Foundry Under Fives

Inspection of Foundry Under Fives Harbour View, Hayle, Cornwall TR27 4LB

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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

Staff warmly welcome children and their families into this small, inclusive nursery. They provide a broad range of interesting learning experiences that enable children to explore and follow their interests. Children are motivated and eager to learn, and they engage readily in the activities offered.

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The provision is good

Staff are sensitive, caring and attentive to children's personal and emotional needs. They build positive relationships with all children and, as a result, children are thriving. Staff know children extremely well and support their learning through play. For example, children develop their early writing skills as staff encourage them to draw train tracks as they play with the train set. Staff help children to learn to count as they play in the vegetable shop. Children are independent and manage their own self-care very well. They prepare their own snack by pouring milk, cutting fruit and washing up their plates.

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The provision is good

Leaders and staff work hard to ensure that parents receive the support they need to enable children to thrive at nursery and home. They provide books and activities for children to take home. Parents comment that they feel very well supported, and are delighted with the progress their children are making.

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need to do better?

n Staff plan activities that enable children to develop their knowledge and skills over time. For example, children plant potatoes and regularly observe their growth. They review what plants need to grow and make predictions about what might happen next. Children are able to recall prior learning. They make good progress in their learning and development. n Children are confident communicators. Staff carefully assess children's language skills and expertly support their next steps. They model and extend language at a level that is appropriate to each child. Staff use sign language and visual cues extremely well to support children's communication. n Staff provide children with lots of opportunities to develop their balance and coordination. Children climb confidently up steps and onto tyres. They use the swing independently, and accurately hit a small ball using a tennis racquet. Children have very well-developed physical skills.

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n Children are developing a love of books. They are captivated as they listen to stories and enthusiastically join in conversations about them. Staff frequently read to children and use this as an opportunity to extend their vocabulary and knowledge of the world. For example, staff talk to children about fossils and their experiences at the beach. n Children have good early literacy skills. Staff provide a range of opportunities for children to make marks with different materials. Younger children are learning to

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3 July 2024 identify their name, and older children are learning to recognise sounds in words. Some children are able to write their name. However, staff provide children with less opportunities to develop and secure their knowledge of number, shape and measure. n Children have a positive attitude towards their learning. Staff encourage them to learn through exploration. Children are happy and engaged in the range of activities inside and outside. For example, children delight in printing with potatoes and blowing bubbles. However, children are less engaged and more unsettled during whole-group sessions, particularly in the afternoon, which limits the learning taking place. n Children are learning to manage their emotions and behaviour. Staff use different strategies to help them to do this, such as using massage to calm children when they are anxious. Older children teach the younger children to use sand timers to wait for their turn on the swing. However, on occasion, children's

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negative behaviour disrupts the learning of others and staff do not intervene as swiftly as they could. n Staff and leaders offer exceptional support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They work in collaboration with families and external agencies to help children to achieve their next steps. Children have made excellent progress from their starting points. n Staff attend training regularly. This is carefully chosen by leaders to meet the needs of the children. Staff speak with confidence about the training that they have received and how this has changed their practice. For example, recent speech and language training is helping staff to develop new strategies to support children's development.

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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 ensure that whole-group activities meet the needs and interests of all children n provide a broader range of opportunities for children to develop secure mathematical knowledge in number, shape and measure n support children more consistently to understand their emotions, manage their behaviour and understand the impact it has on others.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2662705 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 10350591 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 31 Name of registered person Foundry Under Fives

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reference number

Telephone number 01736755511 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Foundry Under Fives registered under its current organisational structure in March 2022. It is situated in a residential area in Hayle, Cornwall. The setting is open each weekday from 8am until 3.30pm during term time. There are nine members of staff, all of whom hold relevant qualifications between level 2 and 6. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The inspector carried out joint observations of group activities with the manager. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children. 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.

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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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