Spring - Winlaton

Inspection of Spring - Winlaton Parkhead Community Primary School, Park Lane, Winlaton, Gateshead NE21 6LT

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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

Children are very happy in this friendly and caring nursery. Parents comment that their children are very happy and settled. Managers and staff are passionate about providing high-quality support for children's individual needs. They have recently reorganised the nursery rooms to support children's age and stage of development more effectively. Children are very safe in the nursery. Staff supervise children carefully. They act swiftly when they identify any potential hazards. For example, they supervise babies exceptionally well as they sit up, to make sure they do not fall back and hurt themselves.

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The provision is good

Managers have developed a clear curriculum based on what they want children to learn. There is a clear focus on the development of children's skills in communication and language and personal and social development. They plan how they can help children acquire the skills they need throughout their time in the nursery, this includes identifying core stories and rhymes. Staff manage behaviour well. For example, they use terms such as 'stop' to calm situations before reminding children of their expectations. Staff remind children of what they should be doing and the reasons for this. Older children explain that they need to use 'walking feet' inside. Staff provide advice and support to parents on how they can manage children's behaviour at home.

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need to do better?

n Training is exceptionally well focused on helping staff to improve their practice. Recent training on specific ages has given staff more confidence to lead group times and support children's learning. Staff share key points from training with staff. For example, staff have introduced well-being baskets and stories to help children to manage their feelings and emotions. n Babies settle quickly. They develop very strong relationships with staff and seek them out for reassurance. Staff have thought carefully about what they want children to learn. They provide motivational activities to support their learning further. Toddlers thoroughly enjoy making paint with chalk and develop their shoulder muscles as they paint with it on the walls. n Staff provide a range of opportunities for children to develop their independence. From an early age, children learn to serve themselves food and pour out water. Staff take time to show babies and toddlers how to use forks and spoons. As

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children move through the nursery, they become particularly skilled at using knives and forks to feed themselves. n Due to the reorganisation of the rooms, staff are establishing routines within the rooms. Some aspects of the current routine do not support two-year-old children to maintain high levels of concentration. Sometimes, when children have to wait around to wash hands or serve their fruit, they become restless and this impacts

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16 July 2024 on their attention and concentration. n Children make very good progress in their communication and language. Managers use funding effectively to purchase resources and provide further staff training in this area. Staff use a range of strategies to support children to expand their language skills. Staff talk to parents about how they can support children's communication further, for instance, by reducing the use of dummies. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make very good progress. Staff work very closely with other professionals to provide children with the support they need. They plan interventions to provide children with the help they require. They evaluate the progress children make and seek advice and support when necessary. This helps children to catch up with their peers. n Staff develop good relationships with parents. Parents generally appreciate the

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need to do better?

electronic communication and value the information they receive regarding their children's day. Parents know what their children are learning and value the advice staff give them about managing children's behaviour at home. The manager recognises that she now needs to consider new ways of sharing even more detailed information with parents or carers who prefer not to use the electronic app. n The manager supports staff's well-being exceptionally well. Staff say they feel exceptionally well supported and value the informal discussions that they have to check in on their well-being.

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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 routines support two-year-old children to maintain high levels of concentration and engagement n seek new ways of gathering and sharing information with all parents, to support children even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY539481 Local authority Gateshead Inspection number 10351164 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 54 Number of children on roll 63 Name of registered person Action For Children Developments Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01914144602 Date of previous inspection 11 October 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Spring – Winlaton registered in 2016. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, five staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 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 the managers and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the nursery. n The manager showed the inspector around the nursery and explained how she organises her curriculum. n The inspector observed children playing and learning. n The manager evaluated an activity with the inspector. n Parents shared their views about the nursery with the inspector. n The inspector spoke to children and staff at appropriate times during the inspection. n The manager showed the inspector a range of documents, including those relating to staff suitability. n The manager explained how she keeps children safe and manages the nursery.

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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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