Frecheville Children's Nursery

Inspection of Frecheville Children's Nursery Frenchville House, 2 Birley Moor Road, Sheffield S12 4WD

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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 settle well on arrival. They enjoy their time at nursery and have fun as they become absorbed in the activities, indoors and outdoors. Children form positive relationships with staff and each other. Children show consideration towards each other and form strong friendships. They are confident, well behaved and polite. They happily share and take turns when making dough. Children benefit from the rich and varied activities on offer and make good progress in their learning and development.

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The provision is good

Children's individual needs are known by staff. Babies happily join in with drawing pictures and rolling flashing balls. Two-year-old children use a range of vocabulary to discuss sand and green crabs on the beach. Pre-school children confidently hold more complex conversations. They discuss what they need to build the nursery and extend this play into making beach houses. This promotes good speaking skills and helps children to become confident communicators.

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The provision is good

Literacy development is well promoted. Children develop a genuine love of books. They discuss familiar stories; talk about the characters they remember and make links between different books they have read. Staff read with enthusiasm and excitement. Older children learn to share their own thoughts and opinions about what might happen next.

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need to do better?

n Staff have a good knowledge and understanding of the different ways that children learn. They provide a curriculum that is balanced, varied and inclusive. They understand the importance of sequential learning and building on what children already know and can do. Staff provide challenging activities for children based upon their individual interests. n The key-person system is effective. Personalised settling-in sessions help staff to get to know children and families well from the start. Children form strong bonds with staff and enjoy the sensitive interactions they experience. Staff are kind and nurturing. This helps children to feel safe, secure, and valued. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported. Staff work closely with parents and other agencies to support children's progress and understand the needs of individual children. This ensures that children's

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needs are well planned for and that early help is identified, where necessary, to close the gaps in their development. n Children's health and well-being are supported effectively. Children enjoy healthy breakfasts and meals. They are given appropriately sized portions of food for their age and can have second helpings if they wish. Children are offered water to drink. Children are developing independence and personal hygiene skills. They

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31 January 2023 put their own coats on before going outside and wash their hands before eating. n Staff provide good narratives during children's play. They talk to children about what they are doing, use descriptive language and repeat key words to reinforce children's understanding. However, in the toddler room some staff ask questions and then answer them themselves. This means that younger children do not always have time to think and respond to share their ideas. n The relatively new manager is supported to carry out her role and responsibilities by the dedicated provider and the local authority. There are action plans in place to improve the outside areas even further. The baby room has recently moved into the main building in order to create a covered outdoor area. The staff team are enthusiastic and work hard to provide good learning opportunities and experiences for children. However, the process of carrying out

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need to do better?

supervision meetings for all staff needs to be strengthened to further improve their practice. n Staff have formed good partnerships with parents. Parents comment on how well their child has settled into the provision and the range of activities on offer when they arrive. They receive a variety of information via the nursery's online service and have daily discussions with their child's key person. This enables parents to continue children's learning at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager has robust recruitment procedures in place to help to deem staff suitable to work with children. Staff and managers have a clear knowledge of the signs and symptoms that may indicate a child is at risk of harm. They know how to report any concerns, including allegations against the staff working with children. Staff are up to date with current child protection legislation. They are deployed well in order to supervise children appropriately. Daily checks and risk assessments are carried out to identify and remove any hazards, to help to ensure children's safety. Staff record and inform parents of accidents.

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should:

n support staff to develop their teaching skills, so that they consistently use skilful questioning techniques n strengthen arrangements for the supervision of staff to improve staff practice further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2640042 Local authority Sheffield Inspection number 10269279 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 60 Number of children on roll 76 Name of registered person Seeds To Stars Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01142544889 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Frecheville Children's Nursery (formerly Elmore kindergarten) re-registered in 2021. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff. Of these, 11 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. 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 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 We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. n The inspector and manager completed a learning walk across all areas of the setting to understand how the early years provision and the curriculum is organised. n The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager and looked at a sample of the setting's documents. This included evidence of staff suitability and training. n The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery manager. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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