Artemis St Leonards

Inspection of Artemis St Leonards 29 Chapel Park Road, ST. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 6HR

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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 Good

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The provision is good

Children's unique qualities are clearly understood and welcomed in this homely, child-centred nursery. Leaders and staff take time to plan for every child's personal needs from the moment they join the nursery. Staff are dedicated towards ensuring each child has the best start to their learning journey. Staff help children to become confident, competent learners. For example, children are keen to develop their knowledge and try new things. These skills support them well for starting school.

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The provision is good

Children develop very positive attitudes towards learning. Staff prepare activities that enable children to build their understanding and develop their range of skills. Children excitedly remember things they have previously learned. For example, when they are gardening, children talk about what they did when they planted seeds before, and they recall relevant information.

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The provision is good

Children settle quickly. They demonstrate how emotionally secure and happy they feel. Children approach staff readily for comfort and invite them into their play. Staff role model a nurturing, caring approach in their interactions with all children. This contributes towards the care and kindness that children show to others. Children show empathy and a mature level of understanding for their friends' varying needs. They develop strong relationships with other children and happily play and learn together.

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n The leadership team has high expectations of itself, staff and all children. Leaders work closely with other professionals to seek advice when needed and share in the care and learning programme for individual children. This combined level of expertise and assessment contributes effectively towards the good levels of progress every child makes, irrespective of their starting point. n Funding is consistently used effectively to equip staff with the additional skills and knowledge they need to support every child. Leaders clearly understand the differing needs of families using the nursery and offer extensive levels of advice and guidance. Enrichment activities are organised to offer children new experiences, such as trips to the zoo, train rides, and visits to local places of interest, such as the castle. These opportunities broaden children's learning and help them develop an understanding of the area where they live.

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n The nursery curriculum is fully embedded and offers a well structured sequence of learning. Leaders monitor the delivery and effectiveness of the curriculum closely. They adapt it, when needed, to take account of individual children, or the varying needs of children. The programme of activities and learning opportunities is enriched with many outside activities. For example, children visit the local woodland regularly to learn about nature. They enjoy visits to the

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24 April 2025 beach to learn about marine life. Staff introduce children to environmental issues. For instance, they teach children about the impact of plastic in the sea and the harm it causes fish and other sea creatures. n The quality of teaching is good. Staff teams in each room fully understand the varying needs of the children they work with. Staff plan activities with purpose and clear links to the nursery curriculum. For example, they encourage children to become a 'proud performer' and value each child's efforts and achievements. All activities are adapted appropriately to make sure every child can take part, and the programme of learning remains inclusive. n In the main, staff enable children to become increasingly independent and manage tasks for themselves. For example, at snack time, children practise the skills they have learned by pouring their own drinks and using different utensils to serve themselves. However, the organisation of some mealtimes does not

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always allow children to further develop these skills. Staff do not consistently support children to learn behavioural expectations, such as by practising how to use a knife and fork competently when they eat. n Children are encouraged to take safe risks and develop their physical skills. Children develop their finger muscles as they knead dough and pick up small seeds ready to plant. Some older children enjoy jumping off the low-level walls in the garden and understand how to do this safely. Staff do not consistently support children to learn how to recognise possible dangers and keep others safe. n Partnerships with parents are good. Family support is key to leaders. Staff provide many activities to involve parents in their child's learning. For example, parents and children attend cookery courses together, and staff prepare home learning bags to help children through specific lifestyle changes, such as the

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birth of a sibling. Parents describe the nursery and staff as 'wonderful' and 'amazing' and note the positive impact the provision has on their children, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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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 develop the organisation of the daily routine to enable children to practise and consolidate skills they have already learned, particularly at mealtimes n support staff to provide children with appropriate and consistent explanations to aid their learning and understand how to keep themselves, and others, safe.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY355103 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 10388683 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 31 Number of children on roll 58 Name of registered person Artemis Childcare Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01424 461188 Date of previous inspection 23 July 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Artemis St Leonards registered in 2007. It is one of three nurseries in the Artemis group and is located in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff. Of these, 10 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above, including one with early years teacher status. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, from 8am until 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year. Funding is accepted for children aged from nine months.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector completed a learning walk with members of the leadership team and discussed the early years curriculum. n Staff spoke to the inspector about how they plan for children's learning and what they do to keep children safe. n Children told the inspector about their friends and what they enjoy doing at nursery. n The inspector observed the interactions between children and staff. n A small number of parents spoke with the inspector and shared their views of the nursery. Written feedback from parents was also taken into consideration. n The nursery owner completed a joint observation with the inspector and assessed the impact of teaching 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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