Ashgrove Park Day Nursery

Inspection of Ashgrove Park Day Nursery 60 Ashgrove Road, Ashley Down, Bristol, Avon BS7 9LQ

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Children are happy and excited to arrive at nursery. They eagerly go inside, ready to see their friends and start learning. They are greeted by warm, friendly, enthusiastic staff who clearly love working with children. Babies routines from home are followed, and they form close bonds with their key person, helping them to feel secure. Staff have high expectations, and all children are making good progress, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Learning is tailored to children's individual needs and interests. Children are enthusiastic to learn and to share their new knowledge. For example, children excitably talk about the tadpoles in the garden, explaining how they will grow legs and turn into frogs.

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The provision is good

Children are kind and caring and behave very well. Staff set high expectations for their behaviour, and support them in resolving minor conflicts. For example, if children are disagreeing, staff help them to talk about what the problem is, and how they can resolve it together. Children have good relationships with each other and with staff. Children can choose to play inside or outside, with many opportunities to develop their physical skills. For example, they can climb on the climbing frame, ride a bike, or make marks with water and paint brushes.

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n Leadership and management is very strong. Leaders are clear on what they would like to achieve and are constantly evaluating to make improvements. They successfully manage the staff, and the long established team speaks highly of them. They support new staff well, with a thorough induction programme, providing training to ensure all staff have the skills they need to provide consistency of care. For example, new staff have training on the planning programme and positive behaviour management techniques used in the nursery. n Staff foster children's independence well. Children serve themselves at mealtimes, and scrape off their plates when they have finished. They put on their coats and shoes before outdoor play, using the 'magic way'. Staff support children in doing up their zips, starting it off for them, so they can feel a sense of achievement when they do it up themselves. These skills help to prepare

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them for their next stage of learning. n Parents speak highly of the nursery, staff and management. They comment that communication is good, so they know what their children have been doing, and what they can do to help their children develop further. n Children demonstrate that they have a good understanding of the routines of the day. Babies stop and listen when staff start singing the tidy up song, and understand what is happening next. However, the organisation of some routines means that children sometimes spend a long time waiting for daily tasks, such

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24 April 2025 as mealtimes, so miss out on time for purposeful learning. n Staff promote children's speech and language development effectively through the use of songs, and stories. They introduce new vocabulary and encourage children to communicate. For example, they offer children a choice of fruit at snack time, encouraging them to name the fruit they would like. However, children are sometimes asked a number of questions, which they are unable to answer. At times, staff do not encourage children's conversation skills to develop children's language further. n Children are kind and caring towards each other. They play with each other well and share toys. For example, at the playdough table, when new children join in, existing children happily share the playdough, with very little input from adults. Children smile and say thank you when they receive the playdough. n Staff respect children's needs, listening to their words and watching their

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actions, so they can understand what children want. For example, staff ask babies if they can change their nappy, if babies cry out, say no or move away, staff ask the next baby, and come back to the first one when they are ready. Older children can choose to play inside or outside, the majority of the day. Children are happy and feel valued.

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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 during key routines of the day to reduce waiting times for children and maximise their time spent in purposeful play n build on staff's teaching skills to support children's conversation and language even more.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 106898 Local authority Bristol City of Inspection number 10388629 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 31 Number of children on roll 41 Name of registered person Appleby Mann Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0117 9513123 Date of previous inspection 19 July 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Ashgrove Park Day Nursery registered in 1991. It operates from premises in Ashley Down, Bristol. The nursery is open each weekday from 8.15am until 5.45pm, all year round. The provider receives funding for the provision of free early education for children. The provider employs a manager who holds an early years qualification at level 5. The manager is supported by thirteen members of staff. Of these, two hold a level 5 qualification, eight hold early years qualifications at levels 1, 2, 3 and 4. Three are unqualified.

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Inspection activities

n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation. n Staff spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. 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.

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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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