Hove Village Day Nursery

Inspection of Hove Village Day Nursery Ltd 126-128 New Church Road, Hove, East Sussex BN3 4JD

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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 Inadequate

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The provision is good

Children arrive happy and excited to start their day. They receive warm welcomes from staff and are eager to greet their friends as they get stuck into a variety of activities on offer. Leaders have taken action following the last inspection to address curriculum weaknesses. As such, staff have a greater understanding of how to implement a broad and balanced educational programme that is tailored to the individual needs of children. For example, children are engrossed in an Arctic ice activity. This is planned on children's interests stemmed from their rooms' focused story. Children delight in working out how to use tools to smash the ice. Staff provide a verbal narrative to guide children to think of other ways to melt the ice. Children share their own thoughts and ideas as they use warm water to speed up the melting process. These opportunities enable children to build on their thinking skills and recall knowledge they have already learned.

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The provision is good

Staff plan an array of activities and play experiences for children to select from. However, there are some occasions where some staff do not provide the same level of interaction and engagement to extend children's learning. This is because teaching practice has yet to be fully embedded. Despite this, children demonstrate positive attitudes to learning and are making good progress in their ongoing development.

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The provision is good

Staff recognise the importance of children feeling emotionally secure. They work hard to develop nurturing and secure bonds with all children. Staffing arrangements have been strengthened to ensure children are cared for by familiar staff. This provides greater consistency and helps children feel safe and establish a good sense of routine.

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need to do better?

n The dedicated leadership team, in collaboration with staff, has worked diligently to make the necessary improvements since the last inspection. Leaders are reflective and proactive in their evaluation of the nursery. They recognise their strengths and areas for continued development. Staff report positively on the training, support and coaching they receive to enable them to continually improve their personal effectiveness. In turn, this positively impacts the outcomes for children. n Leaders have strengthened arrangements to ensure children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive targeted interventions to help them catch up. However, due to the inconsistencies in teaching practice, this also impacts some children with SEND. n Staff across all age groups recognise the importance of developing children's communication and language skills. They achieve this through a variety of

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13 February 2025 strategies. This includes singing songs and providing core texts they revisit regularly to help children become familiar with much-loved stories. This exposes children to new words and helps extend their range of vocabulary. Additionally, staff provide activities linked to core texts to help children make connections in their learning. n Leaders have taken action to address weaknesses in the key-person approach. As such, staff have a greater understanding of their key children. However, processes in place to ensure learning and development information is shared between staff are not fully effective. Nevertheless, staff make good use of their time to get to know children to create positive relationships. n Overall, children behave well. Staff are positive role models and appropriately explain behavioural expectations to children. This helps children to begin to learn about their own and others' emotions. However, there are some minor

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inconsistencies between the rooms in how children are being supported at mealtimes. This includes children not having opportunities to practise independence skills consistently as well as staff not always recognising when children need additional support. Despite this, children are supervised during mealtimes to ensure their safety. n Staff ensure children have opportunities to learn about life beyond the nursery through regular trips to local amenities. For instance, children delight in trips to the beach and local green spaces. Staff plan these trips to help children learn about the natural world and to make real-time connections in their current learning. n Children have opportunities to develop their gross motor skills. For example, children delight as they move their bodies in a variety of ways during yoga classes. Children are keen to show adults as they practise the yoga positions they have learned. This helps children develop their core muscles to strengthen

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need to do better?

skills such as balance and dexterity. n Leaders continue to seek a variety of ways to work in partnership with parents. This includes listening to parental feedback to drive ongoing improvements. Furthermore, staff provide regular information about what they are teaching children and suggestions to support further learning at home.

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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 strengthen the consistency of teaching practice across all staff to ensure all

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should:

13 February 2025 children, including those with SEND, have their learning and development needs precisely met n review key-person arrangements to ensure all information is shared effectively between staff n strengthen mealtime arrangements so children receive consistent support to promote their independence skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY492059 Local authority Brighton and Hove Inspection number 10371569 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 147 Number of children on roll 145 Name of registered person Hove Village Day Nursery Ltd.

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reference number

Telephone number 01273 358589 Date of previous inspection 7 October 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Hove Village Day Nursery Ltd registered in 2015. It opens from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. There are 40 members of staff. Of these, 29 hold an appropriate early years qualification. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged from nine months to four years.

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Inspection activities

n The deputy manager, nominated individual and inspectors completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspectors observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The deputy manager and one of the inspectors carried out a joint observation of children taking part in a planned activity. n The inspectors talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspectors observed the interactions between the staff and children. n The inspectors spoke with the nominated individual about the leadership and management of the nursery. n Children spoke with the inspectors during the inspection. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspectors.

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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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