Charnwood Nursery & Pre-School (Rothley)

Inspection of Charnwood Nursery & Pre-School (Rothley) 933 Loughborough Rd, Rothley, Leicestershire LE7 7NJ

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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 joining in activities with staff. For example, staff ask children in the baby and toddler rooms to use their imagination and pretend to be on a boat. They sit on staff's knee and when they pretend to capsize, children and staff roll onto the floor, smiling and laughing together. Children have opportunities to develop a sense of responsibility. For example, staff ask children in the pre-school room help to set tables for lunch, putting cups on tables for their friends. Children in the toddler room help staff to pick up rice off the floor after lunchtime and put it in the bin. They receive praise from staff for helping, encouraging them to repeat this positive behaviour.

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The provision is good

Children in the pre-school room are encouraged to develop an imagination. For example, staff pretend to hold a ball and ask children if they would like her to throw or bounce it to them. Children make choices and pretend to catch the ball and then pass it to their friends. Children in the toddler room have opportunities to be creative and explore musical instruments. They copy staff to shake objects, listening to the sound it makes. Staff say, 'Shake, shake, shake' when children do this, using repetitive language to help support their early speaking skills. Children learn about how they can keep themselves safe. For example, staff help them to learn about internet safety and keeping their bodies private.

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need to do better?

n The manager and staff place a strong focus on supporting children's communication skills. This is because gaps were identified in this aspect of children's learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, staff use sign language when they communicate with children to support their understanding of spoken words. Staff ask older children a good range of questions to help encourage their thinking skills. This helps to close gaps in their development. n Staff say they feel supported in their practice and with their well-being. The manager provides supervision meetings for staff to enable them to reflect on their practice. Staff attend training to help support themselves and their colleagues to build on and monitor children's communication skills. n Staff provide children with small-group times to focus on their social communication skills. For example, children learn to share, communicate their needs and follow a routine. However, occasionally during some activities, staff

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do not adapt their interactions with children when there is a mixed-age group in the pre-school room. This results in the younger children not fully benefitting from the learning experiences offered. n Staff encourage children to be independent. For example, children in the pre- school room are asked to help prepare snacks for their friends. They pour their drinks and serve their own food. In the baby room, children have cups that

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7 August 2023 show their photo, encouraging them to recognise which is theirs. n Staff plan activities for children to be physically active. This includes helping them to learn ball skills, such as kicking a ball to help develop their balance and coordination. However, when children in the baby and toddler rooms show an interest in being physically active during self-chosen play, staff do not identify and support them to follow their interests. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well by staff. Additional funding that some children receive is used effectively to provide one-to-one support from staff to meet their individual needs and support their emotional well-being during transitions, when they move on to school. n The manager and staff plan experiences to broaden children's knowledge of the local community. For example, they take them for forest sessions in woods to

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help children learn about nature. Staff help children learn about fire safety and how to use tools safety. n Parents comment positively about the experiences their children receive at the nursery. They explain how their children borrow books from the nursery and how this encourages them to ask to go to the library with parents to help develop their love of books further. n Staff have rules and boundaries in place, such as to use kind hands. Staff model using kind hands for children to copy, and when they do this, staff reward them by giving them praise. This helps children to understand staff's expectations for their behaviour.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff maintain a safe environment for children to play. There are gates at the top and bottom of stairs and outdoors to stop children accessing certain areas by themselves. Staff ask children in the baby and toddler rooms to turn around and go down stairs on their hands and knees to promote their safety. Staff count children to ensure that they are present in a group when they move from outdoors to indoors. The manager and staff understand their responsibilities to safeguard children. Staff's knowledge of how to identify if children are at risk of potential harm is checked by the manager, who asks them regular questions to test their knowledge.

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n support staff to adapt their interactions in the pre-school room during activities to meet the learning needs of the younger children more precisely n strengthen staff's ability to identify and help children in the baby and toddler rooms to follow their interests when they want to be physically active during

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2633577 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 10285490 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 66 Number of children on roll 132 Name of registered person Beaver Childcare Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 0116 2375366 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Charnwood Nursery & Pre-School registered in 2021 and is situated in Rothley, Leicestershire. The nursery employs 28 members of childcare staff. Of these, 21 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. 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 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 setting. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed how the manager implements the curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n Children spoke to the inspector throughout the inspection. n The inspector spoke with staff and the management team at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the manager and operations manager. She reviewed relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working

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in the nursery. n Parents shared their views on the nursery 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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