Magna Minors Day Nursery & Pre-School

Inspection of Magna Minors Day Nursery & Pre-School Chew Medical Practice, Chew Lane, Chew Stoke, BRISTOL BS40 8UE

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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

Staff welcome children and their families on arrival and sensitively support those new to the setting. Children arrive happy, settle quickly and soon feel safe and secure. Leaders and staff plan an effective curriculum for all children, focusing on their prime areas of development, to underpin their learning. They have made recent changes to the layout of the room and have already observed the benefits to the children. For example, older children are better able to listen and concentrate without the distraction of toddlers.

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The provision is good

Staff provide good interaction, enabling children to make choices and lead their learning while embedding their knowledge. For example, as children persevere with dressing a doll, staff help them to name parts of the body. They revisit activities to help children remember more. For example, when studying faces, older children recall being told that hair on a lip is called a moustache.

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The provision is good

Children have positive attitudes to learning and explore the resources with enthusiasm. For example, staff help toddlers to discover different ways to transport water, such as scoops, beakers and even sponges. They role model good mathematical language, such as 'full' and 'empty', and help them to understand about capacity while having fun playing. Older children demonstrate their delight at their achievements, such as when they learn to spin and roll hoops.

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need to do better?

n Staff monitor children's development effectively. Leaders have a good overview to quickly identify any gaps and ensure that children receive the help they need to catch up with their peers. Staff use their observations well to identify what children can already do and what they need to focus on next. For example, babies are helped to strengthen their legs ready for walking, and children learning English as an additional language gain confidence in speaking. n Staff promote all children's language skills effectively. They respond to babies babbling and add vocabulary to toddlers' comments. For example, as they mix their 'potions', they learn the difference between a spatula and a spoon, as well as the names of shapes, such as 'spirals'. All children enjoy singing and stories, and older children engage in good discussions, learning to listen to others and take turns speaking. n Children are confident to appropriately express their ideas, and staff listen and

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need to do better?

respond well to them. For example, when taking part in an activity to look at their similarities and differences and paint a self-portrait, staff notice children's fascination with mixing colours and extend this further. n Overall, staff support children well in understanding their expectations. Staff consistently manage children's behaviour, speaking kindly and offering

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need to do better?

18 September 2024 alternatives when minor arguments arise. However, they do not always help children to acknowledge their emotions and consider how others feel, or help older children to resolve conflict for themselves. n Staff support children well in taking care of their personal needs, developing good hygiene practices and understanding the importance of oral health. Children gain independence as they access tissues and wipe their nose. They help themselves to fresh drinking water and have daily opportunities to be outdoors and enjoy exercise. n Staff provide good support to help children develop the skills they need to become independent. For example, young children put their arms into the sleeves of their coats, and older children follow instructions well. Staff help them to recall what they need to do until they can manage their shoes and coat for themselves. n Successful partnerships with parents enable staff to seek important information

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need to do better?

to get to know the children well. Staff share daily information with parents on their children's care and the activities. Parents have opportunities each term to receive a full report on their child's development and next stages of learning. However, they are not consistently informed when these change, to better support learning at home. n The provider regularly evaluates their practice, working closely with the staff team. They are currently focusing on improving children's opportunities to have more outings and learn in their community. Unqualified staff receive good support to gain qualifications and develop their knowledge and skills. Staff work well as a team, providing effective supervision and support and meeting children's needs successfully.

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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 focus staff development on extending ways to help children understand and manage their own feelings and on supporting older children to manage conflict for themselves n extend the partnerships with parents to inform them of their children's next stages of development as they change, to support learning at home even more effectively.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2806606 Local authority Bath and North East Somerset Council Inspection number 10362775 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 24 Number of children on roll 32 Name of registered person Carreyett, Helen

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reference number

Telephone number 01275 333125 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Magnor Minors Day Nursery & Pre-School re-registered in 2024 and is privately owned and run. The setting is located in the medical centre in Chew Stoke, Bath and North East Somerset. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, for 48 weeks of the year. There are six members of staff, including the owner, who holds early years professional status. One member of staff holds an early years qualification at level 4 and another holds one at level 3. The setting provides funded early education for children aged two, three and four years old.

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Inspection activities

n The manager discussed their curriculum with the inspector and what they want the children to learn. n The inspector spoke to staff at convenient times during the inspection and observed the quality of education they provide indoors and outdoors. n The manager and the inspector conducted a joint observation in the pre-school room of children engaged in an adult-led activity, and discussed the quality of teaching and the impact this was having on children's development. n The inspector spoke with parents and children and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke with the nominated individual and the manager about the leadership and management of the setting, and the inspector reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff.

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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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