Nina's Nursery Limited

Inspection of Nina's Nursery Limited Brookside Primary School, Ashbourne Drive, Stockport SK6 8DB

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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 arrive with beaming smiles, eager to start their day. They are extremely secure and settled in this nurturing pre-school. This is because staff work hard to build trusting relationships with both children and their families. As a result, children show they are comfortable from their first day in the setting.

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The provision is good

Staff skilfully use children's personal experiences to support their communication development. For example, children who have recently returned from family trips abroad cuddle up to adults to share their holiday photos. Staff use these times to creatively introduce new vocabulary. This approach helps children become confident communicators.

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The provision is good

Staff collect detailed information from parents about children's needs. They use this to plan exciting activities that engage children. For instance, children's recent visit to Paris leads to enthusiastic building of the Eiffel Tower. Staff help children to extend their imaginative play. As a result, children are motivated, confident and curious as they explore their environment, which is centred around their interests.

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The provision is good

Staff support children to understand the importance of turn-taking and using good manners. They are actively involved in keeping their environment safe and tidy. Children are kind, friendly and well behaved, showing positive social skills. This helps children develop lifelong skills for their future.

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need to do better?

n The management team has a strong and ambitious vision for providing high- quality care and education to children. The plans include developing a curriculum that supports children in becoming school-ready. However, leaders have not ensured that all staff have a clear understanding of the curriculum intentions or what they want children to learn. This leads to occasional inconsistencies in how staff deliver the curriculum across the pre-school. n Children show a strong desire to be independent. At snack time, they are encouraged to collect and position their own chairs around the table. They demonstrate pride when they successfully complete a task, such as disposing of their peelings and tidying up without being asked. This helps to foster a sense of independence and supports children in building confidence in their own abilities. n Staff support children's physical skills well. The outdoor learning environment is

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need to do better?

utilised to challenge and enhance children's large-muscle skills such as pushing and carrying prams. Inside, children develop their finger muscles through activities using a range of tools and skills such as using tongs to serve toast and peeling bananas. These experiences are a good foundation for building dexterity needed for early writing.

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need to do better?

5 September 2024 n There is strong focus on promoting children's communication and language development. Children are encouraged to express their interests and communicate openly. This makes them feel valued. However, the curriculum for promoting children's critical-thinking skills is less well implemented. Staff are less skilled in helping children to learn how to think through and answer questions independently. n Staff have a clear understanding of what children need for their personal, social and emotional development. They focus on teaching important social skills such as sharing and taking turns. For instance, when making play dough, children work together by sharing ingredients such as flour and water and using different tools to mix. This teamwork helps children to be caring and respectful towards others. n Children have plenty of opportunities to learn about the community they live in. Parents are complimentary about the variety of outings, including visits to shops,

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need to do better?

the forest and a library. Additionally, children take part in a postcard exchange, sending postcards and receiving postcards from around the world. This sparks interest in different cultures. Children are developing a sense of identity and their place in the wider community and world. n Staff are effective in engaging with other professionals when needed, making referrals to external services and signposting parents to support from other professionals. This helps to ensure that all children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, receive the support that they need so they can make progress from their individual starting points.

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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 strengthen support for all staff to understand the curriculum intention and implement it consistently n strengthen the curriculum for communication and language to promote children's thinking skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY537708 Local authority Stockport Inspection number 10350971 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 12 Name of registered person Nina's Nursery (Davenport) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01663308008 Date of previous inspection 21 September 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Nina's Nursery Limited registered in 2016 and is located in Stockport. The nursery is open term time only, from 7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. There are four staff employed to work with the children, of which three hold relevant childcare qualifications from level 3 to level 4. The nursery receives funding to provide early years education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and the inspector had a learning walk together and discussed how the curriculum is organised. n The inspector observed how staff support children during indoor and outdoor activities and assessed the impact this has on their learning. n The inspector spoke with parents, managers, staff and children during the inspection. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager and discussed the quality of teaching. n The inspector asked staff questions throughout the inspection to establish their understanding of how to safeguard children and how they assess and plan for children's learning.

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Inspection activities

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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