Annabelle's

Inspection of Annabelle's Willow Dene, Great Coxwell Road, Great Coxwell, FARINGDON, Oxfordshire SN7 7LU

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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 receive a warm welcome from friendly staff, and happily wave goodbye to their parents as they enter the nursery. They make lovely friendships and have excellent social skills. For example, children tell visitors how they were a 'bit nervous' at first, before giving them cuddles and asking them their names. Children have the social skills they need to support positive relationships.

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The provision is good

Babies have strong bonds with staff and they receive responsive support. For instance, they clap their hands with joy and babble excitedly as they roll a ball back and forth with staff. Babies have caring relationships and feel safe and secure.

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The provision is good

Children behave well and respond quickly to staff. Staff constantly remind children to be kind and help them to take turns. This helps children to understand the high expectations and behaviour rules. For example, children happily give their friends some play dough when they do not have any. They are learning to help others and be kind.

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The provision is good

Children have excellent communication skills and hold lovely conversations with staff. They articulate what they know and can do with ease. For example, children have engaging conversations about how they cannot eat crocodiles. They have a wide vocabulary, and this helps them to share their thoughts with others.

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need to do better?

n Staff provide many opportunities for children to learn about the world around them. The nursery focuses on outdoor learning, and leaders say that this is a strong focus for their curriculum. As a result, children have lots of opportunities to learn outside daily. For example, younger children happily toddle down to see the chickens, and they talk about what they need to care for them. Children have lovely experiences to help them to build on what they know. n The provider has lovely ways to help support children's emotional development. For instance, they give each new child a 'care bear', which they can use to comfort them in the day. This helps children to feel safe and secure and support the transition between home and nursery. Older children are extremely capable of talking about their feelings. Staff support children by naming feelings such as 'sad', and asking the children to explain why they feel this way. Children have

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good emotional literacy skills that they need to help them with future learning. n Staff consistently offer children exciting and engaging activities to ignite wonder and curiosity. As a result, children have extremely positive attitudes to play and learning. For example, they delight in trying noodles, mango and soy sauce. Children smile and chat excitedly about how it feels 'squishy' and 'squidgy'. They eagerly explore the new experience and learn new concepts.

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need to do better?

23 January 2023 n Staff are passionate about providing opportunities to learn about cultural celebrations, such as the Chinese New Year. This helps children to learn new ideas and experience new things that they may not have access to in their daily life. However, staff do not always support children to explore their own cultures and backgrounds. This does not help children to learn about their uniqueness. n Staff know the children well and children make good progress in their development, particularly the most vulnerable children. For instance, staff understand the importance of supporting children's social skills. They support children by playing alongside them and modelling how to play with friends. This helps children to learn how to play collaboratively and enjoy sharing their ideas with others. n Staff have built positive parent partnerships. Parents say that they 'feel listened to', and praise the staff for their friendly and accommodating nature. Leaders

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need to do better?

are passionate about building good communication with parents. They have introduced an information 'pod' in the garden, where parents can visit and gather information. However, parents are not as well informed about what their child is learning or their next steps in development. This means parents are not able to support children's home learning. n Staff receive regular feedback on their practice. They have regular meetings with managers to discuss what is working well and any areas for improvement. For example, recent training on healthy eating at the setting has allowed staff to reflect on how they can support children's healthy choices. As a result, staff now include children in preparing their snacks at mealtimes. Staff appreciate the support they receive from leaders and say that they care for the staff's well- being. For instance, they enjoy the 'praise pig', where they share positive praise at team meetings.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders and staff attend regular safeguarding training and understand their roles and responsibilities to keep children safe. They are knowledgeable about a variety of matters, such as how to spot signs if a child or their family were at risk of radicalisation. Staff understand how to report any concerns about a child's welfare. They have a secure knowledge of whistle-blowing procedures and know how to report it if they have concerns about a colleague's practice. Staff carry out daily, thorough risk assessments, which ensure the premises are suitable and safe. This minimises the risk to children.

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should:

n increase the ways in which children can understand their own cultures and

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23 January 2023 backgrounds and celebrate their unique qualities n make better use of the information already supplied to parents, to make children's next steps clearer so that learning can continue at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY364740 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 10264588 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 90 Number of children on roll 195 Name of registered person Annabelle's Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07971 804 165 Date of previous inspection 20 June 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Annabelle's registered in 2007 and operates in Great Coxwell, near Farringdon, in Oxfordshire. The nursery is open each weekday, from 7am until 6pm, throughout the year, with the exception of bank holidays. A team of 25 staff works directly with the children. Of these, 19 hold a recognised childcare qualification between level 2 and level 5. 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 provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children told the inspector about their friends and what they like to do when they are at nursery. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and considered their feedback. n The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector carried out joint observations of group activities with the manager.

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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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