Honeycroft

Inspection of Honeycroft St. Barnabas Hall, Sackville Road, HOVE, East Sussex BN3 3WF

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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 and their families are individually greeted by the attentive, friendly staff as they arrive. Children initiate conversations about things of personal significance. Staff listen intently and respond with enthusiasm. Children confidently self-register and put their belongings away before quickly delving into the wide range of activities on offer. Staff carefully consider the environment and activities to capture children's interests, expose them to new ideas and concepts and promote their individual learning. Consequently, children are eager to explore activities and play experiences. This supports children to be motivated in their learning and sustain their interest as they play.

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The provision is good

Leaders and staff recognise the diverse families and children that attend this unique, welcoming nursery. The staff team recognises the importance of getting to know children's individual personalities, cultural heritage and family backgrounds. Staff ensure children receive personalised care and learning, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who speak English as an additional language (EAL). Children seek out staff as they invite them to join their play and share their achievements. Staff are responsive and nurturing. This helps children to feel safe and valued, building confidence in their social skills. Furthermore, staff are positive role models for children. This contributes positively to children's attitudes to learning and the inclusive relationships they are forming with friends.

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need to do better?

n Leaders, alongside their staff team, are dedicated to providing the best care and learning possible. They recognise the importance of staff well-being and have effective arrangements in place to mentor, coach and support staff. Staff have regular opportunities to complete additional training that supports their practice and ever-growing knowledge. This ensures that experiences for children are continually improving. n Staff have a secure knowledge of the curriculum. They know what they want individual children to gain from the activities they have thoughtfully provided. They skilfully adapt and tailor learning experiences to support children's individual stages of learning. Staff know what children have learned and what they are teaching them next and why. Children's learning is well sequenced and provides opportunities for children to revisit new skills learned and build on them even further. n Children have opportunities to learn about oral health and are provided with

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need to do better?

nutritious meals. Staff ensure children have ample opportunities to develop their physical skills. They gravitate to the indoor ball pit and use the outdoor space as they run, jump and balance, developing their core muscles. This promotes

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10 December 2024 children's good health. n Staff have a calm and consistent approach to supporting children's behaviour. They acknowledge and empower children to learn and talk about their own feelings and swiftly support them to resolve minor conflicts as they arise. This contributes to children's growing understanding of their own and others' emotions. However, leaders have not identified that on occasions, mealtime routines could be better organised to enable children to consistently learn behavioural expectations and further support their independence. n Staff provide high-quality, purposeful interactions with children that are age and stage appropriate. This promotes their communication and language skills well. Additionally, many children and families attend who speak EAL. Staff excel at providing consistent, varied communication methods, such as Makaton and pictorial aids. The staff also speak several languages, which supports

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communication with children and families in their native languages as well as English. Staff continually expose all children to new words as they build their vocabulary. This supports all children to become confident communicators. n Generally, group times are well considered. Staff plan age- and stage- appropriate small-group times that capture children's attention. However, larger- group times do not always enable all children to gain the most from the activity. Some children find it difficult to focus their attention for longer periods. As a result, some children lose interest and become distracted, which impacts on others. This does not fully meet children's needs. n Partnerships with parents are at the heart of this nursery. All staff understand the diverse community they provide for and the importance of their roles. Parents report their children make good progress, particularly in their communication and language skills, as well as developing their self-confidence.

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need to do better?

Furthermore, parents particularly value the dedicated staff, who they describe as an 'extension to their own families'.

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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 strengthen arrangements for the organisation of mealtimes to ensure children have what they need to consistently learn behavioural expectations and support their growing independence n review the organisation of some group times to ensure that staff fully engage children to help them remain focused in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 130746 Local authority Brighton and Hove Inspection number 10363433 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 59 Number of children on roll 97 Name of registered person Honeycroft

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reference number

Telephone number 01273 220323 Date of previous inspection 26 February 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Honeycroft registered in 1993 and is located in Hove, East Sussex. It is open Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, for most of the year. The setting receives funding to provide free early education for children aged from nine months to four years. There are 10 staff who work directly with the children, of whom seven hold relevant early years qualifications.

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Inspection activities

n The curriculum lead and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The curriculum lead and the inspector carried out a joint observation of a planned small-group activity. n The inspector observed the interactions between the staff and children. n Staff spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n Children communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n Parents shared their views of the nursery 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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