Shining Pearls Nursery

Inspection of Shining Pearls Nursery 124 Duddeston Manor Road, Birmingham, West Midlands B7 4JP

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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 relaxed in this welcoming nursery. They develop strong bonds with the caring staff. Children who are new to the nursery settle quickly.

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The provision is good

Children behave well. They like to do things for themselves and demonstrate a can- do attitude. They learn to dress themselves and hang their coats on their peg after playtime. Children use jugs skilfully as they pour water and milk at lunchtime. They are inquisitive learners who explore the environment and choose their own play with confidence. Children demonstrate positive attitudes towards learning. They learn about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. Children enjoy preparing fresh fruit snacks to share with their friends. They have plenty of opportunities to be physically active. For example, outdoors children use wheeled-toys and see-saws and kick and throw balls.

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The provision is good

Children develop an understanding of colour mixing and what happens when they combine two colours of paint. They join in with music and singing sessions, which helps to promote their language development and literacy skills. Children explore the sounds of different musical instruments, such as tambourines, xylophones and maracas. They develop their imaginations as they become engrossed in role play linked to real-life situations, such as a visit to the doctor.

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need to do better?

n The management team have devised a broad and balanced curriculum, that covers all seven areas of learning. They are enthusiastic about children developing the necessary skills and attitudes they need for future learning, including their move on to school. Managers monitor children's progress to help identify any gaps in children's learning and provide additional support where necessary. In addition, they regularly evaluate the setting to identify where they can make improvements, to further enrich the service they provide. n Staff make regular observations and assessments of children's learning. However, on occasions, they do not use this information to plan activities that match children's learning needs precisely enough. This means that sometimes children do not always fully engage. n Parents praise the staff, who they say are friendly, kind and a key strength of the nursery. They say their children make good progress, particularly with their

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speech and confidence. Parents appreciate the ideas they receive from staff to support their children at home. However, staff do not always obtain detailed information from parents about what their children can already do when they first start. This would help staff to build a more comprehensive knowledge of children's learning needs an allow them to plan even more effectively from the outset.

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13 September 2022 n Staff manage children's behaviour well. They help children to understand their feelings and the impact of their behaviour on others. Children follow routines and instructions well. For example, they respond to the signals for 'tidy-up time' and lunch. Children display good behaviour. n Staff provide lots of praise and encouragement which helps to promote children's confidence and self-esteem. n Staff support children to develop their small-muscle skills in readiness for future writing. Children have fun as they use chalk, paints and pens. They handle different tools, such as brushes and glue sticks as they create pictures. n Staff help children to acquire good language skills. They listen carefully to what children have to say and engage them in discussions. Staff repeat meaningful words and phrases and model language well. n Staff support children's mathematical development well. Children learn to count

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and recognise shapes and numbers. n Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is effective. Staff work closely with children's families and other professionals to provide targeted support to help children achieve the progress they are capable of. n There are good arrangements in place to support children who are learning to speak English as an additional language. Staff find out keywords from the child's home language to use in the nursery. This helps children to understand the routines, develop their language skills and communicate their needs.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Managers and staff have a secure knowledge and understanding of the possible signs of abuse and neglect. They know the procedures to follow in the event of a concern about a child in their care. Managers follow safer recruitment practice to help to deem staff suitable to work with children. They ensure that staff are deployed effectively to supervise the children. Staff provide children with clear explanations as to why they must not run indoors in the nursery. Staff carry out daily checks on the premises and resources to help keep to children safe.

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should:

n focus coaching and professional development to further develop the skills and knowledge of staff in planning and implementing activities that match precisely to children's individual learning needs n consistently obtain detailed information from parents about their children when they first start, to help build a more comprehensive knowledge of children's previous achievements, to help staff to plan more effectively for children's

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13 September 2022 learning from the outset.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2528226 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 10215082 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 48 Number of children on roll 25 Name of registered person Shining Pearls Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01212388743 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Shining Pearls Nursery registered in 2019. The nursery is open each weekday from 8.30am to 3.30pm, throughout the year, except for bank holidays and some school holidays. The provider employs nine members of childcare staff. Of these, seven hold childcare qualifications from level 2 to level 5. 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 setting 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 setting. n The manager and provider led the inspector on a learning walk and told her what they wanted the children to learn at the nursery. The manager and the inspector carried out a joint evaluation of an activity together. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this had on children's learning. n The inspector held discussions with the manager, deputy manager, special educational needs coordinator, the provider and staff throughout the inspection. She looked at relevant documentation, including qualifications, and viewed evidence of the suitability of those working with children. n The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their

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views. The inspector spoke to children throughout the inspection too.

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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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