0-2-5 Nursery LTD

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

Children thoroughly enjoy spending time at this friendly and nurturing nursery. They settle into the nursery routines quickly. Children form close bonds with staff and with their peers, and they behave very well. Staff have high expectations of all children. They provide children with clear instructions. This helps children to understand what is expected of them. Children also learn how to share and take turns, with staff's guidance. Children are safe and secure.

Staff provide children with a range of stimulating activities. For example, babies push vegetables into paint and print with them on paper. Toddlers are engrossed as they unwrap parcels to discover which animals they will find from the story. Older children learn about who invented traffic lights during Black History Month. Children gain a thirst for learning from a young age.

Staff take children on various outings. They go to the local greengrocer to purchase fresh fruit. Children visit the local elderly people's home and spend time playing games and singing songs with the residents. They also learn about different festivals and other cultures. This helps children learn about people and communities that may be different to their own.

What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?

• Leaders create a broad and balanced curriculum. Staff know where their key children are up to in their development. They also plan appropriate activities that build on children's prior knowledge. Staff sequence children's learning effectively and know the next steps in their development. Children make good progress in their learning.
• Children's healthy eating is prioritised. They enjoy healthy, nutritious food and snacks. Children confidently talk about foods that are good and bad for their teeth. Dentists also visit the nursery to help children learn more about their job role. Children have ample opportunities to be physically active. This helps to promote a healthy lifestyle.
• Parent partnerships are a key strength of this setting. Parents are complimentary about the support staff provide for them. For example, staff have supported them with advice on children's toilet training, behaviour and sleep routines. Staff provide parents with regular ideas about how they can carry on with their child's learning at home. They provide daily updates about children's learning, and parents attend regular stay-and-play sessions at the nursery. This helps to provide continuity for children.
• Children's growing independence is promoted well. Babies feed themselves at mealtimes. Older children serve their own food and help to set the table. They competently pour their own drinks using the dispenser. These opportunities help
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• Children are learning how to keep themselves safe. For example, toddlers know they have to wear a helmet when they go on the tricycles in the outdoor area. Staff teach children about road safety, and they role play crossing roads together in the outdoor area. This helps to promote children's personal development.
• The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) is passionate about supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). She is proactive in making prompt referrals to agencies where necessary. The SENCo works closely with parents and other professionals to ensure the best outcomes for children with SEND.
• Leaders prioritise staff's well-being. Staff comment on how valued they feel. Leaders complete staff supervisions. However, they are not always focused on improving staff's individual skills and knowledge. For example, staff do not always notice when quieter children need more support to join in with activities. As a result, quieter children do not always have opportunities to share their thoughts and views.
• Children's joyful singing can be heard throughout the nursery. Babies babble as staff sing nursery rhymes together. Toddlers smile with delight as they join in with the action songs. Children are engrossed in listening to stories and joining in with repeated phrases. This helps to promote children's communication skills.
• Leaders have a clear understanding of their strengths and weaknesses. They evaluate the provision well and gain views from parents, staff and children to help make improvements. For example, staff use digital technology with children and have identified that they would like to develop this further.

What the setting must and should do next

The provider should:

• focus supervision more sharply on improving staff's individual knowledge and skills further, to ensure all children's voices are heard.
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