Ever After Day Nursery

Inspection of Ever After Day Nursery Lower Street, Cleobury, Mortimer, Kidderminster DY14 8AF

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Children are warmly welcomed by staff as they arrive at nursery. This helps them settle quickly because they are reassured by caring and interested adults. Staff organise the space effectively and offer well-planned and accessible areas, both indoors and outdoors. They embed a routine which gives children extensive time to play and explore the wide range of activities and rich environment. This means that children are engrossed in their learning. Staff use effective strategies to support all children to make choices about their day. For example, a large visual timetable, 'The Treasure Map', is used as a reminder of the routine and what is happening next. There are plenty of cosy spaces and areas for children to calmly look at a book, snuggle up with staff or quietly play with a favourite resource. This helps children to self-regulate.

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The provision is good

Staff make excellent use of the large garden to fully benefit children's learning and progress. As a result, children relish being outdoors in the fresh air. They thoroughly enjoy the expansive range of exciting and motivating activities which cover all areas of learning. With meaningful interactions from staff, children are encouraged to be imaginative and explore during their play. For example, they investigate the large pumpkins and are inquisitive as they scoop out the seeds and flesh. They talk together about the pumpkins, recalling how they grew their own earlier in the year.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and staff have worked hard to address the actions and recommendations raised at the last inspection. They have accessed a wide range of training, sought focused support and coached staff to improve the curriculum. Furthermore, they have reviewed the environment to better support the learning needs of the children and to make best use of space and time. n There is a clear curriculum for children which is designed to build on skills over time. Staff plan appropriate and focused intentions for future learning based on what they know children can do. However, staff do not always use the wide range of activities offered to children to fully support these learning intentions. n Children's communication and language development is encouraged, as they are given lots of time to engage in conversations. They enjoy singing songs and nursery rhymes, taking it in turn to sing to, or with, their friends and staff. They

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enjoy books frequently because staff have provided book baskets in all areas and read specific stories as a weekly focus. n Children benefit from many opportunities to develop their physical skills. They pour their own drinks from jugs at snack time and balance on wooden beams laid across crates. They join in circle games in the garden and follow instructions to hop, jump and curl up as small as they can. They skilfully use a range of tools

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need to do better?

27 October 2023 to paint Halloween pictures with brushes and sponges. n Children learn about being healthy in a variety of ways. Staff help children begin to recognise how they feel when they have taken part in exercise. For example, they stop to notice that they are breathing faster after they have jumped around. They discuss healthy foods as they enjoy a snack of fruit together. n Children explore mathematical ideas as they play and discover. For example, they count scoops of seeds from a large pumpkin. They work together with staff to solve the problem of how to balance a pan on their stick fire in the well- equipped mud kitchen area. However, staff do not use enough mathematical language as they engage in activities with children. As a result, children do not hear enough mathematical language as they play. n Staff's good knowledge and understanding of child development means that they can make prompt and accurate decisions about children's progress. They

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need to do better?

swiftly put in place additional plans to help children who need extra support. They seek advice and guidance from professional partners to assist them in meeting the needs of children. n Parents are very happy with the care and education that their children receive and are complimentary about staff. They comment that they feel fully informed about what their children enjoy doing every day. Furthermore, they appreciate the information they receive through the online communication tool about their child's development.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have good safeguarding knowledge. They confidently describe the procedures they would follow if they had concerns about children. They recognise the signs of abuse and have a secure awareness of other safeguarding issues such as risk of extremism and radicalisation. Leaders make sure that staff can easily access safeguarding information to help them to raise concerns appropriately. Safeguarding training is updated regularly. Risk assessments of the premises are completed often. Staff hold a paediatric first-aid qualification. Children are reminded of safety rules, for example as they play outside. This helps to keep children safe.

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should:

n build on staff's teaching skills so that learning intentions are consistently supported during play and activities n provide more opportunities for children to hear the language of mathematics as they play and learn.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY436114 Local authority Shropshire Inspection number 10277509 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 60 Number of children on roll 35 Name of registered person Ever After Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07855477573 Date of previous inspection 11 January 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Ever After Day Nursery registered in 2011 and is situated in Cleobury Mortimer. The nursery employs seven members of childcare staff, four of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at levels 2 to 6. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round. 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 The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The inspector carried out a learning walk with the manager and discussed how the curriculum is delivered. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager. n The inspector held a meeting with nursery leaders. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff. n The inspector took into account the views of parents.

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Inspection activities

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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