Fernbees

Inspection of Fernbees Fernlea Care Home, 20 Torkington Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport SK7 4RQ

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children arrive and are excited to play and interact with their friends, demonstrating they feel safe and happy in their environment. They confidently walk into the nursery and greet the warm and welcoming staff. Children eagerly join in with the wide range of activities offered and enjoy their time at the setting. They show high levels of engagement in activities of their own choosing. For example, younger children enjoy exploring the different textures in the underwater sensory tray.

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The provision is good

Children access a range of rich experiences, allowing them to further develop their understanding of the world around them. They positively engage in regular interactions with the residents in the on-site residential care home. Staff are good role models. They have high expectations for children's behaviour and conduct. Children are very respectful of their friends and staff. They play well together and share resources. Pre-school children show high levels of confidence in social situations. For example, they ask visitors why they are attending their nursery.

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The provision is good

Staff successfully help all children to develop the skills they need for the future. They confidently offer experiences that build on what children already know and can do. Children demonstrate a positive attitude to their learning and make good progress from their starting points, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

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need to do better?

n Staff promote kindness and teach children about similarities and differences within their local community. Children develop positive relationships as they take joy in their regular visits to the on-site residential care home where they take part in a range of activities with the residents and sing songs together. These visits help children to develop a sense of kindness and how to promote respect for different people. n Support for children with SEND is very good. The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) is proactive in identifying emerging gaps in learning at the earliest stage. The SENCo engages with parents to gain their approval to seek specialist support, which also promotes effective partnership working. Therefore, all children receive the support they need to make progress in line with their abilities. n The provider has good partnerships with other agencies. They work effectively with the local authority and health services with regard to specialist support for

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need to do better?

children with SEND. As a result, all children make good progress in their learning and development. n Staff support children's communication and language throughout the nursery.

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need to do better?

24 June 2024 They get down to the babies' level as they play and make good eye contact. Babies babble away and staff respond with encouraging words, which helps to promote the early stages of communication. Older children learn more complex words, such as 'nectar' and 'honeycomb', as they are immersed in the story 'Bee'. However, staff do not always follow the leaders' ethos and do not support children to remove dummies. This means, at times, babies are unable to practise speaking to make the very best progress in their language development. n Children have plenty of opportunities to learn about the community they live in. They are developing a sense of identity and their place in the wider community and world. They regularly visit the local library and parks and welcome visitors to the nursery. As a result, they broaden their knowledge about people who help us and about a range of celebrations and festivals.

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need to do better?

n Staff feel well supported. They have regular supervision sessions with the manager, where further training is identified. For example, all staff have attended training to support the curriculum for communication and language. Staff now regularly use British Sign Language to support children with their communication skills. This supports the team to continue to develop in their practice. Children benefit from meaningful interactions with adults. n Parents are pleased with the care their children receive and the progress they are making. They are particularly happy with the support they receive from all staff and the regular feedback provided about their children's day and the progress they are making. Parents also like the online parent app that is used, which means they can access information at any time of the day. As a result, parents continue to support children's learning further at home.

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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 help staff to implement the curriculum for communication and language consistently so that children make the very best progress in their language development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2659792 Local authority Stockport Inspection number 10339405 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 55 Name of registered person Olea Care Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01619470874 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Fernbees registered in 2021 and is located within Fernlea Care Home, Hazel Grove, Stockport. The nursery operates Monday to Friday, from 7am until 6pm, all year round. The nursery employs 11 members of childcare staff. Of these, nine hold qualifications at level 3 and above. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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 Senior staff members and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector carried out joint observations of group activities with the deputy manager. n The inspector spoke to children to find out about their time at the setting. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The SENCo spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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