Little Angels Nursery

Inspection of Little Angels Nursery The Sandhill Centre, Grindon Lane, SUNDERLAND SR3 4EN

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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 very happy, confident and settle quickly. They are fully involved in the learning experiences which staff provide from the moment they arrive. For example, children beam when they greet their friends in the home corner and are welcomed into their play. Other children eagerly join staff to explore exciting activities based around space exploration. Staff help children to learn about the world around them, such as changes in the seasons. For instance, they gather snow and ice from the garden for children to investigate and discuss in group activities.

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The provision is good

Children behave well. Staff give consistently clear explanations and deal with any negative behaviour calmly and sensitively. They teach children to be kind and respect each other's differences in age-appropriate ways. Staff encourage sharing and taking turns right from the start. For instance, babies are introduced to turn taking as they sing and play a 'special bag game'.

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The provision is good

Staff are excellent role models. They successfully support children's developing self- care skills and encourage very good hygiene routines. For example, staff introduce toilet training to younger children and encourage them to wash their hands themselves before eating. Older children confidently use the bathroom independently. They know that after blowing their nose they must put their used tissue in the bin, understanding that this reduces the spread of 'germs'. This helps to support children's physical health and well-being very well.

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need to do better?

n The dedicated managers have made positive improvements since the previous inspection. They provide a well-sequenced curriculum that is supported successfully by staff's clear understanding of children's needs and interests. The curriculum builds on what children already know. This helps staff to consider children's next steps in development and plan focused activities to help them to move forward. n Key persons quickly identify children with specific needs and involve parents fully in the plans for these children. This means that children receive very good consistency in their care and learning. The special educational needs and/or disabilities coordinator and staff have developed strong relationships and partnerships with all professionals working with children and their families. Staff use additional funding well to support children to make good progress. n Overall, staff place a sharp focus on children's communication and language

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skills during children's activities and experiences. They use a clear commentary, hand signs and visual clues with children of all abilities. For example, babies and toddlers begin to sign 'please' and 'thank you' during mealtimes. This promotes

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4 December 2023 children's personal, social and emotional development, and gives them firm foundations for their future learning. n Parents are very happy with the care provided by the caring and friendly staff. They are now more involved with their child's learning and development, which includes the progress check when children are aged between two and three years. Parents say they welcome the advice and resources given to help them to support their child at home, such as activity ideas. Children take books from the nursery to read with their parents, to aid their literacy skills further. n Staff teach consistently in a well focused and stimulating way. They seamlessly move around the play areas to support children to stay engaged during play. However, while staff ask thought-provoking questions, they do not consistently give children the time they need to respond to develop their language and thinking skills to even higher levels. Some staff step in with the answer too

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need to do better?

quickly. This does not support all children to make the best possible progress, in particular younger or quieter children. n Managers have an accurate evaluation of the nursery and value the opinions of staff, parents and children. They have a clear plan in place to develop and improve further, such as continuing to improve the outdoor area to provide a greater range of resources and activities for children to develop in all areas of learning. However, although staff give children opportunities to explore and understand how things work, staff do not give children full support to help develop their skills of using and caring for digital devices and equipment ready for their move on to school.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff attend regular safeguarding training and fully understand the possible signs and symptoms that might indicate a child is at risk of harm. Staff know how to raise concerns with the manager and outside agencies in order to protect children. Staff confidently describe the procedure they would follow should they have concerns about a colleague's practice or conduct. Managers implement effective recruitment procedures and ensures the ongoing suitability of staff. The manager regularly checks staff's understanding of safeguarding issues through questioning and discussions during staff meetings. Risk assessments are thorough and identify all potential hazards.

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should:

n support staff to give all children more time to consider their responses to questions, to enable children to extend their communication and thinking skills n extend children's exploration and understanding of how things work to help

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4 December 2023 them to develop their skills and understanding.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY258477 Local authority Sunderland Inspection number 10277558 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 58 Number of children on roll 103 Name of registered person Sandhill Little Angels Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0191 3804073 Date of previous inspection 18 January 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Little Angels Nursery registered in 2003 and is located in Sunderland. The nursery employs 19 members of childcare staff. Of these, one member of staff holds early years teacher status, four staff hold relevant early years qualifications at level 5, 12 staff hold early years qualifications at level 3, and two staff hold qualifications at level 2. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. 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 nursery. n The deputy manager, manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector spoke to children to find out about their time at the nursery. She 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, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager. n The inspector spoke to several parents and grandparents 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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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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