Eden House Day Nursery Ltd

Inspection of Eden House Day Nursery Ltd The Mews, Low Farm, Brook Road, Bassingbourn, Royston SG8 5NT

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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

The nursery is a happy and welcoming place for children. Children are well cared for and safe with staff who want the best for them. Even the very youngest children settle quickly and happily in the calm and nurturing Bunnies room. Babies feel secure and confident to explore their surroundings. Staff provide a range of sensory experiences and skilfully use these to expose them to a wider vocabulary. Staff know the children well and set up engaging activities based on their interests. For example, younger children enjoy rolling balls down a ramp to see how far they go. They use spoons to scoop up a gloopy mixture, developing their fine muscle skills.

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The provision is good

Older children enjoy their outdoor space, making potions in the mud kitchen, going on a bear hunt with the staff and running their bikes up and down a little hill. Children maintain focus in their chosen activities, for example, making precise marks of dinosaur's feet in the play dough. Children are friendly and confident to approach visitors, keen to talk about what they enjoy doing at the nursery. They enjoy sharing stories with staff or looking at books independently. Children generally behave well and with clear guidance from gentle staff they learn to understand and manage their emotions.

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n Staff know the children very well and set up engaging activities that help to develop learning and concentration. Activities are planned around the children's interests and what is happening in their lives at the present time. These are used successfully to extend children's learning. n There is a strong focus on developing children's communication and language skills. Staff get down to the child's level and narrate what the child is doing, adding new vocabulary. They repeat new language to reinforce it and give the child confidence to use it themselves. n Children feel secure and cared for, demonstrated by babies holding out their arms to be cuddled and older children snuggling to listen to stories with staff. n The curriculum is tailored to meet the needs of the unique setting and is ambitious and extremely well sequenced. Staff in each room know what the children need to achieve, and planned activities reflect this. It is displayed so

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that staff new to the room can find out what the children in their care need to achieve before it is time to move on. n Staff have developed strong relationships with parents. They take time to gather information about the child and follow the home routine as closely as possible. Parents are full of praise for the communications they receive about their child daily and for the standard of care and education. Parents say their children make good progress.

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15 July 2025 n Children's behaviour is good, and younger children respond to simple instructions with enthusiasm. Older children play well together and care for their environment. Children are encouraged to say please and thank you. n Children have plenty of access to the outdoor field area and enjoy being active. They have opportunities to run and play and develop their large muscles. n Staff prepare children for their next stage of learning and the move to school. For example, children find their name and hang it on the chart when they enter, they learn to use knives and forks and they put on their shoes and coats independently. n Children are generally engaged with the activities. Sometimes, staff do not recognise when daily routines are not organised effectively. Children wander around and become disengaged from their learning. n The well-being of staff is a priority for leadership and management and staff

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appreciate the support they receive and the access to free counselling and help via a well-being app. n Incidents have occurred where children's dietary and health care needs have not been met. Management have reviewed their procedures on how they share information regarding children with health care plans and potential allergies. All staff are clear about ensuring that children consistently have their health care and dietary needs met.

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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 the organisation of transitional times and routines to better meet children's needs and their learning outcomes.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2818173 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 10405962 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 90 Number of children on roll 90 Name of registered person Eden House Day Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01763259217 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Eden House Day Nursery Ltd registered in 2025. It is situated in Bassingbourn, near Royston, Hertfordshire. The nursery operates all year round, Monday to Friday, from 7.30am until 6.30pm except for public holidays and one week at Christmas. The nursery provides government funded early years education for all eligible children.

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Inspection activities

n The managers and the inspector discussed the early years curriculum during a learning walk. n The inspector observed activities in all rooms and outdoors. She spoke to staff at appropriate times throughout the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector observed snack, lunch and nap times. n The inspector and manager observed a planned activity together and discussed what they had seen. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including the suitability of staff. n The management and leadership team held a meeting with the inspector. n The inspector spoke to parents and took account of their views.

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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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