Happy Days Day Nursery Poole

Inspection of Happy Days Day Nursery Poole Happy Days Day Nursery, Creekmoor, Poole, Dorset BH17 7FF

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Inspection date: 23 July 2025 - 12 August 2025

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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 form close and loving relationships with staff who meet their needs and carry out care routines consistently and with respect. Babies explore freely in the nurturing playrooms, where staff help them to feel safe and secure. Children of all ages move between the indoor and outdoor play areas, leading their own play and exploration. They build strong peer relationships with other children, showing empathy, patience and kindness to others.

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The provision is good

Staff plan and deliver an ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum to support every child's unique learning journey. This includes innovative activities that motivate children to explore and build on their experiences. For example, in the 'Wild Garden', children enjoy using paint they have made from crushing blackberries and brushes they have made from sticks and leaves. They benefit from a wealth of experiences to learn about their world. Children go for bug hunts and make flower crowns to attract wildlife. They get involved in the local community in which they meet care home residents to learn about one another's lives and join in fundraising events.

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The provision is good

Children of all ages enjoy lots of physical play. Babies use their developing mobility to climb and slide, and they enjoy making marks with chalk. Older children run, ride wheeled toys and use paints on walls in the garden. Staff support children's mindfulness by providing quiet spaces to help them regulate their emotions and yoga to help calm their minds. This helps to keep children happy and healthy.

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need to do better?

n Staff know children extremely well and provide activities that reflect their interests and developmental needs. They encourage children to lead their play and join in with enthusiasm to help them build further on their learning. For example, staff provide babies with a variety of different sensory materials to explore. Staff challenge older children to identify the creatures they find outside using magnifying glasses and compare their features using images in reference books. Younger children confidently ask for their favourite activities, such as 'What's in the box?', which develops their communication and language as they guess the mystery object. n Staff respond quickly to children's spontaneous interests and curiosity to support their development. For example, staff create a play café in the garden to support children's imagination and home experiences and help them to act out their favourite books. Most children engage for long periods. However, on occasion,

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need to do better?

staff do not adapt group activities to take account of children's individual needs. At times, activities are too long or too easy, meaning some children become distracted or lose interest and motivation to learn.

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23 July 2025 n Children develop good skills to support their future learning and move to school. They learn new words frequently. Babies enjoy books that staff read using objects to help them understand the meaning of words. Older children learn more complex words, such as what 'cobwebs' are and what 'multiple' means. Staff have high expectations for children's independence. Babies learn to feed themselves, and older children serve themselves and wash up after calm and well-organised mealtimes. n Staff support children in developing strong mathematical skills. Babies hear numbers used in songs and stories. As they progress, staff build on this further, providing challenges to help children learn about quantity, shape and how to solve problems. Children explore scientific concepts such as floating and sinking. n Parents speak highly of the staff. They share how staff go above and beyond to provide the best possible experience for their children and maintain regular

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communication with them. This proactive approach builds strong, trusting partnerships with families and contributes to children's progress. n Staff provide excellent support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They identify additional needs swiftly and work closely with other early years professionals to implement targeted strategies to help children achieve their potential. Staff provide all parents with valuable resources to support their child's learning at home. This includes drop-in clinics each month, meeting therapists and programmes to manage behaviour. n Staff value the support they receive, highlighting the setting's strong culture of well-being and continuous professional development. Managers ensure staff development is targeted to meet children's needs, including training to learn more about aspects of SEND and a 'Maths Champion' programme. The management team has a strong oversight of the provision and ambition for high-

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quality care. They value staff contributions in developing the provision further. n Staff promote a culture of safety and responsibility. Children learn to keep themselves safe, for instance, how to use scissors responsibly, and they benefit from external professionals who teach them about road and water safety.

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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 develop the organisation of group activities to further support all children in engaging and maintaining interest in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY548142 Local authority Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Inspection number 10399462 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 90 Number of children on roll 161 Name of registered person Happy Days Day Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01202 698 427 Date of previous inspection 3 December 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Happy Days Day Nursery Poole registered in 2017 and is one of 26 nurseries run by Happy Days Limited. It operates from a purpose-built unit in Creekmoor, Poole, Dorset. The nursery is open each weekday from 7.30am to 6pm for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery provides funded early education for children. The provider employs 30 childcare staff. Of these, 17 staff hold a level 3 childcare qualification, and three have a level 2 early years qualification.

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors Chris Langdon-Casey Bridget Copson

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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 intend children to learn. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector and the manager carried out a joint observation of a group activity. 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 Staff spoke to the inspector at convenient times during the inspection. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n The inspector held a meeting with the management team to discuss how they self-evaluate the provision. n Children spoke to and engaged with the inspector during the inspection.

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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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