Fledglings Nursery School

Inspection of Fledglings Nursery School Village Hall, Suckley WR6 5ED

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children are settled, happy and content in this nursery. They are comfortable with their friends and staff, leaving parents at the entrance and excitedly greeting their key person in the rooms. They cheerfully greet any friends who arrive later. Settling-in procedures are flexible to suit each family. Staff gather information from parents about their children from their first visit. They work together to decide on an appropriate settling-in process. This often includes parents staying with their children for short periods, or the child building up their hours over a period of a few weeks. As a result, staff understand children's needs, and children settle very well.

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The provision is good

Staff support children's behaviour by reinforcing simple rules and encouraging good manners and sharing. As a result, children behave very well and know what is expected of them. They share their resources with their friends and happily take turns during games. They understand simple rules to help keep them safe. For example, they form a line to go outside and know not to go out of the door until they have been counted. They understand not to run too fast on the paved area outside and to use wheeled toys in the designated space.

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n Leaders have a clear vision for the nursery. They work closely with their staff team to plan an ambitious curriculum that supports children's good progress. They successfully consider how they can best support children to learn through play. This means that children develop their skills and build on their experiences over time. n Leaders work very closely alongside their staff team. They share ideas and issues through daily, informal discussions and through more formal, regular supervision meetings. Staff comment that they feel supported in their roles and have plenty of opportunity to broaden their skills through additional training. n Staff know children very well. Their understanding of child development helps them carry out accurate assessments of children's progress. Furthermore, this knowledge helps staff to identify any gaps in children's learning quickly. Leaders and staff promptly put in place any additional support and seek guidance from

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other professionals if required. This helps all children make good progress in their learning. n Staff offer a balance of planned activities alongside child-initiated play based on broad topics. For example, children develop their fine motor skills as they thread wool through Easter-themed laminated cards. Children practise mathematical ideas as they count how many coloured eggs they can fit into an egg box. n The environment is organised to offer children experiences across the seven areas of learning. Children benefit from plenty of time to choose what they want to play with and become involved in their learning. However, children do not

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31 March 2025 have opportunities to access resources to explore and expand their own creative ideas both indoors and outdoors. n Children have good opportunities to develop their physical skills. Older children enjoy playing a favourite game of 'What's the Time Mr Wolf?' in the garden. They run in different directions and quickly stop and stand very still. They carefully aim small balls down a long drainpipe to drop in a crate at the end. They climb and balance on the small climbing frame. Babies have space to crawl quickly and pull themselves up because staff have thoughtfully provided equipment to support this. n Staff support children's communication and language skills well. They model lots of language throughout the day and hold conversations with children. Staff comment on what babies do as they play. Older children hear staff say new words as they play alongside each other, then repeat these new words later.

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Children enjoy singing favourite songs and rhymes and listen attentively as staff read them stories. n Leaders and staff create a relaxed, friendly and open environment where parents can talk to them about their children daily. Staff share information about children's development with parents regularly. As a result, partnerships with parents are strong. Parents comment that their children love coming to nursery, have blossomed in their care and are developing well.

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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 provide more opportunities for children to explore and express their creative ideas.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2726138 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 10395473 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 28 Name of registered person Marskell, Freya

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reference number

Telephone number 01886884088 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Fledglings Nursery School registered in 2022. The nursery employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, five hold appropriate qualifications at level 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, term time only. Sessions are from 8am to 5pm from Monday to Wednesday and from 8am to 3.30pm on Thursday and Friday. The nursery provides government funded early education for all eligible children.

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Inspection activities

n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about the curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n The children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector observed the interactions between the staff and the children. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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