Paper Moon Nurseries

Inspection of Paper Moon Nurseries Gamston District Centre, Gamston, Nottinghamshire NG2 6PS

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Children arrive happy and are confident to separate from their parents. They demonstrate that they feel safe and secure. For example, babies are keen to go into the open arms of staff when they arrive. Older children walk confidently into the playrooms. Children show positive relationships with staff and their peers. They help their friends to take off all-in-one suits. Children are keen to speak to staff about their needs and wishes. They are encouraged to be polite. Children use sign language and words when they are reminded to say thank you to the nursery cook for providing their lunch.

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The provision is good

Staff know the children well and how to help them progress in their development. For example, they encourage younger children to try and complete tasks, such as pressing a button to switch a light on. Children persevere and return to complete tasks time and time again, helping to secure their knowledge. Staff supervise children well, for example when they take risks and go down slides head first safely outdoors. Older children learn about emotions when they listen to staff read stories about colours that represent different feelings. Children are encouraged to act out stories to help develop their imaginative skills. Older children are excited to pretend to go on a hunt in the garden for a bear and join in saying repeated phrases from favourite stories.

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need to do better?

n Since the last inspection, the manager has supported staff through supervisions, in-house and external training to help extend their knowledge of how to support children's communication and language skills. For example, staff sing songs with children and use sign language to support their understanding of words. They talk to children when they play alongside them, and introduce new words to help their developing vocabulary. n The manager and staff reflect on their provision. Recent changes offer further opportunities for parents to continue to support their children's learning at home. For example, books are available for children to take home to for parents to read to them. This is to help children develop a love of books and stories. n Staff support non-mobile babies well to develop their physical skills. For example, they move toys to encourage them to roll over when they lay on their backs. However, staff do not fully support one-year-old children to follow their

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interests to be physically active indoors. Instead, sometimes they try to distract them to do other activities. n Staff promote positive behaviour well. When younger children work out how to open a box, staff clap their hands, give them a thumbs up and say 'well done'. When children begin to use the toilet, they are given a sticker to praise their achievements. This helps them to understand what is expected of them.

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need to do better?

5 October 2022 n Staff provide opportunities for children to learn about different foods and music from other countries around the world. For example, at lunchtime, staff play Italian music for children to listen to and tell them that the pasta they eat is also eaten in Italy. n Staff work well in partnership with parents and other professionals to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Parents comment that the same strategies are used in the nursery as at home to support consistency in their children's communication skills. n Overall, children learn skills for the future. They serve themselves food at lunchtime to help them to manage portion sizes. However, some aspects of self- care are not as well supported, particularly for two-year-old children. For example, they are not fully given opportunities to use age-appropriate equipment, such as drinking from an open cup. n Children who speak English as an additional language are supported to have a

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need to do better?

sense of belonging in the nursery. For example, staff use key words in their home language when they speak to children. This helps them to understand instructions and routines. n The manager spends additional funding effectively to meet children's individual needs. For example, this helps children to extend their interests and to become familiar with the school they will move on to.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff complete daily risk assessments to ensure that the environment is safe for children to play. All areas of the premises are secure. There is a fingerprint door entry system to ensure that unauthorised people can not have access to children. The manager and staff understand their responsibilities to safeguard children. They attend regular safeguarding training to keep their knowledge up to date. The manager and staff know how to identify the signs of abuse and where to report concerns regarding children's welfare, to promote their safety. The manager follows a robust recruitment procedure to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children.

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should:

n support staff in the baby room to quickly identify how to extend one-year-old children's interests in being physically active indoors n strengthen staff's knowledge of how to offer two-year-old children age- appropriate equipment to help build on their self-care skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 253395 Local authority Nottinghamshire County Council Inspection number 10213480 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 70 Number of children on roll 45 Name of registered person Paper Moon Nurseries (Mansfield) Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 0115 9822220 Date of previous inspection 7 October 2021

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Information about this early years setting

Paper Moon Nurseries registered in 1998 and is situated in Gamston, Nottinghamshire. The nursery employs 13 members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualifications at level 2, 11 hold level 3 and one holds level 6. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round, except for one week at Christmas. 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 The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the manager and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the nursery. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed how the manager intends to implement the curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n Children spoke to the inspector throughout the inspection. n The inspector spoke with staff at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the manager. She reviewed relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspector.

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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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