Rainbow Rays Nursery LTD

Inspection of Rainbow Rays Nursery LTD Clough Bank House, Edmund Road, Sheffield S2 4EL

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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 Inadequate

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The provision is good

Children's safety is maintained due to improvements made by management and staff. Children play in a safe environment, where their needs are met by the attentive staff team. Management have identified the core skills they plan for children to learn as they progress through the nursery. Children are supported by staff to build on their prior knowledge and skills. They are encouraged to develop confidence and behave well. Staff skilfully help children to negotiate and solve their own problems. For example, when a child explains another child will not share, they are encouraged to think about how they can resolve this. The child approaches the other child and asks for a turn once they have finished playing with the toy. The children are soon happily playing and sharing the toys.

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The provision is good

Babies are provided with messy play opportunities as staff support them to develop their small muscle control. They enjoy picking spaghetti up and scooping and emptying sand out of containers. Toddlers are encouraged to learn about healthy eating through popular stories like the Hungry Caterpillar. Children enjoy selecting the different fruits to feed the caterpillar. Pre-school children recall prior learning as they confidently explain their knowledge about Chinese New Year. They excitedly tell the inspector it is the year of the rabbit, as well as explaining which animal represents the year they were born. They know that 'Kung Hei Fat Choi' is a Chinese New Year greeting.

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n Children's individuality is respected and valued. Staff plan activities around a range of cultural and religious events linked to the children in their care. This helps children to learn about similarities and differences. n Staff are skilled at responding to children's emerging needs and interests as they create purposeful learning experiences. For example, pre-school children make marks in cornflour using their fingers and paintbrushes. When a child begins to talk about the solar system, staff listen with interest and ask a range of questions. This helps to develop children's listening and communication skills. The conversations continue to develop as another child discusses how things melt when it's hot. Staff respond as they encourage children to think about what happens to things when they get very cold. Children confidently express that they freeze. n Children are introduced to key songs and rhymes. Staff also continually talk to

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children as they play. Pre-school staff are exceptionally skilled at supporting children's communication through effective questioning. Babies enjoy participating in familiar activities like 'what's in the box'? They learn to take turns and choose between two objects, with staff then singing the associated key song linked to the object. However, staff working with babies and toddlers are

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8 February 2023 not as strong at consistently encouraging younger children to repeat or say words to extend their vocabulary. n Toddlers' physical skills are supported as they learn to hold chunky pencils and paintbrushes when making marks. They also enjoy opportunities to make prints using fruits dipped in paint. They explore the paint and find out when they mix yellow and red paint it makes orange. n Children behave well. Staff offer praise and encouragement, promoting children's self-esteem. Children are encouraged to learn to take turns. They are also encouraged to learn patience. Staff help them to understand that they sometimes must wait as things do not always happen immediately. n Several children speak English as an additional language. However, there are inconsistencies with how staff support these children to use their home language in their play and learning. This is because there is an over reliance on the staff

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who do speak additional languages to support these children. n Parents express how their children enjoy attending the nursery. They feel their children are developing well through the experiences planned and provided by the staff. Parents explain that they receive regular feedback about their child's daily care and their ongoing development. n Children are helped to feel settled and secure as they are assigned a key person who they develop a close bond with. Younger children seek out familiar adults for cuddles and reassurance when needed. n Leaders have worked hard to address the actions raised at the last inspection. They regularly meet with staff and ensure they check staff understanding of safeguarding. They monitor the quality of education and staff teaching, and are able to identify any areas for development to improve outcomes for children.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Management and staff have worked hard to make improvements to ensure children's safety is maintained. Training on child protection has resulted in staff now being knowledgeable about a wide range of indicators of abuse. They are also aware of procedures to follow should they have any concerns about a child or a staff member. Regular risk assessment checks are completed inside and outside to ensure all areas remain safe for children to use. Changes to how space and resources are organised and used, have resulted in more engaging play areas for children to access. The suitability of staff is reviewed through secure recruitment procedures.

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should:

n support staff to consistently encourage children under three years to repeat and

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8 February 2023 say words to increase their vocabulary n increase opportunities for children who speak English as an additional language to use their home language in their play and learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2669513 Local authority Sheffield Inspection number 10257192 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 40 Number of children on roll 45 Name of registered person Rainbow Rays Nursery LTD

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reference number

Telephone number 01142720259 Date of previous inspection 15 August 2022

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Information about this early years setting

Rainbow Rays Nursery Ltd registered in 2022 and is located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff, nine of whom hold a relevant qualification at level 2 or above. This includes two staff members who hold early years teacher status. The nursery is open all year round, from 8am to 5pm. The nursery offers funded early years education to two-, three- and four- year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n Managers joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n Children spoke to/communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n Staff spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The provider and inspector carried out a joint observation during a planned activity. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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