Broomfield Road Day Nursery School

Inspection of Broomfield Road Day Nursery School 140 Broomfield Road, Chelmsford CM1 1RN

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Outstanding

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The provision is outstanding

Children thrive at this setting and behave exceptionally well. Staff are fully engaged and committed to supporting children in their learning, and they take an active role in keeping children highly engaged, focused and challenged. Children and staff have strong attachments. Children transition seamlessly, through well-planned settling-in sessions where parents are fully included. Further transitions to new rooms are highly organised and flawless. Staff from each room are familiar with all children. They speak to them using their names and know personal snippets about them such as where they have been on holiday. All staff have exceptional knowledge of children's learning styles and what their next steps in learning are. Children are provided with well-thought out activities that spark their interests and challenge deep level learning.

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The provision is outstanding

Children in the pre-school room are prepared exceptionally well for school with an emphasis on developing high levels of independence and problem-solving. They are provided with an abundance of innovative opportunities to practise these skills.

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The provision is outstanding

Parental partnerships are strong, with an abundance of opportunities to help parents to support their children's further learning at home. For example, staff provide parents with a library where they can borrow books and resources linked to a variety of development needs including potty training and weaning. Parents talk about staff in extremely positive ways, using words such as 'amazing' and 'wonderful'.

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n Leaders are inspirational in their vision for children's learning and development through the bespoke curriculum that is embedded for each age range through age-appropriate activities. n Staff demonstrate deep understanding of children's assessments and what they would like children to learn next. They demonstrate that they know which children they would like to focus on during a given activity and can talk about their learning intentions. Staff provide an abundance of exciting activities, and there are strong literacy links to other areas of learning. For example, in the outside construction area, children are provided with large clipboards and paper to plan their designs. n Staff introduce new vocabulary and concepts, providing clear explanations as to what these words mean. For example, in the pre-school room, children are reminded of the word 'hydrated' and then introduced to a new word 'diameter'

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when looking at the circles they cut from a cucumber. n Staff are exceptionally well equipped to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They are given specific training and are involved in

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15 August 2025 meetings with parents and other agencies. Staff ensure that they make adaptations to planning and resources to enable them to be accessible to all. n Children who are exceeding in some areas of learning are also supported exceptionally well. For example, during a mathematics activity, children were introduced to concepts such as the diameter and circumference of circles and how four quarters make a whole circle when put back together. n Parents feel confident during the settling-in period and talk about children being keen to attend and arriving happy and eager to learn. n Children foster high levels of independence from an early age. The youngest children are encouraged to feed themselves independently and learn how to hold a spoon, and the oldest children serve themselves and others at lunch, use a knife and fork and pour their own drinks from a jug. n Leaders have a clear and comprehensive plan to support staff's ongoing

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professional development and to ensure that they have a shared pedagogy that is deeply embedded. As a result, outcomes for children are excellent.

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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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Setting details

Unique reference number EY472659 Local authority Essex Inspection number 10399829 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 60 Number of children on roll 85 Name of registered person Seymour House Ltd.

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reference number

Telephone number 01245492642 Date of previous inspection 16 December 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Broomfield Road Day Nursery School registered in 2014 and operates in Chelmsford, Essex. The setting opens from 7am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, with the exception of bank holidays and one week at Christmas. The setting employs 19 members of staff, 12 of whom have appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and above. This includes three members of staff who hold qualifications at level 6. The nursery provides funded early education for all eligible children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed all areas of the setting and discussed the curriculum with the head of early years and staff. n The inspector undertook joint observations with the head of early years. n The inspector held a meeting with senior leaders and spoke to staff and children. n The inspector took into account the views of parents by speaking to some of them and reviewing parental surveys and written feedback. n The inspector completed a learning walk with the head of early years. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the setting.

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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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