Bright Horizons Wish Park, Hove, Day Nursery and Preschool

Inspection of Bright Horizons Wish Park, Hove, Day Nursery and Preschool 142 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 are happy and enjoy their time at this nursery. They receive warm welcomes from friendly staff as they arrive, eager to start their day. They confidently explore the welcoming and well-planned environment. Staff organise this to incorporate children's individual curiosities and as such, children are motivated in their play and learning. Children form strong bonds with the nurturing and approachable staff who know them well. This positively supports children's emotional well-being, including those who have recently started attending the nursery. Children develop their skills across a balanced curriculum, which prepares them well for their next stage in learning.

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The provision is good

Leaders have taken the necessary steps since the last inspection. There are robust procedures in place that ensure any child protection concerns are referred in a timely manner, in line with local safeguarding partnership guidance. All staff are vigilant about safeguarding children and understand their roles and responsibilities, which helps keep children safe.

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The provision is good

Staff are consistently positive role models to all children. Consequently, children's behaviour is good. They show kindness as they initiate and join play with their friends. Staff provide appropriate explanations if they ask children not to do something and explain the potential consequences. Children listen and respond well. This supports children's growing understanding as they learn right from wrong and begin to recognise how to keep themselves safe.

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need to do better?

n Leaders, alongside their staff team, have a clear and ambitious vision of what they want children to achieve. As a result, they plan and deliver a well-thought- out curriculum. Staff provide meaningful experiences across all areas of the early year's foundation stage. Staff know what skills children have learned, what they want to teach them next and why. They provide appropriately challenging experiences to develop children's resilience. Staff understand the importance of continually building on skills children have already learned, preparing them for future success. n Generally, children's communication and language skills are supported well. For instance, babies have opportunities to hear clearly spoken, repetitive language, alongside gesture and exaggerated facial expressions. Older children are encouraged to develop their conversational skills by sharing their own thoughts and ideas. Children have opportunities to hear an abundance of new words as

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need to do better?

staff provide a language-rich environment. However, on occasions, staff use complex new words like 'pollinate' and 'hydrate' but do not provide any explanation of them. As such, children are not always fully supported to learn

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need to do better?

26 March 2025 the meanings of new words in context to develop their understanding. Despite this, children are making good progress in their language development. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive the prompt and targeted support they need. Staff use their knowledge of each child to put personalised plans in place to consistently support children. Staff understand the importance of working closely with parents and external professionals. As a result, children with SEND make good progress. n Children have opportunities to be involved in smaller group activities. For instance, they enjoy playing musical statues, and singing familiar songs with gusto. However, group times for the younger children are not always as well organised as they could be. This does not always fully support children's continued attention and engagement in their learning during these times.

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n Leaders and staff place a strong emphasis on supporting children's independence. Children learn new skills to help them do things for themselves. For instance, staff encourage children to self-serve food and drinks from an early age. Children develop a good sense of pride in what they can do and gain confidence as they transition through the rooms. n Staff celebrate diversity in the nursery. For example, staff follow children's own curiosities about differences they may notice in others. This is skilfully extended through a range of activities, incorporating multicultural resources as children learn about new countries and traditions. This approach helps foster an appreciation for individuality and encourages children to embrace the diverse society they live in. n Leaders place a strong emphasis on parental partnership. As a result, parents are highly complementary of the care and learning their children benefit from.

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need to do better?

They value the regular communication they receive about their child's day, ongoing development, and how they can further support learning at home. The nursery also offers advice to parents in support of children's life events and developmental milestones.

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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 consistently introduce appropriate explanations of new words to help children fully understand these in context as they broaden their vocabulary n review the organisation of small group times for the younger children to ensure they can consistently engage and remain focused in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY317206 Local authority Brighton and Hove Inspection number 10377697 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 61 Number of children on roll 59 Name of registered person Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01273 090684 Date of previous inspection 19 November 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Bright Horizons Wish Park, Hove, Day Nursery and Preschool registered in 2005 and was previously called Tinysaurus Nursery. It is based in Hove, East Sussex. It operates Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, all year round. The nursery offers government funded places for children aged from nine months to four years. The nursery employs 20 members of staff; 13 of whom hold relevant early years qualifications.

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Inspection activities

n The manager, deputy manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n Children communicated with the inspector. n The manager and the inspector carried out joint observations of children taking part in a planned activity. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector observed the interactions between the staff and children. n Parents shared their views of the provision 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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