Silverdawn Day Nursery

Inspection of Silverdawn Day Nursery 23 LYTHAM ROAD, WARTON, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE PR4 1AD

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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 welcome children with open arms to this home-from-home nursery. Children separate from parents easily and excitedly greet the staff team. Staff know children well and plan activities they know they will enjoy. They chat to children about their home life and show a genuine interest in their weekend. This helps children to feel valued and to form emotional attachments with staff. Staff are positive role models. They model good manners and teach children about the behaviours that are expected at nursery, such as sharing and turn taking. Children understand the rules and boundaries and behave very well.

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The provision is good

Staff implement a curriculum that is adaptable and inclusive for all children. During group activities, staff ensure that children who need them, have sensory toys available to help them engage. This supports children to sit for longer periods and builds their concentration levels. Staff recognise when children need more support to help them benefit fully from the curriculum. For instance, at storytime, staff read one-to-one with children who struggle to listen in a larger group. This helps to ensure that all children make good progress from their starting points.

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need to do better?

n The nursery provides a flexible curriculum that supports children's individual needs and helps them to make good progress. Staff observe children to test out what they already know and can do. They form accurate next steps in learning and implement these into children's play. This helps to prepare children for the next stage in their learning. n Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is effective. Staff get to know children with SEND well. They have a good understanding of their individual targets and implement these throughout the day. Staff work closely with outside professionals to ensure children receive the support they need. Children with SEND are very well settled at the nursery and make progress in their development. n Children have a lovely attitude to learning. They smile and laugh excitedly when staff invite them to take part in adult-led learning. Children show a great deal of

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patience and resilience when waiting for their turn during group activities. They are learning about the importance of sharing and are kind to their friends. Children are motivated and eager learners. n Communication and language development is promoted well. Staff talk to children a lot and encourage them to engage in conversation. Children confidently recite songs from memory and copy actions they are familiar with. Staff provide one-to-one support to help those children who do not yet communicate verbally. This helps to ensure that all children can develop their emerging speaking skills and become confident communicators.

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4 November 2024 n Staff help children to learn about some of the different things that constitute a healthy lifestyle. Good hygiene procedures, such as handwashing are well embedded. Children receive healthy meals and access the outdoors each day. Staff teach children about the impact of different foods on the body, such as carrots support eyesight and meats help muscle growth. This helps children to develop their knowledge of healthy food choices. n Children demonstrate very good recall and memory skills. Staff encourage children to describe items on the memory board before hiding one away. Children think carefully and follow staff clues to identify which object is missing. Staff use words, such as 'spiky' to help children remember. This helps to extend children's vocabulary and promotes their thinking skills. n Overall, partnership with parents is effective. Parents attend drop-in sessions and parents evening to find out about what children are learning. They access

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the online application and receive some information about children's development. However, staff do not always provide parents with key information, such as children's individual targets and how they can support these further at home. This hinders the continuity in children's care and learning. n The provider places high priority on staff well-being and values the work of the team. However, due to some recent staffing issues, there are gaps in the procedures for supervision and staff development. For example, not all staff know how to improve their skills and knowledge further or access targeted professional development opportunities. Consequently, on some occasions, the quality of interactions and education that children receive are inconsistent across the staff team.

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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 provide parents with more specific information about children's individual targets and how they can extend these at home n strengthen the procedures for supervision and staff development to provide more consistency in the quality of education.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY104411 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 10369448 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 30 Number of children on roll 35 Name of registered person Hunt, Elisa Charlotte Simmonds Ashby

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reference number

Telephone number 01772 679 239 Date of previous inspection 20 February 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Silverdawn Day Nursery registered in 2001. The nursery employs nine members of childcare staff. Of these, eight hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday for 51 weeks of the year. Sessions are from 8am until 4pm on a Monday and from 8am until 5.30pm Tuesday to Friday. The nursery provides funded early education for children.

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Inspection activities

n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing at the nursery. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke with the registered individual about the leadership and management of the setting. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate 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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