Corner House Nursery Wistaston

Inspection of The Nursery Huntsbank Farm, 356 Crewe Road, Wistaston, Crewe, Cheshire CW2 6QT

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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 smile and happily run into the open arms of their key person in this welcoming, safe and homely setting. The close relationship they have with staff helps them to feel secure. Children are curious and explore the environments which are well planned and resourced. This supports their development. Babies enjoy singing and smile in delight as they copy the actions modelled by enthusiastic staff. Older children build with bricks, counting as the tower goes higher. They are developing counting and mathematical concepts. Children explore the textures of cereal, while staff expertly extend language with descriptive words like 'crunchy' and 'crackle'. In the mud kitchen, children make pretend coffee and blackcurrant juice, showing their social skills by offering it to others. They are careful to remind everyone not to really drink it. They are learning to keep themselves and others safe.

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The provision is good

Expectations for children are high and there are many learning opportunities carefully planned into activities. Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are making good progress. Activities are planned following children's interests, this helps them to engage and behave well. They are encouraged to think about behaviour. For example, at story time, they are asked how they can show good listening. Children respond quickly with 'look at the person speaking'. Staff give lots of encouragement and praise. Children feel good about themselves and gain confidence.

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need to do better?

n The new manager demonstrates a clear and ambitious vision for children's learning. Parents and staff comment on recent changes to the environment and resources. Thoughtful development of the outdoor classroom offers children learning opportunities targeted to their age and stage of development. This supports meaningful learning across the curriculum areas. n Staff quickly identify where additional support for children is needed. Strong partnership working with parents and other professionals means children receive support as soon as possible. This helps children to make progress. n Overall, most staff use good strategies to develop language, such as using pauses to allow children to think and respond. However, this is not consistent across the staff team. At times, some staff use closed questions or direct children to say a particular word. This hinders the emerging speaking skills of this group of children.

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n A love of books is well developed throughout the setting. Pre-school children sit in a group to listen to a story, engaging well and joining in with key phrases. They are learning to engage as part of a group in readiness for school. However, occasionally, staff use unnecessary background music. This causes children to

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24 August 2022 become distracted and lose focus on their learning. n Self-regulation is strongly embedded in each room. Children are supported to talk about feelings and understand how their behaviour impacts on others. Children are learning social skills and good behaviour. n Staff support children to develop resilience. For instance, children work hard to fit spoons into boxes. With support from sensitive staff, they persevere until they have completed the task. This develops children's confidence and feelings of self-esteem. n The key-worker system is well embedded and this promotes children's emotional stability. Transitions throughout the setting and into school are well planned. Children feel secure and ready to learn. n Personal development and independence are strongly promoted. Children complete self-help skills, for example handwashing and feeding themselves. n Close attention is paid to children's allergies and robust systems ensure children

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are provided with the correct foods for their needs and for family and cultural preferences. This helps keep children safe. n Funding is accessed for children with SEND and this is used appropriately, for example, to fund one-to-one support. This individual support helps children to engage in routines and activities and they make progress.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Managers and staff have a good understanding of their roles and responsibilities in protecting children from harm. They are aware of the signs and symptoms of abuse and know what to do if they have concerns about a child's well-being. Regular training and staff discussions are in place to keep safeguarding knowledge consistent. Robust checks are in place for all staff, including those who visit the site regularly, but are not employed directly by the setting. The setting is clean and well laid out with a door-entry system for security and safety of children. Staff paediatric first-aid training is regularly undertaken. Children's sleep is monitored by staff to ensure safe sleeping.

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should:

n support the staff team to develop consistency in strategies to progress children's communication and language skills further n consider how to reduce unnecessary background noise, to help children remain engaged in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2587717 Local authority Cheshire East Inspection number 10249124 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 91 Number of children on roll 148 Name of registered person The Village Nursery Group Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01270 568611 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The Nursery registered in 2020 and is situated in Wistaston, Crewe. The nursery employs 26 staff. Of these, 21 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. Three staff have a level 6 qualification and two hold qualified teacher status. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6.00pm. The nursery provides funded education for two,- three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the nursery 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 observed an activity and evaluated this with the manager. n The inspector spoke to the managers, staff, parents and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The manager conducted a learning walk and discussed with the inspector about how the provision is organised, how the curriculum is planned and delivered and what children learn from this. n The inspector observed children, indoors and outdoors, paying attention to how effective the curriculum is for 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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