Chipmunks Nursery OSC Ltd

Inspection of Chipmunks Nursery OSC Ltd Windmill Primary School & Early Years Centre, Beaconsfield, Brookside, Telford, Shropshire TF3 1LG

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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 Good

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The provision is good

Children enter the nursery with excitement, and they are warmly greeted by the caring staff. Staff know the children and their families well and offer individual care and support. This helps children to feel happy and safe. Staff create exciting sensory activities for babies that are linked to their interests. For instance, children explore textures and movement with dinosaurs in edible green slime. They show interest and engagement as staff join in with their play. Older children use tools to slice fruit and discuss healthy eating as they make flapjacks with their friends and staff.

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The provision is good

The nurturing manager and staff use additional funding creatively to provide children with a range of new experiences. This builds on children's understanding of the world around them. The manager has created an inspiring garden area that offers children opportunities to explore herbs and flowers by using all of their senses. Children learn how to plant seeds and take care of them as they grow. They behave well as they take part in these exciting opportunities. The manager has introduced daily toothbrushing for children attending the pre-school room. They delight in opportunities to collect their own toothbrushes and listen to stimulating music as they brush their teeth for two minutes. This helps children to learn about the importance of good oral hygiene.

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need to do better?

n The manager and staff have created a curriculum that extends the interests and experiences of children. Staff spend time getting to know children well. They gather information from parents about children's early experiences and use this to create a baseline assessment. n Staff provide engaging activities that children are excited to explore. Older children delight in opportunities to investigate the texture of mouldable soap and the shapes that they can make. However, staff do not always extend older children's learning and provide them with enough challenge to help them develop the skills they need for future learning. n Communication and language development is a priority for the manager and staff. Staff use stories as a focus within their planning each week. Children get to know the story well and join in with excitement as staff read with them. Staff assess children's individual level of development and offer small intervention

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need to do better?

groups in a dedicated room in the nursery. Children take part in language-rich activities where they develop their listening skills, and staff support children's understanding of language. As a result, children make good progress in their speech and development of new vocabulary. n The attentive staff support children's individual care needs. They work with parents to establish their sleep routines and follow children's daily needs. Staff

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30 June 2023 teach children about how to be kind and considerate, and younger children follow instructions well. For instance, at lunchtime, they walk quietly together to the lunch room and sit well to eat their lunch. However, at times, staff do not make best use of the extensive learning environment to stimulate children's interests. This results in changes to children's behaviour. n Parents are happy with the care and education that their children receive. They express that their children are making good progress and that staff offer good communication about their children's experiences at the nursery. However, not all parents are fully aware of their child's key person or the specific next steps that they are working towards. This means that parents are not always able to support their children's needs further at home. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make good progress.

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need to do better?

Staff work closely with parents to discover their specific needs and liaise with other agencies to offer the best level of support that is available. The special educational needs coordinator arranges additional funding to provide resources and individual support for children. Staff nurture children and build warm relationships with them to help them feel secure and loved. n The manager is passionate about making a difference in children's lives. She routinely reflects on practice to identify areas for development. Staff receive routine supervision opportunities with the manager and the deputy manager. They discuss feedback about their practice and ideas about how they can improve. Staff feel that their well-being is supported by the caring manager.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager has created a strong safeguarding ethos within the nursery. The manager and staff have a very good understanding of their safeguarding responsibilities. They can describe the signs and symptoms of abuse and know what steps to take if they have concerns about a child's welfare. The manager and staff carry out regular risk assessments of the nursery to help keep children safe. There is a robust recruitment process in place to ensure the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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should:

n focus planning more precisely on supporting older children to develop deeper thinking and offer higher levels of challenge in preparation for their move to school n review and improve routines to make best use of the stimulating learning environment and respond more appropriately to changes in children's behaviour n enhance partnerships with parents further, building on key person relationships

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should:

30 June 2023 and sharing more information about children's development targets.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY417939 Local authority Telford & Wrekin Inspection number 10295238 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 98 Name of registered person Chipmunks Nursery OSC Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01952 567101 Date of previous inspection 15 December 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Chipmunks Nursery OSC Ltd registered in 2010. The nursery employs 11 members of childcare staff. All staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and level 3, including one with early years teacher status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday for 51 weeks of the year. Sessions are from 7.30am to 5.30pm. 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 viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises with the manager. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about the curriculum and what she wants children to learn. n Children spoke to the inspector about their friends and what they like to do when they are at the nursery. 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, both 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.

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n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed 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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