Snapdragons Nursery Horfield

Inspection of Snapdragons Nursery Horfield The Old Chapel, 635 Gloucester Road, Horfield, Bristol BS7 0BJ

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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 become kind and compassionate citizens through calm and connected relationships with staff. Leaders develop a safe and harmonious environment for both staff and children to flourish. This helps children and staff to feel secure and valued.

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The provision is good

Leaders create an ambitious, well sequenced and engaging curriculum that prepares children for their future learning. Staff provide many experiences for children to build on their knowledge about living things, for example, through local trips, such as, to the local aquarium, farm visits and community events. They use books and provide play opportunities at the setting and support children to make connections between their experiences. Consequently, children build on what they already know and encounter awe and wonder in their learning. In addition, staff invite local artists to visit and teach children how to mould and manipulate clay. Children eagerly participate and learn to press and pinch lumps of clay into shapes. This helps children to develop their creativity and fine motor skills.

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The provision is good

Staff prepare a wide range of organic meals and snacks for children to eat, which children enjoy eating. Leaders prioritise well-trained staff to work in the setting's kitchen to maintain a high standard of menu choices for families. Furthermore, they prepare ingredients and recipes in a bag for parents to replicate the meals at home. Children excitedly cook at home and share their experiences with the setting. Consequently, children learn the importance of nutrition and how to keep their bodies healthy.

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need to do better?

n Leaders have a sharp focus on staff training and development. They give staff effective feedback on their practice that helps to continually improve staff's teaching. Leaders bring settings together to learn, develop and share best practice from observations and assessment. This empowers staff to develop themselves to build on and improve children's experiences at the setting. n Staff implement the curriculum well, ensuring that children benefit from rich experiences to help them to meet their milestones. For example, children visit the local swimming pool to learn how to swim. Staff manage this safely and support children to develop their understanding of water safety. This helps children to develop important life skills and make progress to become independent in the water. n Staff support children to be 'capable and proud of increasing independence' through carefully planned opportunities to practise self-help skills. For example,

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need to do better?

staff encourage children to learn how to put their own coats on. Children follow staff's instructions to hang their coats up on the peg independently.

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need to do better?

28 November 2024 n Children freely explore the garden. During play, staff help them to develop their critical thinking skills. For example, when children need help to reach the sandpit, staff guide them to fetch bricks from the play construction area to build steps to stand on to reach the sand. Once successful, children enjoy making holes in the sand with their fingers, noticing the texture of the sand stuck to their hands. Children solve problems and become independent. n Staff are caring and alert to babies' care needs. They help babies learn to listen to their bodies so they recognise when they are tired and need to rest. Staff sensitively encourage babies to sleep in the dedicated peaceful area and stay with them, helping them to fall asleep. They regularly check on the welfare of babies to ensure that they sleep comfortably and safely. Babies wake up well rested and ready to learn. n Staff engage in meaningful conversations at lunchtime with older children.

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need to do better?

However, younger children do not benefit consistently from the same opportunities to develop their communication skills. For example, staff focus on operational tasks. They do not use these moments to have meaningful conversations or develop key vocabulary to support all children as well as they could in their language development. n Children listen to stories with interest to help them develop in their literacy skills. Although, at times, staff do not deliver high-quality story times due to the impact of poorly planned transitions. For example, children find it difficult to maintain their focus on the stories due to other staff completing tasks that are noisy and distracting. This impacts on some children's behaviour and attitudes as they become disruptive and restless.

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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 develop consistency in the quality of staff's teaching to help the younger children learn key vocabulary and engage more in conversations n strengthen the organisation of transitions to ensure that children can remain focused in their learning and development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY477317 Local authority Bristol City of Inspection number 10372015 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 124 Number of children on roll 230 Name of registered person Snapdragons Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0117 9513298 Date of previous inspection 9 January 2020

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Information about this early years setting

Snapdragons Nursery Horfield registered in 2014. It is located in Horfield, Bristol. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6pm, throughout the year, with the exception of public holidays. It employs 44 members of staff. Of these, 16 hold appropriate early years qualifications. Three members of staff are qualified to degree level and two hold qualified teacher status. The provider receives funding to provide early years education for children aged two, three and four years.

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors Rebecca Lihou Rachael Williams

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Inspection activities

n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk across all areas of the nursery to understand how the early years curriculum is organised. n Leaders, staff and children engaged in discussions with the inspector at appropriate times during the inspection. n The manager and inspector carried out a joint observation in the setting. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working at the nursery. n Parents and carers shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.

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Inspection activities

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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