Brave Church Nursery & Preschool

Inspection of Brave Church Nursery & Preschool The Hope Conference And Community Centre, Watson Street Works, Watson Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington BB5 3HH

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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 receive a warm welcome from staff as they arrive with their parents and carers at nursery. Staff make time to talk and exchange information about children and their day. Staff are kind and caring. They are alert to children's emotional well- being. Older children immediately engage in play with their peers. They practise their physical skills, for example by dancing and climbing on indoor equipment. Babies are full of smiles as they explore their inspiring indoor learning environment. This helps children to settle very quickly.

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The provision is good

The curriculum is designed to teach all children the skills that they will need to be successful in their next stage of learning. Staff work in partnership with parents to share information about each child in order to find out about their interests and recent successes. They carefully plan transitions to children's next stage of learning, which existing key persons support. Staff use assessments of each child's development to build on the skills that children already have.

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The provision is good

Staff talk to children and praise them for their good behaviour. This motivates children to behave well and play together. Staff encourage all children to talk about their feelings. Children choose a corresponding character toy associated with how they feel. As children get older, they learn more vocabulary to articulate their emotions further. Children behave well because they understand the ethos of the nursery and the expectations set by staff.

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need to do better?

n Leaders have excellent oversight and governance of the nursery. They are experienced and ensure that they are aware of the daily running of the nursery. This helps them to identify strengths and areas for improvement. Leaders of this inclusive nursery are passionate about their roles. Together, they strive to deliver high-quality care and education to all children at all times. The nursery provides children with experiences that underpin its Christian ethos and values into everyday practice effectively. n Staff gather information about children's development when they first begin at the setting. They use this knowledge to establish children's starting points and create next steps in learning. However, at times, staff do not always identify children's individual and unique learning needs promptly. Consequently, on occasion, they do not always tailor the curriculum to support all children and extend their learning further.

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need to do better?

n Staff provide children with a good balance of adult-led and child-initiated play. They know what they want children to learn from planned activities. Staff place a focus on weaving traditional tales throughout the setting. For example, children recall events and phrases from these stories and use them in their play.

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need to do better?

7 February 2025 Children fill and empty different-sized bowls with porridge oats as they read the story of 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears'. This helps children to develop important skills while they foster a love of books. n Leaders know their staff very well. Staff attend training around their interests and development needs to improve their already good knowledge and skills. Leaders ensure that all staff have a thorough induction when they start working at the nursery. This ensures that all staff have time to learn their roles. Leaders provide supervision sessions for staff that enable them to set targets linked to their personal and professional development. Staff are very happy in their roles. They speak highly of leaders and comment on the excellent levels of support they receive. n Staff form good relationships with parents. They keep parents well informed about children's progress. Staff speak to them at the start and end of the day.

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They provide information about their child's learning, care routines and development, which they also share via an app. Staff complete accident and injury forms accurately in a timely manner via an app for parents to acknowledge. Staff also take action to prevent a recurrence of accidents. n Staff have a sharp focus on children's speech and language development. Babies enjoy short and focused activities, where they interact with picture books. They lift the cover to reveal the object on the page and feel the sensory materials within books. Staff read stories with enthusiasm and pause at familiar refrains to allow children to babble and talk. Children listen intently and smile as they move to turn pages and clap their hands. As a result, babies learn basic conversational skills.

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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 identify children's individual and unique learning needs promptly and tailor the curriculum more effectively to help enhance the learning experiences of all children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY541098 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 10368430 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 64 Number of children on roll 47 Name of registered person Brave Church

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Telephone number

Date of previous inspection 20 March 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Brave Church Nursery & Preschool registered in 2017 and is located in Accrington. The nursery employs nine members of childcare staff, who all hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and above. The acting manager holds a level 6 qualification. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, during term time. Sessions are from 8am to 5pm. The nursery provides government funded childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The acting manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all the areas of the nursery and discussed their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector and the acting manager carried out a joint observation of a group activity. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of the staff. n The inspector spoke to 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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