The Barn Day Nursery

Inspection of The Barn Day Nursery St. Ives School, Higher Tregenna Road, St. Ives, Cornwall TR26 2BB

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Outstanding

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The provision is outstanding

Children have an exceptionally wonderful time at this nursery. The expert team of dedicated staff supports children to explore, create and learn. They give children time and space to solve problems in their activities while quickly providing support when needed. For example, older children are confident in finding and using sand timers to negotiate sharing toys with others. In similar situations, staff promptly guide younger children to reflect on how they can take turns and share.

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The provision is outstanding

Children enjoy a highly commendable learning experience in a happy and nurturing learning environment. Interactions between staff and children are of a very high quality, and children know that staff really value their opinions. They hold conversations with staff that enrich their vocabulary and learning. For example, while exploring the letter 'P' in their 'silly soup' phonics game, older children reflect that the 'pants' would taste 'very disgusting'.

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The provision is outstanding

Outdoors, children have access to many exciting activities, including a mathematics wall where children enjoy learning about 'quantity' and 'number'. They develop physical skills on slides and a climbing wall. Children relax as they listen to sounds and touch different textures in the well-designed sensory garden. Pre-school children lead a group game of 'hot lava', signalling with coloured cards when the ground is safe to stand on and when players need to find a raised platform to escape the imaginary 'hot lava'. Staff eagerly join in and add extra elements. For example, they support children to count how many places they can escape to. Children have amazing fun and develop leadership and team-building skills along with extending their imagination and creativity.

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n The nursery has created an ambitious curriculum that is embedded securely and consistently across the provision. Leaders and staff have a firm and confident knowledge of the curriculum and what they want children to learn and why. Children's experiences are consistently arranged to support them to build their knowledge and skills. For example, babies have lots of interesting outdoor experiences. Staff support children to crawl and walk. They guide them to develop skills, such as by walking over little bridges and ramps and climbing over obstacles. These skills build over time and enable older children to use the outdoor area more fully as they further develop their balance and core skills. n Staff consistently support children to develop a rich and varied vocabulary, introducing new words throughout the day. For example, staff support toddlers to explore different words to explain when they feel unwell, such as 'sick',

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'poorly', 'better' and 'recovered'. Staff in the baby room talk in gentle and engaging voices, naming and explaining the activities babies engage with.

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9 March 2023 Children speak with increasing fluency. For example, pre-school children speak using up to 11-word sentences and are very confident communicators. They have many opportunities to listen to books being read during the day and develop strong, secure foundations for future learning. n The nursery goes above and beyond what is expected to ensure children enjoy a rich set of learning experiences. Managers arrange sessions with specialist teachers. For example, physical education teachers visit and help children develop their sports skills. Staff take children on weekly forest school days, and all children, including babies, go on trips out. For example, the nursery has created a 'beach project', and children regularly enjoy educationally rich visits to the beach. Activities, learning experiences and trips out are planned in a coherent way that positively influences what children do. Children enjoy weekly

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classes that help them learn about the Cornish language. n The nursery has an exemplary provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The nursery ensures that children have the best level of support that they need. For example, one staff member is studying for a speech and language therapy course to support children while they wait for an assessment and therapy from outside agencies. Children with SEND make excellent progress. The nursery has strong links with local agencies, and parents of children with SEND report that they feel superbly supported and praise the excellent progress their children make. n Leaders ensure that managers and staff follow a focused and highly effective professional development programme. Staff take relevant early years courses on a monthly basis. Their progress is monitored and supported by managers. Staff's knowledge consistently builds over time. This is evident in the teaching of the

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curriculum. Teaching is confident, and staff really enjoy working at the nursery. Managers feel well supported.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders and managers follow thorough recruitment procedures to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. They have robust and effective safeguarding policies and procedures in place. Staff know how to recognise the signs of possible abuse. They are knowledgeable in safeguarding procedures and know how to put them into practice. They know how to record concerns and how to refer them to the relevant agencies. Managers have suitable procedures in place to ensure the nursery premises are safe and staff protect children from harm. Staff conduct daily risk assessments to ensure the premises and equipment are safe.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY273184 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 10276583 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 48 Number of children on roll 71

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Name of registered person

The Barn Neighbourhood Nursery Partnership

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reference number

Telephone number 01736 793150 Date of previous inspection 24 July 2017

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Information about this early years setting

The Barn Day Nursery opened in St Ives, Cornwall in 2004. It is privately owned by a partnership. The nursery is open each weekday, from 8.15am to 4pm, all year round. The nursery is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. Of the 16 members of staff, all but two hold early years qualifications. This includes one member of staff who has early years teacher status, three who have qualifications at level 5, and 10 members of staff who have qualifications at level 3.

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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 inspector spoke with the staff and children during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of the curriculum during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector spoke to parents and read feedback from parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and 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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