Rosedene Easterside

Inspection of Rosedene Easterside St. Thomas More RC Primary School, Erith Grove, MIDDLESBROUGH, Cleveland TS4 3QH

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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 Good

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The provision is outstanding

Children benefit from a wealth of highly stimulating learning opportunities in this welcoming nursery. Staff have created a wonderful learning environment, both inside and in the large outdoor space. Resources and activities are carefully planned to promote children's curiosity. Babies show considerable levels of concentration as they engage in sensory play. They watch with interest and then copy as staff show them how to use different musical instruments. Older children work together as they hunt for insects. They confidently explain to the inspector the best places to look for them. They use magnifying glasses, books, and pictures to help them to identify what they find. Children persevere as they work out how to open different bottles and jars as they mix magic potions. Staff encourage them to use their imaginations to make up stories as they play. These experiences help children to build on their confidence and to develop a real love of learning.

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The provision is outstanding

The importance of ensuring children feel safe and secure is evident throughout the nursery. Carefully planned visits help new children to settle and to form attachments with staff. All staff know the children and their families incredibly well. They are highly attentive to children's needs, recognising when they need reassurance or support. At the same time, they are highly skilled at encouraging children to do things for themselves. The youngest children's physical development is promoted as staff allow children to try to crawl out of the sandpit. Toddlers are carefully supervised when they decide they want to see what happens when they ride their tricycles down a slope. Older children show real focus as they practise cutting their own fruit. Children's behaviour is excellent, and the atmosphere within the nursery is calm and purposeful. Staff treat children with genuine kindness and respect.

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need to do better?

n Managers lead the staff team with real passion and commitment. They recognise that the staff are the most important resource within the nursery. Staff are valued and given plenty of opportunities to develop professionally. The team work together to reflect on the practice within the nursery, and to consider ways to enhance it even further. This helps to ensure that children receive the highest quality of care and learning. n The curriculum has been designed to ensure that children are always being prepared for their next stage in learning. Managers have a very secure knowledge and understanding of child development. They work with staff to make sure that all aspects of the nursery provide opportunities for children to make progress. Staff recognise the importance of giving children time to practise and embed the skills they learn, as well as introducing new experiences. n The nursery is highly inclusive. Managers are quick to identify children who may

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17 July 2024 need additional support. They then work with parents to identify strategies they can use in nursery and at home to help children's development. Liaison with other professionals, including staff in local schools, is exceptional. Parents of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities remark on the nursery as being 'life changing', because of the support provided to themselves and to their children. n Staff take full advantage of spontaneous opportunities to develop children's mathematical knowledge and understanding. When babies start to build towers, staff start to introduce appropriate counting vocabulary. Pre-school children show an interest in wooden numerals in a display. Staff questioning helps them to arrange these in order, and to identify what comes before, after and in between the numbers they find. n There is a strong focus on promoting children's communication and language.

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Learning is sequenced effectively to support children to become increasingly confident in their speaking and listening. Books, rhymes, and stories play a key part in this. Children have access to a rich selection of books. These are attractively displayed, often next to relevant activities, such as books about diggers next to the construction area. Children readily seek out staff to share a book with them. n Children's good health is promoted effectively. Meals and snacks are well- balanced. Children take pride in growing vegetables in their allotment. Managers recognise the importance of working with parents in relation to children's oral health. There is plenty of space outside for children to enjoy fresh air and exercise. Staff remind children about staying hydrated and supervise them as they practise applying their own sun cream. n The nursery has established strong links within the local community. Visits to a

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need to do better?

local care home are identified as being particularly valuable for children who do not have elderly relatives. Children enjoy attending sessions at the local library. They celebrate a wide range of different festivals and special days, often including parents in these events. For example, they sent home recipes, resources, and ideas to help families enjoy national picnic day together. n Parental feedback is overwhelmingly positive. They value the feedback they receive as they pick up and collect their children, and through the nursery app. They describe how the nursery has supported their children to blossom and flourish.

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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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Setting details

Unique reference number EY411165 Local authority Middlesbrough Inspection number 10351480 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

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

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inspection

Total number of places 36 Number of children on roll 124 Name of registered person Rosedene Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01642 317222 Date of previous inspection 12 September 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Rosedene Easterside registered in 2010 and is located in Middlesbrough. The nursery employs 15 members of childcare staff. Of these 13 hold appropriate early years qualifications between level 2 and level 5. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday for 51 weeks of the year. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm. 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 nursery received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with managers and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the nursery. n The 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 observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n Children told the inspector about their friends and what they like to do when they are at the nursery. n The inspector spoke to several parents and carers during the inspection and also considered written parental feedback. n The manager provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on

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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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