Smisby Day Nursery

Inspection of Smisby Day Nursery Main Street, Smisby, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire LE65 2TY

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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 are supported with their well-being effectively. For example, when babies are upset, they receive cuddles and comfort from staff to help them settle. When children move rooms in the nursery, staff show them photos of staff and toys in the next room before they move on. This helps them to become familiar with the environment and the adults who will care for them. Children are supported to have a sense of belonging in the nursery. For instance, staff display photos of children and their families. Older children are keen to look at these and talk to staff and their peers about children and family members they know, recalling from memory. This contributes to children's communication skills.

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The provision is good

Children listen and follow staff's instructions well. For example, younger children put leftover food into a bin and wipe their hands and faces after snack time. When staff shake a tambourine, older children stop what they are doing, put their hands in the air and wait for staff's instructions. Children are supported to tidy away toys to help them learn how to care for the environment. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well by staff. Additional funding that some children receive is used effectively to provide one-to-one support from staff to implement targeted plans to meet their individual needs. This includes providing children with pictures of different feelings and visual timetables to support their understanding of routines and managing their emotions.

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n Staff say that they feel supported with their well-being. They receive small gifts from the management team that help them to feel valued and appreciated. Staff give gifts to other staff when they show positive practice with the children. This helps to provide an environment of care and respect. n Staff are supported to build on their professional development. For example, they attend training courses to develop their knowledge of sign language. Staff use sign language to help support children's understanding of the words they use. Children respond positively to the sign language. For instance, younger children use sign language to say 'please' at snack time. n The curriculum that staff implement focuses on supporting children's communication and language skills. For instance, staff sing songs with babies and repeat words back to them, helping to build on their early speaking skills. Older children are supported by staff to identify initial sounds in words and to

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share with staff their knowledge of familiar phrases in favourite stories. n Children show that they know the routines in the day. This includes older children sitting on a carpet in preparation for group times. However, sometimes, staff's organisation of group times does not help older children to fully benefit from the learning offered. For example, when staff read stories and sing songs

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need to do better?

24 March 2025 with children, other staff take some children's attention away to complete other tasks, such as to wash their hands or change their clothes. n Children have opportunities to be physically active. For instance, staff hold out their hands to support very young children to begin to walk. Younger children receive help from staff to go down slides feet first. n Staff use positive reinforcement to praise children's achievements. This helps children to understand what they do well and to raise their self-esteem. Staff implement rules and boundaries, helping children to understand what is expected of them. This includes asking children to walk indoors when they begin to run. n Children understand the need to wash their hands before eating. They take responsibility for preparing their own snacks. For example, younger children use knives safety to cut up bananas. Some children do this competently on their

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own, while others receive support from staff. This contributes to developing children's independence. However, during personal self-care routines, staff do not always provide privacy for children when older children change their clothing or when younger children begin toileting. n Staff provide experiences for children to learn about oral health. For instance, older children clean their teeth in the nursery. Younger children learn how to brush teeth, for example, when they use toothbrushes to clean teeth on animal soft toys. Parents say they appreciate the support staff give their children to help them understand the importance of cleaning their teeth.

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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 organisation of group times to help older children fully benefit from the learning offered n support staff to provide children with privacy when changing clothing and during toileting.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY280477 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 10376568 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 50 Number of children on roll 80 Name of registered person Smisby Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01530 416279 Date of previous inspection 30 May 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Smisby Day Nursery registered in 2004 and is situated in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. The nursery employs 19 members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 6, two hold qualifications at level 5, and 12 hold qualifications at level 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, apart from one week between Christmas and New Year. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for children aged nine months upwards.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed how staff implement the curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n Children interacted with and spoke to the inspector throughout the inspection. n The inspector spoke with staff at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector and the manager carried out a joint observation. n The inspector held a meeting with the provider, the manager and the deputy manager. She reviewed relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n Parents shared their views on the nursery 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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