Clarence House Papworth

Inspection of Clarence House Papworth Elm Way, Papworth Everard, Cambridge CB23 3RY

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Staff adapt their approach to support individual children to settle into the nursery. They share information with parents, which eases the process. Staff get to know children well. Children develop close relationships with their key person. Staff assess children's development to find out whether they require further support. They plan and implement engaging activities that help children make progress. Staff understand how the activities they provide support children's learning and development. Staff sensitively support children's personal care needs. They follow children's individual routines and encourage children to develop their independence. Toddlers take their own shoes off before nap time. Pre-school children serve their own dinners and wash their own hands and faces.

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The provision is good

Staff offer children in the different rooms opportunities to socialise together. Children enjoy having picnics outside in the afternoon. Staff manage children's behaviour proactively. They teach children the words they need to express themselves clearly. Staff model positive manners and remind children of these. They praise and encourage children. Children play contentedly in the nursery. They develop friendships and are kind to each other. Staff support children when they move up to the next room. They help children develop the skills they need to be ready for the next stage in their learning.

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n Staff keep children safe in the nursery, particularly when they are eating and sleeping. Children enjoy nutritious meals and snacks. Staff have introduced staggered mealtimes. This helps keep children calm and gives them the opportunity to socialise with each other. Staff work with parents to keep children who have specific dietary requirements safe. n Children develop their physical skills as they climb on equipment and balance on stepping stones outside. Staff across the nursery focus on supporting children's fine motor skills. Babies squeeze and pinch play dough. Children cut spaghetti with scissors and they chip away at balls of ice. In the pre-school room, children use different containers to mix 'potions'. They lift and pour from the jars, stir with spoons and unscrew small lids. They excitedly remember what different colours are made when they mix their 'potions' together. n Staff support children's developing communication skills. They speak clearly, use

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gestures and give children time to listen and understand. Babies enjoy singing songs. They try to copy the actions and dance along. Staff teach children in the pre-school room descriptive words. Children learn that lemons taste sour. Staff read to children and send them home with books to read with their parents. Children who speak English as an additional language make good progress in their language skills.

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8 April 2025 n Staff provide a range of sensory activities that engage children. Babies explore the texture of oats and toddlers enjoy rolling different-textured balls in paint. Children spend time in the forest area, finding and counting ladybirds. This helps them to understand the world around them and develops their mathematical learning. Staff use naturally occurring opportunities to teach children and remind them of previous learning. Sometimes, staff do not provide appropriate challenge for children. This means that children do not always have enough opportunities to extend and develop their knowledge and skills. n Parents are happy with the care the nursery provides. They appreciate the individual approach to settling children into the nursery as well as the relationships their children develop with staff. Staff carry out assessments on children's learning and they share this with parents regularly. Staff work closely

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with parents to support children who are toilet training. Parents enjoy attending the regular family events the nursery provides, such as the recent Easter egg hunt. n Leaders have worked hard to improve practice in the nursery. They carry out regular supervision meetings with staff and provide regular training opportunities. This helps staff develop their knowledge and skills. Staff are developing their confidence with their teaching skills. They feel well supported by leaders. Leaders evaluate the nursery. They identify and make continual improvements. They have plans to develop the outside area to further enhance the learning opportunities 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 guide staff to consider the learning opportunities offered to children so that these sufficiently challenge and develop their knowledge and skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2555121 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 10361310 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 77 Number of children on roll 50 Name of registered person Clarence House Day Nurseries Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01480 700 680 Date of previous inspection 15 July 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Clarence House Papworth registered in 2019. The nursery employs 15 members of childcare staff. Of these, nine staff hold appropriate early years qualifications, ranging from level 2 to level 6. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 5.30pm. The nursery provides government funded early education for all eligible children

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Inspection activities

n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector spoke to children to find out about their time at the nursery. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. 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 manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation during a group activity. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. 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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8 April 2025 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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