Smartie Pants Day Nursery

Inspection of Smartie Pants Day Nursery Ruskin Court, Ruskin Road, MABLETHORPE, Lincolnshire LN12 1BP

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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 Good

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The provision is good

Children benefit from the welcoming and friendly atmosphere in the nursery. They show positive relationships with staff and often go to them for comforting cuddles. Children use good manners and are polite. Younger children receive gentle reminders to say please when they ask for more milk at snack time. Children sing songs before they receive their snack to remind them to say please and thank you.

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The provision is good

Children are keen to explore and investigate the vast range of inviting and attractively displayed toys and equipment. Younger children develop their interest in books. When asked, they point to different images and characters on the pages. Younger children giggle and laugh when they play physical games with their peers, chasing them. They are creative when they use teapots and cups to pretend to make drinks for themselves and staff. Older children solve problems in their play. They work together as a team to find the correct pieces to fit into puzzles. Older children work out how to flatten a piece of dough and decide to sit on it. Staff know the children well and support their pretend play. For example, when older children show an interest in dinosaurs, staff play alongside them and use different tones in their voice to bring the dinosaurs to life.

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need to do better?

n The manager and staff have a curriculum in place to support children to progress in their development. This includes encouraging them to feel emotionally secure when they first start attending. For example, the same member of staff greets children when they arrive. They spend time with the children and provide toys that promote their interest. Parents say that their children settle quickly. n Staff actively promote positive behaviour. For example, they support younger children to understand what words to use when they want to take turns to play with a toy. This helps to give them the confidence to communicate their needs. n The manager supports staff's practice through, for example, supervision and staff meetings. Staff attend training courses to refresh their knowledge of safeguarding. This helps them to keep children safe. However, sometimes professional development does not support staff to extend their teaching skills.

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need to do better?

For example, during some planned activities, staff do not fully manage to maintain children's engagement and focus. n Staff encourage children to learn skills for the future, such as to complete tasks by themselves. For example, younger children use knives safely to cut up bananas at snack time. Older children use knives safely to spread butter on their crackers. Staff provide younger children with a step, so they can reach the sink to wash their hands. This helps to promote good hand hygiene routines. n Overall staff support children's communication and language skills well. For

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need to do better?

20 October 2022 example, when staff talk to younger children, they wait for them to respond before communicating again. This helps them to learn how to take turns in conversations. However, children who speak English as an additional language are not supported as effectively. Staff do not provide children's home language at nursery to support their language development. n Staff provide opportunities for children to have a sense of responsibility to help increase their self-esteem. Older children help staff to carry boxes of toys from one area to another. They hand out plates to their friends at snack time. Younger children are asked to help wipe tables clean before they sit down to eat. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well by the manager and staff. Referrals to other professionals are made to support children's individual needs. Staff have targets in place to help children to

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need to do better?

progress. For example, to encourage them to develop their social skills. n Staff support children with their self-chosen play experiences. For example, when younger children play with dough, they are encouraged to develop the muscles in their hands. Staff show younger children how to roll, squeeze and push objects into the dough. Children copy and learn how the dough can be used in different ways.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff place a high priority on children's safety. They understand the signs and symptoms that may suggest a child is at risk of harm, abuse or radicalisation. The manager works closely with safeguarding agencies to promote children's safety. She follows a thorough recruitment procedure when she employs new staff. The manager checks staff's ongoing suitability to ensure they are suitable to work with children. The manager and staff have procedures in place to follow in the event of a critical incident in or around the nursery. They understand the importance to keep children safe. Staff develop their knowledge of how to promote children's safety when they sleep. For example, they ensure that they lay on a flat surface.

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should:

n strengthen staff's professional development to help engage and maintain children's attention and focus during planned group times n support staff to develop their understanding of how to support language development for children who speak English as an additional language.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY444788 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 10233091 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 57 Number of children on roll 64 Name of registered person Asher, Sarah Jayne

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reference number

Telephone number 01507477001 Date of previous inspection 25 October 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Smartie Pants Day Nursery registered in 2012 and is situated in Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire. The nursery employs 14 members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 7, three at level 6 and seven at level 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. 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 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 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 she intends to implement the curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n Children spoke to and interacted with 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 setting with the inspector.

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Inspection activities

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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