Nanpantan Nursery School

Inspection of Nanpantan Nursery School The Old School House, Nanpantan Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3YD

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

The nursery has acted swiftly, with the support of other professionals, to make improvements in the setting. Staff have completed training that helps them focus effectively on building children's good communication and language skills. For example, they have introduced word 'flowers' that prompt them to use rich vocabulary with children during their play. Leaders have worked with staff to plan a curriculum that helps children develop the basic skills they need for future learning. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make at least the expected progress from their starting points.

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The provision is good

Children enter happily and excited to explore fun activities. Caring staff distract and reassure younger children, who are still settling in, as they arrive at the 'family' setting. They create books for children, and themselves, containing photographs of the people that matter to them. Children smile and chatter as they look at these with their friends. This is one of the ways that staff get to know children and their families well. They prioritise support for children's emotional well-being. For example, they cuddle and speak soothingly to children when they need reassurance. Staff support older children to solve problems. For instance, they work together to make an obstacle course using planks, tyres and hoops.

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need to do better?

n Leaders provide support for staff, through supervision, coaching and a targeted programme of training. Staff say that they are increasingly confident in their interactions with children. However, leaders have not yet fully established regular and precise monitoring to help all staff achieve consistently high levels of teaching. n Staff are positive role models, who are always kind and respectful. Children demonstrate good manners, saying please and thank you and are helpful to those around them. For example, they tidy-up toys and put them back in the right places without being asked. Children of all ages behave very well and meet the high expectations of staff. Staff encourage children to form friendships by bringing them together in small groups to share and take turns. n Staff prioritise the development of children's communication and language skills. They follow a pattern of commentary on children's play followed by a question,

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need to do better?

giving children plenty of time to think and answer. Staff identify gaps in children's learning and provide additional one-to-one support, for example, in pronouncing words and sounds correctly. n Parent partnerships are strong. Parents say staff provide 'loving care' in a family setting. They feel well informed about children's experiences and achievements. Staff exchange information at the start and end of sessions and update parents about children's routines and activities online.

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need to do better?

29 September 2025 n Staff follow children's interests and provide resources that stimulate them to explore and investigate, using all their senses. Children concentrate for a long time, relative to their ages, as they mix 'soup' made from vegetables. They show a positive attitude to learning. However, on occasion, adult-led groups are less effective. Staff do not consistently plan to involve children fully and sustain their interest from the start. n Staff know when children will benefit from listening to one of their favourite stories, such as when they are showing signs of needing a rest after vigorous outdoor play. Children delight in hearing staff use varying tones as they read. This helps to promote their early literacy skills and enrich their vocabulary. n Children develop stamina and strength, running around outdoors and dancing inside to music. They jump from planks onto the ground and balance on beams.

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need to do better?

Staff ensure that there are a wealth of opportunities for children to exercise and develop their gross motor skills. They also focus on supporting children to practise their fine motor skills. For example, children use tweezers, scoops and pipettes to pick up vegetables and water as they pretend to cook. n Staff provide plenty of praise for children's efforts. They encourage them to 'have a go' and practise self-care. As a result, younger children confidently serve themselves healthy snacks, such as melon and cheese, and pour their own drinks. Staff guide them to chop up bananas and strawberries with knives safely, and to add to milk for smoothies. However, on occasion, staff do not use these opportunities to promote children's understanding of healthy choices further, such as through discussion.

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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 refine monitoring strategies to strengthen teaching skills even further n support staff to plan more precisely for adult-led groups to engage all children from the start and ensure their learning is promoted consistently well n consider ways to enhance children's understanding of healthy choices.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY354437 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 10392977 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 26 Number of children on roll 31 Name of registered person Nanpantan Nursery School Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01509 239203 Date of previous inspection 21 January 2025

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Information about this early years setting

Nanpantan Nursery School registered in 2007 and is located in Loughborough. The nursery employs seven members of childcare staff. Of these, six hold appropriate early years qualification at level 3, and one is qualified at level 2. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, term time only. Sessions are from 9am until 12.15pm and 12.30pm until 3.30pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The manager talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n Staff and children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. 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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