Clarence House Godmanchester Nursery

Inspection of Clarence House Godmanchester Nursery 19 The Causeway, Godmanchester, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE29 2HA

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Children are warmly welcomed by friendly staff. Staff manage transitions well, and children settle in quickly to explore a wide range of fun and engaging sensory activities and resources, including rice, paint, dough, water and sand. Children are confident to independently choose and access the activities they want to play with. Staff are always on hand to encourage and support them. Staff are respectful with children during their personal care routines. They prepare children, asking for their consent, and talk to them throughout the process to reassure and comfort them. Children are learning to manage their own personal care needs and are proud of themselves when they manage this. Staff tune in to individual children's communication methods, offering hugs and comfort as needed.

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The provision is good

Staff carry out robust risk assessments and safety checks throughout the day to keep children safe. Children are trusted to explore risk for themselves. The individual needs of all children, including babies, are well met. They are provided with healthy meals and snacks. Routines are flexibly organised to ensure that children can sleep and rest. Staff assess and support children effectively to make progress in their development. Children have plenty of space to practise their developing physical skills. Children from disadvantaged backgrounds make good progress in their communication and language development.

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n Staff consistently follow health and safety procedures to keep children safe. They ensure gates and doors are locked and frequently check that there are enough resources, such as paper towels, for children to use. Hygiene is a key priority, and staff support children to keep clean and independently wash their hands. n Children are encouraged to independently put on their coats and shoes and prepare their own snack. Staff are very aware of children's emotional needs, and there is a key-person system in place that helps babies and young children to develop strong attachments to their main caregiver. When there are concerns about children's emotional well-being, staff put effective strategies in place to manage these. n There is a strong focus on supporting children's communication and language. Staff provide a wide range of books, including books for parents to take home to read. Staff have also developed dedicated reading areas and spend time reading

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stories in interesting and fun ways. Staff use opportunities within the routine to communicate and talk to children. For example, at snack time, children learn the names of different fruits. n Staff provide a wide range of opportunities for children to practise their developing physical skills. Outside, children can use the large climbing

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23 February 2023 equipment or bicycles. Inside, they can access soft play and tunnels to explore different ways of moving. Children also practise using their fine muscle skills when preparing fruit kebabs for snack or engaging in painting and mark making. n Staff know their key children very well and prepare exciting and engaging sensory activities to support their learning. Staff busily ensure that learning opportunities are fresh and interesting throughout the day, and children become fully immersed in exploring these. Staff are proactive in supporting children's learning. However, high-quality teaching is not yet consistently embedded in practice. This means that children do not always get opportunities to learn new vocabulary and different concepts. n There are good relationships with parents, and staff share information to meet children's needs. Parents comment on how happy their children are in the

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setting and the close relationship they have with their key person. Parents appreciate the communication they receive about their child's learning. Staff actively seek out information from parents to support children who speak English as an additional language. The setting has developed partnerships with other professionals and settings to support children's development. n Leaders have a firm grasp of the strengths and areas for development for their setting. They have plans in place to further develop teaching across the setting, as well as developing the garden. Leaders are supportive of staff well-being and are positive role models for staff. Throughout regular supervisions, staff are encouraged to access the training they need to develop their skills and knowledge.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders follow effective recruitment and induction procedures. These ensure that staff are safe to work with children and knowledgeable about issues that have an impact on children's health and safety. Only staff who have been thoroughly checked are allowed to engage in children's personal care routines. There are robust policies and procedures in place and ongoing training so that all staff have a current understanding of child protection procedures. All staff know what signs would give them cause for concern and how they would go about reporting these, both within and outside of the setting.

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n support all staff to develop their teaching skills so that babies and young children have consistent access to high-quality learning opportunities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY260325 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 10245602 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 50 Number of children on roll 24 Name of registered person Clarence House Day Nurseries Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01480 731213 Date of previous inspection 26 May 2022

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Information about this early years setting

Clarence House Godmanchester Nursery registered in 2003. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, three staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6.30pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two- and three-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 The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n Children spoke to/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 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 joint observations of group activities with the manager. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability

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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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