St Clements Nursery

Inspection of St Clements Nursery 22 Ashley Close, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset BH1 4PE

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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 arrive happy and keen to attend. Their key persons provide close support to help them settle in and. They feel happy and secure in their care after the long summer break. Children form friendships, hug friends when they arrive and play happily together. Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour and are good role models. They support children in learning what is expected of them and address issues skilfully and effectively before they escalate. Consequently, children behave well and learn good social skills and how to play safely.

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The provision is good

Children make their own activity choices and lead their own play confidently, moving freely between the playrooms and garden. They enjoy creating imaginative games, designing pictures, reading stories and building models. Staff provide a balanced curriculum of activities which they build on as they identify and plan individual targets for children's learning. They join in to support children's interests and ideas to help keep them engaged. Staff encourage children's communication and language skills well overall. This includes strategies for children needing additional speech and language support and whose home language is not English. For example, staff use signs, actions and props to help children communicate their needs, make choices and understand routines. Children learn new words to build their vocabulary, such as what a fossil is and the names of different colours.

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need to do better?

n The quality of teaching is good. Staff join in children's play to help them learn new skills. For example, they provide scales to help children calculate which objects are heavier or lighter and to sort objects by size to support their mathematical development. However, on occasion, staff do not provide the time for some children to respond to questions and challenges which support their thinking and problems solving skills further. n Staff monitor and assess children's learning effectively. They work with parents to find out about children's development to form the basis of their assessments each term. They know what they want children to learn and support them in achieving in these areas through a balance of child-led play and focused activity sessions. n Staff support children's curiosity and interest in learning. For example, children delight in learning how to use binoculars to make objects look bigger. They

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engage for long periods rolling balls down tunnels, while staff encourage them to experiment with speed. n Children learn good skills to build their confidence and independence and to support their move on to school. For example, they learn to prepare their own snacks, chop fruit safely and to put on their coats for outdoor play. Children

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13 September 2022 enjoy learning new skills and take pride in their achievements. n Overall, staff support children in developing healthy lifestyles. They encourage healthy eating with fresh fruits and vegetables, and children know to 'wash germs off' their hands before meals. Children benefit from a good range of activities to support their physical development. They choose when they play outside, where they ride wheeled toys around circuits, use equipment to create games and run freely. However, on occasion, staff do not help children learn how to manage their personal hygiene well, such as when they cough and sneeze. n Partnerships with parents and external professionals are good. Staff work very closely with families to meet children's needs and to safeguard their welfare. They provide many activities to involve parents in their child's learning at home. These include borrowing books from the book exchange, toilet training resources

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and ideas for physical play. n The management team values and supports staff's well-being and professional development, including regular training opportunities. Staff benefit from sessions with managers throughout the term to build their knowledge and skills and receive support on a personal level. n The strong management team monitors the quality of the provision well to identify and make improvements and to ensure additional funding is used to target children's learning needs. Parents share very positive views of the provision, such as how well staff listen, support them and help children make good progress.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff understand their safeguarding roles and responsibilities. They know how to recognise the signs that a child might be at risk of harm, and the procedures to follow in the event of a concern about a child's welfare. Staff keep their knowledge up to date, such as attending training to learn about different safeguarding issues, broadly and locally. They teach children how to identify and manage risks to keep safe. For example, children help conduct risk assessments and meet members of the visiting local police force. The management team follows robust recruitment and vetting procedures to ensure staff and apprentices are suitable.

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should:

n develop staff practice further to support children in managing all aspects of their personal hygiene well n provide time for all children to respond to questions and challenges to support their thinking and problem-solving skills further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2537718 Local authority Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Inspection number 10215251 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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Total number of places 44 Number of children on roll 39 Name of registered person St Clements Preschool Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01202391505 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

St Clements Nursery registered in 2019. The group operates from Bournemouth, Dorset. It opens each weekday, from 8.30am to 4pm, during term time only. The group receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two and three years. The co-managers hold appropriate qualifications at levels 3 to 6. They employ eight childcare staff who all hold, or are working towards, appropriate qualifications at levels 2 to 5.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the management team and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The management team conducted a learning walk around the premises with the inspector and explained how they use this to meet children's needs and deliver the curriculum. n The inspector observed activities and the quality of the staff interactions with the children and conducted a joint observation with the deputy manager. n The inspector spoke to staff to about their roles and responsibilities. n The inspector sampled documentation and discussed the managers' knowledge of the requirements of the early years foundation stage. n The inspector took account of the views of parents and 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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