Naturally Learning Redruth

Inspection of Naturally Learning Redruth 2-4 Clinton Road, Redruth, Cornwall TR15 2QE

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is outstanding

Children receive an excellent start to their early education at this unique and inspiring nursery. Leaders and staff know children and their families very well. They recognise each child as a unique individual and have the highest aspirations for them. Staff provide every child with the same opportunities and experiences. For example, pre-school children have daily forest school visits, where they learn real life skills, learn how to manage and take risks and explore nature alongside highly trained and knowledgeable staff.

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The provision is outstanding

Highly qualified leaders and the exceptional staff team create and deliver an inclusive, broad and meaningful curriculum for all that attend. Children are central to the activities passionate staff plan. Staff are highly reflective and constantly review learning to ensure children are learning what they intend. For instance, staff skilfully create a baking activity. Children show high levels of concentration while developing their small physical movements when they mix, tip and pour to create their mixture. Staff focus on the process and give children time to think and explore. Staff introduce vocabulary like 'ingredients' and 'pollination' and encourage children to make links to previous learning when they discuss honey and how it is made.

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The provision is outstanding

Staff create a calm, nurturing environment that helps ensure all children are safe and secure. They use their in-depth knowledge of each child to meet their needs. Babies who have recently started are very well settled. They enjoy cuddles with staff, who are attentive to their care needs. Older children show remarkable levels of confidence when they explore their environment and engage in meaningful learning experiences. Children seek staff for reassurance and thrive on the high- quality interactions they provide them.

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n Inspiring, passionate leaders support and value their staff team. They are mindful of the pressures of workload and personal circumstances and are extremely supportive and responsive to staff needs. Staff report on the exceptional levels of support they receive and share that the leaders are approachable and go above and beyond to ensure they are happy in their roles. Staff have various training opportunities tailored to their learning needs and the needs of the children. For example, most recently, staff have attended training on neurodivergence to help them best support and understand children's behaviour successfully. Staff use this knowledge and implement it in practice to ensure children are included and feel valued. n Staff are exceptional role models for children. They speak to each other and children with kindness and respect. Staff support children's emotional well-being.

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25 April 2025 They empower them to make their own choices and give them time to develop their independence. Passionate staff use all routine activities as learning opportunities for children. They support children from a young age to begin to recognise their toileting needs. All children learn to feed themselves with cutlery, drink from open cups and tidy away when they have finished. Children develop high levels of independence and self-esteem from an early age. n Experienced staff promote children's language and communication at every opportunity. Staff use Makaton signs alongside language across the nursery to promote all types of communication. When babies share stories with staff, they look to staff and initiate interactions with Makaton signs and label what they see in the book. Staff respond to babies with meaning and praise their interactions. Older children confidently initiate conversations with adults and their friends.

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Staff skilfully link conversations to the curriculum and weave mathematical language throughout. For example, during sensory exploration, staff use words like more, less, bigger and smaller and ask children to estimate what they think. Children are confident to use mathematical language and value communication. n Leaders and staff create exceptional partnerships with parents as soon as their children start at the nursery. There is an in-depth settling-in period tailored to the needs of the children to help ensure parents feel confident leaving their children and know their needs are met. Parents share that the nursery provides an 'enriching' and 'calming' environment for their children and staff go 'above and beyond' to make all feel valued and welcome. They speak of the excellent opportunities the nursery provides their children. Parents receive information about what their children are learning via an online application and extensive

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handovers at the end of each day. n All children receive excellent support and make very good progress in learning. Leaders and highly trained staff work closely with parents and outside agencies to ensure referrals are made in a timely manner so that children get the support they need at the nursery and in preparation for the move to school. Staff recognise the long wait for external interventions. They use their extensive knowledge to create individual plans for children to provide them with inclusive, exciting learning opportunities tailored to their specific needs.

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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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Setting details

Unique reference number 2776152 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 10396885 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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Total number of places 63 Number of children on roll 71 Name of registered person Naturally Learning Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07769342133 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Naturally Learning Redruth registered in 2024 and is located in Redruth, Cornwall. They open from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. There are 14 staff who work directly with the children. Of these, two hold a relevant early years qualification at level 6, one holds a level 5, six hold a level 3, one holds a level 2 and two are unqualified. The nursery offers government funded places for all 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 Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke with the nominated individual about the leadership and management of the setting. n Staff spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. 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 carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the curriculum lead. 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

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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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