Heaton House Nursery

Inspection of Heaton House Nursery 553 Chorley Old Road, Bolton, Lancashire BL1 6AE

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is outstanding

The firmly established ethos of the leadership team places children at the heart of everything at this special nursery. Staff provide an engaging and challenging curriculum. This means the nursery buzzes with activity as children deeply engage in their learning. The carefully planned and sequenced curriculum provides all children with rich experiences. For example, babies practise using small spoons and cups in sensory play to help them to develop the hand-eye coordination necessary for them to feed themselves. Older children know how to use real tools and ingredients to make their own fruit smoothies.

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The provision is outstanding

Staff treat all children with the utmost respect. Children are keenly absorbed in the activities staff provide and listen intently to adults and respond to instructions. They are extremely well behaved and demonstrate positive attitudes to their learning. Staff sensitively engage children in turn-taking games. Children squeal with delight as the adults state, 'Ready, steady, go!', and roll balls through brightly coloured paint, with the children observing the marks the balls leave. Leaders have embedded an ethos of promoting children's emotional resilience and regulation through close, sensitive interactions and active listening. Staff support children to understand their feelings and find ways to regulate their emotions and behaviours positively. This values and celebrates the uniqueness of every child. The expert staff team has developed an extremely safe and stimulating environment for children.

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n Staff and the leadership team are passionately committed to providing the highest quality care and inspiring learning for children. The rich and meaningful curriculum is carefully planned to build on children's knowledge with sequenced learning. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are making exceptional progress from their starting points. n Leaders are dedicated to reflecting on and evaluating what they do. They accurately self-evaluate the quality of teaching and learning. Thorough induction and ongoing mentoring are complemented with regular peer-on-peer reviews and supervision meetings. Staff excel in their professional development and feel supported to be the best practitioners they can be. n Staff are highly attuned to all children, who make exceptional progress in their personal development. Through support from adults, children are confident self-

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regulators, capable of overcoming conflicts. The promotion of emotional literacy is hugely effective. Through emotional coaching, staff help children to recognise their emotions and offer calming techniques when they feel overwhelmed. Children can articulate how they are feeling and learn how to do things to help them feel calm or happy.

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13 July 2023 n Leaders promote extensive opportunities for children to explore and try different foods through the nursery's approach to embedding 'food widening' experiences. Children visit their allotment every week to tend the plants and vegetables, bringing produce back to the setting to share. Staff teach children how to grow their own vegetables and use these in their cooking back at the nursery. This helps to support children's understanding of healthy eating. n Staff support children who are new to the setting extremely well, and their emotional development is a key priority. They reference their training in emotional coaching and safeguarding to develop these relationships and keep children safe. Relationships are a strong theme, and families feel that warm, supportive partnerships are fostered, not just with their child, but with them as parents. Any concerns voiced are responded to fully, with children's welfare

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given paramount importance. n Staff utilise a wide variety of activities, toys and books to promote positive images of other cultures. For example, dolls with head scarves, dual language books and songs in other languages are used in the teaching of diversity. Authentic experiences using real objects, tools and equipment help to teach children how to use these objects in the real world and encourage them to make connections between home and the setting. Children have fantastic opportunities to learn about the wider community during trips to local museums, nature walks and library visits. The nursery helps to prepare children for life in modern Britain. n Parents speak extremely highly of the nursery and the staff. They clearly attribute children's learning to time spent at the nursery and the information they share. They praise leaders for supporting families with additional resources, such as the lending library for books and toys and potty training packs. They feel

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the nursery is like a 'home from home' and praise the consistently high levels of communication.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Children's safety and well-being are given the utmost priority. All staff have an in- depth knowledge of the types of abuse and the signs that may indicate that a child is at risk of harm. Staff are extremely confident in reporting any safeguarding concerns, as well as their responsibility in relation to whistle-blowing should they have any concerns about adults who work with children. There are robust procedures to ensure the suitability of staff to work with children. Children are taught how to keep themselves safe when using real tools and equipment. Staff supervise children extremely well and always remain vigilant, providing a safe environment for children to learn and play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2578737 Local authority Bolton Inspection number 10295596 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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Total number of places 65 Number of children on roll 105 Name of registered person Heaton House Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01204 494888 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Heaton House Nursery Limited registered in 2021. It is situated in Bolton. The nursery employs 22 childcare practitioners. Of these, two hold a level 6 qualification, including the manager, and three hold early years teacher status. Eleven practitioners hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 3 or above, three hold an appropriate qualification at level 2, and three are unqualified. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are 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 setting received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken this into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk and discussed the early years curriculum and the activities on offer for the children. n The manager spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager and discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact this had on children's learning. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this was having on children's learning. n The inspector reviewed a variety of documents, including evidence of the

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suitability of staff, qualifications and first-aid certificates. n The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of all views.

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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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