Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School Weston-Super-Mare

Inspection of Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School Weston-Super-Mare 6 Whirlwind Road, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset BS24 8EF

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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

Leaders and staff plan the curriculum effectively so that children are eager to join in with the exciting activities. They enable children to become active learners, choosing whether they prefer to be indoors or outdoors. For example, babies crawl outside onto soft surfacing, and under constant supervision, they take safe risks, crawling up a low ramp and down the other side. Mobile children excitedly experiment with finding out which travels fastest down a ramp out of toy animals, cars or water. Staff use a book to show older children yoga poses, then they demonstrate and explain what to do, teaching children concentration, control and balance, as well as developing their awareness that they can use books for information.

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The provision is good

Caring, gentle staff welcome children with a smile, and children settle quickly and are emotionally secure. Children develop a positive attitude to learning and, overall, behave well. Staff help them to learn through trial and error, supporting their problem-solving skills, as well as their resilience to setbacks. Children develop in confidence because staff focus on them becoming increasingly independent throughout the nursery, such as pouring their drinks, peeling fruit and putting on their boots. By pre-school, children serve their own meals and take themselves to the toilet. This prepares them well for school.

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need to do better?

n The strong leadership team provides good support for staff, ensuring that they receive regular training, mentoring and guidance. Staff confirm that recent appointments in senior staff has had a beneficial effect, and they feel valued and supported. Leaders implement robust induction procedures, enabling staff to gain a good understanding of their roles and responsibilities. The quality team is regularly at the setting during this time of transition, providing additional support. n Staff know their key children. They identify their interests and follow their lead. For example, when children start singing and performing, they introduce instruments to extend their ideas. However, arrangements to share information across the staff team are not embedded. For example, when a key person is absent, other staff do not know the intent and focus to be able to challenge and extend some children's individual learning needs.

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need to do better?

n Staff plan well. They understand the learning intentions of activities and use children's interests to motivate them, such as learning the life cycle of a caterpillar. Older toddlers strengthen their hands with squashing and rolling dough, ready for later writing skills and developing their good imagination. Children eagerly enjoy number rhymes and use mathematical language in their play.

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need to do better?

11 June 2025 n Staff implement the curriculum for children's communication and language development well. Those supporting the babies have had training to use sign with singing, which they implement daily, reinforcing the signs and words during daily routines. Staff use stories and repetition to help all children remember more. They introduce new vocabulary and check children's understanding, such as what a volcano is, giving them plenty of time to think and respond. However, on occasions, noise levels in the older children's rooms sometimes prevent them from hearing and joining in with conversations. n Leaders are monitoring the practices for promoting children's health, and they provide parents with good information on establishing children's independence in toileting. Staff follow good hygiene procedures and provide effective support for young children who are potty training. Children enjoy nutritional meals and

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need to do better?

snacks and know to drink plenty of water to keep healthy. n Children listen and respond well to staff. Staff support them effectively in starting to understand their emotions. However, not all staff implement the setting's behaviour management strategies consistently, meaning children do not always receive clear messages to help them learn to resolve conflict for themselves. n Leaders and staff establish good partnerships with parents. They share important information to help staff meet children's individual needs and support development at home. Parents confirm how well their children are progressing, especially in their language and social skills. Those responsible for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities work well with outside agencies and schools. This ensures that all children have a smooth transition to school.

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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 the sharing of information between staff so that they fully understand the curriculum intent for individual children, and implement it consistently to challenge and extend children's learning to the highest level n improve noise levels in the older children's rooms to enable them to hear and join in conversations more effectively n focus staff development on consistently implementing the agreed behaviour management strategies to support children in understanding expectations and help older children in resolving conflict for themselves.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY563280 Local authority North Somerset Inspection number 10406574 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 105 Number of children on roll 212 Name of registered person Happy Days Day Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01934 420343 Date of previous inspection 15 February 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School Weston-Super-Mare registered in 2018. The nursery operates Monday to Friday, from 7am to 6pm, for 51 weeks a year. The nursery provides government funded places. There are 44 members of staff who work directly with the children. Of whom, one holds qualified teacher status and one holds a qualification at level 6. One member of staff holds an appropriate qualification at level 4, 26 staff hold a level 3 and five hold a qualification at level 2.

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors Elaine Douglas Marie Swindells

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Inspection activities

n The deputy manager and the lead inspector completed a learning walk together and discussed the early years foundation stage curriculum. n The inspectors talked to staff at convenient times and observed the quality of teaching, indoors and outdoors, assessing the impact this was having on children's learning. n The deputy manager and the lead inspector conducted a joint observation of the quality of teaching and learning during an adult-led activity in the baby room. n The inspectors spoke with parents and children, taking account of all their views. n The deputy manager, the nominated individual and the inspectors discussed the leadership of the setting, and the inspectors sampled documentation, including evidence of the suitability of staff.

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Inspection activities

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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