Cowplain Day Nursery

Inspection of Cowplain Day Nursery Cowplain Activities Centre, Padnell Road, WATERLOOVILLE PO8 8EH

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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 give children a warm welcome as they arrive at nursery. Children confidently leave their parents and settle quickly, engaging in activities with their friends. Staff know the children extremely well. They prioritise building strong relationships with them and their families. This helps children feel safe and develop a sense of belonging.

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The provision is good

Leaders and staff plan a wide range of activities to support children's early literacy skills. Children enjoy listening to familiar stories, such as 'We're going on a bear hunt'. Staff naturally pause while reading the story, and the children excitedly tell the next part. Children enjoy taking part in music and movement activities related to stories. For example, children listen to music and are delighted to go on their own bear hunt acting out the story. Furthermore, they enjoy trips to the school library where they loan books to bring back to nursery. This supports children to make good progress in their communication and language development.

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The provision is good

Staff support children to behave well. Children know how to share and take turns. For instance, children use timers effectively, they know when the sand is in the bottom of the timer that it is their turn. They thank their friends as they give them the toy they have been waiting for. Children listen and follow instructions. For example, when they hear the tidy-up music, they tidy away the toys together.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and staff are passionate about their roles. Leaders understand the importance of supporting staff's well-being. They ensure effective, regular staff supervision sessions are in place. All staff have access to targeted training opportunities, which supports their professional development. n There is good provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Leaders and staff recognise the importance of partnership working. For instance, they work closely with parents, other professionals, local schools and other settings that children attend. Staff put in place swift interventions when they identify children need additional support. This helps children with SEND to make good progress alongside their friends. n Staff understand the importance of developing children's communication and language skills. They support and extend children's vocabulary through play. For

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example, when playing with the play dough, children say they are making fossils. Staff use these opportunities to extend children's learning by asking them questions and talking to them about fossils and dinosaurs. Children enjoy engaging in conversations with staff and their friends throughout the day. For instance, when walking to the school, they discuss the birds, which leads to searching for birds' nests and talking about animals' habitats.

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need to do better?

3 December 2024 n Leaders have implemented an ambitious curriculum that reflects all children's individual needs and interests. Staff gather information about the children and use this to plan exciting learning experiences. However, leaders have not ensured that all staff have a clear understanding of the curriculum intentions. This leads to occasional inconsistencies in how staff deliver the curriculum across the nursery. n Children learn about their local community. For example, they enjoy walks in the nature reserve, where they learn about the local environment. Furthermore, staff use walks in the community to teach the children about road safety. This supports children's learning and development. n Children's good health is well promoted. They have ample opportunities to engage in physical play. For instance, they enjoy playing football and using balance bicycles in the large hall and going to the park. Staff support parents

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with healthy lunch-box ideas. For example, they share tips and photos of healthy lunch boxes. This supports children's health and well-being. n Generally, children's mathematical development is supported well. For instance, children enjoy measuring how far they have jumped, and compare the distance of their jump with their friends. However, at times, staff do not recognise when they can extend children's mathematical learning further, such as promoting their awareness of number and shape during activities. n Partnerships with parents are at the heart of this nursery. Key people know and support their key children well. They share children's learning and development with parents. For example, staff have regular meetings with them to discuss children's progress and next steps in learning. They share ideas and resources to continue children's learning at home. For instance, children enjoy borrowing books from the nursery to read with parents at home.

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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 build on staff's knowledge of the curriculum intent, to ensure all staff are clear about the skills and knowledge they want children to gain during their time at nursery n strengthen staff practice to promote children's awareness of number and shape during their play, and extend their mathematical learning further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2804907 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10366706 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 34 Number of children on roll 42 Name of registered person Cowplain Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07886607198 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Cowplain Day Nursery re-registered in September 2024. The Nursery is open from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, apart from a week at Christmas. They provide funded early education for two-, three-and four-year-old children. The nursery employs six members of staff, four of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n Staff spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors, outdoors and on outings, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector and the deputy manager carried out a joint observation of a communication and language activity. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. 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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