Chiddingfold Village Nursery School

Inspection of Chiddingfold Village Nursery School Chiddingfold Village Hall, Coxcombe Lane, Chiddingfold, Godalming, Surrey GU8 4QF

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

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

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The provision requires improvement

Leaders do not fulfil the requirement to notify Ofsted about changes to the management committee. This means that suitability checks have not been completed by Ofsted to ensure every individual is suitable for their role. In addition, there are some inconsistencies in the record-keeping arrangements to demonstrate the suitability checks for some staff. Despite this, current leaders demonstrate a positive commitment to addressing these weaknesses.

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The provision requires improvement

Children are happy and content at this nursery. Friendly staff greet children individually as they arrive, full of enthusiasm. Staff take the time to talk to parents and gather information about anything needed to support children during the day. They thoughtfully plan the environment and activities around children's interests. As a result, children eagerly scan the room before spotting things that spark their curiosity. This helps them settle in quickly and become immersed in play.

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The provision requires improvement

Children receive strong support from staff, which helps them to feel emotionally secure. Staff work hard to build nurturing and trusting bonds, including with children new to the nursery. Children show confidence and seek familiar staff for comfort and support. Staff respect children and their personal care routines. This helps children feel valued and develop a positive sense of belonging.

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need to do better?

n Leaders have not informed Ofsted about changes to the management committee. Consequently, Ofsted has not been able to complete all necessary suitability checks for individuals with oversight of the nursery. However, the management committee does not have any unsupervised access to children or their personal information. Therefore, to date, there has been no significant impact on children. n Leaders have procedures in place to ensure the suitability of the staff they employ. However, leaders do not ensure that all required information regarding vetting and suitability checks is recorded. Additionally, on occasions, leaders have not followed their own safer recruitment procedures in relation to obtaining references for new staff. This demonstrates some weaknesses in the recruitment procedures. n The curriculum in place is broad, well balanced and effective. Staff understand the curriculum priorities. They intertwine these with children's interests and

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developmental stages when planning activities and play experiences. Staff know what they want to teach children next and why, planning tailored next steps to support them to achieve. This supports all children to make the good progress they are capable of. n Overall, the interactions children receive are of high quality. Staff quickly identify

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17 September 2025 children's immediate curiosities and extend them well. For instance, when children draw rockets using chunky chalks outside, staff build on this interest by inviting children to carry out further research on space. This sparks conversations about what planet Earth might look like from outer space, which further fuels children's play and learning. However, on occasions, children who are quieter or less confident are not supported by staff to join in activities. As a result, these children do not always benefit from the same level of interaction as others and are not always as engaged in their learning. n All children, including those who speak English as an additional language, have ample opportunities to develop their communication and language skills. Staff narrate children's play appropriately, talk clearly and expose children to a variety of new words through conversation and storytelling. These opportunities support

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all children's growing vocabulary. n Staff are positive role models for children. They support play and give gentle reminders for behavioural expectations, such as no running indoors. They provide children with age-appropriate explanations to support their developing understanding of how to keep themselves safe. Staff praise children's kindness as they take turns and play imaginatively in small groups. This supports children's growing understanding of behavioural expectations and supports their developing social connections. n Leaders and staff work hard to develop positive parental relationships in this nursery and strive to be an important part of the local community. Children have opportunities to learn about the local community, including participating in regular trips to broaden their understanding of the world around them. Parents are highly complimentary of the two-way flow of information sharing and of the

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need to do better?

care and education their children receive.

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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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Due date

ensure that Ofsted is provided with the necessary information to enable them to carry out suitability checks for all management committee members 17/10/2025

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Due date

17 September 2025 ensue information is recorded which details staff vetting processes and DBS information to demonstrate their suitability. 17/10/2025

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should:

n support staff to consistently ensure all children, particularly those who are quieter or less confident, receive the same high level of interactions to promote their engagement in learning fully.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 119986 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10413582 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 30 Number of children on roll 28

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Name of registered person

Chiddingfold Village Nursery School Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 07957 097049 Date of previous inspection 25 February 2020

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Information about this early years setting

Chiddingfold Village Nursery School registered in 1992. It is located in Chiddingfold, Surrey. The nursery is open term time only, Monday to Friday, from 8.15am to 2.45pm. The nursery employs eight childcare staff. Of these, five hold appropriate early years qualifications. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector talked to the staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n A lead practitioner carried out a joint observation of a planned activity with the inspector. 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 The manager provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspector.

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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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