Greenwoods Nursery Limited English Bicknor

Inspection of Greenwoods Nursery Limited English Bicknor English Bicknor C OF E Primary school, English Bicknor, Coleford, Gloucestershire GL16 7PG

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

All children, including those who are new to the nursery's 'Birch Class', are happy and settled. They arrive with enthusiasm to a warm welcome from the friendly, caring staff. The provider and staff create a well-resourced, attractive and calm environment. Children enjoy free-play opportunities to explore their playroom. They role play based on first-hand experiences in the home corner, cooking, looking after babies and playing at being hairdressers. They like to involve staff in their play and staff join in happily, offering ideas to extend children's learning. Staff use resources well to promote children's interests and learning. For example, they provide real vegetables in the home corner and outdoors in the play shop. They talk to children about where food grows to increase their understanding of the world.

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The provision is good

Staff plan and implement a curriculum that covers all areas of learning successfully. Children make good progress in their learning from their individual starting points. Most children attain confident communication skills and staff provide extra support, such as sign language and pictorial prompts, to aid children who find verbal communication more difficult. Children are well behaved and gain confidence and independence. Staff use circle time each day to remind children of 'the golden rules'. Some children recall behavioural expectations, such as using listening ears, 'kind hands', quiet voices and walking feet indoors. Staff help children to learn to take turns and share, for example using sand timers to support this. They foster children's self-esteem well and encourage children to take pride in their achievements. They promote good manners and help children learn to stay safe.

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need to do better?

n All children of different ages and stages of development are included and they have many positive interactions with staff. Staff initiate lots of discussion to encourage children to develop their language and thinking. They know instinctively when to play an active role in children's play and when to let them explore freely. n The leadership team and staff are all enthusiastic in their roles. The provider ensures staff have good access to training and supports them in their professional development effectively. The team has a good oversight of the effectiveness of the curriculum and have identified aspects of the provision that they plan to improve. n Staff assess children's progress and identify gaps in their learning well. They know each child's family backgrounds, interests and learning needs. They provide a variety of planned activities and experiences to motivate children in their learning. At this time, they focus on the personal, emotional and social

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need to do better?

development of the youngest children and those who are new to the setting. While doing so, staff sometimes miss opportunities to maximise the learning of

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6 September 2024 the most-able children. n Staff teach children good hygiene practice and encourage them to do things for themselves. Children learn to dress for outdoor play, pour drinks, wash their hands and wipe their own noses using a mirror to help. n Children benefit from time spent outdoors. They have plenty of fresh air and exercise. Staff use their forest school training to enhance children's outdoor experiences and understanding of the world. They make good use of the host school's outdoor play spaces and rural setting. Children have plenty of fun during a spontaneous water play activity. They fill jugs and containers from a water butt. They pour water to propel small ducks down a shoot quickly constructed by staff, splash excitedly in puddles they create and giggle as they spray one another with water. n As children develop their creativity and early writing skills chalking outdoors, staff encourage colour recognition. Staff count and plan some activities to

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introduce mathematical concepts but these do not always build upon what children already know and can do. n Staff use children's interests to enhance their learning. For example, children lined up chairs to create a train and went on train journeys to the seaside and other destinations. In response to this, staff took children to a local railway station. Additionally, children's fascination with butterflies led to a trip to a butterfly park. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents praise the support they and their children receive from the staff team when they are new to the setting. They report that staff gather information about their children's needs and abilities and provide regular feedback about children's experiences. Parents value how well staff help children with special educational needs and/or disabilities to gain outside professional support.

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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 maximise the learning of the most-able children to ensure they are suitably challenged by the planned curriculum n make greater use of opportunities to increase children's mathematical awareness, during planned activities and children's self-chosen play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2679207 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 10350711 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 34 Number of children on roll 12 Name of registered person Greenwoods Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01594862966 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Greenwoods Nursery Limited English Bicknor is run by Greenwoods Nursery Limited. It registered in 2022 and the nursery is situated within the site of English Bicknor Primary School. They offer nursery care, known as Birch Class, for children aged two to four years, Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm, with the core hours being 9am to 3pm. This aspect of the provision is term time only. They also provide wraparound and holiday care, known as Mighty Oaks, for school children up to the age of 12 years. There are three staff employed to work at this site. The staff all hold appropriate childcare qualifications from level 3 to level 5. 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 nursery owner joined the inspector on a learning walk of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and the children, indoors and outdoors. They observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with the owner and managers about the leadership and management of the nursery. n The inspector spoke to staff, children and parents at appropriate times during the inspection. n Relevant documentation including some written feedback from parents was read by the inspector. The owner also showed the inspector the online app used with parents.

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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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