Prior Heath Nursery & K Club

Inspection of Prior Heath Nursery & K Club 4 Prior Road, CAMBERLEY, Surrey GU15 1DA

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is outstanding

Children adore coming to this exceptional nursery. They smile enthusiastically at staff, who greet them with kindness and warmth. Children build incredibly close bonds with staff, who get to know them well. This helps children to settle with ease. Staff act as exceptional role models. They teach the children right from wrong and why it is important to make positive behaviour choices. For instance, when children are engrossed in their play at a 'potion' making station, staff play alongside and offer other children implements, saying pleasantly out loud 'because this is good sharing'. Such practice is embedded across the setting and children mimic these positive behaviours, working and playing in harmony together and demonstrating notable thoughtfulness and consideration for others.

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The provision is outstanding

Children are highly independent. For example, they place their belongings in correct places, put on their own aprons and confidently make choices about their play. They relish taking on responsibilities such as being helper of the day, where they assist staff to check the garden for risks, count the children present and water the plants. Children readily help themselves to the resources staff have placed at child height and freely invite their friends to join in with their play.

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The provision is outstanding

Leaders have constructed a curriculum that is highly ambitious and well sequenced. Accordingly, children are fully absorbed in their learning. For instance, after discussing World Bee Day inside, children concentrate intently for prolonged periods when looking at bugs they had found in the garden. All staff are clear about what they want children to learn next. Staff use individual plans for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), evaluate all planning and assess children frequently. Consequently, all children make significant progress in their learning and development.

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need to do better?

n Leaders have thoroughly considered how the curriculum will be delivered. They break down each area to ensure that it is easily understood by the children. As staff work with children, they know exactly how to take their learning further. For instance, when at a bee-themed craft activity, staff ask children what they already know about bees and then deepen their understanding by stating that bees collect nectar from the flowers and take this back to their hive to make honey. n There is a strong focus on personal and emotional well-being at the nursery. Staff work exceptionally hard to ensure each child becomes confident and self- assured. They work with children one to one or in small groups to boost their self-esteem. Activities that involve the children's interests, but also set small challenges, are planned where children will succeed. Children relish in the high

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19 May 2025 praise that staff shower them with, subsequently gaining in confidence. n Communication and language skills are supported extremely well. Staff seek advice from speech and language therapists and use this to support an array of children across the setting through focussed group work. Staff model ambitious vocabulary when playing with children and take time to explain the meaning of new words. For instance, when children are dancing in the garden, staff state 'that was a lovely twirl!' They then take time to explain that a twirl means spinning around. Children then use this new word as they continue their play. n Staff promote children's behaviour remarkably well. For example, when staff clap their hands, children stop their play and join in without fuss, as they know that they need to be listening to an instruction. Children playing with cardboard boxes realise there is not enough room for everyone, and so they open one side

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need to do better?

to make room for all that want to play. Behaviour in the nursery is exemplary. n Children with SEND are supported exceedingly well. Adjustments to timetables, staff arrangements and resources are in place to best support individual needs effectively. Careful consideration is given when allocating additional funding for resources to support children most effectively. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Staff invite families into the nursery during an INSET day before children start to have one-to-one conversations with staff members about their child. This supports children's transition into the nursery incredibly well. Parents are well informed about their child's development and families feel exceptionally well supported by the nursery team and have nothing but high praise for the provision. n Leaders are inspirational. They lead by example and support every member of staff emphatically. Staff access a wide variety of training opportunities to develop

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their practice. These include courses involving using visual aids, which staff state have supported their ability to communicate with non-verbal children. Leaders frequently evaluate their provision and continually strive to be the very best that they can for the 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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Setting details

Unique reference number EY349088 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10388655 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 54 Number of children on roll 60 Name of registered person PA Childcare Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 0127 628 647 Date of previous inspection 22 July 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Prior Heath Nursery & K Club registered in 2007. It is privately owned by PA Childcare Ltd and is situated in the grounds of Prior Heath School in Camberley, Surrey. The nursery is open each weekday during school term times from 8.45am to 2.45pm. Prior Heath K Club session times are from 8am to 8.50am and from 2.50pm to 5.30pm. The nursery accepts funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are 10 members of staff, nine of whom hold relevant qualifications at level 3 and one holds a qualification level 2. The nursery also employs an administrator.

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Inspection activities

n The leadership team and inspector completed learning walks together to understand how the early years curriculum is organised at the setting. n A joint observation was carried out by the inspector and manager and feedback was discussed. n Parents shared their views, and the inspector took these into account. n The inspector held discussions at appropriate times with staff about their roles, responsibilities and workload. n The manager and inspector held meetings regarding how the nursery is led, and a range of relevant documentation was reviewed by the inspector.

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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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