Alcester Nursery Studio Limited

Inspection of Alcester Nursery Studio Limited Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, St Faith's Road, Alcester, Warwickshire B49 6AG

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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

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The provision is good

On arrival at the nursery, children receive a warm welcome from familiar staff. Children happily go inside and settle quickly in to play with their peers. They build close relationships with staff who know them well. This helps children to feel safe and secure in their care. Children are keen to speak with staff and show their chosen toys and creations. Staff take time to listen and respond to children's thoughts and ideas. For example, pre-school children say they are building a house. Staff engage them in thinking and talking about what they will need to build the floor, the walls and then the roof.

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The provision is good

Children are keen to engage in fun activities with staff or happily access resources of interest for themselves and lead their play and learning. Children show positive behaviours in the nursery. Staff support them to learn about their own emotions and the emotions of others. Children respond well to staff reminders to use kind hands and to take turns during games. Staff model positive behaviours and give timely praise when children show the behaviours that are expected of them. This helps children to know how to form and sustain friendships with their peers.

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need to do better?

n When children first start, staff gather useful information from parents to understand some of their needs and play interests, which helps children to settle well at the nursery. That said, there is scope to gather more details about what children know and can do from the start to help staff make plans for each child's learning from the outset. n The curriculum is well designed and shows the sequence of intended learning for children to help prepare them for their future learning and the eventual move on to school. The curriculum is adapted well to meet the needs of children who currently attend. Staff provide positive interactions which extend children's thinking and understanding while they play. However, teaching can be quite broad and does not focus as sharply on the learning that individual children need to help them make the most progress they are capable of. n The provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is

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need to do better?

effective. Staff liaise well with parents and other agencies to ensure that these children receive the support they need. Staff clearly focus their plans and interactions to include the specific learning for these children and ensure their needs are met. n Communication and language is promoted well. All children particularly enjoy song and story times together. For example, they recall the sequence of a popular nursery story about three bears and are eager to take their turn to speak among the group and share their ideas of what will happen next. Staff give lots of praise for their efforts which helps to raise children's confidence and

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1 May 2024 self-esteem while they practise their speaking skills. n Children have lots of fun and enjoy spending time in the outdoor space that is arranged well for them. They have ample opportunities to develop their larger and smaller physical skills. For example, they practise balancing while moving along a wooden walkway and climbing on the frame or rope to swing. Others explore colour while they use their smaller muscles and focus to pour water into various-sized containers. n The manager who is also the leader ensures that staff receive the required training and provides ample opportunities for staff to continue their professional development through training, research and their involvement in other programmes. Staff are included in the evaluation of the setting which is used well to continue to enhance the nursery provision for children and their families. n Parents speak highly of the nursery and comment on how friendly and

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need to do better?

approachable staff and managers are. They say their children are happy attending and that they are pleased with the progress their children make. Parents value the regular information they receive about their child's care and learning.

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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 make use of the opportunity when children first start, to gather more detail from parents about what children know and can do to inform plans for what these children are ready to learn next from the outset n sharpen the focus of teaching during interactions to include the learning that individual children need to help them make the most progress they are capable of.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY410723 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 10343223 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 Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 50 Number of children on roll 86 Name of registered person Alcester Nursery Studio Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01789765780 Date of previous inspection 23 September 2022

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Information about this early years setting

Alcester Nursery Studio Limited registered in July 2010 and is located in Alcester, Warwickshire. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff, of whom one holds qualified teacher status at level 6, nine hold suitable early years qualifications at level 3 and one at level 2. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, term time only, and offers on-demand, wrap-around care for school-age children. Sessions are from 8am until 5.30pm. 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 curriculum lead and inspector completed a learning walk together to discuss the organisation and intent of the curriculum and how the environment is arranged. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching throughout the inspection and considered the impact this has on children's learning. A joint evaluation of the quality of teaching during an activity took place between the manager and the inspector. n The inspector spoke to parents at appropriate times and took account of their views of the nursery. n The inspector spoke to children and staff at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector held a meeting with the leader who is also the manager and discussed how the nursery is organised. The inspector reviewed relevant documentation, including evidence of the suitability of staff working in the

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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.

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