Hollyfield Pre School Nursery LTD

Inspection of Hollyfield Pre School Nursery LTD Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B75 7SG

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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

Staff greet children warmly as they enter the nursery. Children form secure attachments with the caring staff and feel safe in their care. Children enjoy a range of learning opportunities that broaden their skills and knowledge. For example, staff make good use of songs and rhymes to support children's developing language. Children are introduced to early mathematical concepts as they fill containers with sand and water. Staff play alongside them, modelling key vocabulary for children, such as 'full' and 'empty'. This effectively promotes children's language skills. Staff foster children's problem-solving and critical thinking by planning engaging group activities. For example, children work together to discover ways of moving water between containers, experimenting with different tools and materials. As they manipulate guttering, they explore cause and effect, observing how water and various objects travel through channels. The learning

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The provision is good

environment encourages teamwork as children share their ideas, negotiate and communicate with their peers.

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The provision is good

Children's social development is also promoted through shared play experiences. For example, children share happily as they use tools to make marks and create patterns in play dough. Children play imaginatively together as they excitedly transform climbing apparatus into pirate ships. They welcome their friends on board, assisting them to pull themselves up with ropes. Younger children are gently guided by staff as they navigate balance beams, receiving encouragement and steadying hands to support their growing confidence and coordination. This promotes children's physical development and well-being.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and staff implement a broad and ambitious curriculum for children. They have clear intentions for what they want children to learn at different stages of their development. Staff use information gathered from parents, and observations of children's play, to identify starting points for children's learning. Assessment of children's ongoing learning is used to focus teaching on what it is they need to learn next. Children make good progress in all areas of their learning as a result. n Leaders and staff work closely with parents and other professionals to ensure that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well supported. Leaders signpost staff to targeted training to support the individual needs of children with SEND. Leaders work in partnership with schools and other professionals to aid a smooth transition for all children moving on to the next stage of their education.

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need to do better?

n Staff plan fun and engaging activities for children that motivate them to learn and promote their curiosity. However, on occasions, some children find

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need to do better?

19 June 2025 transitions between routines and activities unsettling, as they are not given enough time to complete their chosen activities. Consequently, these children may not always engage in meaningful learning and may occasionally disrupt the learning of other children. n Children's independence is promoted well. For example, children respectfully help to tidy away resources, taking care of their learning environment, and independently wash their hands before eating. Children receive praise from staff, who acknowledge and reward the skills children use to be successful learners. This supports children's personal development by enhancing their confidence and self-esteem and prepares them well for the next stage of their education. n Children develop an understanding of healthy lifestyles. For example, they enthusiastically wash toy dinosaurs and demonstrate to staff how to clean their teeth thoroughly. Children learn about healthy eating as they participate in

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cookery lessons, preparing healthy snacks such as savoury cheese bites. Children learn how the ingredients they use are good for them. Children also go on theatre trips and visits to nature parks. This enriches children's learning experiences as they learn about the world around them. n Staff attend regular supervisions and feel that their well-being is supported by leaders. Leaders continually monitor and reflect on the provision they provide to further develop nursery practice. For example, staff undertake training in how to plan activities that collectively support children's understanding of science, technology and mathematics. This supports ongoing curriculum development, broadening children's learning experiences. n Parents talk favourably about the care and support provided for their children by the nursery staff. They appreciate the feedback and information shared with them about the good progress made by their children. Parents feel involved in

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their children's learning and appreciate the dedicated time that is given to focus learning on what it is their children need to learn next.

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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 review how staff support children to transition between routines and activities, giving them enough time to finish their learning and activities, promoting their continued engagement and enjoyment of learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 228917 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 10395118 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 50 Number of children on roll 181 Name of registered person Hollyfield Pre-School Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0121 311 2920 Date of previous inspection 23 October 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Hollyfield Pre School Nursery LTD registered in 1993. The nursery employs 14 members of childcare staff, including one with qualified teacher status, two with a relevant early years qualification at level 6, and eight with a qualification at level 3. The nursery opens Monday to Friday during term time and provides before- and after-school care for children during term time. Sessions are from 7.45am until 6pm. The nursery receives government funding to provide early years education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector completed a learning walk with the manager and deputy manager and talked about the curriculum and what it was they wanted children to learn. n The inspector completed a joint observation of teaching and learning with the manager. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching to determine the impact on children's learning. n The inspector spoke to parents to gain their views of the nursery. n The inspector spoke to staff and children at appropriate times throughout the day. n The inspector reviewed relevant documentation.

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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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