Hidden Habitat

Inspection of Hidden Habitat Barras Moor, Unit 7, Perranarworthal, Truro, Cornwall TR3 7PE

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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 arrive at the nursery with a huge amount of enthusiasm. Staff form caring and friendly relationships with them, so they feel extremely emotionally secure and very happy to learn. Staff in the baby room interact with babies sensitively and warmly, offering cuddles and fun. Careful thought is given to matching nursery and home routines. Staff create a calm and nurturing atmosphere throughout the nursery. They gently guide children to cooperate as they play and explore.

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The provision is outstanding

The provider has designed a creative curriculum that is embedded exceptionally well throughout the nursery. Children's independence and resilience is a priority. For example, staff skilfully support toddlers to develop the small muscles in their hands using tweezers to collect herbs and flowers. The children concentrate and keep trying, smiling broadly when they succeed. Children are exceptionally confident. Staff give them time to experiment and follow their own ideas, skilfully commenting and making suggestions that extend their learning.

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The provision is outstanding

The provider and staff offer high-quality learning experiences indoors and outside that support children's deep engagement and curiosity. In the woodland area, children are enthralled as staff create a magical atmosphere, expertly telling stories under the trees. Children develop a real love of stories and enthusiastically ask for more.

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n Children benefit enormously from the many rich and exciting opportunities to be physically active. Staff encourage them to use paint on a large scale in the woodland area, for instance, supporting the development and control of their arm muscles. Children are fascinated to mix colours and talk about how paint sparkles in the sunshine. Children relish the chance to run around in the fresh air, climb, balance and develop good physical health. n Children's communication and language skills are exceptional throughout the nursery. Staff are highly skilled in their interactions with babies, for example. They smile and hold eye contact with babies, modelling new words and putting them into a sentence, which babies then try to copy. Older children love showing visitors the way to the woodland area, stopping to talk about the plants and trees they are familiar with. They eagerly share their knowledge of bees and

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explain about pollination and which plants attract bees. n Staff say they enjoy working in the nursery and feel part of a coherent team with strong support from the provider. The programme of professional development is highly effective in enhancing staff practice. For example, staff attended training to further develop their expertise when working with babies. This has had a very positive impact in the nursery. In addition, the provider

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2 June 2025 encourages staff to share their particular strengths, which is highly valued by all of the staff team. n The provider and staff ensure children follow good hygiene routines and have robust health and safety procedures in place. They are extremely vigilant and supervise children closely at all times. They regularly remind children how to play safely, particularly in the woodland area. Children know how to manage their own safety and confidently repeat the rules at the start of each session. For example, they know there should only be three children on the tree net at any one time. n Staff get to know children extremely well. They monitor children's learning closely to notice any areas of their development where they may need extra help. Staff consult other professionals promptly to support all children to make the progress of which they are capable. Any additional funding is used very effectively, for example to provide activities for children to enjoy at home with

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their parents. n Parents speak very highly of the nursery and the kind and attentive staff. They particularly value the opportunities for outdoor play and visits from people in the local community, such as a beekeeper, that enrich children's experiences. Parents feel fully involved in their children's time at the nursery and appreciate the detailed feedback from staff. They say children love the nutritious freshly prepared meals that support their good health.

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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 2783575 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 10403360 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 42 Number of children on roll 63 Name of registered person Hidden Habitat Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07399044003 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Hidden Habitat registered in 2024. It operates from Unit 7 Barras Moor, Perranarworthal, Cornwall. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, all year except for one week at Christmas and public holidays. It receives funding to provide early years education for children aged two, three and four years. The nursery employs 11 members of staff who work with children, nine of which hold appropriate early years qualifications.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. 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 spoke to children to find out about their time at the setting. 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 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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