Top Tots Day Nursery Hedgerow House Limited

Inspection of Top Tots Day Nursery Hedgerow House Limited 41 Goldsmith Avenue, Southsea PO4 8DU

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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 arrive eager to play and happily leave their parents at the front door. Nurturing and caring staff support those children who are a little unsure and offer cuddles for reassurance. This helps to promote children's emotional security.

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The provision is good

Children are well behaved, caring and considerate. They listen, follow instructions and are encouraged to share. For example, staff support children to take turns when running down a ramp that they have built in the garden. Children receive regular praise and encouragement in everything they do. This helps to develop their confidence and self-esteem.

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The provision is good

Children are keen and confident to join in with activities and explore the resources, indoors and outdoors. For instance, young babies explore sensory objects, including a variety of materials and textures. Older children have fun working together. For example, they enjoy finding toy bugs that have been hidden in the sand tray and in the natural areas of the garden. These activities support children to develop a strong sense of curiosity.

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The provision is good

Children are encouraged to develop their independence skills. For instance, at snack time, older children cut their fruit and pour themselves a drink. Throughout the nursery, children are supported to gain the skills they need to manage their own personal hygiene, such as wiping their nose, washing their hands and brushing their teeth.

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need to do better?

n The manager works with staff and directors to identify ways to develop the nursery. Staff report that they feel supported by the manager. The leadership team identify staff training needs effectively through supervision meetings and mentoring. Leaders motivate and inspire staff to work as a team. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well. The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) and manager work closely with other professionals to ensure that the needs of children with SEND are met. Furthermore, the manager uses additional funding to provide specific resources to support individual children. Children with SEND make good progress. n The role of the key person is embedded throughout the setting. Children have strong bonds with their key person. For example, when transitioning between rooms, the key person does a thorough handover to ensure continuity of care

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need to do better?

for the child. This supports children's social and emotional development and enables them to develop trusting relationships. However, staff do not obtain information from other settings children attend, which means the nursery does

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30 January 2023 not have a full picture of the children's learning journey. n Children go on regular outings in the local community. Staff link these outings to the curriculum and children's interests. For example, children were interested in sea-life creatures, and staff took the children to visit the local aquarium to learn about the creatures' habitats. These outings extend children's learning. n Staff encourage children to practise their developing physical skills. For instance, babies are given opportunities to stand and pull themselves up in preparation for walking. Toddlers and older children join in with dancing and action rhymes, which helps to develop their large muscles. Children have plenty of opportunities to be active, which supports their physical health and emotional well-being. n Children experience rich back-and-forth chatter with staff about what they are doing in their play. For example, children and staff talk in detail about the real

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fruit and vegetables they are playing with in the home corner. However, on some occasions, staff do not recognise when their own questioning interrupts conversations and prevents children from extending their thoughts and ideas. This holds back some children's learning and interrupts conversations. n Parents report that they 'love' the nursery and that the communication with staff is excellent. They shared that the manager and staff ensure their children's individual needs are met, including children with SEND. Children's learning and development is shared with parents through daily conversations and at parents' evenings. Parents spoke positively about how they feel included in the nursery through activity sessions and fundraising events. n Staff use effective teaching methods, such as pictures and simple sentences, to support children who speak English as an additional language. This helps children to develop their understanding of English.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff understand their role and responsibility to keep children safe from harm. They have a secure understanding of child protection and safeguarding issues. Staff are aware of the signs and symptoms of abuse and the procedures for reporting concerns. They are aware of the procedures to follow if there is an allegation about an adult. Staff deployment is effective, and regular headcounts ensure all children are accounted for when transitioning between rooms and between the indoor and outdoor environment. Clear and effective arrangements for recruitment and vetting of staff ensure that those employed are suitable to work with children.

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should:

n support staff to help them use questioning more effectively, to extend children's

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30 January 2023 language and thinking n strengthen the sharing of information with other settings that children attend in order to gain a full picture of the child's learning journey and all-round development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2604953 Local authority Portsmouth Inspection number 10251666 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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Total number of places 41 Number of children on roll 62

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Name of registered person

Top Tots Day Nursery Hedgerow House Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07795073231 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Top Tots Day Nursery Hedgerow House Limited registered in 2020. The nursery is located in Southsea, Portsmouth. It is open from 8am to 6pm, all year, except for bank holidays and two weeks at Christmas. The nursery offers free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. The nursery employs 12 member of staff to work with the children, nine of whom hold a level 3 qualification.

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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 deputy manager, manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. 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 SENCo spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager for learning and development. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector.

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n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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