Brambles Day Nursery

Inspection of Brambles Day Nursery Brambles Day Nursery, Bushbury Lane, Wolverhampton WV10 9TT

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Friendly staff and the welcoming manager greet children as they arrive at the nursery. Children separate from their carers with ease. This helps them to settle quickly into their rooms at the start of the day. Young babies approach staff for cuddles and reassurance. Staff respond with warmth and kindness. As a result, children demonstrate they feel happy, safe and secure in their care.

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The provision is good

Staff place a high priority on developing children's communication and language skills. Staff speak clearly, repeat new words and make sure that they are facing children as they talk. Young children babble and practise using single words. Older children progress to talking confidently in sentences and sharing their ideas. Staff use a 'book of the week' to plan interesting activities that motivate children to engage and learn. Consequently, all children show a love for books and stories.

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The provision is good

Staff regularly praise children. Younger children delight at the round of applause they receive when they successfully use a spoon to feed themselves at mealtimes. This helps to build children's self-esteem and encourages perseverance with new skills. Staff use gentle reminders about behavioural expectations, such as using 'kind hands' and 'walking feet'. Children listen and follow instructions. As a result, they learn how to behave well.

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need to do better?

n Leaders design a rich and varied curriculum that builds on what children already know and can do. They have developed a set of specific skills that they want each child to achieve before they move on to the next stage in their educational journey. These skills help to give all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), the foundations they need to make good progress in their learning. n Staff skilfully use props to support pre-school children's emotional well-being. They use a puppet called 'James' to encourage children to talk about different feelings. They discuss how they might feel scared when meeting new people. Older children engage and share their opinions and ideas. However, staff do not fully consider the age and stage of development of the younger children who have joined the room. Sometimes, the questions are too difficult for these children to answer, so they lose interest and move away. Therefore, these

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children do not always have the same opportunities to participate in learning. n Children show kindness and are developing friendships. They fondly bid their friends goodbye as they leave to go home. Staff regularly promote the use of manners and the importance of helping others. They encourage children to work together to find items in the garden during a hide-and-seek activity. This helps children to build secure and important relationships with others. However,

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need to do better?

18 December 2023 sometimes, when children want to repeat the same activity, staff do not adapt or extend the task to increase its challenge. This means that some children are not pushed to make the rapid progress they are capable of. n Partnership working with parents is strong. Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the staff and the support they receive. They say that their children are very happy. All parents spoken to know their child's key person and what their child is working towards next. Staff share ideas on how parents can continue their child's learning at home. This helps to consolidate children's learning between home and the nursery. n Staff's well-being is a priority. Leaders are attentive to the individual needs of their team. They regularly observe staff's teaching practice and provide immediate, constructive feedback. This helps to improve the overall quality of teaching. As a result, staff morale is high and they feel valued in their roles.

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need to do better?

n Children thoroughly enjoy their time in the nursery. All children are happy and settled. Staff recognise that children with SEND might need extra support. Leaders design cosy, calming areas for children to have quiet one-to-one time with their key person. This supports children's overall well-being.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff fully understand their role and responsibility to safeguard children. The nominated individual fulfilled their role to inform Ofsted of a significant incident, where a child was out of the sight and hearing of staff. Despite the breach to requirements, there was little impact on the child. Leaders have carried out a robust investigation to establish weaknesses in practice. They have taken swift and thorough action to ensure that it will not happen again. Staff count children in and out of rooms and deploy themselves effectively to keep children safe. New procedures to ensure that all children are accounted for are regularly monitored by leaders to check that the changes are embedded into practice. The manager and staff know the procedures to follow if they are worried about a child. They know who to contact if an allegation is made against a member of staff. The leaders follow robust recruitment procedures and assess the ongoing suitability of

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Safeguarding

staff, which helps to keep children safe.

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should:

n increase staff's awareness of individual children when they are planning activities, to support each child's stage of development n improve staff teaching practice so that they understand how to extend activities for children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2711162 Local authority Wolverhampton Inspection number 10323541 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 100 Number of children on roll 65 Name of registered person Staff Select Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07446062780 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Brambles Day Nursery registered in 2022. It employs 18 members of childcare staff. Of these, 15 hold appropriate early years qualifications from level 2 to level 7. The nursery is open from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for a week at Christmas. 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 nursery received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the nursery. n The manager and the inspector had a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke with the nominated individual and the manager about the leadership and management of the nursery.

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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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