Magic Moments (Kempsey) LTD

Inspection of Magic Moments (Kempsey) LTD Magic Moments Day Nursery, Main Road, Kempsey, Worcester WR5 3LQ

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is outstanding

All children thrive at this welcoming and well-organised nursery. They arrive happy and display positive attitudes to their play and learning. Staff use their expert knowledge of child development to plan an exciting and highly ambitious curriculum inspired by children's current interests and development needs. All children make excellent progress from their starting points. Exceptional settling-in procedures support children's move from home to nursery. Staff invite parents and children to attend taster sessions to become familiar with staff and their surroundings. In addition, nurturing staff visit children in their own home to build secure relationships from the outset.

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The provision is outstanding

Children are highly engaged and eager to learn. They enthusiastically explore the wide array of high-quality resources, both indoors and outdoors. Young children excitedly engage in repetitive play, such as filling and emptying different-sized containers with water and sand. Staff gently ask children to identify which bucket is empty and which is full to support their early mathematical skills. They provide children with lots of opportunities to be physically active and to play outside in the fresh air. Children develop strength in their bodies as they climb and balance on play apparatus. Pre-school children learn to keep themselves safe. They practise how to use knives safely to cut bark from twigs.

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The provision is outstanding

Children develop excellent communication and language skills. Staff introduce children to sign language to help them communicate their wants and needs. Children delight in singing action songs and rhymes. Staff engage children in deep and meaningful conversations as they play. They support them to make links to past learning experiences. For example, children excitedly talk about bumblebees and explain how important they are for the environment. Staff are highly skilled in introducing and embedding new vocabulary. As children engage in pretend play, staff ask them what it is bees collect from flowers. Children are quick to respond and announce 'nectar and pollen'.

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The provision is outstanding

Staff skilfully support children to be independent from an early age. Babies display high levels of confidence and develop a 'can-do' attitude. Staff sit alongside them to offer plenty of encouragement. They make lots of eye contact as they praise their attempts to feed themselves. Babies sleep peacefully in comfortable surroundings. Staff regularly check on them to ensure they are safe and well. Older children are competent at many tasks because staff encourage them to practise key skills on a daily basis. Children help to lay the table, serve food and pour drinks. Children display excellent hygiene practice. They tell staff they need to wash their hands because they have been playing outside.

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19 April 2024 n The dedicated manager is also the provider of this outstanding nursery. She and her deputy have an excellent knowledge and understanding of child development. Together, they strive to deliver the highest quality of care and education to all children at all times. The passionate management team ensure that they and their staff team receive focused and highly effective professional development opportunities to consistently improve their already exceptional knowledge and skills. Staff report outstanding levels of support from the managers for their well-being. n Staff are wonderful role models. They speak to children and each other in a respectful and gentle manner. Children display the same gentle and respectful nature. They play cooperatively with their friends. Children share, take turns and learn to resolve their own minor conflicts. n The experienced and knowledgeable special educational needs coordinator

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works extremely well with the management team. Together, they ensure that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive prompt, targeted early help and support. Children with SEND form strong relationships with their key person and all staff that support them during their time at nursery. Staff work exceptionally well with parents and other professionals to create individual learning plans to close any emerging gaps in their learning. Any additional funding the nursery receives is used solely to benefit children's individual needs. For example, by purchasing further resources to support their play. Children with SEND make rapid progress in their learning and development. n Staff are highly skilled in supporting children who speak English as an additional language . They gather a wide range of information from parents on induction. For example, staff seek key words in children's home language, which staff use

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in the beginning to support children's understanding of English words and phrases. Children explore and use a vast array of resources, such as button recorders to support their expanding vocabulary. Children promptly become fluent and confident communicators. n Managers and staff have excellent partnerships with parents. They share lots of information about children's progress. For example, through daily discussions, emails, newsletters and the nursery's digital platform. The nursery has a parent committee, who meet regularly with the management team to discuss what they do well and identify areas for development. This helps to drive continuous improvement at the nursery. Parents are extremely happy with the quality of care and education their children receive. They comment on the wonderful and dedicated staff team and the excellent communication they receive. Parents state they feel valued and extremely well supported

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n Staff have excellent partnerships with other providers, such as local schools and other settings children attend They share a wide range of information with them to ensure all children receive a consistent and complementary approach to their learning.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

19 April 2024 There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2655340 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 10333102 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 62 Number of children on roll 128 Name of registered person Magic Moments (Kemspey) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01905 828157 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Magic Moments (Kempsey) LTD registered in 2021. It operates from the community hall in Kempsey, Worcestershire. The nursery employs 36 members of childcare staff. Of these 18 hold appropriate early years qualifications to level 3, to include three qualified teachers and one level 6. The nursery opens Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm, throughout the year, except for a week at Christmas and Easter. 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 The manager and deputy manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n The inspector spoke to children, to find out about their time at the setting. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke with the provider and deputy manager about the leadership and management of the setting. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and

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outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observations of one-to-one activities as well as small-group activities. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n The inspector took account of the views of parents through discussions and written documents.

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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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