Keeley's Daycare Nurseries & Pre-Schools

Inspection of Keeley's Daycare Nurseries & Pre-Schools Chichester Terrace, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 1DB

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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

Staff have high expectations for children to behave well. They implement effective strategies that help children to understand how they are expected to behave. This includes talking about what children have done, throughout the day, when they have independently followed the nursery rules. Additionally, staff set clear expectations for behaviour by talking to children when they are about to move to another activity. Children respond positively to this, which supports them to demonstrate a positive attitude to learning.

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The provision is good

Staff support children to take appropriate risks. For instance, when children indicate that they want to throw a large wooden dice on the floor, staff support them to do this safely. This helps children to develop an awareness of risks.

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The provision is good

Children are supported well to develop their communication and language skills. For instance, when staff notice children experimenting with the different sounds that the metal cups and pots make, they use words to describe these noises. Staff also build on conversations with children to help them make sense of what they have learned. Children enjoy sharing what they know, and staff encourage them to extend their knowledge further by helping them to make links to their past experiences. This helps children to strengthen their ability to engage in back-and- forth conversations.

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need to do better?

n Leaders are reflective of the service that they provide for children and their families. They have identified parent partnerships as an area of improvement and are focusing on staff training to strengthen communication with parents. This includes giving staff support to provide effective handovers when parents collect their children. This is to enable parents to be better informed about their child's time at nursery. n Leaders help staff to understand their roles and responsibilities. Room leaders have daily meetings with their teams, which gives them time to discuss the children and how they can support them in their learning for the day. Leaders provide additional support to staff by giving them effective feedback on their teaching skills. This gives staff the support they need to help them to strengthen their practice. n Staff know their key children well, including their interests and where they are in

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their development. They use children's interests to build on their skills. For example, they support babies to develop their physical skills by giving them mirrors to look into. This encourages babies to spend time on their tummies, which helps them to strengthen their core muscles. n Staff arrange the learning environment so that it stimulates children's curiosity.

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2 September 2024 Children freely access the activities they want to take part in, such as looking at books. Although children enjoy exploring their surroundings, at times staff do not recognise when opportunities arise to extend children's learning. This does not fully support children to make the progress they are capable of. n Leaders and staff provide opportunities for children to learn to manage risks. Leaders and staff check equipment to identify any potential hazards and support children to use it safely. For instance, children enjoy walking up planks and climbing on large tyres. Children beam with delight when they complete their task. Staff supervise children during these activities and recognise when they need to step in to support children appropriately. This helps children to develop an awareness of how to keep themselves safe. n Staff are warm and attentive towards children. They are respectful during their

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interactions with children. For example, staff ask for permission to help when they can see that children need support or assistance. Staff also respond promptly when children need emotional support, such as when they become upset. Staff offer reassurance and cuddles, which helps children to develop bonds with them. n Staff ensure that they communicate well with each other. For instance, they tell each other when they take children to another area of the nursery, such as the garden or sensory room. This shows that staff work well together as a team, which promotes children's safety.

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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 support staff to build on the quality of their interactions with children so that children consistently benefit from high-quality teaching experiences.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY561567 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 10361569 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 100 Number of children on roll 92 Name of registered person Keeley Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01403 217600 Date of previous inspection 17 August 2021

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Information about this early years setting

Keeley's Daycare Nurseries & Pre-Schools registered in 2018. It operates in Horsham, West Sussex. The nursery is open each weekday from 7.30am to 6.30pm, all year round. There are 22 members of staff. Of these, one holds a qualification at level 6, eight are qualified at level 3 and two are qualified at level 2. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The deputy manager, manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this has on children's learning. n The inspector, the manager and the deputy manager carried out joint observations of group activities.

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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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