Partou Shepherds Lane Day Nursery & Pre-School

Inspection of Daybreak Nurseries Shepherd's Lane, Mill End, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire WD3 8JJ

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is outstanding

Staff provide an extremely calm and interesting environment, where children's curiosity allows them to deeply engage in learning safely. Highly responsive staff nurture and meet children's individual needs. They respond to the non-verbal cues of babies and toddlers who wish to sing and dance. The secure routine helps babies and children to feel confident to learn. Toddlers roll up their sleeves, indicating they wish to do some painting. Older children are very well behaved. They listen to staff and are very caring toward their friends.

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The provision is outstanding

Staff follow children's interests and expertly extend their learning. When manipulating dough, babies say, 'It is a pancake'. Staff use new words to extend children's vocabulary. They say words such as 'tap' and 'flat' to give meaning to the actions children make. Staff listen and value children's contributions. As a result, children practise and explore new words, developing the communication skills they need to be lifelong learners. Experienced staff gain children's attention using different, positive tones of voice. Children listen with anticipation, excitedly guessing what might be in the 'tap tap box'. Staff help them to take turns to speak and listen to their friends.

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The provision is outstanding

Staff note what sparks children's interests and use this knowledge instinctively. They add props to help children have first-hand experiences of their natural world. When children discover spiders hiding in a tyre, they provide magnifying glasses for children to examine the creatures further. Staff ask children 'thinking questions' about how they might use a range of resources, such as how they can use a particular shaped block in their building. This helps children to work together to solve problems and achieve a common goal. As a result, they have a passion for learning, and their concentration levels dramatically increase.

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need to do better?

n The manager superbly inspires the staff team to provide a highly ambitious curriculum for children. Staff are committed and feel valued for the work they do. As a team, they have worked exceedingly hard since the last inspection. They build on their own knowledge and implement this in a purposeful way. The manager is constantly reflecting on how precisely focused future improvements will benefit children. n All staff have an extensive understanding of the curriculum. It is evident in their practice that they understand the important role they play in fostering children's learning. Staff know their key children extremely well, and there is a sharp focus on what children need to learn next. Each experience is purposefully planned for children. This means children are making the best possible progress from their individual starting points of development.

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need to do better?

24 November 2023 n Staff, together with parents, develop clear plans to expertly support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff identify children's emerging needs rapidly and take swift action to help ensure these children are accessing services as early as possible. Parents report that staff sensitively help them to understand the package of support that will further support their children to make the best possible progress. n Staff expertly help children to understand elements of risk. They explain clearly to children how to make risk assessments in the garden and check for things that might 'hurt their friends'. Children learn the meaning of words such as safe and unsafe, and they understand in a practical way how to care for themselves and their peers. n Staff are embedding a sense of community with the children as they provide them with a rich set of experiences. For example, they collect food and walk to

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need to do better?

the local food bank to deliver the items. n There is a strong emphasis on partnership with families. Parents are exceptionally happy with the nursery. They receive an invaluable amount of information about their child and feel that staff genuinely care for their children. Furthermore, parents report that staff support the entire family and help them to understand more about how to build on their children's development at home. n Staff promote a sense of belonging. They point to each child around the table and say their name as they speak to them. Staff use the word 'together' to help babies and children understand early turn taking. n Children develop a strong love of reading. Staff read to babies with expression, and babies eagerly bring more books for the staff to read to them. Older children spontaneously share books, talking to each other about the pictures and what will happen next. Staff know when to interject to challenge and extend

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff put children's well-being and safety at the core of their work. High standards mean that staff understand their role and responsibility to safeguard children. They understand, in detail, how to identify a wide range of concerns about children who attend the nursery, as well as their families. Staff are confident to report concerns and challenge professionals if needed. This helps children and families to receive support swiftly.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY410094 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 10271296 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 70 Number of children on roll 54 Name of registered person Daybreak Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01923 490175 Date of previous inspection 19 December 2022

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Information about this early years setting

Daybreak Nurseries registered in 2010. The nursery employs 16 members of staff. Of these, one holds early years professional status and seven hold qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery opens 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. There is a breakfast club for children who attend the school from 7.30am.

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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 manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n The inspector 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 that this was having on children's learning. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation of a spontaneous activity. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection, in addition to reading several written testimonies, and considered 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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n Children talked with the inspector during the inspection.

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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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