Girls & Boys Nursery Dunsbury Way

Inspection of Girls & Boys Nursery Dunsbury Way Leigh Park Community Centre, Dunsbury Way, Havant, Hampshire PO9 5BG

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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

Children separate from their parents with ease as they happily enter this friendly and welcoming nursery. They greet staff with a smile as they run over to their friends. Children display a strong sense of belonging and show that they feel safe and secure. For example, they cuddle up with staff and ask questions about the activities on display. Staff listen well and answer questions enthusiastically, showing genuine warmth and kindness.

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The provision is good

Staff implement a fun and stimulating curriculum, which focuses on children having fun while they learn. Staff carefully consider children's next steps in learning. They use the information they identify to plan targeted experiences to help close gaps in learning. Leaders use additional funding to support individual children's needs. Staff work with outside agencies to plan specific targets to assist children's development. Staff ensure that all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, get the support that they need. All children make good progress from their starting points.

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The provision is good

Staff ask children what activities they would like out. Children become excited as they select water. They laugh as they tip water into the mouths of pretend sea animals. Children say the animals are, 'drinking it all'. Children laugh and giggle as they deliberately splash each other as part of a game. They help staff to clean up the water after the activity has ended, and they receive praise from staff. This helps children to demonstrate a sense of pride in their accomplishments.

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need to do better?

n Staff have established a clear curriculum, which is sequential and interesting for all children. They consider children's starting points and tailor their curriculum accordingly to cover any gaps in learning. Staff prioritise developing children's attention and listening skills. They provide fun activities that involve children having to listen and explore new ideas. For example, children choose which colour paint they would like to 'splat' onto paper, while repeating the word 'splat'. This helps children to focus and keep trying, helping to gain these important skills for later learning. n Staff focus on guiding children to develop their vocabulary. They narrate as children play and ask questions to encourage conversations. Children have the time they need to think and respond. Staff speak clearly to the children and repeat words, so they hear the correct pronunciation. They consider when children have speech and language difficulties and encourage them to use visual

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need to do better?

methods to make their needs known. For instance, children confidently choose simple picture cards to give to staff to ask for help. Children develop good early communication and language skills.

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need to do better?

30 April 2025 n Children sit together at mealtimes with their friends. Staff talk to the children about the importance of eating healthily and staying hydrated. Children demonstrate that they know the difference between healthy and unhealthy foods and that, 'Ham is protein and makes muscles strong.' However, at times, staff are not deployed effectively to support children well with routine hygiene tasks. This does not fully promote children's ongoing health and hygiene. n Leaders monitor and support staff well. They have regular meetings with staff to review their progress and celebrate achievements. Leaders promote staff's professional development and provide a variety of training opportunities. For example, staff have attended a course on basic sign language, and they use it when communicating with children. n Generally, children behave well. They listen to and follow instructions that staff provide. However, on occasion, children display signs of unwanted behaviour.

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Although staff react to this behaviour and intervene to support children, they do not always help children to understand their behaviour or how they can improve it. For example, when children throw sand at friends, staff ask them to stop. However, they do not help children to understand the possible consequences of throwing the sand. n Staff support children who speak English as an additional language to develop their language skills and sense of belonging in the nursery. For example, staff work with parents and ask them to provide words in their home language. They then share these words with children, helping them to feel valued in the nursery. n Staff have developed strong partnerships with parents. They feel well informed about their children's developmental progress and receive advice from staff to support their children's learning at home. Parents speak highly of the care provided by the staff and praise how well they know their 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 strengthen staff deployment when supporting children with hygiene routines to ensure that their health and hygiene are consistently promoted n develop further staff's understanding of using consistent approaches when managing behaviour, helping children to begin to recognise the impact of their behaviour on others and understand what is expected of them.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2721761 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10394405 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 60 Number of children on roll 55 Name of registered person Girls & Boys Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07825627988 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Girls & Boys Nursery Dunsbury Way registered in 2023. It operates from Leigh Park Community Centre, in Havant, Hampshire. The nursery is open from Monday to Friday, from 8am to 4pm, during term-time only. The nursery provides funded early education for all eligible children. The nursery employs nine members of childcare staff. Of whom, eight hold a recognised childcare qualification.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the nursery and discussed the safety and suitability of the provision. 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 talked to staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector and the manager carried out a joint observation on a member of staff. 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 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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