Primary Colours Day Nursery

Inspection of Primary Colours Day Nursery The Trident Youth Hut, Galmington Road, Taunton, Somerset TA1 5NN

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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 Inadequate

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The provision is good

Children arrive at the nursery happy and eager to start playing. The friendly and welcoming staff greet children warmly and help them settle in quickly. From the start of the day staff encourage children to be confident and independent. Staff encourage children to take their coats and shoes off and hang them on their pegs independently, ready to go and start their day.

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The provision is good

Staff provide children with an interesting environment that allows them to make their own choices in their play. Children eagerly explore the resources that are provided for them as they excitedly greet their friends.

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The provision is good

Leaders and staff implement a well-planned curriculum. They have a shared focus on promoting children's development, using what children already know and can do alongside their interests. Staff create engaging learning opportunities that build on children's skills and promote further development. For example, staff plan activities to help children to strengthen the muscles in their hands to help them to have the strength and control needed to develop their early writing skills. Children enthusiastically draw pictures with chalk and use spray bottles, carefully pulling the trigger to wash away their chalk drawings.

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The provision is good

Children are kind and considerate. They have good attitudes towards learning, and they listen well and follow instructions.

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need to do better?

n Since the last inspection, leaders have taken action to make the necessary improvements to raise the quality of the provision. Leaders have developed their safeguarding procedures and training to ensure that they all have a clear understanding of how to keep children safe. n Leaders and staff have improved their understanding of food safety. They have introduced new procedures to check the ingredients of food that they provide for children, and they make sure that they work closely with parents to meet children's individual dietary needs. Mealtimes are a social occasion where children of all ages eat together, and staff encourage all children to be independent at using cutlery and feeding themselves. n Staff have a good understanding of how children learn. They work closely with parents and other professionals to gain a good understanding of children's development to help them to target their support precisely to children's learning

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need to do better?

needs. Staff assess children's progress and use their skilful interactions to engage children in purposeful play and learning. For instance, in the garden, staff promote children's physical development as they encourage children to use tools and utensils to pour, scoop, dig and mix at the mud kitchen. Children talk

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need to do better?

24 September 2025 about making 'chocolate cookies' and tell the staff what ingredients they have used as they play imaginatively together. n Leaders and staff share stories with children, talk to them as they play and model language. Although support for children's communication and language is generally strong, some of the newer and less confident staff could benefit from more guidance with how to promote children's language and communication skills further. n Staff are nurturing and responsive to the needs of children. Children who have delays in their development and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive good care and support. Leaders and staff ensure that any additional funding that children are in receipt of is used effectively to meet children's individual needs and to enhance their learning and experiences. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents are very complimentary about the

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need to do better?

care that their children receive. Leaders and staff share information about children's learning, and they work closely with parents to support children's developmental milestones, such as helping children with toilet training. Parents comment on the nurturing environment, where their children are happy and excited to attend. n Staff set clear routines so that children know what is expected of them. Children understand the routines and respond well. They help to tidy away toys and confidently sit and take part in activities and stories. However, some of the routines and activities that staff provide are too ambitious for the younger children, and, although they behave well, children do not benefit from some of the planned routines. They spend a lot of time being sat down, missing out on time where they could be playing.

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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 provide newer and less confident staff with support in helping to promote children's communication and language n improve the organisation of activities and routines to meet the individual learning needs of children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 142858 Local authority Somerset Inspection number 10419922 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 25 Number of children on roll 26 Name of registered person Fursdon, Susan Wendy

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reference number

Telephone number 01823 334507 or 07747 708069 Date of previous inspection 6 May 2025

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Information about this early years setting

Primary Colours Day Nursery registered in 1999. It operates in Taunton, Somerset. The nursery is open from Monday to Friday, from 7am to 6pm, all year round, except for bank holidays. The owner/manager holds an early years qualification at level 3 and employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, all hold relevant qualifications, ranging from level 2 to level 6. The provider offers government- funded places.

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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 The inspector talked to staff, parents and the children 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 is having on the children's learning. 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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