Cherryvale Nursery

Inspection of Cherryvale Nursery Frimley Road, Ash Vale, Surrey GU12 5NZ

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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 greeted by staff who are kind and friendly. Staff provide good settling- in visits before children first attend the nursery. They work closely with parents to find out key information about children, such as their likes and dislikes. Staff then use this information to help children to settle and quickly form bonds with their key person. The management team speaks proudly of the nursery ethos, where children arrive with an empty backpack and, as they learn and grow, they leave with it full. Staff support this as they plan plenty of interesting and fun activities to help children to make good progress. Older children confidently use computer programs to colour in pictures. They enjoy listening to stories, join in with actions and recall what is going to happen next. Toddlers learn how to care for others as they play with dolls, wash them and brush their teeth. Babies enjoy plenty of sensory play, and staff value the voice of the child. For example, the door to the

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The provision is good

sleep room has been removed so that nonverbal children can go in and show staff when they want a sleep.

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The provision is good

Children behave well and are kind and thoughtful towards their friends. Staff are enthusiastic but also gentle in their approach. They offer lots of praise, which helps children to feel settled and secure.

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need to do better?

n Staff consider children's safety well. They have recently reviewed how they move children from the outside play area to indoors to keep all children accounted for. Children learn about the importance of keeping themselves safe. Staff show younger children that the gates are locked and talk to them about why this is important. They talk to older children about the 'PANTS' rules created by the NSPCC, and help children to understand that their body belongs to them. n The new management team at the nursery is having a positive impact. Staff report positive well-being and a stronger focus on training. They have recently completed safer sleep training. The management team is aware that staff in some rooms are more confident than others. At present, the level of teamwork and communication between staff is not consistent across the nursery. n Staff plan a range of activities and experiences based on children's interests. For

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need to do better?

example, a recent interest in the Olympics has driven staff to think of ways to incorporate this into children's learning. Toddlers develop physical skills as they use spray bottles to spray water at paper targets. Pre-school children develop their physical skills as they run races, balance on beams and jump over hurdles. Staff teach children the rules of a relay race and children excitedly run around shouting, 'One more lap for Great Britain.' n Overall, staff organise the learning environments indoors and outdoors well. They plan activities outdoors, such as painting, so that children have plenty to

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need to do better?

7 August 2024 do aside from physical play. However, not all areas are consistently well resourced. For example, on the day of the inspection, the water tray outside was empty and the chalkboard had no chalk, despite these being accessible to children. This limited children's choices should they have wished to use these. n Staff teach children the importance of staying healthy. Children enjoy plenty of outside play, but staff ensure children apply sun cream regularly, take a rest in the shade and have plenty to drink in hot weather. Staff talk to children about the importance of staying hydrated and challenge them to have four more gulps of water before they go back off to play. n There is a strong focus on developing children's independence skills from a young age. There are sinks for handwashing in all rooms, and even the youngest children are confident to stand on the step and wash their hands with minimal

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need to do better?

guidance from staff. n Staff are positive role models and encourage positive behaviour. They teach children how to manage their emotions and understand when children might be feeling a little less secure. They recognise, for example, when older children might be feeling unsure about starting school and take this into account. Staff support children's transitions to school well and provide lots of reassurance. n Parents speak positively about the nursery and staff. They say that their children enjoy attending and that the staff are kind and caring. Many parents are returning parents with their second child, which demonstrates their confidence in the care provided. However, a clear two-way flow of information with parents has not yet been established to share ideas consistently with parents to enable them to support learning 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 monitor the level of mutual support and teamwork in each room to ensure communication between staff in all rooms is consistently good n support staff to consider the learning environments and activities inside and outside more thoroughly so that they are consistently well resourced to support children's play and learning n enhance partnerships with parents to improve the two-way flow of information regarding children's learning and development and to support parents to continue their child's learning at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 119980 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10354234 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 105 Number of children on roll 206 Name of registered person Cherry Childcare Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01252 545477 Date of previous inspection 20 August 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Cherryvale Nursery registered in 1998. It operates from a former school building in a residential area of Ash Vale in Surrey. The nursery is open for 51 weeks of the year, Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6.30pm. There are 29 staff employed to work directly with children, of whom 22 hold a relevant childcare qualification. The nursery receives funding to provide free 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 inspectors discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and have taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager, deputy manager and inspectors completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children communicated with the inspectors during the inspection. n The inspectors talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspectors observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n One of the inspectors carried out a joint observation of an activity with the manager. n The inspectors spoke with the nominated individual/registered individual about the leadership and management of the setting.

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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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