Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery

Inspection of Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery The Old Church, Buxton Old Road, Higher Disley, Cheshire SK12 2BU

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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

The nursery is led by a passionate and enthusiastic manager who encourages staff to, 'think outside of the box'. Consequently, children are thriving in a fun-filled and imaginative learning environment. Children enter the nursery happily and are eager to learn.

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The provision is good

Staff develop warm, nurturing relationships with the children, which helps them to feel safe and secure. Staff provide many opportunities for children to communicate with each other. Children enthusiastically recreate stories outdoors; they work collaboratively and share ideas as they build a boat using recycled materials. Staff inspire children's learning. They help them to become resilient and skilled communicators.

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The provision is good

There is a clear focus on children's health and well-being. Children learn about healthy eating as they gather fruit, herbs and vegetables from the garden to be used in their meals. Children are confident to share their new skills, such as mindfulness with others. Children are kind and caring to one another, show respect during group games and are considerate of their friends. They behave well and learn to resolve conflicts. The manager is excellent at helping children to manage their feelings and behaviour. This helps them to learn the essential skills they need to move on to school.

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need to do better?

n Staff work closely with parents, schools and other agencies to accelerate children's learning and progress. This is particularly evident for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff identify gaps quickly and put targeted support in place. Most staff skilfully adapt the curriculum to meet children's diverse and ever-changing needs. This helps children to engage in experiences that interest them. n Parents are highly complimentary of the setting and the progress that their children are making. Parents are fully involved in their children's learning and are provided with a wide range of activities to carry out at home, which further enhances their children's progress. Staff use innovative ideas to share children's achievements with parents such as the daily 'postcards' home. n The supervision arrangements for staff are focused on developing their knowledge and skills. Several staff have recently changed roles within the

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setting and are being mentored by the manager and other staff. The nursery is currently in a transition phase as staff become firmly embedded in their new role. Staff who are training receive intensive support and all staff's well-being is considered. n Staff plan meaningful and engaging activities that capture children's curiosity

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3 August 2022 and their 'can-do' attitude. Children persevere at tasks, such as working out how to carry a bucket of water safely. Toddlers have many opportunities to develop their finger muscles through a range of creative activities. n Children use mathematical language well as they play. They talk about how the bucket gets heavier as they fill it with water and how they need one more watering can to fill it. Younger children are becoming more confident to count and recognise numbers in the environment. n Children's communication and language is progressing well. Children develop a love of stories and older children explain the parts of a book, such as what the illustrator does. Children confidently talk to their parents about the new words they have learnt such as 'cardiovascular' and 'stethoscopes', as well as the science experiments they have conducted. Children were keen to tell inspectors about the 'Blue Glastonbury festival' that they held in nursery.

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n Staff follow a curriculum that enables most children to make rapid and consistent progress. Well thought out topics are filtered throughout the nursery with a focus on specific songs and stories for different age groups. However, staff are less clear about what the youngest children need to learn next. They often focus on planning over complex activities. This results in some staff not using what they know about some children to build on and extend their learning further. n The focus on encouraging children's independence is a strength. Older children collect their own meals, set the table and pour their drinks. This helps them to prepare for school. Staff effectively support children to see to their own personal care needs, such as toileting, and they encourage babies to feed themselves. Children wash their hands at appropriate times, 'to keep the germs away.' n The manager places a strong focus on supporting older children's physical

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development. Older children eagerly take part in music, movement and exercise activities, especially the 'waka, waka' song. This helps children develop a positive attitude to staying fit and well. In the garden, older children develop good coordination and balance. They enjoy digging and caring for their plants and vegetables. Babies are gaining confidence to crawl and pull themselves up. However, staff do not always consistently plan activities to further develop the babies' core strength, stability and balance. This limits the opportunities babies have to help them walk independently.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The provider ensures that secure recruitment, vetting and induction procedures are firmly in place to check the suitability of staff working with children. Staff understand how to identify and report any child protection concerns. They understand the whistle-blowing procedure should they have any concerns about a colleague. Staff understand issues such as the 'Prevent' duty and radicalisation. Staff undertake independent research, for example, the toxic trio of abuse, and share their findings at staff meetings. Children learn how to keep themselves safe when, for example, they are walking indoors and carrying or moving heavy items

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Safeguarding

3 August 2022 outdoors. They are involved in carrying out risk assessments and take pride in the role of becoming the health and safety officer.

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should:

n support staff to fully understand how to embed the curriculum for the youngest children so that every child is provided with high quality learning experiences n strengthen staff's understanding of how to consistently promote the youngest children's physical skills to aid the progress they make with walking.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY314653 Local authority Cheshire East Inspection number 10234965 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 45 Number of children on roll 66 Name of registered person Blue Grass Purple Cow Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01663 764 400 Date of previous inspection 9 February 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery was registered in 2005. The nursery employs 16 members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 6, seven hold qualifications at level 3 and one holds a qualification at level 2. Seven staff are currently undertaking a qualification. One member of staff holds early years professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.45am 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 provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n A joint observation was carried out by the inspector and nursery manager. n The inspector spoke to the staff, children and parents during the inspection. n The inspector looked at a sample of the nursery's documents. This included evidence about staff's training. 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 The manager, who is the special educational needs coordinator, spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. 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.

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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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