Sidcop Road Community Nursery

Inspection of Sidcop Road Community Nursery Sidcop Road Community Centre, Sidcop Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S72 8TQ

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Outstanding

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The provision is outstanding

Children arrive at the setting excited and ready to learn. They benefit from a highly stimulating environment. Children spend a lot of time in the outdoor area and in the local community, where they confidently explore the world around them. They are curious and move freely between activities, indoors and outdoors. Children select things that interest them and join in activities with their peers and staff. They are confident and motivated in their learning as they explore. All children flourish. Babies make rapid progress in their physical development as they explore the outdoor area. Staff sensitively support them and praise their efforts.

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The provision is outstanding

Staff plan a wide range of themed activities which spark children's curiosity and interests. They use meaningful interactions to stimulate children's learning and build on what they already know. For example, children enjoy investigating autumn and what the season represents. They explore the numbers zero to 10 and link the written numbers to the number of pumpkins on cards. Children use conkers to check that their number predictions are correct by counting them. Staff expertly adapt activities to suit each child's stage of learning and capability.

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The provision is outstanding

Children have secure bonds with their key person and spend quality time with them. Children and families have close relationships with staff. This helps children to be safe and fully supported in their emotional well-being. Children's behaviour is excellent. Staff role model manners to the younger children, such as by saying 'please' and 'thank you'. Children are highly respectful and kind towards each other. Older children play well alongside one another. They listen to each other's ideas and take turns.

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need to do better?

n The provider and manager have very high ambitions for all children. They have a clear intent and implementation of a high-quality, well-planned and carefully thought-out curriculum. This has a great impact on children and their learning and development. The provider and manager use their curriculum to excite, motivate and prepare children in their learning. They share this ambition with staff, who demonstrate that they are highly skilled and passionate about their role. Staff use a variety of teaching methods to support children to be highly engaged in activities, learn and make rapid progress. n Staff plan and implement extremely interesting, fun and stimulating activities for children to enjoy taking part in. Children demonstrate a wealth of learning. For example, they explore items on the autumn tray and discuss if they are 'prickly' or 'spiky'. Children delight in carving pumpkins and excitedly explore the 'slimy'

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need to do better?

texture of the pumpkin. They independently make play dough and add the pumpkin seeds to change the texture.

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21 October 2022 n Staff prioritise children's speech and language development. They are highly skilled and effective at supporting children to acquire language. Staff go above and beyond in supporting children to be confident communicators. The children, including babies, have access to a language-rich environment. n Staff use every opportunity to demonstrate language and extend children's vocabulary. For example, babies join in with songs and rhymes. Toddlers hear the correct pronunciation of words and repeat them back to staff. Older children excitedly recall a story about owl babies. Staff identify children's individual communication and language needs to provide additional support and activities, developing their communication and language even further. n Children are supported to be independent and persevere in tasks. The youngest children are supported to learn to feed themselves with cutlery. Staff are

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responsive to children's needs and intervene when needed, such as when babies make a noise because they cannot reach their water bottle. Older children are independent in setting the table for lunch with plates and cutlery. They serve their own lunches, use cutlery to eat and scrape their plates when they are finished. n Parents are included in every aspect of the setting. They comment on the excellent communication which they receive about their child's learning. Parents have daily updates which help them to understand their child's development and how to support their learning at home. The provider organises a range of additional support for parents and families, including a library service and home learning bags. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are extremely well supported. Staff have an excellent knowledge of child development. They use this, and their knowledge of the children, to identify the correct support.

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Staff work hard to involve other relevant professionals. As a result, all children make the best possible progress.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff prioritise children's safety and well-being. They appropriately supervise children, outdoors and indoors. Children learn about road safety and how to cross the road safely. All staff understand their responsibilities with regards to safeguarding and keeping children safe. They know what to do to identify any concerns and the actions to take if they have a concern about a child. Staff know the children extremely well, which helps them to notice any changes in a child that may indicate they are at risk of harm. All staff know the whistle-blowing policy and how to contact the local authority designated officer if required. The designated safeguarding lead for the nursery knows what to do if concerns are raised to her and is confident in the process that should be followed.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY242067 Local authority Barnsley Inspection number 10234679 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 55 Number of children on roll 71 Name of registered person Cudworth Community Enterprises

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reference number

Telephone number 01226 717312 Date of previous inspection 14 March 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Sidcop Road Community Nursery registered in 2002 and is located in Barnsley. The nursery employs 14 members of childcare staff. Of these, three members of staff hold early years teacher status, and eight hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including one at level 4. The nursery opens all year round, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for two weeks at Christmas. It 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 The provider 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 inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n Children communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke with the provider about the leadership and management of the setting, including how they support children with SEND. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation during a group activity. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector.

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n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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