Church View Day Nursery

Inspection of Church View Day Nursery 4 Church View, St Nicholas Hospital, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE3 3XT

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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

Children are happy and settled at this very friendly and warm setting. They build strong bonds with staff, who are caring, calm and kind. Staff and children enjoy each other's company as they dance, share books and build with toy bricks.

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The provision is good

Support for children's emotional development is a strength of the setting. Staff are very positive role models. They support and encourage children and clearly praise their achievements. This helps to build children's confidence and self-esteem. Staff talk to children about different emotions and use symbols to help children express how they feel. They support children to feel a sense of ownership and belonging. For example, staff encourage children to make choices and decisions about how the nursery is resourced. Staff support children well as they move through the daily routine. They use songs and sand timers to help children to understand when it is time to tidy up and move on to the next activity.

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The provision is good

Children are curious as they explore with their senses and make imaginary potions, using grapefruits, lemons and limes. They are motivated to learn as they explore musical instruments and make marks with crayons. Children play imaginatively with their friends and learn to share and to take turns. They are emotionally and socially well prepared for their move to school or the next stage in their learning.

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need to do better?

n Staff know where children are in their development and what they would like them to learn next. They plan a wide range of exciting activities and experiences that they know will interest children. For example, they plan a spa day for baby dolls and bath time for toy dinosaurs for children, who particularly enjoy water play. n Overall, support for children's growing independence is good. However, staff do not consistently support children to master practical skills, such as serving their food or using cutlery themselves. n Support for children's developing communication and language skills is good. Staff chat to children about their play and repeat their words back to them. This helps children to know that their words are valued and understood. Staff use singing and songs to help children to develop their vocabularies. n Overall, staff provide good support in helping children to remain focused and engaged in their learning and play. However sometimes, at small-group times

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need to do better?

and activities, staff do not consistently use strategies to support children's listening and attention skills, resulting in some children becoming distracted. n Staff plan strong support for children's physical development. Children enjoy fresh air and exercise as they climb and balance on tyres in the setting's secure garden. Staff arrange activities at floor and standing height, to help children

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need to do better?

5 August 2025 build their core strength. They use cable reels to encourage babies to pull themselves to standing. n Children learn about their local community, nature and the lives of others. For example, they mark cultural events, such as Chinese New Year. Children visit a local library and museums. They enjoy nature walks, where they learn about seasons and the life cycles of tadpoles. n Staff are extremely caring in their support of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They work closely with professionals in education and health involved with children in their care. This helps to create a consistent approach to support for children's learning and development. n Partnerships with parents are strong and feedback is excellent. Parents have high praise for the supportive and nurturing nature of leaders and staff. They praise the systems in place for communication and how staff plan activities

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around the interests of their children. They say their children love coming to the setting. n Leaders provide strong support to staff for their professional development through meetings, training and observations of practice. Additional funding has helped to provide training for staff on support for children's emotional development. This has had a positive impact on staff knowledge and expertise. n Leaders encourage staff to take responsibility for specialist areas within the setting and curriculum. For example, the setting has an identified practitioner for well-being. There are good opportunities for staff to progress through the setting and develop their careers. n Leaders are reflective and demonstrate a positive attitude towards continuous improvement. Staff work well together as a team. Leaders and staff are dedicated to their work and committed to ensuring that children are at the centre of everything they do.

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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 ensure that, across the setting, children are consistently provided with the support they need to develop their practical independence skills n develop strategies to support children's listening and attention skills at small- group times and activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 502256 Local authority Newcastle upon Tyne Inspection number 10398661 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 60 Number of children on roll 68 Name of registered person Jigsaw Care Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0191 284 2222 Date of previous inspection 5 November 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Church View Day Nursery registered in 1992 and is based in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. The nursery employs 20 members of childcare staff. Of these, 15 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including one with early years professional status and one with early years teacher status. The nursery is open from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery offers government funded places for childcare.

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Inspection activities

n Leaders discussed with the inspector how the setting organises and plans the curriculum and experiences for children. The inspector viewed the space used by the setting. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities and assessed the impact on children's learning. The inspector and leaders evaluated an activity together. n The inspector discussed with leaders and staff how they help to keep children safe. This included confirmation of first-aid training and the suitability of those working on the premises. n The inspector held discussions with leaders and staff. n The inspector took into account the views of parents.

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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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