Daisy Chains Nursery

Inspection of Daisy Chains Nursery South Ashford Youth Centre, St. Stephens Walk, ASHFORD, Kent TN23 5BD

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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 arrive happy and eager to start their day at this friendly nursery. Staff plan individualised settling-in procedures for new starters. This allows children to begin to become familiar with their environment and their key person. Staff are knowledgeable and give children practical and emotional support. This helps children to build trusting bonds with the staff and to feel safe and secure.

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The provision is good

Staff plan an ambitious curriculum, and they focus sharply on children's communication and language development. They narrate what they do and repeat key words and phrases to children. For instance, while young children explore the different smells of fruits, staff use simple words such as 'lemon' and 'grapefruit'. Furthermore, staff use opportunities throughout the day for children to be immersed in songs and stories. Children have opportunities to choose the story they would like to hear and enjoy retelling their favourite ones through play. Children develop good concentration skills and listen intently to shared stories, joining in with familiar phrases. Children are becoming confident communicators.

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The provision is good

Staff are good role models and have high expectations for children's behaviour. They help children to understand and manage their own feelings. Staff talk to children about how they feel and use pictures to help them understand their different emotions. This helps children to form friendships and play cooperatively together.

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need to do better?

n Leaders of this nursery are passionate about delivering an inclusive setting for all. They have developed a good curriculum with a focus on children's speech and social skills. Mostly, staff have a good understanding of what it is they want children to learn and how to plan activities based around these intentions. However, on occasion, staff do not implement activities well enough to build on what children already know and can do. This means children leave some activities too quickly. n Staff promote children's independence well. They encourage children's self-care within their daily routines. Younger children are growing in confidence as they learn to use cutlery at mealtimes. Staff encourage children to keep trying. For example, they give children plenty of time to put their coats on ready to play outside. This helps children to succeed. n Staff teach children how to keep themselves healthy. For example, children know

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to wash their hands before mealtimes. Staff talk to children about the different foods and drinks that are good for them and the importance of oral hygiene. This helps to promote children's good health. n Overall, children have positive attitudes to learning. For example, they make

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12 December 2024 creative pictures with paint and develop their imagination by pretending to be hairdressers. However, the daily routine is structured in such a way that staff sometimes stop play unnecessarily without warning. For instance, staff encourage children to tidy away their activities to move on to the next activity, which interrupts children's learning. Occasionally, this impacts on children's ability to become deeply engaged in their learning. n Behaviour in the nursery is good. Staff support children to be kind and build friendships. For example, children are encouraged to take turns as they share the hairbrushes in the hairdresser area. Staff provide children with lots of praise and warm smiles. This supports children's self-esteem. n The support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is strong. Staff work closely with parents and external agencies to ensure the best outcomes for all children. Leaders act with integrity to ensure

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that children with SEND receive the highest level of support. For example, staff complete specific training to support children's individual needs. This means staff are fully informed of any care or developmental needs to support children. n Leaders have a high regard for staff training. For example, staff have undertaken training to support children's language and communication skills. This has supported them to plan group times to further develop children's language skills. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Staff work hard to get to know the family, which helps them to tailor children's care and learning to meet their individual needs. Parents comment on the excellent communication that they receive from the nursery. They say that staff are 'nurturing' and 'amazing'.

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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 support staff to focus their teaching on intentions for children's learning during planned activities, so that younger children remain engaged and learning intentions are met n improve opportunities so that children can continue to explore and expand their learning for longer periods without interruptions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY440339 Local authority Kent Inspection number 10363968 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 40 Number of children on roll 57 Name of registered person Grove Nursery Managment Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 020 8699 2629 Date of previous inspection 17 January 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Daisy Chains Nursery registered in 2012. It is located in a community centre in Ashford, Kent. The setting is open Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 3.30pm, during term time only. The nursery employs eight members of staff, five of whom hold relevant early years qualifications at level 2 and above. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n Leaders and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector talked to staff, parents and children 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 The inspector and leaders carried out a joint observation of a group activity. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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