Little Haven Nursery School

Inspection of Little Haven Nursery School The Guide Headquarters and The White Lodge Hall, The Drive, Banstead, Surrey SM7 1DA

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Outstanding

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The provision is good

Staff have very high expectations for all children to have a clear understanding of the rules and boundaries. Staff skilfully implement this in different ways. This includes role modelling positive behaviour, preparing children for what will happen now and next, and talking gently to them when they need emotional support. Additionally, staff make the daily routines, such as tidy up time, exciting and enjoyable. Consequently, all children join in with enthusiasm and tidy away their toys. Staff give children appropriate praise, which builds on their understanding of how they are expected to behave.

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The provision is good

Children receive excellent support to learn how to manage tasks for themselves. Staff have expertly embedded the daily routines so that they are seamless and children know what they are expected to do. For example, when children arrive, they hang their belongings up, register themselves and change their shoes. Children mostly complete these routines on their own, and staff know when to step in to offer appropriate support when it is needed. This helps children to become independent and learn to do things for themselves.

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The provision is good

Children benefit from opportunities to develop their language skills. For example, staff animatedly read stories to children in small groups. Children listen with fascination and interest. They readily share their thoughts and ideas when staff prompt them to. Staff use these opportunities to build on children's understanding of emotions by encouraging them to talk about the feelings of the characters. Children readily join in by describing how they think the characters feel, which helps them to develop their vocabulary.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and staff are well-established in their roles and have formed a strong, supportive team. They work collaboratively to discuss the children and decide what they want them to learn during their time at nursery. This enables staff to effectively plan for children's continued learning. n Leaders ensure that they provide staff with support in their roles. They communicate effectively with staff through daily chats and frequent meetings. Leaders regularly monitor staff practice. They observe staff during activities and have discussions with them to share teaching strengths and how to further extend children's learning. Staff share their specialist knowledge with each other. This helps to enhance the quality of the support they provide for children. n Staff have good knowledge of all of the children. They recognise when children are not making their expected progress. They work with parents and other

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agencies by ensuring that appropriate information is shared, such as strategies to build on children's learning. This helps to ensure that children are supported

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need to do better?

10 December 2024 well in their development. n Staff arrange the learning environment to spark children's interests. From the moment children arrive, they show deep engagement as they explore their surroundings, such as spending time making 'food' with their friends. Children are friendly and kind to each other as they talk about what they have made. Staff are prompt to step in when children need some guidance to share the resources, and they respond well to these interactions from staff. This helps children to become independent learners. n Teaching is good. Staff interact well with children and support them to extend their knowledge. For instance, when children count objects incorrectly, staff encourage them to try again. Children show a sense of pride when they count the correct number. Additionally, staff support children to think about how to change the number in a group of objects. They give children time to work this

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out for themselves, which helps them to learn to problem-solve independently. n Staff support children to learn about risks around them. For instance, they remind them to be careful during activities, and talk to children about how they might get hurt. Children listen to staff and respond positively. However, leaders have not considered how to support children to learn how to keep themselves safe when they use online devices. This does not fully support them to develop an awareness of personal safety. n Leaders and staff have developed strong parent partnerships and they encourage the sharing of appropriate information. Parents report that communication is strong. Leaders and staff keep them informed of their child's progress and give them ideas to continue their learning at home. Parents comment that leaders and staff focus on teaching children the skills they need to help prepare them for starting school.

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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 provide children with better opportunities to learn how to keep themselves safe from everyday hazards, including those related to internet safety.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 122739 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10364302 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 Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 32 Number of children on roll 30 Name of registered person Freemantle, Heather

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reference number

Telephone number 01737 213034 Date of previous inspection 28 January 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Little Haven Nursery School opened in 1990. The setting operates between 8.45am and midday from Monday to Friday and between 12.00pm and 3pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, during term time only. The setting receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are nine staff who work with the children. Of these, three hold qualified teacher status, four hold an early years qualification at level 3 and two hold a qualification at level 2.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together and discussed the early years curriculum. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children. n The inspector carried out joint observations of a group activity with the manager. n Parents shared their views of the setting 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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