Berwick Rascals Day Nursery

Inspection of Berwick Rascals Day Nursery Tweedmouth Church Hall, Church Road, Tweedmouth, BERWICK-UPON-TWEED TD15 2AN

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Outstanding

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The provision is outstanding

Staff build superb relationships with children at this nurturing and welcoming setting. They form very close bonds and get to know children and their families well. Children are extremely happy, settled and secure. Staff help to create a warm and calm atmosphere for their learning as they explore books independently and investigate with balls and sensory toys. Support for children's personal, social and emotional development is outstanding. Staff put in place secure and well- considered daily routines. These help children to feel a sense of ownership, inclusion and belonging. For example, staff support children to confidently register themselves into the setting and find their own peg and tray. Staff encourage children to welcome each other at circle time and talk about how they are feeling that day. Staff discuss with children the weather and what children need to wear to keep themselves warm and well.

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The provision is outstanding

Children show very high levels of focus and concentration as they stack cubes and stick straws onto paper. They are willing to have a try and persist with trickier tasks, such as peeling their fruit themselves at snack time. Staff encourage children to make simple choices, such as voting for which book they would like staff to read. This helps children to learn about fairness. Children's behaviour is excellent. Staff support them to take turns and share tools, for example, as they practise with scissors and stamp marks into dough.

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n The setting's curriculum is very thoughtfully considered and designed with specific cohorts of children and their needs and interests in mind. It is clearly sequenced to support the patterns of children's development and puts an emphasis on embedding, as well as extending, learning. n Staff are very clear about what they want children to achieve and how best to prepare them for school or the next stage of their learning. Exceptional partnership working means that these goals are identified in partnership with parents and school staff. n Staff demonstrate consistently high levels of quality interaction, both inside and outside in the enclosed garden. They model new skills, give clear instructions and provide ideas to children to help them develop their ideas and play. They provide excellent support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. n Staff plan outstanding support for children's developing communication and

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language skills. They skilfully ask questions that encourage children to use language and give detailed replies. Children hear lots of descriptive language as staff chat to them about their play. n Children take part in singing and action rhymes. They learn about rhythm and

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30 October 2024 the construction of words as they clap the number of syllables in their friends' names. Where children need additional support, staff use specific programmes to help boost children's language. When planning activities, they consider new words they would like children to learn. n Staff plan outstanding support for children's physical development. Children use wooden mallets to hammer pegs into pumpkins. They use tweezers and tongs to fill containers with coloured spaghetti. This helps to strengthen their finger muscles in preparation for skills, such as using scissors and early writing. n There is an extremely strong focus on early literacy. Children enjoy favourite stories and explore new books. Staff provide a learning library for parents and encourage storytelling at home through bedtime reading challenges. n Staff build very strong relationships with parents who speak very highly of the

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setting. They ask parents about their ambitions for their children and what is important to them in terms of their children's achievements. Staff use stickers to help parents initiate conversations with children about what they have learned and enjoyed that day. n Children engage with their local community and learn about life outside the setting. For example, they take part in Easter egg hunts and church nativities. Children take part in nature walks where they collect conkers. They help make soup, listen to musical instruments and enjoy walks to the local dock to watch the boats come in. n The setting provides outstanding support to staff for both their professional development and well-being. This includes regular meetings, team-bonding days and observations of practice. Staff benefit from very strong opportunities to develop their skills and knowledge through training and networking events. n Professional and committed staff at all levels work extremely well together as a

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team. They constantly evaluate the experience for children, who are at the heart of everything they do.

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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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Setting details

Unique reference number EY541048 Local authority Northumberland Inspection number 10364299 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 36 Number of children on roll 43 Name of registered person Berwick Rascals Partnership

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reference number

Telephone number 01289 304996 Date of previous inspection 24 January 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Berwick Rascals Day Nursery registered in 2016. The nursery employs 10 members of childcare staff. Of these, eight hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and two hold qualifications at level 2. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except bank holidays. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The nursery offers government funded places for childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The manager discussed with the inspector how the setting organises and plans the curriculum and experiences for children. The inspector viewed the space used by the setting. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities and assessed the impact on children's learning. The manager and the inspector evaluated an activity together. n The inspector discussed with the manager how she helps to keep children safe. This included evidence about first-aid training and the suitability of those working on the premises. n The inspector held discussions with the manager and staff. She discussed with the manager how she supports her staff team. n The inspector took into account the views of 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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