Castle Top Private Day Nursery

Inspection of Castle Top Private Day Nursery Castle Top Buildings, Manchester Road, Mossley OL5 9BL

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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 at this nursery receive a positive start to their education. Staff build close bonds with children and their parents. They spend time talking to parents, gathering information about children's likes and dislikes. This helps staff to provide learning that children are eager to engage with. The key-person system is well embedded. This is clearly demonstrated by the youngest children, who crawl onto the knee of their key person when tired. The nurturing staff cuddle children and pat them gently as they go to sleep. Children feel settled and safe.

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The provision is good

Staff plan the curriculum with careful consideration for children's enjoyment and learning. They demonstrate their knowledge of individual children's next steps as they support and encourage children during their play. For example, staff support older children to work together as they sort leaves into size order. Younger children are helped to explore colours as they squirt paint onto foam. Children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress from their individual starting points. Staff demonstrate kind and caring behaviour. They talk nicely to children as they remind them to share and turn-take. Children copy staff, and their behaviour is generally good.

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n Children go on regular trips and outings. They learn about their local community during trips to the library and local shops. Children's excitement bubbles as they talk about going on a nature walk. They are eager to talk about the items they have collected. Staff extend children's mathematical knowledge as they help them to separate the items into groups of size and colour. Children benefit from meaningful experiences as they build knowledge that will help them in future learning. n Support for children with SEND is a strength. The nursery works in partnership with other agencies, such as speech and language therapists and health visitors. Staff attend training to further their knowledge of ways to support children with SEND. Parents value the support they receive from the staff. They say that their children benefit from the strategies that staff share with them to use at home. Children with SEND thrive and make progress at this nursery.

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n The daily routine is generally planned well. Children know the routine and they anticipate what will happen next in their day. However, some parts of the routine are less effectively organised. For example, during some transitions and mealtimes, children wait longer than they are able. They begin to fidget and wriggle on their chairs. At these times, children's usually good behaviour deteriorates briefly. n The nursery has developed an outdoor environment that supports all areas of learning. For example, children snuggle into a cosy area to read, and they

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14 November 2024 develop their imaginations as they take part in make-believe play. Children have a delightful time as they mark make on the path. Children who learn best outdoors are supported effectively in their learning. n Staff acknowledge children's achievements with regular praise throughout the day. For example, they say 'well done' or 'good boy' as children manage tasks. This helps children to feel good about themselves. However, staff do not consistently describe what they are praising children for. As a result, children do not always know precisely what they have done well and what behaviour they should continue to demonstrate. n Children's language and communication is supported well. Staff respond to the sounds babies make, demonstrating turn-taking in conversation. They offer descriptive words and positional language to toddlers as they take part in sensory play. Pre-school children are confident to start conversations with adults

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and peers. They use clear sentences and ask interesting questions of their friends. Children transition to school with good language skills. n Children's transitions through the nursery and into school are carefully planned. For example, children complete visits with their key person before they move to a new room. Staff work closely with local schools, sharing detailed information about each child's experiences and current learning. Teaching staff are invited into the setting to meet the children. This helps children to prepare for transitions in the setting and into school. n Children's physical development is good. For example, staff plan appropriate space for babies to pull themselves to standing, This helps babies to develop strong leg muscles in readiness for learning to walk. Older children develop their balance and coordination as they climb and balance outdoors. n Staff attend supervision sessions and team meetings. They access a variety of

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need to do better?

training programmes and share best practice with each other. Staff report that they enjoy working at the nursery and that their morale is high. They say their well-being is supported. Staff are supported to continually improve their practice.

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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 consider the organisation of the daily routine, so that waiting times are minimised, to support children's usually good behaviour to continue n support children to further extend their understanding of what actions constitute good behaviour.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY312095 Local authority Tameside Inspection number 10363762 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 89 Number of children on roll 111 Name of registered person Tiny Treasures Ltd.

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reference number

Telephone number 01457 833 322 Date of previous inspection 8 January 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Castle Top Private Day Nursery registered in 2005. and is located in Mossley, Tameside. The nursery employs 32 members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 6, one at level 4, 19 at level 3 and five at level 2. The nursery opens from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks a year, excluding bank holidays. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The inspector discussed how the nursery organises their early years provision including the aims and rationale for their early years foundation stage curriculum. n Children told the inspector about their friends and what they like to do when they are at nursery. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. 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.

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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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