Simply Cherish Day Nursery

Inspection of Simply Cherish Day Nursery 77 Alexandra Road South, MANCHESTER M16 8GJ

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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

The curriculum is ambitious for all children. As result, children are gaining lots of knowledge and skills that help to prepare them for their future learning. This includes children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children with SEND thrive because staff focus on what they need to learn and break down tasks into small steps. This gives children the right support they need to succeed.

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The provision is good

Managers and staff have created a happy and safe environment for children. They know the children well and take time to build relationships with their parents. This partnership working helps children to feel settled from the onset. For example, staff share ideas with parents to help further extend their children's communication and language skills. Staff acknowledge families' different faiths and provide opportunities to celebrate special events, such as Divali, with all children. This helps children to understand that people have different beliefs, which enhances their awareness of the community and the wider world.

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The provision is good

Children have many opportunities to take on important roles, which keeps them motivated and gives them a sense of importance. For example, pre-school children enjoy the responsibility of setting the table for lunch. Toddlers show respect for their environment as they sweep up the sand, without any help from staff. All children beam with pride when they are praised for their hard work.

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need to do better?

n The leadership and management team works harmoniously with staff. This creates a happy environment for children, who display an eagerness to learn. Children enter the nursery happily and greet their friends and staff with a smile. n Children have forged strong bonds with staff and approach them with ease. During the inspection, a toddler playing outdoors expressed his desire to come inside because 'it's freezing.' Staff listened and acted swiftly. Children know they can express their thoughts and opinions, and they will be listened to. n Staff provide lots of activities that ignite children's interests and build on their learning. For example, babies demonstrate high levels of involvement as they post discs into a box. At other times, they climb the soft steps and whizz down the slide. These activities are available at all times. As such, babies are able to revisit and practise their newly acquired skills.

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n Babies are developing confidence in their abilities and demonstrate a 'can-do' attitude as they start to totter and walk. However, staff do not plan how best to support babies to help them master this skill. For example, babies gravitate to one side of the room, which is set out with lots of toys and activities. This means they do not have the clear space they need to practise their walking without hindrance.

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need to do better?

6 December 2023 n There is a strong focus on supporting children's communication and language skills. Staff speak clearly and articulately. They also talk to children and babies at their level. For example, babies babble happily as staff interact with them and give them lots of eye contact. This generates lots of communication. n Children who speak English as an additional language are truly supported. Staff acknowledge that children need time to learn English, so they ask parents to record their voices on a recording device. This helps new children to feel settled as they hear their parents' voices saying familiar phrases, such as 'let's tidy up'. This also helps children to understand what is happening next. As children become settled, they develop confidence and begin to use lots of words in English. n There is a clear curriculum intent, which sets out what children need to learn and in what order. However, this is not always implemented in practice.

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need to do better?

Occasionally, staff lose focus on what they want children to learn. At other times, they are not always confident planning activities that build on children's capabilities. This means there are times when activities do not extend children's learning even further. Leaders and managers know this is an area that needs to be developed. n Children are well behaved and show kindness to their friends. For example, they help each other as they play educational games on the computer. They also know when the sand goes to the bottom of the timer, they must let somebody else have a turn. This helps children to understand the rules of sharing.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders, managers and staff are clear about their responsibility to keep children safe. They implement the nursery's policies well. For example, mobile phones are kept in lockers and children do not have any access to resources that connect to the internet. Children's safety and well-being are further enhanced because staff receive comprehensive training on all types of safeguarding matters. As a result, they are acutely aware of any signs that may indicate a child is at risk of harm. Furthermore, staff know what to do if they have any concerns about a child. The designated safeguarding leads are vigilant and take prompt action if there are any risks to children's safety.

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should:

n improve the organisation of the learning environment in the baby room, to help babies further develop their physical skills n provide further support to staff to help enhance the teaching of the curriculum, to extend further children's learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY539268 Local authority Manchester Inspection number 10322463 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 53 Number of children on roll 78 Name of registered person Simply Cherish Day Nursery Ltd.

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reference number

Telephone number 0161 860 0864 Date of previous inspection 24 October 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Simply Cherish Day Nursery registered in 2016. It is situated in Whalley Range, Manchester. The nursery employs 16 members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold early years qualifications at level 6, one holds level 4, eight hold level 3 and one holds level 2. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks of the year. Sessions are from 7.30am to 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 leaders and managers and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The managers and inspector completed a learning walk around the nursery. n The inspector observed the quality of education and the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector carried out joint observation with the deputy manager. n The inspector spoke to staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n Consideration was given to parents' written testimonials. The inspector also spoke to parents. n The inspector viewed a sample of documentation, including staff suitability checks.

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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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