Trinity Corner Nursery

Inspection of Trinity Corner Nursery 106 Rawling Road, Bensham, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear NE8 4QR

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

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

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The provision requires improvement

The nursery leaders care deeply about the children and families who attend here. They are passionate in their aims to give children the best start in life and provide them with the skills and knowledge that will support them when they move on to school. Staff who work with older children in the nursery ensure that there is a clear curriculum in place. However, weaknesses in the planning and delivery of the curriculum for some younger children, as well as a lack of support for some staff members, means there is inconsistency in the quality of care and education across the nursery.

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The provision requires improvement

Despite weaknesses in how some younger children's behaviour is supported, staff have high expectations of older children's behaviour and establish positive and nurturing relationships. Children in pre-school show high levels of engagement and enjoyment in their learning. They delight in taking part in inviting activities which help to stimulate their learning and development. For instance, when children create birthday cakes out of play dough, staff support mathematical development by encouraging children to find the corresponding number to match the birthday cake.

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n Leaders have not ensured that all staff receive supervision sessions to support them in developing their practice. This means that not all staff are not given enough guidance and support to provide the highest levels of care and education for children. n Support to help children develop positive behaviours and attitudes varies across the nursery. In pre-school, children are taught excellent table manners and they follow routines calmly. For toddlers, routines are not well embedded. This leads to some chaotic periods where behaviour escalates, for example, at tidy-up time. Additionally, not all staff respond appropriately to challenging behaviours and leaders have not identified this as a training need. n The quality and impact of the curriculum varies across the nursery. For example, in rooms where staff have a clear understanding of what they are teaching and why, children make good progress. For instance, when learning about different

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emotions, pre-school children begin to discuss their own experiences and use drawings to represent these. However, in rooms, such as the toddlers, where staff are less clear on the learning intentions, children tend to wander between the activities on offer. While some children engage well with these, for example, developing concentration and manipulative skills when making a collage, staff do not make the most of opportunities to extend children's learning. n Leaders have not ensured that senior staff are well deployed throughout the nursery to fully support less-experienced staff. This has contributed to a negative

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29 January 2024 impact on the quality of education and care for younger children. n When children start this nursery, information from parents is gathered to help staff understand children's needs and levels of development. While staff are aware of the importance of developing children's social and language skills, leaders do not have enough oversight as to how children are being supported to gain depth of knowledge and skills across all areas of learning. The manager has begun to implement curriculum and planning support for younger children, however, this is not yet embedded in practice. n Staff in the baby room promote nursery rhymes and action songs which the babies are keen to join in with. This supports babies to develop important early social and communication skills as they happily participate along with their friends. n Parents say they are very happy with the communication they receive from the

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nursery and that this helps them to know how their children are progressing. Parents comment that their children have improved in their language skills since joining the nursery. Additionally, they feel that staff are friendly and approachable. n Staff engage with external agencies and use the variety of support available to ensure that vulnerable children and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) access this. This helps to ensure that children with SEND make progress in their learning and development.

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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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Due date

ensure that supervision arrangements are effective so that all staff receive ongoing support, coaching and training, in order to provide the highest levels of care and education for children 26/02/2024

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Due date

provide training and support for all staff so that they are confident in managing children's behaviour in an appropriate way. 26/02/2024

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should:

n improve curriculum planning to ensure that all children benefit from enjoyable and challenging experiences that improve their skills in all areas of learning n consider ways to best use the knowledge and skills of more confident practitioners to ensure that less-experienced staff are well supported in their practice n improve monitoring of the curriculum to ensure children are thoroughly supported in all areas of their development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 311876 Local authority Gateshead Inspection number 10327885 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 96 Number of children on roll 113 Name of registered person Gerits, Barbara Bryner

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reference number

Telephone number 0191 477 6562 Date of previous inspection 9 May 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Trinity Corner Nursery registered in 1997 and is located in Gateshead. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff. Of these, seven hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, including one who has early years professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, with sessions from 7.15am until 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 provider 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 provider. n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together and discussed the early years curriculum. 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 spoke with the nominated individual about the leadership and management of the nursery. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the

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impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the deputy manager. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in 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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