Townsend Barn Nursery

Inspection of Townsend Barn Nursery Townsend Court, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 1SD

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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

The manager and staff are dedicated to promoting a curriculum that aspires for all children to become confident learners in all areas of development. Staff focus very well on developing children's communication and language, and they encourage their deep interest in books. Children excel in their speech, imagination and early literacy skills. All staff have completed a communication and language programme. This has supported them to skilfully deliver exceptionally high-quality story times through books and games. Children are deeply involved in the activities and demonstrate excitement, enthusiasm and exceptionally clear language skills from these experiences. Children borrow books from the lending library to take home and read with their parents, which has been a successful achievement.

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The provision is outstanding

Children are confident in exploring the superb opportunities to investigate activities and manage their own risks to thoroughly develop their thinking. For example, staff support children to create their own play dough. This involves pouring, scooping and mixing ingredients to explore how it turns from wet to dry dough. When there are spillages, staff are extremely supportive and quickly construct learning experiences. They ask the children what happened, how it happened, how they could fix the problem and what they can do to prevent this from happening again.

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The provision is outstanding

Children gain a deep understanding of the world around them as they engage in the inspirational garden that supports them to exercise and explore nature. Children have been involved in building various natural habitats, including a bug hotel and a hedgehog house, and a wealth of planting to grow their own produce and attract bees and other insects. Children understand the importance of nature and how to take care of it. They have expanded their enthusiasm for nature around the village, planting trees and caring for them on their regular walks.

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need to do better?

n The highly qualified manager has implemented an inspirational curriculum and strives for high-quality early years education for all children. The manager's excellent leadership skills and innovative training opportunities for staff create a clear vision of how children learn to a high standard. For example, the manager ensures that children experience learning opportunities through their interests. Staff capture children's existing knowledge and develop learning further through well-structured activities. Staff ensure that all children have progressive targets to continually learn and succeed. The manager observes staff practice, providing detailed feedback to enhance their skills and support children's development further. The manager evaluates the impact of children's progress by assessing what they are gaining from their experiences. n Staff build excellent relationships with their key children and families. They know

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19 April 2023 the children very well and work closely with parents to understand their children's routines. Parents feel extensively involved in their children's learning through the good-quality handovers, parents' evenings and the online learning app. Staff work extremely well with parents to gain detailed information about what each child can do, providing a starting point in their learning. Staff use their interests to build well-structured, engaging activities to support their development. As children progress, staff extend activities and experiences to challenge children, enhancing their skills and knowledge remarkably. n Children are extremely well prepared for school due to the excellent progress they have made in all areas of learning, particularly in their communication and language, independence skills and confidence. Teachers from local schools visit those children who will be moving up to school to begin to build relationships

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with them and discuss their early years outcomes with each child's key person. The manager supplies parents with a school readiness pack of information on how to help prepare their child for school, including dressing themselves, toileting and making marks, and information on the importance of these skills. n Children are developing age-appropriate ICT skills. Younger children explore musical and investigatory toys. Older children access an interactive whiteboard and a computer. They play educational games and research topics they are currently learning about, such as planting seeds and exploring the primary school they are going to attend. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are very well considered. Staff ensure that children with SEND are continually included and encouraged to try new experiences. They fully support their needs by adapting activities extremely well. Staff value outside agency support and work closely

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need to do better?

with them to accept their advice and meet each child's needs. The setting's special educational needs coordinator works closely with each child, their key person, parents and outside agencies to ensure the children access the best possible support. n Children demonstrate exceptional behaviour. They are tremendously polite to adults and peers, regularly using language such as 'please', 'thank you' and 'excuse me'. They respectfully sit alongside their peers at lunchtime as they delight in their hot meals and discuss the 'delicious' food. Staff address conflict exceptionally well, giving clear explanation and direction to support children's emotional well-being.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Children's safety is of paramount priority to all staff. They have up-to-date safeguarding training to support them in recognising areas of abuse and how to respond to a concern, including who to contact for further advice and support. Management risk assesses the setting several times a day to highlight any potential hazards. Staff act to address risks when they see them throughout the day, such as closing a window that children could bump into while they play outside.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY439507 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 10280828 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 54 Number of children on roll 72 Name of registered person Townsend Barn Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01380828436 Date of previous inspection 24 August 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Townsend Barn Nursery registered in 2011 and is located in Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire. The nursery employs 16 members of staff. Four hold level 2 early years qualifications, 10 hold level 3 or above and one staff member is unqualified. The manager holds early years teacher status. The nursery is open each weekday, from 8am to 6pm, all year round, excluding bank holidays. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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 manager discussed the curriculum with the inspector during the learning walk. n The inspector observed the children and engaged them in conversation during the inspection. n The manager and inspector completed a joint observation of an activity and discussed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector observed the quality of education for all children and their interactions with staff and peers. n The inspector held a leadership and management meeting to discuss the managerial role and review appropriate documents. n Parents provided the inspector with their views of the setting and staff.

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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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