, and continually check on the well-being of staff. This promotes the continuity of care for children by an enthusiastic staff team, who are proud to work at the nursery. n Staff know their key children very well. They work closely with these children throughout the day. Staff are aware of the individual needs of each child. They carefully plan a wide range of learning experiences for children to encourage them to try something new, explore and have a go. There are close attachments between all children and staff. n All children make good progress in their learning, including those children with special educational needs/or disabilities. Children who require extra help to

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achieve are supported well by staff to ensure their needs are met effectively. Designated staff work closely with these children, their parents and external agencies. This helps to provide children with continuous support from everyone who is involved with them.

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26 July 2022 n Staff know what they intend for children to learn. They recognise what children are interested in and build on this to help children progress in their learning. However, when implementing planned activities, staff do not always adapt their teaching to make the most of experiences and activities to help children learn as much as they can. Consequently, sometimes, the learning intention for children is lost. n Children's speech, language and communication skills are supported well by staff overall. Older children are articulate. They learn about different sounds and correct pronunciations of words as they share a book with staff. Babies and toddlers listen to and engage in their favourite nursery rhymes and action songs during singing activities. However, during a sand activity, staff use dummies for babies to limit them from eating the sand. This does not help babies to develop good communication and language skills. Additionally, background music is

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played throughout the day, which, at times, distracts babies and toddlers from clearly hearing the words and sounds spoken by the staff. n Children eagerly explore fresh fruit and vegetables using their hands to feel, nose to smell and tongue to taste. They thoroughly enjoy enhancing their sensory development. Staff interact well with children. They encourage the children to try to peel the fruit and praise them on their attempts and ongoing achievements. n Parents report very positively on their children's experiences in the nursery. They comment that the staff are very supportive, for example, by offering ideas to develop and support their child's continuous learning at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have a clear understanding of safeguarding practice and what their role is to protect children. They know what procedures to take should they have a concern about a child's welfare. The management team makes sure that staff undertake regular training to keep up to date with current safeguarding practice. This also includes protecting children and their families from extremist views and ideas. Staff supervise children closely at all times. They deploy themselves well to make sure children are supported effectively. Risk assessments completed by staff are thorough and provide a hazard-free zone for children to play safely.

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should:

n support staff to have a clearer focus on intended learning for children so that the aim and objective of the activities and experiences provided are not lost n provide further support for staff to help them to understand how best to promote early language and listening skills for babies and toddlers.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY563570 Local authority Derby Inspection number 10246590 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 96 Number of children on roll 167 Name of registered person Mason, Jacqueline Claire

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reference number

Telephone number 01332321943 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Orange Tree Day Nursery @ Derby registered in 2018. The nursery opens Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6.30pm all year round, except for bank holidays and for one week at Christmas. The nursery receives funding for free early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. There are 33 members of staff. Of these, 25 staff hold an early years qualification at level 3 and above.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspectors discussed the impact of the pandemic with the setting and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The inspectors observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspectors with the managers completed several joint observations of different activities and evaluated this with them. n The inspectors took account of the written views from parents and those spoken to on the day of the inspection. n The inspector spoke with the managers, the owner, staff and the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The managers shared relevant documentation with the inspectors, including the evidence of staff qualifications and their suitability for working with the children.

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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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