Silver Cloud Nursery Penwortham

Inspection of Silver Cloud Nursery Penwortham 4 New Lane, Penwortham, Preston PR1 9JE

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children arrive full of smiles and eager to start their day. They are welcomed by the cheery staff team who are genuinely happy to see them. Staff create purposeful environments, indoors and outdoors. These are designed to help children make independent choices and enable them to explore using all their senses. For example, babies explore the texture of chalk as they make marks, and toddlers enjoy the tactile experience of burying their hands in the sand and watching in fascination as the sand slips through their fingers. Pre-school children use construction materials to create their own intricate structures.

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The provision is good

The provider's curriculum is ambitious and designed to give all children the best start in life. The enthusiastic provider ensures that all children get the help and support they need. As a result, all children, including children who receive funded early years education, deprived children and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are prepared for the next stage in their learning.

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The provision is good

Staff are good role models, who overall, support children's behaviour well. They remind children to use their manners and explain the importance of sharing toys and waiting their turn in different situations.

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need to do better?

n Staff implement the curriculum for communication and language well. Tailored plans are in place for any children who are at risk of falling behind. Staff provide babies with purposeful narration as they play alongside them. They encourage babies and toddlers to say and repeat familiar words. This helps their growing vocabulary. Older children benefit from having good-quality back-and-forth discussions with staff. For example, when making houses for the 'three little pigs,' staff help children to understand how the house made of bricks is stronger than the house made of straw. Children are becoming confident communicators. n Staff weave mathematical concepts through children's play and during routine times of the day. Babies are exposed to the names of numbers as they take part in number rhymes and songs. Staff support toddlers to count out how many scoops of water it will take to fill a teapot. As older children fill containers with

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water, staff help them understand why adding 'heavy objects' makes the water level increase and why some 'lighter objects' float to the top. Children are developing an awareness of early mathematics. n Generally, children show positive attitudes to learning through high levels of curiosity and engagement. However, occasionally, staff do not provide children with consistent messages about what is expected of them, particularly during larger group activities. For example, more confident children push to the front at story time and shout over quieter children. This means children are not fully

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3 February 2025 supported to understand how their actions may affect others or help them shape their behaviour and learn good habits for the future. n Staff support children's physical development well. Babies practise their coordination as they are encouraged to roll objects and explore a 'fiddle board' where they lift, slide and manoeuvre small pieces of equipment. Toddlers practise throwing and catching a large ball with staff. Staff start by standing close to the children as they throw the ball. Then, they move further and further away as children develop their confidence in mastering this new skill. Staff model how to pedal a bicycle and encourage older children to have a go. These experiences help children to develop their large and small physical skills and contribute to them developing high levels of self-confidence and self-esteem. n Staff receive an array of training and support from leaders. Leaders value staff

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and take great care to ensure their welfare and well-being are supported. Staff morale is high, which is reflected in the positive relationships they have with leaders, children and parents. This further supports the good progress children make. n Leaders monitor the delivery of the curriculum and discuss the impact of this with staff. However, the individual feedback given to staff is not highly effective in supporting them to quickly improve the quality of their practice. This leads to minor inconsistencies in how some aspects of the curriculum are delivered, particularly during larger group activities. n From the start of placement, leaders and staff collaborate diligently with parents, carers and other professionals involved in children's care and education to ensure children receive the support and tailored care they need. All children, including those who are relatively new to the setting, are happy, settled and gain

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need to do better?

the confidence needed to succeed in their learning.

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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 staff with incisive feedback on the quality of their education practice, so that they are better equipped to deliver all aspects of the intended curriculum and meet all children's learning needs n support staff to consistently implement the setting's expectations for behaviour so that children receive consistent messages that help them understand what is expected of them.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2754473 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 10383123 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 63 Number of children on roll 61 Name of registered person Silver Cloud Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01772 752411 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Silver Cloud Day Nurseries Limited registered in 2023 and is situated in Penwortham, Preston. The setting employs 12 members of childcare staff. Of these, one is qualified at level 6, one is qualified to level 4, seven hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, and one holds an appropriate qualification at level 2. Two members of staff are unqualified. The setting opens from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, except for one week at Christmas. The setting receives funding to provide free early education for children aged from nine months to four years.

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Inspection activities

n The provider, manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the setting and discussed the early years curriculum. 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 Staff spoke to the inspector throughout the inspection. n The inspector spoke to the children throughout the inspection. n The manager and the inspector completed a joint observation together. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. 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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