Park Day Nursery

Inspection of Park Day Nursery 8 College Road, Reading, Berkshire RG6 1QB

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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 demonstrate high levels of energy and excitement as they enter this safe and nurturing nursery. They have excellent emotional attachments with staff and flourish in their care. Children are extremely motivated and eager to engage in the wide range of stimulating learning experiences staff provide. For example, young children select their favourite books and cuddle up with staff to read stories. They are highly imaginative and look for props to retell the story in their own words.

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The provision is outstanding

Staff nurture children's enthusiasm for exploring and investigating and consistently encourage them to problem-solve and test out their ideas. For instance, babies squeal with excitement as they run balls down tubes. With support from their older peers, they delight in catching them at the other end using different objects. Toddlers collect natural resources from around the garden and experiment with water flow. Pre-school children delight in science experiments and discover what happens when they make marks with frozen paint. Children's behaviour and social skills are outstanding. Staff celebrate, reward and share children's kindness and good behaviour, which promotes children's emotional security even further.

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The provision is outstanding

Staff work exceptionally well with parents and other professionals to ensure first- rate early intervention. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language, make outstanding progress from their starting points.

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need to do better?

n Staff plan an inspiring curriculum which is informed by their meticulous observations and assessments. They use a wealth of inventive ways to expand and reinforce children's knowledge. For example, when toddlers excitedly spot birds in a tree, they offer them binoculars and motivate them to explore what they see. They are extremely responsive to children and seize the moment to extend their sentences. n The management team strive for excellence and oversee the running of the nursery exceptionally well. All staff undertake targeted training which has a direct impact on the quality of their teaching. From this, they have introduced even further strategies to support children's understanding of the importance of exercise. Staff praise the excellent coaching and support they receive. n Staff plan outstanding first-hand experiences to help children learn about their local community. For instance, children visit the local care home and delight in

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sharing resources and activities with the elderly. They visit the library and take exciting trips to the nearby town. Staff involve them in all aspects of their exciting adventures, and support them to think about and plan their journey. This helps to ignite children's interest in the wider world.

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3 April 2023 n Staff have extremely strong partnerships with parents. Parents comment that the care and learning their children receive is phenomenal. They value the excellent initiatives, such as home visits and learning resources available for children to take home, which they say further complements the outstanding progress their children are making. n Children consistently demonstrate that they can accomplish tasks independently. Young children sweep up after messy play and help staff set up the tables ready for lunch. Older children help themselves to water throughout the day and demonstrate a remarkable ability to problem-solve and negotiate ideas for play. n Children develop remarkable language and literacy skills for their young age. For instance, babies delight in listening to staff play the guitar and excitedly select nursery rhymes using resources, such as books and props. Pre-school children

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show passion and expression as they enthusiastically act out their favourite stories in the garden. Toddlers thrive on challenges set by staff, and confidently use positional language as they hunt for Easter eggs in the garden. n Staff support children's physical development exceptionally well. Younger children thrive and build on their core strength, as they carefully make their way over climbing walls. Toddlers enthusiastically dig in the garden and tell their friends that they are strong because they ate all their vegetables at lunchtime. Staff build on safety lessons during a forest school session. Children become skilled and confident in their abilities. n Children support each other when challenges arise and are able to resolve small disputes positively. For example, when they are unable to fit into their carefully built construction, they work together to plan how many shapes they need to make it bigger.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff continually update their safeguarding training and have an in-depth understanding of child protection issues. The managers regularly test staff's knowledge, such as through scenarios and on-the-spot questions. Staff can recognise a wide range of signs and symptoms of abuse, including the risks associated with radicalisation. They promptly refer concerns on, to keep children safe from harm. Staff are deployed well and closely supervise children to promote their welfare. They carry out stringent risk assessments to promote children's health and safety.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY462198 Local authority Reading Inspection number 10276736 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 90 Number of children on roll 98 Name of registered person Park Day Nursery (Reading) Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 0118 926 8892 Date of previous inspection 31 July 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Park Day Nursery registered in 2013. It is situated in Reading, Berkshire. The nursery is open each weekday from 7.30am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year. There are 27 members of staff working with the children. Of these, five hold level 6 qualifications, two hold level 5 qualifications and 13 hold qualifications at level 3. Two members of staff, including the manager, are also qualified forest school leaders. 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 inspector carried out a learning walk with the manager and provider. This helped the inspector to understand how staff organise the early years provision and the curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact of this on children's learning. n The inspector and the head of academics and teaching carried out a joint observation of an activity. n The inspector spoke with children, staff and parents during the inspection. She also viewed written feedback.

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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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