Bright Star Day Nursery England Ltd

Inspection of Bright Star Day Nursery England Ltd 43-45 Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham B8 1RS

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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

The kind and nurturing staff form strong relationships with children. Children are very happy at the setting. They smile and laugh as they play and interact. Staff follow children's lead and empower them to make choices about their learning. For example, children choose which activities to engage in, which resources to select and for how long. This helps children to feel confident and valued. Children show pride in their achievements. For example, when one child has success in using a challenging craft tool, she exclaims, 'Wow, I did it.' Staff encourage children to use good manners and praise them when they do. For example, children use please and thank you at snack time and staff teach them to wait until everyone is finished to go and play. This supports children to develop good social skills.

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The provision is good

Developing children's communication and language is at the heart of the curriculum. Staff and children constantly talk together, sing songs and play with words. Staff plan a wide range of engaging activities, which children are eager to experience. For example, children develop a love of reading during story times, they grow their imaginations through painting, and they practise their communication skills by speaking to each other through a long pipe suspended from the wall. Staff implement a curriculum that supports children to make progress across the seven areas of learning.

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need to do better?

n Developing children's fine motor skills is a priority for staff. For example, children enjoy dough time where they sing, 'I like to roll it, roll it' and 'I like to pinch it, pinch it' while they roll and pinch play dough with their fingers. This strengthens the small muscles in their hands, which prepares them for later writing. n Children learn about the importance of being healthy through daily routines. For example, as staff sit and eat with the children, they talk about healthy food choices, and they sing a song while they wash their hands, which supports good hygiene. This helps children to lead healthy lifestyles. n Staff encourage children to become increasingly independent. For example, children locate their own coats from their labelled pegs, spread butter on their toast, pour drinks at mealtimes and blow their own noses. This supports them to be able to manage their own care needs. n During play, staff talk to the children frequently about shapes, colours and

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numbers. For example, children name colours when they play with resources in blue water, and they count the marks they make with chalks on the fence outside. During planned mathematics activities, children match different coloured animals to bowls and hammer shapes onto cork boards to make pictures. This supports children's mathematical development. n Staff understand what the children are learning and their next steps. However,

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need to do better?

2 April 2025 they do not always understand and implement the curriculum intentions precisely enough to build on children's existing knowledge and skills. For example, when cutting along patterns and shapes, staff do not support children to hold scissors correctly or adapt the task appropriately to make it achievable. This may prevent children from making the very best progress. n Leaders and managers continually work to improve the quality of provision. They receive regular support and advice from the early years team in the local authority. For example, they have recently implemented a new planning system that identifies children's next steps, so that children make even more progress. Regular observations of practice enable leaders and managers to identify training needs and offer professional development opportunities. n Leaders and staff support children with special educational needs and/or disability (SEND) well. They use guidance from specialist professionals to meet

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children's individual needs. The sensory room provides children with a calm environment, where they can explore different textures, lights and sounds. n Parents feel that their children are happy and safe at the setting. One parent describes the staff as 'family'. Parents say that their children make good progress, particularly in their speech and language development. However, staff do not gather detailed information from parents when children first start, to help them identify next steps in learning and not all parents access the information staff provide about children's learning and progress. This may limit the continuity of learning for children.

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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 understand and implement the curriculum intentions more precisely to consistently build on children's existing knowledge and skills n strengthen communication with parents further, both before children start and during their time at the setting, so that children can make even better progress.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2698540 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 10372464 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 100 Number of children on roll 12 Name of registered person Bright Star Day Nursery England Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07403388876 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Bright Star Day Nursery England Ltd registered in 2022 and is located in Birmingham. The nursery employs five members of staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7am until 6pm. The nursery provides government funded early years education for eligible children.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the setting and discussed the early years curriculum. n Staff spoke to the inspector about children's learning and development with a particular focus on communication and language. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector and the manager carried out a joint observation of teaching and learning. 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 setting. n Staff spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND.

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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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