New Era Nursery

Inspection of New Era Nursery Sion Baptist Church, Church Street, Burnley, Lancashire BB11 2DW

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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 at this pre-school are happy, confident and well supported in their learning and development. They are warmly greeted by leaders and staff on arrival, self- register and quickly settle into engaging play opportunities. Parents have daily conversations with their child's key person and use this time to share important information about their child's needs. This enables staff to understand each child and adapt their approach when required. Children learn to concentrate, explore new skills and make meaningful progress across all areas of learning, while developing social skills and confidence in themselves.

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The provision is good

Children behave well. They have good role models in the staff, who provide calm guidance and clear expectations. For example, staff support children to walk safely up and down the stairs between indoor and outdoor play. Staff work closely with parents to support children during settling-in sessions. This helps children to develop self-control and follow the pre-school's routines, enabling them to participate safely and successfully in daily activities.

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The provision is good

Leaders are ambitious for all children to develop across the areas of learning, and there is strong support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Leaders aim for children to develop their independence and be ready for the next stage in their learning.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and staff provide engaging, rich and meaningful activities. For example, children are supported to write their names in the sand and explore imaginative play in the role-play area. However, curriculum sequencing could be strengthened to ensure that children's skills and knowledge consistently build over time. n Staff know their children well and provide activities based on their interests. Outdoors, children engage in digging in mud to find objects, use stepping stones and ride bikes. As a result, children develop their coordination, confidence and problem-solving abilities while exploring and learning through play. n Leaders and staff place a strong focus on developing children's communication and language skills. For example, they narrate play and use early assessment tools to identify children who need extra support. They work closely with the speech and language therapists and educational psychologists to put appropriate

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strategies and support in place. This helps children gain confidence, make rapid progress in their speech and use language to extend their play. n Leaders and staff make excellent use of early assessment tools to identify children's individual needs. They work closely with external professionals, such as local authority advisers, to put appropriate support in place. As a result,

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need to do better?

15 September 2025 children receive targeted interventions promptly and make rapid progress in their learning and development, particularly in areas such as communication, social skills and confidence. n Leaders and staff support children's independence through daily routines. Children self-register at snack time, pour their own drinks and brush their teeth independently. Children gain life skills in self-care. n Parents report that they are happy with the pre-school. They appreciate how well staff know their children's individual needs and welcome daily updates on progress. They also recognise the support the pre-school provides, including working with external agencies such as speech and language therapists. They say that children make good progress and benefit from consistent care that meets their individual needs. n Leaders and staff know their families and community exceptionally well. They direct families to services when required. They also use additional funding well

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need to do better?

to support families. For example, the pre-school organises family-focused activities and days out. Children benefit from enhanced well-being, stronger relationships at home and increased confidence. n Leaders are reflective and committed to staff's professional development. They have recently introduced an online training platform. However, the system for identifying staff's training needs is not yet fully established, so training is not always precisely targeted to enhance the quality of provision further. n Leaders place a strong emphasis on staff's well-being. They provide flexibility and support during personal challenges, creating a positive and caring working environment. As a result, staff feel valued and motivated, which contributes to exceptional staff retention. Many staff have worked at the pre-school for several years. Therefore, children and families receive consistency and stability.

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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 strengthen staff's understanding of how to develop a well-sequenced curriculum to ensure a more coherent and progressive development of children's skills and knowledge n ensure peer observations of staff are used to inform targeted professional development, so that staff training is closely aligned with the individual needs of children and the priorities of the setting.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY365523 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 10407398 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 Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 9 Name of registered person New Era North West LTD

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reference number

Telephone number 07727713690 Date of previous inspection 8 January 2020

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Information about this early years setting

New Era Nursery registered in 2007. It employs four members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds qualified teacher status and three have early years qualifications at level 3. The nursery opens Monday to Friday from 9am until midday, during term time only. It provides funded early education.

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Inspection activities

n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n Staff spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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