Woodside Nursery School

Inspection of Woodside Nursery School Woodside House, Purbrook Heath Road, Purbrook, WATERLOOVILLE, Hampshire PO7 5RT

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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 content at this welcoming nursery. They enjoy playing with their friends and choosing from a range of interesting activities, both inside and outside. Babies confidently explore their surroundings in the relaxed and peaceful baby room. They strengthen their fingers and hands in readiness for their next stages in learning. For example, they play with resources to pull, push, turn and make other movements. They grin as their actions turn on lights and make sounds. Toddlers engage in activities that support their early literacy skills, making marks on large blackboards with chalk. They make big vertical movements with their arms as they draw 'spiders', excitedly counting the legs they have drawn.

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The provision is good

Children are developing good communication and language skills. They have opportunities to develop a love of books. Children in the toddler room listen to favourite stories and join in familiar phrases, such as 'under it and over it'. Babies hear new words through songs and rhymes. This helps to extend their vocabulary. Older children begin to develop their mathematical skills. For example, they explore the properties of giant dice, kindly rolling them to each other and counting each spot to discover the correct number. Children enjoy their learning and are developing their levels of concentration.

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need to do better?

n The management team has recently welcomed support and guidance from its local authority adviser on the importance of an inspiring continuous provision. As a result, its members have made significant changes to their curriculum and the way they plan for children's learning. Staff focus on helping children to learn about their emotions and build on their personal, social and emotional development. They provide effective support when children first start and when they transition to a new room. However, managers understand that they need more time to embed their new curriculum across the seven areas of learning throughout the nursery. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents trust the staff with their children's care and are happy with the progress they make. The nursery use various forms of communication to share children's progress and effectively share next steps with parents. n Children show increasing independence in lots of ways, such as by putting on

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their own coats, managing their own personal care needs and confidently selecting their own resources to use. Babies learn to feed themselves, while young children enjoy pouring their own drinks at snack time. n Leaders and managers have correctly identified some priorities for improvement through their self-evaluation. They undertake regular supervision and observation of staff. However, they recognise there is still scope for professional

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16 February 2023 development opportunities to focus more precisely on raising the quality of teaching to the highest level. n Staff provide a range of outdoor activities, such as shadow painting and exploring mud. Older children practise their balance and coordination skills as they ride bikes on the playground. Babies spend time in their own dedicated garden where they climb on slides and dig in sand. Children enjoy filling jugs and containers from the outside tap. They pour the water onto the ground to make puddles and show great delight at the splashes they make while jumping up and down. All these experiences help develop their physical skills as well as their curiosity. n Children are keen learners and make choices about what they do. They have opportunities to practise their new-found skills, such as cutting with scissors. They have a go at holding scissors correctly so that they can cut sticky tape and

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boxes as they make models of their choice. Children gain the skills they need to prepare them for their next stages in learning and the eventual move on to school. n Managers ensure that there are clear rules and boundaries in place. These include displays and reminders for children to use 'listening ears', 'indoor voices' and 'kind hands'. However, not all staff reinforce these consistently. This is not fully effective in helping children to understand the nursery expectations, especially during lunchtimes and small-group activities.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The management and staff teams have a sound understanding of their responsibilities in keeping children safe. They have completed training to ensure that their knowledge and skills are current. Staff confidently describe what action they would take if they were concerned about a child or the practice or conduct of a colleague. Staff are deployed effectively and supervise the children well. Risk assessments are conducted daily to ensure that children can play in a safe environment. Effective procedures are in place for the recruitment and induction of new staff. This means children are cared for by suitable staff.

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should:

n continue to embed the new curriculum across the nursery to help all children make the best possible progress n refine the professional development programme for staff to improve the quality of teaching to the highest level n support all staff to be consistent in reinforcing rules and boundaries so that children understand what is expected of them.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY448854 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10276598 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 90 Number of children on roll 83 Name of registered person Woodside Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 02392 230020 Date of previous inspection 24 July 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Woodside Nursery School first registered in 1990 and re-registered as a limited company in 2012. It is situated in the village of Purbrook in Hampshire. The nursery is open all year round, apart from one week at Christmas. There are 20 staff working with the children and, of these, 12 staff have a level 3 qualification or above. One member of staff has a qualification at level 6. The nursery school receives funding 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 provider. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector talked to staff, parents and children at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. 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. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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