Prime Time 2 Day Nursery

Inspection of Prime Time 2 Day Nursery Prime Time 2 Day Nursery, 68 Greenholm Road, Birmingham B44 8HL

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children enjoy coming to this warm and inviting setting. They play happily with their friends and demonstrate that they feel safe, as they quickly engage in activities. There is a large range of age-appropriate resources both indoors and outside, which build on children's developing skills. For example, pre-school children play outdoors with a large parachute. They learn to work together to move the parachute up and down. Developing their physical skills as they do so. Indoors, babies play with an array of balls. They use their fine and gross motor skills to hold them and roll them across the floor. Children behave well and staff support them to understand the rules and boundaries of the setting. For example, as pre-school children sit to have a story, staff remind them of 'good listening' and 'good sitting'. Staff remind younger children to share toys and to be kind to each other.

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The provision is good

Children learn about their local community through meaningful experiences. For example, staff and children celebrate Eid. They dress in traditional clothing and parents bring in traditional food for the children to try. Children also learn about a range of festivals throughout the year. For instance, they are learning about the coronation of the new King. This helps children to learn about Britain and helps them understand the wider world they live in.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and managers have a strong passion to improve the outcomes for the children in their care. They ensure that staff have access to training to enhance their professional development and teaching skills. Leaders and managers place a strong emphasis on staff well-being and support staff with regular supervisions where they can discuss any issues they may have, both personal and professionally. Staff say they feel that management offer good support and that they feel valued. n Staff introduce mathematical language into everyday learning. They introduce words such as 'more', 'less', 'bigger' and 'smaller' as they describe things. They count with the children and encourage them to sort and name colours and shapes during other activities such as threading. However, staff do not consistently make the most of opportunities to further support children to learn numbers in context. For example, pre-school children count fruit, but do not

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relate it to the actual number of fruit in front of them. n Children of all ages enjoy books. Babies sit independently and turn the pages to look at the pictures. Pre-school children sit and listen intently as staff read stories, creating excitement and anticipation as they read. Children fully engage and show animation as they get ready to shout out the familiar lines in the story. This promotes children language and listening skills. It helps them to develop a love for books and literacy which will support their future learning.

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27 April 2023 n Parent partnership is strong. Parents informed the inspector they feel their children are happy and safe at the setting. They say that they receive feedback using the online system, and this tells them about their children's day and their development. They receive regular newsletters and updates about up and coming events. n The children's health and well-being are promoted well. For example, at snack time children learn healthy messages about the importance of eating fruit and taking daily exercise. During the day staff support children to brush their teeth, and remind them of the importance of looking after their teeth. Children enjoy healthy snacks and lunch and have access to water throughout the day. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make good progress. Staff show their skills and knowledge as they support individual children's needs. Specific training that has been undertaken by staff. This is

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now embedded into their daily practice and has a good impact on the children's outcomes. n Overall, the curriculum is well planned. Staff embed the ethos of story-based learning to develop their planning. For example, they plan around 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' story. Children learn about life cycles of insects, symmetry and health eating. However, occasionally, staff planning is not precise enough to ensure that children gain new or strengthen current skills from activities. As a result, children's learning is not always to the highest level.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Managers and staff have a clear understanding of safeguarding children. They understand the signs and symptoms of abuse and the procedures they would need to follow if they felt a child was at risk of harm. They understand the procedures to take if there was an allegation against a staff member. Staff undertake regular safeguarding training to ensure their knowledge is current. They have paediatric first-aid qualifications. Managers have a strong recruitment procedure to ensure staff that work with the children are safe to do so. The environment is clean and well maintained. Managers deploy staff appropriately. This all ensures the safety of children and keeps them protected.

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should:

n strengthen activity planning by focusing precisely on the skills and knowledge children will gain from activities and how this will build on prior learning and support their good progress n enhance children's learning of mathematical concepts and the context of numbers.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2721192 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 10279524 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 50 Number of children on roll 53 Name of registered person Prime Time Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01213562123 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Prime Time 2 Day Nursery registered in 2023. It is located in Great Barr, Birmingham. The nursery employs 14 members of childcare staff, of which 11 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and above. The setting operates all year around. Sessions are available Monday to Friday, from 7.30am until 6pm. 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 nursery 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 setting. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n A company director, the manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the setting and discussed the early years curriculum. 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 and carers shared their views of the setting with the inspector.

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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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