Sunflower Day Nursery Courtenay Park

Inspection of Sunflower Day Nursery Courtenay Park Sunflower Day Nursery, 1a Courtenay Park, NEWTON ABBOT, Devon TQ12 2HD

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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 show they feel safe and secure through their positive relationships with staff and each other. They communicate their feelings confidently. Staff teach children about emotions and good manners. Babies and toddlers decide how they feel and choose a 'feelings bottle' to hold. They are polite and say 'excuse me' to their friends as they move past them. Pre-school-aged children are respectful and kind to their friends. For example, they know that a maximum of two friends can go into a tent to play together at one time. Pre-school-aged children wait patiently for their turn.

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The provision is good

There is a well-designed communication and language curriculum that builds on what children know and need to learn next. Leaders use focus storybooks and rhymes for children to hear and know in each room as part of their learning. Staff help children to become familiar with the structure of stories and learn repetitive phrases and keywords to build on their vocabulary.

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The provision is good

Parents value the regular updates they receive from staff about their children's progress. Staff inform parents of their children's next steps of development. Parents attend meetings with key persons and discuss ways they can support their child's learning further at home.

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need to do better?

n Leaders have made good improvements since the last inspection. They ensure the environment is safe and warm for babies from the beginning of the day. Staff access regular supervision and leaders coach staff to improve their practice. For example, staff attend training to improve their knowledge and understanding of how to promote children's independence skills. Children have grown in confidence and develop their self-care skills effectively. n Staff deepen pre-school-aged children's knowledge and understanding of reading and writing effectively. They help them to construct a storyline. Children decide on the main characters in the story and what key events may happen. They watch staff record their suggestions on paper and learn that writing is for a purpose. Staff prepare pre-school-aged children for their next stage in education effectively. n Toddlers and babies are resilient and take age-appropriate risks while they play

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need to do better?

outside. Staff help to strengthen their mobility. Toddlers and babies climb to the top of the small climbing frame, hold hands with staff, and jump off. Sometimes they lose their balance after they jump, but quickly get back up and go around again for another turn. n Children follow instructions well. For example, staff teach toddlers a technique to put their coats on. Toddlers follow the instructions and further develop their

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7 December 2023 independence skills. Pre-school-aged children play a traffic light game and follow more complex instructions from staff. They remember to go over a bump, under the bridge, and around the roundabout. n Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) effectively. They work with external professionals and implement strategies to help children with SEND make progress. For example, where children have limited speech, staff provide photos of objects in the environment for children to point at and show what they would like or need. n Pre-school-aged children develop their listening skills. Staff play instruments behind a box and children listen to what they can hear. These children take turns describing if the sound they hear is long or short, soft or hard. However, staff do not consistently manage distractions during adult-led activities to ensure pre- school-aged children remain focused on their learning. For example, staff do not

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need to do better?

minimise background noise in the room and some children struggle to listen to the sounds. n Staff help babies and toddlers learn self-care skills. They remind them to cover their mouths if they cough to reduce the spread of germs. Babies and toddlers know to wash their hands when they come inside from the garden. They dance and sing together while they wait for their lunch. Babies and toddlers enjoy this initially. However, staff do not always organise mealtime routines to ensure babies' and toddlers' well-being remains high. For example, babies and toddlers wait for a prolonged period for their lunch and some become agitated.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff teach children how to manage their safety effectively. For example, staff play alongside toddlers as they cut a pretend cake with wooden role-play knives. They discuss that knives are sharp and show toddlers how to handle them appropriately. Staff remind pre-school-aged children of the rules when using marbles. Children recall the rules and know not to put them in their mouths. Staff count all marbles back in afterwards to minimise the risk of choking. All staff know the signs and symptoms of possible abuse or neglect and which agencies to contact should they have a concern about a child's welfare.

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should:

n manage distractions during adult-led activities to ensure pre-school-aged children remain focused on their learning n organise mealtime routines to ensure babies' and toddler's well-being remains high.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY432688 Local authority Devon Inspection number 10278496 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 45 Number of children on roll 44 Name of registered person Sunflowers Day Nursery LLP

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reference number

Telephone number 01626333323 Date of previous inspection 25 January 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Sunflower Day Nursery Courtenay Park registered in 2011 and is situated in Newton Abbot, Devon. The nursery is part of the Sunflowers chain of nurseries. It opens each weekday from 8am to 6pm for 50 weeks of the year. The nursery receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. There are 11 members of staff, eight of whom hold appropriate qualifications from level 2 to level 6.

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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 viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n Children communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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