Rainbow Day Nursery

Inspection of Rainbow Day Nursery 21 Castle Hill Road, NEWCASTLE, Staffordshire ST5 2SX

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Children are happy and well cared for. Their safety and well-being are closely supported. For example, staff ensure that all children have sunscreen applied before they can go outdoors. They talk to children about the process to ensure that they understand how staff are supporting their personal care routines.

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The provision is good

Children have lots of choice for what they want to do. For instance, babies purposefully move to engage in a game of rolling a ball back and forth. When children find it difficult to partake in elements of the routine, their key person provides them with the relevant resources to promote their understanding, such as a bowl to highlight that it is snack time. This means that all children have opportunities to make personal choices for participation.

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The provision is good

Staff reinforce children's positive behaviour. For example, they praise children for their 'lovely manners'. This develops children's confidence and self-esteem, especially during mealtimes. When children's emotions escalate, their key person prioritises one-to-one time with them to engage in sensory exploration. This helps to reduce children's stress and anxiety.

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The provision is good

Children develop strong physical skills. For example, in response to music, babies voluntarily let go of their walking aid and they move their whole body with enjoyment. They develop good hand-to-eye coordination, and balance as they try to catch the moving lights which are being projected from a disco ball.

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need to do better?

n The manager promotes a well-sequenced curriculum to ensure that all staff can identify what children need to learn. She works effectively with staff to build on their continuous professional development, this is evident by the high morale of the team, who say they are proud to be part of 'Team Rainbow'. n Staff know all children extremely well, including their family backgrounds and next steps for learning. The special educational needs coordinator is extremely passionate about her role, and she takes swift action to support children and their families. For example, she makes referrals to gain additional professional involvement, to ensure that those children with special educational needs and/or disabilities have their needs identified and met early. n The manager is gradually reintroducing previous practices that stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, she aims to invite parents and carers

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back into the setting to attend stay-and-play sessions to further children's learning, with a particular focus on enhancing children's speech and language. n Children's emotions are fully considered during transitions. For example, staff plan activities which prompt children to discuss their feelings about school. They

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need to do better?

1 June 2023 promote positive workings with other professionals, such as schoolteachers and past educators, to review children's progress. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, parents have not been coming into the setting to collect their children. Staff report that this has positively supported children's attachments, and in turn the effectiveness of transitions. n Parents are extremely positive about how well key persons keep them informed, and they value the online systems key persons use to share observations of children. They say it is a real insight into their children's learning. n Children benefit from a calm atmosphere which staff promote well across the setting. As babies play, staff skilfully interpret their babbles and add new language to create a two-way conversation. Babies smile as they recognise that their sounds are understood. This helps to build strong relationships with their key persons. n Familiar songs and stories play an integral part in teaching children about the

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need to do better?

world in which they live. For example, staff read stories to children about a caterpillar who is always hungry. This introduces new concepts, such as life cycles and oral health. At times, staff do not fully reflect on older children's experiences to further promote their engagement to the highest level. This does not help children to fully embed what is being taught. n Staff positively promote children's health and well-being. For example, funding is spent to ensure that all children, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds, benefit from a healthy cooked meal. Children have daily access to the outdoors to gain fresh air, and there are secure arrangements in place for children of all ages to sleep safe. This positively enhances children's academic performance.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff are aware of the possible signs of abuse, including how children can use role play to display sexual or extreme behaviours. They know what to do should they have any concerns for a child's welfare, this includes signposting parents to early help. The manager ensures that all staff have strong safeguarding knowledge through regular training. Staff attend first-aid and food hygiene training to keep their knowledge of safe practices up to date. Risk assessments are in place indoors and outdoors to ensure that children learn and play in a suitable and safe environment.

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should:

n reflect on the experiences staff provide older children to ensure that they continuously promote their engagement to the highest level.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 218473 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 10289475 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 38 Name of registered person Rainbow Day Nursery (Newcastle) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01782 661619 Date of previous inspection 27 November 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Rainbow Day Nursery registered in 1986. It is situated in Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, five hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 3 and three hold a level 6, including the manager, who further holds an early years professional status. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round, from 7.30am until 6pm, except for bank holidays and one week at Christmas. 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 setting 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 manager and the inspector completed a learning walk. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children throughout the day, and evaluated the impact on children's learning. n The inspector held discussions with the manager, staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection. The views of parents were considered by the inspector through verbal discussions. n Relevant documentation was reviewed by the inspector, including evidence of the suitability of those working with children.

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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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