Snaps Day Nursery

Inspection of Snaps Day Nursery Snaps Nursery, 118 Westborough Road, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, Essex SS0 9JG

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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 Requires improvementRequires improvement

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The provision is good

Children are happy and settled in the welcoming nursery environment. Staff know the children well and are nurturing and caring towards them. Staff implement a broad curriculum that supports children's development. Children demonstrate good attitudes to learning. They learn through an effective balance of child-initiated play and adult-led activities. For example, children make choices about what they play with and how. They practise the skills they have gained to lead their play and learning, such as using scissors to cut paper, and tweezers to pick up small objects.

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The provision is good

Staff encourage children from a young age to put on their own shoes. Children prepare their own snacks and tidy away their toys when they have finished playing with them. This supports them to build on their self-care skills effectively. They have regular opportunities for physical exercise. Staff talk to children about the benefits of healthy eating and the importance of exercise as part of a healthy diet. Staff act as good role models. Children sit together at snack time, socialise with their friends, take turns and share toys. Staff use positive strategies to help children to manage their feelings and frustrations. This helps to support their emotional well-being. As a result, children's behaviour is good.

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need to do better?

n The management team and staff have worked hard to make changes to the quality of the provision. They have taken steps to address the actions raised during the previous inspection. For example, staff deployment is now effective, and staff are able to focus on and fully engage with all children. As a result, children make a good level of progress and embed the skills they need for the next stage of their learning or move on to school. n Staff know the children well and provide support that is tailored to meet their individual learning needs. They use observations and assessments to plan exciting and interesting learning opportunities. Staff demonstrate good teaching practice. However, on occasion, they do not extend children's learning as far as possible. n The special educational needs coordinator (SENCO) provides targeted support for those children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. She plans

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need to do better?

and reviews children's personal goals to ensure that they are receiving the right help. The SENCO provides staff with the necessary information that they need to help children to make good progress. Staff at the nursery work very well with other professionals and share information about children's needs. n Communication and language are promoted well. Staff speak clearly and model good language. The children enjoy reading outside. Staff read stories with enthusiasm and use good questioning skills. As a result, children are developing good communication and language skills.

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need to do better?

9 May 2024 n Staff well support children who speak English as an additional language. They liaise with parents and learn words in their home language to help children to develop a good understanding of English. Staff monitor children's language development and assess their progress carefully. Children are beginning to develop their use of English to speak to others. n Staff promote children's physical development. Children are supported to develop their large and fine motor skills. For example, children show good control as they skilfully use tweezers when serving their own snack. They also demonstrate good coordination skills as they practise throwing balls into the basketball net. n Children are encouraged to count and recognise amounts and quantities. For example, staff help children to explore shapes and count when building with bricks. Children learn about 'more' and 'less' when filling pots with water and

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barley. Older children talk about size and number, and count in sequence during play. This enables them to practise and develop their understanding of mathematics, with support from staff. n The manager and staff work extremely hard to develop positive partnerships with parents. Parents say that they are aware of their child's next steps in learning. They communicate daily with staff about the experiences that their children enjoy. Parents comment that feedback from staff helps them to support their children's learning at home. n The manager undertakes regular staff supervision sessions and appraisals. These sessions provide staff with an opportunity to discuss their key children's development and identify any specific training needs. This helps them to further extend their professional development. Staff report that they feel valued and well supported.

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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 support staff to focus more closely on all available opportunities to challenge and extend children's learning even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY231620 Local authority Southend-on-Sea Inspection number 10348599 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 38 Number of children on roll 104 Name of registered person SNN Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01702 353789 Date of previous inspection 20 June 202320 June 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Snaps Day Nursery registered in 2003 and is situated in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. The nursery employs 10 members of childcare staff. Of these, eight hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 2 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday during term time only. Sessions are from 8am to 5.30pm. The nursery is in receipt of funding for the early education of two-, three- and four- year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with the manager and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provision. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk of the nursery inside and outside. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity with the manager and they evaluated this together. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing in the setting. n The inspector reviewed relevant documentation, including the suitability checks of all adults working in the setting. n Parents and staff spoke with the inspector at appropriate times during the inspection.

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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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