Active Angels Day Nursery

Inspection of Active Angels Day Nursery Tanworth Lane, Shirley, SOLIHULL, West Midlands B90 4BY

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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 Good

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The provision is outstanding

Children receive excellent care and education at this warm, welcoming and totally child-centred setting. They are incredibly happy and content, which shows they feel safe and secure. Children confidently explore the provision. They access an extensive range of exciting, stimulating activities which are diligently planned by staff. Children become highly engaged and concentrate on tasks. Enthusiastic and knowledgeable staff support them with quality interactions that extend children's learning. Children's behaviour is impeccable. They follow the rules of the setting, share, take turns and interact respectfully with staff and their friends.

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The provision is outstanding

Leaders and staff work together to plan a flexible curriculum that incorporates all children's needs. Staff form close, nurturing and supportive relationships with children and their families. This enables staff to build on children's learning and experiences at home. For example, following a baby's visit to a farm, staff plan activities that captivate babies' interests. Babies delight in playing with farm animals in mud, straw and sand. They listen intently and echo songs sung by staff who play alongside them. Later in the day, babies repeat the morning's learning independently. They sing 'E-I-E-I-O' tunefully as they play.

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n Communication and language are key focus areas for leaders and staff. They carefully choose focus books and songs to extend children's vocabulary and language skills. The setting is alive with staff and children singing songs and rhymes in all rooms. Staff encourage children to develop a love of books. They create cosy book corners, where children relax and choose to look at familiar books on their own and with friends. Furthermore, staff share stories in a range of exciting ways. They encourage children to recall and act out a bear hunt story outdoors. Children join in with enthusiasm as they take barefoot walks through sensory trays. They say 'splish, splash, squelch' and describe the textures they feel between their toes. Children work with determination to figure out the best way to clean their feet afterwards. Staff seize every opportunity to teach children concepts, descriptive words, and early mathematical language that will support

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future learning. n Leaders and staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) exceptionally well. They complete regular assessments that promptly identify potential delays in children's development. Leaders engage specialists who provide advice and guidance. Staff collaborate with parents and other professionals. They work together to create support plans to help bridge any gaps in children's learning. Leaders make timely referrals to ensure children receive the support they need. Furthermore, leaders source additional funding for specific children's needs. Staff use this to purchase carefully selected

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8 August 2024 resources that extend and enhance children's learning experiences. n Staff plan opportunities for children to build on their physical skills. They recognise the importance of babies spending time playing on their tummies, and plan activities to encourage this. They provide time, space and opportunity for babies to crawl, cruise and toddle around. Babies confidently negotiate ramps and explore resources that captivate and offer challenge. This all helps to build on children's core strength. Staff provide toddlers and pre-school children with further challenge both in and outdoors. Children have daily opportunities to run around in wide open spaces and practise their climbing and balancing skills. This helps to promote children's physical and mental health and well-being. n Parent partnerships are extremely strong. Parents and carers talk very positively about leaders and staff. They appreciate the 'home-away-from home'

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environment that they create. Parents and carers state that they think the setting is exemplary. They describe leaders and staff as dedicated, nurturing and exceptional. Leaders invite parents and carers into the setting to join them in educational talks and workshops from visiting specialists. They share resources and ideas to support home learning. Parents and carers talk about how their children blossom at the setting. They say that staff make children feel safe and loved. They state that their children meet and exceed their milestones and are fully prepared for school. n Leaders are passionate about providing the best possible care and education for children. They carefully recruit staff who share the same values. Leaders have high expectations. They monitor the provision closely to ensure policies and procedures are known and followed by all staff. Leaders seek the views of staff, children and parents when reflecting on the service they offer. They listen and

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adapt the provision accordingly, sharing targets that the whole team works towards. n Staff well-being is of the utmost priority for leaders. All staff talk about feeling supported and valued. Leaders encourage staff to extend their knowledge. Staff evaluate and develop their practice by observing each other. They complete copious amounts of focused, additional training which successfully enhances their skills and understanding of how children learn and develop. This all helps to provide continuity of care and ensure outcomes for children are at the highest level.

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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 EY401102 Local authority Solihull Inspection number 10361208 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 69 Number of children on roll 108 Name of registered person Active Angels Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01217442993 Date of previous inspection 22 January 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Active Angels Day Nursery is located in Shirley, Solihull. The nursery opened in 2006 and re-registered in 2009. The nursery employs 19 members of staff. Of these, one holds a level 6 qualification, 12 hold appropriate level 3 qualifications, one has a level 2 qualification and five other staff are unqualified. The nursery opens Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am 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 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 assistant manager, deputy manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the provision and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector spoke to children to find out about their time at the setting. 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 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 carried out a joint observation of a communication and language activity with the assistant manager. n Parents and carers shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the provision.

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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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