Cherubs Worksop

Inspection of Cherubs Worksop Sparken Hill Academy, Sparken Hill, Worksop, Nottinghamshire S80 1AW

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Children enjoy their time at nursery and quickly settle into their chosen activity. They are kind and helpful. For example, children readily invite others to join their games and help to care for their friends by providing them drinks. This supports their developing social skills. Children are learning to manage their feelings and play safely. Staff deal with minor behaviour issues swiftly, and help children understand the need to turn take and share resources with their friends.

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The provision is good

Children get plenty of opportunities to practise their small-muscle skills. Babies concentrate as they use spoons to dig in sand. Toddlers use chalks to carefully draw circles on paper. Pre-school children twist open spray bottles to fill them with water. They carefully squeeze the trigger to spray plants. This helps children develop the muscles they need for early writing. Children are inquisitive as they learn about the world around them. They listen to staff as they talk about the herbs they are growing. Children learn that plants need sunshine and water to make them grow. Staff extend this by showing children the plant roots and explain how they drink water from the soil.

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n Staff build children's self-esteem. They offer words of encouragement so children persevere. For example, toddlers struggle to climb a small climbing frame. Staff suggest they try again and say, 'I know you are going to be amazing'. Children learn from staff who are positive role models. They eagerly clap their friends for their achievements. n Staff provide children with healthy meals and fresh drinking water. Pre-school children confidently tell staff about the ingredients in their food and why they are healthy. Staff ensure children's dietary requirements and allergies are catered for. n Staff generally support children's language and communication skills. Pre-school children engage at the 'talking table'. Children draw while staff encourage them to talk about their pictures. This helps them share ideas and develop conversational skills. However, on occasions, staff do not interact with babies as

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purposefully or comment on what they are doing. n Staff help support children's growing mathematical and literacy skills. They embed this within children's play. For example, staff name colours and count with babies as they post colourful sticks into a shape sorter. Children play in sand where staff use words, such as 'full', 'empty' and 'heavy'. Pre-school children recognise letters from their names and stamp these into play dough. This is challenged further as staff show them their name tags and encourage them to recognise different letters. n Overall, large-group activities help children to learn. For example, the majority of

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26 July 2022 children sit well during carpet time and listen to stories. However, some children lose focus and disengage. They play with toy cars and disrupt others as they attempt to talk to friends. n Staff provide opportunities for children to develop their physical skills. For example, babies gain confidence as they climb a small ramp. Staff provide a helping hand if needed. Pre-school children crawl through tunnels pretending they are snakes. They confidently ride tricycles around a track which staff have created. This helps children develop their muscle strength and coordination skills. n Overall, children are supported to be independent. Staff help them develop key skills, such as accessing the toilet themselves, wiping their own nose and using cutlery. However, on occasion, staff can be overly helpful. For example, they do not enable toddlers to pour their own drinks or serve themselves food at

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lunchtime. n Parents are positive about the care their children receive. They feel their children are developing their communication skills and have made friends. Parents appreciate that staff provide them with advice and support. This includes for children with special education needs and/or disabilities. n Leaders provide staff with regular professional development opportunities, alongside targeted training to further develop their skills. Staff state they feel valued by managers. This contributes to the positive atmosphere within the nursery.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have a robust understanding of the possible signs that may indicate a child is at risk of harm. This includes those that may potentially be at risk from radical views. Staff know the procedure to follow should they need to report a concern about a child, and how to report concerns about another member of staff. The manager ensures safer recruitments checks are undertaken to confirm the ongoing suitability of staff working with children. Children are well supervised, both indoors and outside. Parents state they feel their children are safe and secure at the setting.

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should:

n review the organisation of group times to help children remain focused n help staff to improve interactions with babies to encourage their early communication skills n support staff to embed toddlers' growing independence skills, particularly at mealtimes.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY491482 Local authority Nottinghamshire County Council Inspection number 10233188 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 55 Number of children on roll 106 Name of registered person Childcare (East Midlands) LLP

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reference number

Telephone number 01909480350 Date of previous inspection 22 August 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Cherubs Worksop is based in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. It registered in 2015. The nursery employs 19 members of childcare staff. Of these, 16 hold appropriate early years qualifications. This includes 10 holding early years qualifications at level 3, three holding early years qualifications at level 5, and one holding an early years qualification at level 6. 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 provider received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the manager and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provision. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children communicated with 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 observed the interactions between staff and children. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of an outdoor 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. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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