Brighter Beginnings Nursery

Inspection of Brighter Beginnings Nursery Fitton Hill Neighbourhood Centre, Fircroft Road, Oldham OL8 2QD

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Children are happy and well cared for. The compassionate staff warmly welcome children and their families into the well-resourced nursery. Staff are attentive to children's needs. They spend time getting to know each child. This supports the development of strong attachments between children and staff. These effective relationships help all children to feel that they belong to the caring nursery community. Children develop positive attitudes to their learning and behave well.

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The provision is good

There have been improvements to the quality of care and education. Leaders have reflected on the areas for development raised at the last inspection. They have identified appropriate training for staff to help them develop their understanding of how young children learn. This means that the leaders' ambitious and appropriately sequenced curriculum is delivered effectively. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make consistent progress in their learning and development.

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The provision is good

Leaders pay significant attention to gaining a deep understanding of the differing experiences that children bring with them when starting at the nursery. They use this knowledge to provide children with a wide range of rich and unique opportunities. This greatly impacts on children's understanding of the wider world beyond their daily experiences, and helps prepare them well for life in modern Britain. Furthermore, staff provide excellent support for children to help them develop their physical and mental health.

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need to do better?

n The dedicated nursery manager has welcomed the support of external agencies to help her raise the quality of the care and education. Leaders support staff to engage in reflective practice to help them make continuous improvements. The staff share the nursery vision and are committed to the work they do to help children have the best start in life. n Staff provide learning opportunities that promote the intended aims, which include to raise children's communication and language skills. For instance, staff create enticing activities, such as playing imaginatively with sticks, bricks and hay, to encourage children to recall the events in the story of 'The Three Little Pigs'. Consequently, children learn new language and begin to use this in their own communication. n Staff assess children's development by observing children frequently and considering their progress. This information is shared with leaders, along with

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parents and carers, to help ensure that no child gets left behind. However, staff do not always identify opportunities to take children's learning swiftly to the next level. Occasionally, children do not receive the support required to become

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23 January 2024 deeply engaged and extend their learning, to help them achieve as much as they can. n The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) understands her role in supporting children with SEND. For example, the SENCo works alongside staff, parents and other professionals to ensure children's individual requirements are understood. Children with SEND make progress towards their individual targets. n The curriculum for personal development is a particular strength. Leaders have meticulously considered the ways that they can help all children gain the essential knowledge they need for their futures. Staff provide a wealth of opportunities to help children pursue their own interests and to try new experiences. These meaningful opportunities deepen all children's learning about themselves, communities, and environments beyond their own. This enables all children to make excellent personal progress, and positively influences their

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future potential. n Staff support children to understand the rules of the nursery that help to keep them safe. Leaders and staff talk to children about the need to 'dinosaur stomp' indoors rather than run. Some older children can tell others that they need to use 'indoor voices' and 'kind hands'. Children demonstrate their positive attitudes to their behaviour and learning when they copy adults' affirmations, saying, 'I am kind!' Children are beginning to develop a sense of right and wrong. n Leaders and staff place value on the development of parent partnerships. Parents feel involved in their child's education because staff invite them to attend sessions such as library time and parents evening. This helps parents to increasingly support children's learning at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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should:

n support staff to further enhance their understanding of how to consistently extend children's learning so all children build on what they know and can do.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY496342 Local authority Oldham Inspection number 10287511 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 50 Number of children on roll 32 Name of registered person Brighter Beginnings Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0161 624 0278 Date of previous inspection 29 March 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Brighter Beginnings Nursery registered in 2015. It is located in Fitton Hill in Oldham. The nursery employs seven members of childcare staff. Of these, one member of staff holds an early years qualification at level 6 and five hold an early years qualification at level 3 and above. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, during term time only. Sessions are from 9am until 3pm. 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 provider. n The quality manager, manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children told the inspector about what they like to do when they are at nursery. 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 about the leadership and management of the setting. n The SENCo spoke to the inspector about how she supports children with SEND. 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 inspector carried out joint observations of group activities with the manager.

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n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector.

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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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