Bloomsbury Street Day Nursery

Inspection of Bloomsbury Street Day Nursery 16 Bloomsbury Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN2 1HQ

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Children arrive happily, settle quickly and demonstrate confidence as they seek out toys and resources to play with. Staff work closely with families to identify the knowledge and information they need so they can provide tailored support to children. This is particularly evident for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff act swiftly when they identify children with delays in their development. This is to ensure that children receive timely intervention to help them catch up.

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The provision is good

Staff work hard to generate warm and nurturing relationships with the children. They offer sensitive support to help children feel safe and secure. Staff identify the individual needs of children and use this information to plan a range of interesting experiences and play opportunities. This helps children to make good progress in their learning and development. For example, children engage well and show high levels of enthusiasm as they practise different poses in the weekly yoga class. They show good levels of perseverance as they move their bodies in a variety of ways, which supports their physical development.

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The provision is good

Staff understand the importance of children having opportunities to engage in meaningful language activities. This contributes towards children hearing words linked to their play experiences and helps build their range of vocabulary. For example, staff model descriptive words, such as 'squeeze', 'poke' and 'roll', while teaching children how to manipulate play dough. Children enjoy moulding the dough as shown to them by adults and start to recognise words connected to their play actions.

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need to do better?

n Leaders who hold a position of designated safeguarding lead act on child protection concerns swiftly when brought to their attention. They understand how to meet their roles and responsibilities and work with agencies with statutory responsibilities in order to keep children safe. They use supervision meetings to identify training needs. Leaders and staff engage in multiple opportunities through meetings and group training to further enhance and develop their safeguarding knowledge. This supports leaders and staff to act swiftly if they believe children may be at risk of harm. n Leaders provide training and mentoring for staff to help them plan an effective curriculum. Staff report favourably on the support they receive to help enhance their professional development. Staff use their knowledge to cultivate a positive environment for children to thrive in all areas of their learning. n Staff are clear about what they want children to learn and why. They use the

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knowledge they have about children, including their interests, to plan a

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14 October 2024 sequenced curriculum. However, there are some minor inconsistencies in teaching practice, so what is intended to be taught to children is not fully implemented. Despite this, children demonstrate they are making good progress. n Staff show good levels of vigilance and intervene with appropriate strategies to support children's behaviour. For instance, they use visual props, such as sand timers, to help children prepare for changes in the daily routine. However, on occasions, communication between staff is not consistent to help children's growing understanding of behavioural expectations. Nevertheless, children generally behave well. n Staff provide experiences such as visits in the local community and various play opportunities to support children to learn about themselves and others. For example, they read stories and engage children in activities to find out about people and communities. This contributes towards children developing an

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appreciation for similarities and differences and learning about what makes them unique. n Children demonstrate positive attitudes to learning. Staff support children to remember knowledge they have previously learned. During story time, staff ask children questions to encourage them to share what they know. Children excitedly remember and recall descriptive words linked to book language, such as 'author' and 'blurb'. This contributes towards developing children's communication, language and literacy skills. n Staff who work with very young children foster positive relationships to build secure attachments. These children show confidence and curiosity as staff provide a variety of sensory experiences. They encourage them to touch and smell cinnamon sticks, scented orange slices and sticky spider webs as part of sharing autumnal experiences. n Staff communicate effectively with parents verbally and through use of an online

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application. This ensures that parents receive regular information about their child's day and the progress they are making. Parents hold leaders and staff in very high regard in relation to the impact they have on their children. For example, parents say that their children have flourished in self-confidence as staff adapt and tailor every day to meet their individual learning needs.

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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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n strengthen staff's teaching practice so that what is intended to be taught is

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14 October 2024 implemented accurately n strengthen communication between staff to ensure that behavioural expectations are consistently promoted.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2677115 Local authority Brighton and Hove Inspection number 10369938 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 47 Number of children on roll 58 Name of registered person Hove Village Day Nursery Ltd.

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reference number

Telephone number 01273 033833 Date of previous inspection 14 May 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Bloomsbury Street Day Nursery registered in 2022. It employs 17 members of childcare staff. Of these, 11 hold appropriate early years qualifications. The nursery is open from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6.30pm. The nursery offers care for children aged from three months to approximately three years old, when they transfer to their sister setting. The nursery provides funded early education for two- and three-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. n Leaders joined the inspectors on a learning walk and discussed the curriculum and what they want children to learn. n The inspectors observed the quality of interactions between staff and children during activities and routines and assessed the impact on children. n The inspectors spoke with staff and children at suitable times during the inspection. n A joint observation was carried out and discussed with the leaders. n The inspectors held a discussion with leaders in relation to the leadership and management of the nursery. n The inspectors looked at relevant documentation, including evidence of staff's suitability, first-aid certificates and safeguarding information.

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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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