Highgate Day Nursery

Inspection of Highgate Day Nursery The Old School House, Highgate, Boston, Lincs PE22 0AW

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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 are happy and have fun in the nursery. Younger children laugh with their friends when they run under a parachute that staff hold. Pre-school children are very confident communicators. They show their imagination when they tell visitors about an elf they have at home and how it comes to life at night-time. Pre-school children show excitement to play games with their friends. They understand the rules of the game, such as to touch another child's arm to release them if they stand still. Toddlers show kindness to others in the woodland area. When their friend falls on their bottom, they are encouraged to offer a helping hand to pull them up to standing.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy the time they spend outdoors, either in the nursery garden or when staff take them to woodland. They are supported to secure their knowledge of language that describes size, for example when they are asked to compare the sizes of sticks they find. Children take and manage risks in a safe environment. Younger children negotiate different-level surfaces in the garden. Toddlers negotiate rougher terrain when they climb over sticks and leaves in a woodland area. Staff support pre-school children to learn about the seasons. Children sit and listen well when staff ask them to recall previous learning about autumn. Children say, 'The leaves fall down.'

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need to do better?

n The manager has a clear intent for the curriculum which includes encouraging children to be independent. Younger children are given a supportive hand from staff to balance when they are asked to push their feet into boots. Toddlers are asked to peel their banana at snack time. Pre-school children take off their coats and shoes by themselves. n Parents are kept informed of their children's achievements. They receive photos of activities children enjoy and are invited to attend meetings with staff to discuss their children's learning. Staff liaise with parents to help identify how best to support their children to progress in their development. This helps to provide a united approach to helping children achieve. n Overall, staff encourage children's self-care skills well. Pre-school children get a tissue to blow their nose themselves. They are keen to be a 'helper' and work with their friends and staff to set tables for lunch. When children are at the

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nursery, they follow hand hygiene routines well. However, when staff take them into the woodland area, they do not consistently help children to understand the importance of following good hand hygiene routines. n The manager supports her staff through supervision and staff meetings. Staff are encouraged to extend their professional development. They attend training courses to extend their knowledge of how to support children's communication

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need to do better?

1 December 2022 and language skills. This helps to develop their understanding of how, for example, to give children time to answer the questions they ask them. This contributes to children's thinking skills. n Staff model using good manners, helping to encourage children to be polite. Children are given plenty of praise to help raise their self-esteem. For example, staff say, 'Well done,' when toddlers use scissors safely to cut tissue paper. n Staff offer children a healthy range of snacks, meals and drinks. They give parents information about the importance of registering their children with a dentist. However, staff do not fully support children to understand the importance of oral health. n The manager and staff find out about children's home life and plan opportunities to broaden these experiences. For example, all children have opportunities to join staff in a woodland to explore and learn about the natural environment.

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need to do better?

Children receive plenty of physical exercise and fresh air, for example when they move logs to find worms. n Staff provide opportunities for children to follow their interests in animals. Younger children enjoy listening to staff sing a song about a rabbit when they look at the nursery rabbit. Pre-school children collect eggs from the nursery chickens. Furthermore, staff take children to learn about other animals in the community, such as horses and cows.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff carry out risk assessments to help identify and reduce hazards for children. This helps them to identify that the outdoor classroom is currently not safe for children, due to a leaking roof. Therefore, they stop children from accessing this area, to promote their safety. The manager carries out a robust recruitment procedure to help ensure that new staff are suitable in their roles. The manager and staff attend safeguarding training. They know the signs that could suggest a child is at risk of harm, radicalisation or subject to female genital mutilation. The manager and staff know where to report concerns about children's safety or if they have concerns about a colleague's behaviour with children.

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should:

n strengthen staff's knowledge of how to support children to develop their understanding of the importance of oral health n support staff to help children understand the importance of following hand hygiene routines, particularly when they are in the woodland area.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY491301 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 10233404 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 70 Number of children on roll 97 Name of registered person Highgate Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01205871038 Date of previous inspection 6 February 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Highgate Day Nursery registered in 2015 and is situated in Highgate, Boston, Lincolnshire. The nursery employs 13 members of childcare staff. Of these, eight hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, two at level 6 and the provider holds qualified teacher status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7am to 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 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 setting 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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