Stanley's at Horsley Hill

Inspection of Stanley's at Horsley Hill Norham Avenue, South Shields, Tyne and Wear NE34 7TD

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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, confident and keen to learn. They become involved in independent play. For example, two-year-old children work diligently to carry water from the tap to the role-play kitchen outdoors. They help one another when the containers become too heavy to manage alone. Babies show a sense of security in staff's care. They snuggle up close while feeding from bottles and enjoy games of peekaboo with visitors. Pre-school children engage in pretend play, such as washing and dressing dolls. They nominate staff to be a 'special helper' during their games.

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The provision is good

The manager is aware of the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on some children's learning and development. She takes this into account within the new flexible, child-led curriculum, which is in its early stages. Staff take account of children's interests and abilities when planning activities and experiences. This encourages children's involvement and, generally, helps them to learn and remember more.

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The provision is good

Staff encourage children to respect others and teach them good manners. Children are polite and well behaved. They develop good attention skills. Children listen to staff read storybooks. When they hear the 'tidy-up song', children help to put away activities when asked by staff.

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need to do better?

n Staff understand the intent of the curriculum and know what they want children to learn. However, this is not yet embedded securely across the nursery. Some staff are less confident about how the curriculum should be implemented. This means that some children do not remain deeply engaged in their learning. However, overall, interactions are positive between staff and children. Children are supported to develop good physical skills. They benefit from obstacle courses outdoors that help them to develop their balance and coordination. n Children are active in their learning. They are keen to take part in the activities available. Two-year-old children join in enthusiastically during a parachute game and ask for one more turn. Babies eagerly explore the sand tray. Staff support them to fill and empty containers, which helps them to develop their hand-to- eye coordination. Staff use mathematical language during play. This supports

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children to develop an understanding of numbers, size and capacity. n Partnerships with parents are a distinct strength. Staff discuss children's learning and progress with parents frequently and in detail. This helps parents to further support their children's learning at home. Parents talk about how they trust staff and value the relationships they form with children. They say their children love to come to nursery.

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3 February 2023 n The arrangements for settling new children into nursery are highly effective. Staff take time to learn about children's needs and routines. This helps children to feel at ease quickly and supports their emotional well-being successfully. Furthermore, staff work closely with parents to ensure that children continue to feel supported and confident when they move to a new room in the nursery. n Children learn how to keep themselves healthy. Staff support them to wash their hands at key points during the day and talk to them about good nutrition. Staff help parents to develop their knowledge of a healthy diet for children. For instance, they share information about the sugar content in foods and help them to provide children with alternative, healthier meals and snacks. n The manager has maintained the good-quality practice since the last inspection. She works with staff and parents to help to evaluate the setting, to identify

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strengths and areas for development. However, she does not precisely monitor action plans and procedures to help drive the quality to the highest levels. n Staff are keen to build on their knowledge and skills. They receive coaching and attend training. Although the manager completes supervision sessions for staff, further coaching and mentoring sessions to help identify specific weaknesses in practice are not fully embedded. This includes ensuring strategies to support non-verbal children are strengthened.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff understand their responsibilities to safeguard children. They know the signs that can indicate a child may at risk from harm or abuse, and how to report their concerns. There are good arrangements in the nursery to promote children's safety. For example, staff keep up to date with the guidelines for safe sleeping arrangements for babies and for preparing bottle feeds. Risk assessments help to ensure that spaces, equipment and activities are safe for children's use. Staff carry out regular drills to ensure that children can be evacuated quickly in the event of an emergency.

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should:

n deepen staff's understanding of how to deliver a consistently high-quality curriculum that is securely embedded throughout the nursery n strengthen the evaluation of the setting and build on the good monitoring systems to ensure procedures and actions plans are completed in a timely manner n develop the arrangements for professional development further, to ensure this is consistently focused, highly effective and helps staff to raise the quality of their interactions to the highest level.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY341873 Local authority South Tyneside Inspection number 10263050 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 54 Number of children on roll 53 Name of registered person South Tyneside Council

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reference number

Telephone number 0191 4569404 Date of previous inspection 19 April 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Stanley's at Horsley Hill registered in 2006. The nursery employs 13 members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including three at level 6. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, for 50 weeks of the year. Opening hours are from 8am 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 The manager showed the inspector around the nursery. She explained how the provision is organised and discussed the early years curriculum. 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 manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with two-year-old children. n The nominated person and the manager met with the inspector to discuss leadership and management of the nursery. They shared relevant documents that are used to support their practice, including evidence of the suitability checks carried out on staff. n The inspector spoke to staff at appropriate times during the inspection. She also

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spoke to a number of parents 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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