Manna House Day Nursery

Inspection of Manna House Day Nursery Bamford Street, Glascote, Tamworth, Staffordshire B77 2AT

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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

Leaders focus on helping all children to benefit from early education that meets their specific needs. They work closely with organisations and charities in the local community that focus on helping children and their families. Leaders make good use of funding to ensure that all children have equality of opportunities in their education. This helps to provide all children with a safe and caring play environment where they gain a secure foundation in their learning.

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The provision is good

An effective key-person system helps babies and young children to form close bonds with staff. For example, toddlers awake happily from their afternoon sleep and greet staff with cuddles. Staff understand the care routines and preferences of babies, which helps to provide comfort and continuity with home. Babies are content and develop the confidence to play, explore and learn.

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The provision is good

A key focus of the curriculum is to help children to learn boundaries and develop an understanding of routines. Staff provide children with clear guidance about what is expected of them, and children behave well. This includes developing a sense of responsibility and helping with key routines of the day, such as tidying up. Pre- school children develop good social skills, and staff encourage them to collaborate with their friends. Staff include a range of enjoyable games and activities in their planning that encourage children to build friendships and interact with others.

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need to do better?

n Leaders consider their strengths and identify some aspects of their practice to develop. They plan to extend even further the already good provision for children who speak English as an additional language. n Leaders monitor the quality of teaching and have thorough arrangements for supporting new staff. They prioritise staff training to ensure staff understand fully their duty to keep children safe. Leaders provide effective coaching and training that help staff to improve their knowledge and skills. For example, recent training has focused on extending the knowledge and skills of staff working with babies and for the provision of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff enjoy working at the nursery and feel well supported in their roles. n Parent partnerships are strong and staff value the contributions from parents. Leaders and staff spend time getting to know families so they gain a better

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understanding of each child and their needs. Parents speak highly about the service provided and explain how staff are 'amazing' with their children. n Leaders have identified an overview of the learning aims for children in the different rooms. They carefully consider the provision to support children's emotional regulation and create quiet areas where children can process their

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7 August 2024 feelings. However, leaders have not broken down the curriculum into a precise sequence of knowledge and skills that children need to gain to provide a fully clear direction for learning. n Staff have a good understanding of each child. They make effective use of their observations of children's learning and discussions with parents to inform their teaching. This helps all children to make good progress and gain the skills they need in readiness for school. Children are well motivated to play and sustain their concentration on activities that interest them. However, leaders and staff do not plan all the learning environments as well as possible to progress children's knowledge and skills consistently in all areas of learning. n The provision for children with SEND is a particular strength, and leaders focus diligently on seeking support from outside professionals when children need additional support. They show integrity in providing children with any required

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one-to-one support while funding is being arranged through the relevant agencies and local authority. n Staff enhance children's play with quality interactions, especially to support children's communication and language development. They successfully engage children in their play and motivate them. They use a range of strategies, including the use of books, songs and commenting on children's play, to help children to become confident communicators. Staff implement targeted support and focused adult-led activities when children need additional help with their language skills. There are clear and effective strategies to support children who speak English as an additional language. n Leaders ensure that children's health is promoted and provide nutritious food and snack options. Children's individual health requirements are met well. Staff implement good hygiene routines to help limit the spread of germs and teach

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need to do better?

children about making healthy food choices. For example, pre-school children play games to plan a healthy meal.

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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 refine the curriculum so this is fully ambitious and precisely sequences the knowledge and skills that children need to gain as they progress through the development milestones n plan the learning environment to reflect a breadth of learning experiences and an ambitious curriculum to help children make the best possible progress.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 218424 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 10360537 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 64 Number of children on roll 83 Name of registered person The Manna House (Tamworth) Co.

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reference number

Telephone number 01827 302435 Date of previous inspection 10 January 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Manna House Nursery registered in 1994. The nursery employs 17 members of childcare staff, including the manager. Of these, 15 staff hold appropriate early years qualifications up to level 3. One member of staff holds a level 6 qualification, and the manager holds a level 5 qualification. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 5pm. 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 inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n Children interacted with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager. 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.

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n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. 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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