Serendipity Nursery II

Inspection of Serendipity Nursery II The Basildon Upper Academy, Wickford Avenue, Basildon SS13 3HL

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is outstanding

Managers and staff put children at the centre of everything they do. They have worked hard to embed an ambitious and rich curriculum, which sets clear learning intentions for what they want children to achieve during their time at nursery. This is carefully planned and sequenced to build on what children already know to extend and challenge their learning to the highest level. As a result, all children flourish and make exceptional progress.

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The provision is outstanding

Staff support children to be inquisitive, curious and highly motivated learners. Children show immense curiosity, ask lots of questions and are excited to learn new things. They excitedly explore the activities on offer and use available resources to extend and lead their own learning. Staff show happiness in interacting with the children; there is a lot of laughter in the nursery. For example, younger children splash in delight in the water tray and toddlers cheer in excitement at the announcement they are going to the garden. Children's voices are listened to and respected, and this results in children having a strong sense of self-worth.

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The provision is outstanding

Staff have clear behavioural expectations of the children. They provide gentle guidance to support children to understand and regulate their emotions and behaviour. As a result, children behave impeccably. Children share resources with their friends, negotiate activities together and problem-solve to work things out. For example, children are highly engaged in an activity with scales as they work together to balance the weights on both sides, adding and taking away as required. They look on in awe as both sides of the scales reach the same height.

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n Children are effective communicators who are confident to express their views, feelings and interests. Their home languages are celebrated and staff encourage children to speak to their peers in their home language. Children demonstrate they feel comfortable doing so by doing this independently in their play. n Children's safety and well-being is paramount in the nursery. The leadership team takes its responsibilities for this extremely seriously and does all it can to manage any potential risks. It reflects on situations that occur and takes appropriate actions to address any concerns. Staff involve children in daily garden checks to teach them how to identify risks and support them to be aware of how to manage their own safety. n Staff have an excellent knowledge of their key children. They demonstrate an in- depth understanding of the nursery's curriculum and how to implement this to help children learn and develop. Staff use a variety of teaching methods to

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support children to acquire and use language. They ask questions, narrate children's play and model conversations. Staff skilfully allow children time to

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30 July 2024 think and respond, demonstrating what they know. n The nursery works collaboratively with a range of other agencies to decide how best to support the children. Staff have regular meetings and take on board any advice and guidance they are given. They use this information to make a positive impact on the children's overall well-being, learning and development. n Staff's well-being is a priority for the management team. They take time to learn about each member of staff and tailor their support, mentoring and monitoring of practice accordingly. For example, the manager makes informative booklets on a range of topics for staff. This approach has a positive impact on the team and all staff report feeling supported, valued and appreciated. Staff feel that communication across the nursery is highly effective, and they work as one big family to ensure the children receive the best possible care and education.

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Reflective practice, research and training keep knowledge and understanding of early years care and education up to date to provide children with continuous high-quality care and education. n Parents speak extremely highly of the nursery. They would recommend the nursery to others and praise the passionate staff team who care for and educate the children. They also praise the effective communication which helps them to feel part of their child's learning and development. Parents state that the nursery goes above and beyond to offer tailored support to not only the child but their parents and wider family too. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive tailored support to help them join in with activities and they make excellent progress in their learning. Staff work closely with parents and other professionals to review children's next steps, which helps them to decide what to teach children.

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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 EY469370 Local authority Essex Inspection number 10351622 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 60 Number of children on roll 83 Name of registered person Serendipity Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01268 498745 Date of previous inspection 2 October 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Serendipity Nursery II registered in 2013. It is one of three provisions owned by the provider. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, from 7am until 7pm, for 51 weeks of the year. There are 15 members of staff, eight of whom hold early years qualifications at level 3. 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 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 The management team took the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n Children spoke to and communicated with the inspector during the inspection. They spoke about what they enjoy doing during their time at the nursery. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. 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 carried out a joint observation of an activity with the deputy nursery manager. n Parents provided the inspector with written and oral feedback.

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n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in 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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