Church Street Day Nursery

Inspection of Church Street Day Nursery 49 Church Street, Telford TF1 1DA

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Children express excitement and enjoy their time in this warm and welcoming setting. They actively seek out staff to join them in their games or go to them for reassurance and cuddles. This demonstrates the strong bonds children have with their key person and the team. The staff create an inviting and stimulating environment, which encourages children to make independent choices and become confident learners. The well-planned curriculum builds on what children already know and further supports their learning in all areas. For instance, babies explore shape sorters, which helps to develop their hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills as they practise fitting shapes into the correct holes. Toddlers develop their physical skills by running, skipping and climbing as they play outdoors. Pre-school children use their imagination in the home corner as they play with their friends.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour and gently remind them of the setting's rules. Children are kind to one another and are beginning to manage their own emotions effectively. When unwanted behaviours arise, staff calmly distract the children. This results in good behaviour. Staff celebrate children's achievements and praise them when they attempt activities or display positive behaviours, for example tidying up and being kind to their peers. This approach helps children take pride in their accomplishments and helps raise their self-esteem.

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need to do better?

n Managers and staff have worked hard to address the actions and recommendations since their last inspection and have made significant improvements. Staff are clear about what they want children to learn from each activity. Managers support staff with topics and ideas and have developed a well- sequenced curriculum that ensures all children make good progress. However, staff do not always have confidence in their abilities and do not always take the lead in planning an exciting curriculum that supports individual children's interests even further. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive exceptional support. The setting uses additional funding to employ a dedicated team to support children with SEND and their parents. Staff work closely with the local authority and other professionals to best support individual children's needs. The setting goes above and beyond to support families of children with

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SEND. For example, the setting organises regular coffee mornings for parents to meet other parents. Staff interject with ideas such as how to play and communicate with their children or support to claim extra allowances and resources. This enables children to have the support to make good progress in their learning. n Staff provide children with meaningful activities to enhance their learning. For

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24 January 2025 example, babies delight in using musical instruments. They engage in lively music sessions, which helps to develop their coordination and listening skills. Toddlers use a range of tools to pick up small objects, concentrating on how to manipulate the tools to achieve their goals. Staff introduce early mathematical concepts to the pre-school children. They count together as they cut fruit, using language such as more and less. However, some activities lack enough challenge to fully extend children's curiosity and interest to enable them to fully benefit from the already good learning. n Staff help all children to develop their communication skills. They use picture cards and visual prompts to help children who are non-verbal or speak English as an additional language. Throughout activities, staff narrate children's play, model good conversational skills and introduce new vocabulary. Staff ask

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children open-ended questions to encourage conversations. Children listen with interest to stories and sing along to familiar rhymes, which further extends children's vocabulary. n Staff support children to develop healthy lifestyles. Children enjoy healthy and well-balanced, home-cooked meals and snacks throughout the day. All dietary requirements are catered for, and allergy management strategies are secure. Children develop good physical skills as they benefit from daily fresh air and regular exercise. Staff encourage children to follow good hygiene practices, such as washing hands and blowing noses. n Parent partnership is strong. Parents get regular communication from both an online system and verbally from staff as they collect their children. This ensures parents know about their child's day and their development. The setting also uses social media and newsletters to keep parents up to date with events and

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need to do better?

celebrations. Parents appreciate the support their children receive and comment on the friendly, approachable staff. This promotes continuity for children and supports effective parent partnerships.

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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 build on staff knowledge to enable them to independently plan and provide ambitious and exciting learning opportunities, to broaden children's experiences even further n develop teaching to inspire children's interests and fascinations to further develop their curiosity and engagement.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY472458 Local authority Telford & Wrekin Inspection number 10353711 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 110 Number of children on roll 94 Name of registered person Church Street Day Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01952250358 Date of previous inspection 17 April 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Church Street Day Nursery registered in 2013 and is based in Wellington, Telford. The nursery is open from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm. The nursery employs 28 members of staff. Of these, one holds qualified teacher status, one holds a relevant qualification at level 6, five hold qualifications at level 4, 10 hold qualifications at level 3 and four hold qualifications at level 2. The nursery provides funded early years education for all eligible children.

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Inspection activities

n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n Staff spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. 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 carried out joint observations of group activities with the manager. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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