Budehaven Day Nursery

Inspection of Budehaven Day Nursery Budehaven Community School, Valley Road, Bude, Cornwall EX23 8DQ

p.1

Overall effectiveness Good

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

p.1

The provision is good

Children are confident and happy in the nursery. They eagerly explore and play with the interesting activities that staff have created. Staff develop close, nurturing bonds with children. They support children to feel safe and secure. Toddlers enjoy role play with staff, using a toy kitchen and exploring toy fruit. Staff guide them to learn the names of the fruits, such as tomato and apple. Children smile and laugh as they play peekaboo with staff. The manager has created a home-from-home environment for the toddlers, which has supported their sense of well-being.

p.2

The provision is good

The curriculum is well designed and effective. Children make good progress in their learning and develop a wide range of skills, ready for the next stage of learning. Interactions between staff and children are of a high quality. Staff guide children to develop their communication skills and own ideas in thoughtful back-and-forth conversations. Pre-school children confidently explain what they know and can do. Staff support children to develop their self-esteem and creative skills as they draw self-portraits. Children look in the mirror and draw what they see. Staff write down what the children like about themselves and add these to the drawings, such as 'I am a good painter' or 'I am a good friend'. They support children to develop a sense of their own uniqueness and self-confidence. Children are eager and motivated to take part in activities. Staff are calm, reassuring and genuinely enthusiastic. Children enjoy being at the nursery.

p.2

need to do better?

n The manager has created an ambitious curriculum. It is securely embedded into the daily practice of the nursery staff, who confidently plan effective activities that challenge all children. Staff successfully introduce different curriculum areas into one activity. For example, when colouring in Easter eggs, they introduce counting. However, for children of all ages, the curriculum does not explore other countries, cultures and religions. Children are not supported fully to understand and celebrate similarities and differences and to learn more about the world they live in. n The manager has created a reading area and built an extensive lending library. Staff regularly sing songs and nursery rhymes with children to develop their literacy skills. Staff read to children often. However, during pre-school group times, staff read books with the book on the floor and the pages facing away from the children. This means that children lose interest, do not engage as well

p.2

need to do better?

as they could and become distracted. n Staff support children to develop their physical skills. Pre-school children have lots of fun as they use a small hammer to tap pins into wooden pieces on a board, which develops their hand strength and hand-to-eye coordination. They creatively form the wood into the image of a spider. Outdoors, children develop

p.2

need to do better?

25 March 2024 balance and core strength as they play on the climbing frames. They laugh as they run and catch members of staff during a game of 'What's the Time Mr Wolf'. n Children of all ages are kind and respectful to each other. They interact well together and happily share toys. Pre-school children quickly respond to requests from staff, for example when it is time to wash hands before and after snack time. Children successfully seek help from staff when they find activities challenging and thank staff for their help. Children are given support to be independent and confidently choose their own activities and resources. Older children move around the indoor and outdoor spaces freely and safely. n The manager supports the staff team well. Staff enjoy coming to work and praise the manager for her effective leadership. The manager ensures that staff continually develop their professional skills through regular staff meetings and a

p.2

need to do better?

wide range of training opportunities. She ensures that staff training has a positive impact on children's learning. Staff have recently undertaken courses in language and communication development. This has helped them to extend the ways in which they support children to build their vocabulary and conversation skills. n Parents are positive about the progress children make and the regular information they receive about their child's development. Staff have effective relationships with parents. Parents feel supported to extend their child's learning at home. They comment that their children have formed loving bonds with staff, who know their children well.

p.3

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

p.3

Safeguarding

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

p.3

should:

n extend opportunities to support children to understand and celebrate similarities and differences and to learn more about different cultures n develop group story times in the pre-school room so that children can listen without distractions.

p.3

Setting details

Unique reference number 103151 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 10335065 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

p.4

Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

p.4

inspection

Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 40 Name of registered person Budehaven Day Nursery Limited

p.4

reference number

Telephone number 01288 356784 Date of previous inspection 4 June 2018

p.4

Information about this early years setting

Budehaven Day Nursery registered in 1993 and operates from a building in the grounds of Budehaven Community School, Bude, North Cornwall. The nursery is open from 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, for 50 weeks of the year. There are seven members of staff, all of whom hold relevant qualifications at level 3. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

p.4

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 manager and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the nursery. n The manager and the inspector had a learning walk of the nursery. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n The inspector carried out a joint observation and evaluation of an activity with the manager. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector read feedback from parents and took account of their views of the nursery.

p.5

Inspection activities

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.

p.5

Inspection activities

25 March 2024 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

p.5

Inspection activities

If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 1231, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

p.6

Inspection activities

You may reuse this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/ , write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk

p.6

Inspection activities

Interested in our work? You can subscribe to our monthly newsletter for more information and updates: http://eepurl.com/iTrDn .

p.6

Inspection activities

T: 0300 123 1231 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.gov.uk/ofsted

p.6