Mother Goose

Inspection of Mother Goose 108a St Michael's Road, Aldershot GU12 4JW

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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 arrive happily at this warm and nurturing setting. Parents appreciate daily opportunities to speak to their child's key person and exchange information about their child's needs. This helps staff to understand the needs of the child and adapt their approach if necessary. Staff pay close attention to the emotional requirements of the children. When children need comfort and reassurance, they provide it to them.

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The provision is good

Children engage with outdoor learning opportunities and move between indoor and outdoor environments. Outdoors, staff plan and provide a rich and varied range of activities and experiences that capture children's interests and support them to make good progress in their learning. They learn to negotiate space as they ride cars around the garden. Children explore in the sand, where they can dig, fill and pour. This helps them develop their hand-eye coordination and strengthen their hand muscles in readiness for early writing. Additionally, children are enthusiastic about exploring nature. Staff help children to look for minibeasts under the logs, and children shriek with delight as they find centipedes and caterpillars. Staff extend children's learning by placing minibeasts in magnified pots so children can investigate insects closely. They help children identify minibeasts as children share their discoveries with them.

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The provision is good

Children develop some of the independence skills they need for starting school as they learn to manage tasks for themselves. Children are learning to take care of their own hygiene needs and why it is important to develop good hygiene practices. For instance, staff encourage children to wipe their own noses and remind them about the need to wash their hands before eating.

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need to do better?

n Generally, staff provide children with an ambitious curriculum. Children enjoy taking part in adult-led activities. For example, they join in recalling the story 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' as they match and count fruits from the story. However, some staff do not consistently build on what older children already know and can do. This means that some activities are not pitched at the right level for older children. This means that, on occasion, some children lose interest in their learning. n Staff promote children's communication and language development well. They talk to children during play and engage them in back-and-forth conversations. Staff ask children questions and allow them time to respond. Children are confident communicators. n Staff know their key children well. They can confidently talk about each child and explain what they are currently working on. Staff demonstrate the ability to

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need to do better?

13 August 2025 recognise delays in children's learning and development and how to support them in these areas to make good progress. n Children behave well. They receive gentle reminders about why their actions may not be safe and have suggestions about what can help them. Children listen, follow instructions and are encouraged to take turns when appropriate. They show that they feel safe and secure and have respect for their environment. For instance, all children join in and help put toys away during tidy-up time. Children form good friendships and enjoy the company of others. n Leaders place an emphasis on creating a strong connection with the local community. The team is passionate about creating a family ethos where families are supported in their child's education journey. Staff focus on open, two-way communication to share children's progress with parents so that they can continue this learning at home.

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need to do better?

n There is a strong teamwork ethic in the setting, and staff work well together. Staff feed back that leaders support them well in their roles. They mention that leaders regularly work alongside them throughout the nursery and that they feel listened to and valued. n Leaders meet regularly with staff and provide supervision sessions to make sure that all staff are well supported. However, leaders do not maximise these sessions fully with staff to identify gaps in their knowledge or skills and target training to support their teaching even further.

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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 enhance their planning and delivery of the curriculum during group activities so that it meets the differing needs of the children n build on the arrangements for staff supervision and training to further develop their skills and raise the quality of teaching.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY553806 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10399463 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 33 Number of children on roll 62 Name of registered person Woodside Trading Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07956 854655 Date of previous inspection 3 December 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Mother Goose day nursery registered in 2017. It is open from Monday to Friday throughout the year, from 8am to 6pm. There are eight members of childcare staff who work at the nursery, seven of whom hold early years qualifications at level 3. The nursery provides funded education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about the curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this is having on the children's learning. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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Inspection activities

13 August 2025 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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