Prenton Penguins Nursery

Inspection of Prenton Penguins Nursery Northwood Road, PRENTON, Wirral, Merseyside CH43 0SR

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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 Good

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The provision is outstanding

The inspirational and highly skilled staff team create an enticing and enriching learning environment in which both children and adults thrive. Staff gather a wealth of important information about children when they first start to attend. They use this information superbly to quickly settle children, meet their needs and foster children's deep sense of security and belonging. Children demonstrate impressive confidence in their skills as learners and are eager co-creators of the unique and ambitious curriculum. As a result, every single opportunity becomes a chance to build on previous learning and learn more. Staff are highly responsive to children's ideas and use their emerging interests to inspire their love of learning. For example, children's interest in fruit and vegetables leads to conversations about how our food travels through our bodies to our stomachs.

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The provision is outstanding

Staff have incredibly high expectations of what children can achieve. They work tirelessly to create the very best conditions for learning. Staff are exceptional role models, who teach children to recognise and manage their own emotions incredibly well. Young children recognise when their friends may, on occasion, be feeling sad. They offer their friendship to help them feel happy again. Such close and caring bonds help to create a wonderfully harmonious atmosphere, where all children behave impeccably.

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n The nursery's curriculum demonstrates leaders' excellent understanding of how to sequence children's learning. Staff have an impressive knowledge of how young children learn and develop. Children's learning is meticulously monitored and each step is very purposefully planned. Staff are deeply aware of the important key skills children must acquire to be successful in the future. For example, children are provided with a wide range of craft opportunities to manipulate and strengthen the muscles in their hands in readiness for early writing. n All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are supported to make outstanding progress over time. The knowledgeable SEND coordinator is extremely proactive in supporting families. Staff are fastidious in their approach to working with outside agencies. This means that children very swiftly receive the support they need to thrive.

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n Books are at the heart of the curriculum. Staff identify core story books they wish children to become familiar with when developing their love of literacy. These books provide the bedrock for increasingly complex discussions about story sequence, characters and plots. Children build an impressive knowledge of how stories are constructed. This leads to children telling stories from memory and, eventually, telling friends stories they themselves have imagined.

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15 March 2024 n Children demonstrate an impressive understanding of language. Staff skilfully identify the new vocabulary they wish to introduce to children as they engage in activities and play in the rich learning environment. For example, as children talk about their bodies, they learn to use words, such as spine, kidneys and stomach. Children find the playful approach to extending their use of complex language deeply engaging. As a result, children are impressive communicators. n Children demonstrate the characteristics of effective learners in abundance. Opportunities for them to practise their skills and apply their knowledge in new situations are plentiful. Children confidently solve problems and try out their ideas. For example, when attempting to secure the lid on a teapot, children confidently develop their own ideas. They predict what they think may happen and adapt their strategies when something does not work. This successfully

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promotes children's resilience and a 'can-do' attitude to their learning. n The arrangements for the supervision and support of staff are comprehensive. Leaders observe and identify aspects of staff teaching that can be enhanced even further. Staff are encouraged to learn from each other and share their excellent teaching skills. This helps to promote impressive consistency in the quality of teaching. Furthermore, precisely targeted professional development opportunities and involvement in a range of research projects help to keep staff up to date. Staff are exceptionally skilled and deeply reflective practitioners. n Partnerships with parents are extremely robust and successful. Staff provide a wealth of information on children's progress. Parents value the ideas and support that staff give to help them contribute and extend their child's learning consistently at home. For example, parents comment that the use of the home

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book loan scheme, the 'reading penguin', has successfully led their child into the world of non-fiction texts. Parents remark that they 'simply could not be happier with Prenton Penguins as a setting'.

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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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Setting details

Unique reference number EY497713 Local authority Wirral Inspection number 10307923 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 48 Name of registered person Penguins Nurseries Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 0151 608 0768 Date of previous inspection 21 March 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Prenton Penguins Nursery registered in 2016. The nursery employs 10 members of childcare staff. Of these, four hold an early years qualification at level 6, including one with early years professional status and one with qualified teacher status. Four hold qualifications at level 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, during school terms. Sessions are from 8.45am until 4pm. 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 Leaders completed a learning walk with the inspector and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity with the provider. 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 considered the views of parents during the inspection. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of 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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