Nanny Plums Nursery

Inspection of Nanny Plums Nursery 196 Victoria Road West, Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire FY5 3NG

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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

The nursery is a small, friendly and community focused environment. Staff have created a lively and nurturing provision which enables children to learn, grow and develop. They provide a variety of interesting resources and equipment to support children's development. Managers have clear aims for the curriculum. Staff incorporate these into their plans for activities to build on what children already know. For example, staff talk to children about apples that grow in the garden. They encourage children to think about how apples fall down from the tree when it is windy. Staff encourage children to count and weigh the apples. They introduce mathematical language, such as 'heavy' and 'light'.

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The provision is good

Staff build positive relationships with children. This enables them to create individual learning plans and activities to help each child succeed. Children and babies are comfortable around staff. They go to familiar staff for comfort when they are tired or upset. Staff provide cuddles and reassurance which help children to settle. They help children to be independent. Babies show determination as they attempt to feed themselves. Older children radiate confidence when they achieve their goal of serving their own vegetables. All children develop confidence in their own abilities. They learn the skills that they need to move on to the next stage in their learning.

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n Children relish the opportunity to set up an obstacle course with car tyres. Staff closely supervise, but do not interrupt to help children to explore their own ideas. Children jump and balance on the tyres. Staff watch as children persevere and succeed in their quest to create and complete the course. This promotes children's self-resilience skills. n Staff organise the day to allow lots of opportunities for children to practise taking turns and sharing. They support some children who are still learning these skills. Staff guide children in a sensitive and consistent way. For example, staff remind children to ask their friends if they can join in with their play. As a result, children of all ages behave well and play harmoniously together. n Managers know what they want staff to focus their teaching on to help children to make progress. For example, the current focus for toddlers and pre-school children is to develop their mathematical knowledge and skills. Staff who work

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with children do this well. They devise games where children throw bean bags on the correct number. Staff and children sing songs and rhymes about counting, and thoroughly enjoy joining in. n Parents and carers state they are extremely happy with the service they receive. They are impressed by the progress their children make. Parents value the daily feedback they receive about their child's day and achievements. They enjoy

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7 August 2025 using the electronic communication system. Parents use the information to keep up to date about their children's development. This helps to support children's learning at home. n Staff offer children opportunities that help them to learn about people and families beyond their own. The environment is rich with images of children from other backgrounds. Children engage in experiences to understand how different people celebrate. Recently, they learned about the festival of Eid. This contributes to broadening children's horizons. n Staff understand the importance of children developing good communication and language skills. They make use of opportunities to join in with children's play and conversations. Staff use these times to talk about what they are doing. For example, staff encourage children to find numbers in the dough. They demonstrate using tools and support children to recognise numbers. However,

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need to do better?

when staff ask children questions, they do not consistently encourage children to think for themselves and to express their thoughts and ideas. This does not extend children's thinking skills. n Staff benefit from training and ongoing professional development opportunities to build on their skills. For example, staff have accessed training on understanding why children may bite. It has also enables them to use strategies to prevent incidents and support children. n This enthusiastic staff team speak positively about managers and the support they receive. Managers conduct regular staff supervision meetings and observe their teaching. However, they have not identified with staff how they could better support babies physical development. For example, more could be done to utilise space indoors to allow babies further opportunity to develop their walking skills and better promote their physical development.

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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 support staff to build on ways to ask children more purposeful questions and enhance children's thinking skills n help staff in the baby room to provide an environment which promotes and extends babies' physical development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY500809 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 10411795 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 36 Number of children on roll 56 Name of registered person Nanny Plums Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07958544016 Date of previous inspection 16 March 2020

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Information about this early years setting

Nanny Plums Nursery registered in 2016 and is located in Lancashire. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff. Of these, 10 staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including one staff member who holds qualified teacher status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and over the Christmas period. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm. The nursery offers government funded childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and the inspector took part in a learning walk at the start of the inspection to find out what they intend children to learn and how staff implement the curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector carried out joint observations with the manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the manager. She looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the provision. n The inspector spoke to a selection of parents during the inspection and read written feedback from parents, taking 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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