The Meadows Cheeky Chimps Childcare

Inspection of The Meadows Cheeky Chimps Childcare Kingsdown School Sports Centre, Hyde Road, Swindon, Wiltshire SN2 7SH

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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

All children thrive at the nursery. They make good progress in their learning and development from their individual starting points. Children are happy and develop strong bonds with their key persons and other staff. Full of smiles, children explore the inspiring indoor and outdoor learning environments with great enthusiasm.

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The provision is good

Staff have a good understanding of children's needs, interests and abilities. They use what they know about the children to plan and implement a curriculum that successfully covers all areas of learning and takes account of what children need to learn next.

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The provision is good

Staff throughout the nursery instinctively support children's communication and language development. They provide a narrative to babies' play, sing to them and introduce action rhymes. For example, staff sing as they change babies' nappies, and toddlers are observed doing actions to the 'Incy Wincy Spider' song they hear. Staff read stories and introduce new vocabulary as they support children's play. Two- and three-year-olds talk about what they are doing and interact with staff and visitors with increasing confidence. Pre-school children chat avidly about their experiences, recalling past events using their impressive vocabularies and language skills. Children who find verbal communication more difficult receive sensitive support from staff. Staff use sign language routinely and carry picture cards on lanyards to enable children to make their needs known.

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The provision is good

Children are well behaved. They receive guidance to help them learn behavioural expectations and how to stay safe. Older children recall the 'golden rules', such as to use 'kind hands' and listening ears.

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need to do better?

n The management team and staff are all enthusiastic in their roles and show genuine warmth and kindness to every child. n Managers monitor the effectiveness of the provision well overall. Supervision takes place regularly. Staff, including apprentices, receive coaching, support and training to aid their professional development. However, managers have not fully considered how best to deploy staff at drop-off times. For example, staff caring for babies sometimes have to leave those they are engaging with to provide extra support to babies who find it hard to detach from their carers. n Indoor and outdoor areas are well equipped, and staff use resources effectively to promote children's learning. Babies inquisitively explore their play space, and staff respond by showing them how to use resources. Toddlers demonstrate how they can climb and slide. They show visitors how to use hand puppets and to operate light-up globes, pointing to the patterns they create. Outdoors, older

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need to do better?

27 November 2024 children delight in splashing in puddles. They scoop soil into cups to make 'drinks' for staff and visitors. They dig in the sand and talk with staff about animal habitats that they learned about recently. n As children go about their self-chosen play, staff instinctively challenge them to extend their learning. For example, staff encourage children to count and recognise numerals and simple shapes as they construct structures using their own design ideas. During group activities, children learn to take turns and work together. They develop their creativity. For example, they combine different materials to make Christmas decorations and bags. Occasionally, quieter children are overlooked a little during group activities, so do not get the opportunity to share their ideas and build their confidence skills. n Staff foster children's self-esteem well, giving children high praise for their

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need to do better?

achievements. Children gain excellent independence skills from a young age. For example, staff show toddlers how to wipe their noses. Two- and three-year-olds learn to use tongs to serve spaghetti and how to use cutlery. They learn to wash their faces, looking in low level mirrors to spot areas they miss. Pre-school children show great independence as they serve their snacks, wash their plates, dress to go outdoors and help to tidy up. n Children learn to value diversity and to respect one another. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive very good support. Staff work well with outside professionals to aid children's learning and use extra funding effectively to support children and their families. n Management work proactively to initiate two-way communication with other settings children attend. They develop really positive partnerships with parents. Parents say that they feel well informed about their children's learning. They

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need to do better?

really appreciate opportunities to join their children for planned events, such as pumpkin picking, decorating the Christmas tree and meeting visiting farm animals.

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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 review staff deployment at drop-off times to reduce pressure on staff in the babies' area to help them provide the extra support babies sometimes need when detaching from their parents n provide greater opportunities for quieter children to play an active part in group activities, to share their ideas and increase their confidence.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY481493 Local authority Swindon Inspection number 10368231 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 66 Number of children on roll 84 Name of registered person Farrar, Gemma Marie

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reference number

Telephone number 01793822646 Date of previous inspection 13 March 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The Meadows Cheeky Chimps Childcare registered in 2014 and is located in Swindon, Wiltshire. The owner employs 16 members of childcare staff. She has a level 5 qualification, and 10 of her staff hold qualifications at levels 2, 3, 5 and 6. Other staff are currently working towards level 2 or 3 qualifications. The setting opens Monday to Friday, all year round, except bank holidays and a week at Christmas. They open from 7.30am until 6pm. The setting offers government funded places for childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The owner/manager joined the inspector on a learning walk of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector spoke with the owner/manager about the leadership and management of the setting. n The owner/manager completed a joint observation of a planned group activity with the inspector. n The inspector spoke to staff, children and parents at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and read questionnaires completed by parents. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and the children. She observed the quality of education being provided in each age group and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

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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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