Celtic Rose Center

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The dedicated and enthusiastic management team, along with the team of staff, work hard to provide children with quality care and education. Happy, caring staff warmly welcome children to the nursery. They invest time in getting to know the children and the whole family before they attend. The ambitious curriculum is planned around children's interest and builds on what they already know. The nursery ethos of 'grow, explore and discover' underpins the education programme and children are provided with a fun play environment. Young children enjoy developing physical skills as they negotiate the climbing frame, carefully supported by staff. Children who are active and need to move around are skilfully directed and supported in spontaneous group games. They follow the leader and listen intently to instruction of where to jump and which way to turn.

Children are very familiar with the daily routines. They have their own pegs and storage space which creates a sense of belonging. They are settled, confident and have established strong bonds with the staff and their behaviour is very good. Through routines and activities they learn the importance of staying safe and healthy. They know to wash hands before snack and sit chatting to one another as they eat humus and breadsticks. Children eagerly participate in the daily 'dough disco' activity. They stand as they mould dough into different shapes and listen to the familiar songs as they manipulate the dough into shapes, strengthening their hand muscles and learning skills they need to be effective writers for future successful learning and in preparation for the transition to school.

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

• The quality of teaching is good. This is because the staff have a sound understanding of child development and how children learn. They provide a variety of activities that ensure children are curious and eager to learn and try new things.
• Parents are very supportive of the nursery and the team of 'wonderful' staff. They say their children arrive happy and excited to attend. Many comment on the good progress their children make since attending, particularly language development. They also comment on the support they receive as a whole family, and at transition times, for example, preparation for school or when potty training.
• Nurturing staff speak respectfully to the children. For example, they are gentle when asking if they may wipe their nose or reminding children to use the bathroom. Staff engage children in conversation and have a clear comprehension of how children develop their conversation skills. Children are confident speakers. For example, they engage visitors to the nursery in conversation as they show curiosity about the purpose of their visit.
• Children play well together they make friendships with others attending. They work together making construction models as they negotiate where pieces are needed. They show kindness to one another and understand the high expectations of staff.
• Staff enthusiastically talk about their role at nursery. They say they feel fully supported through supervision and training opportunities and that that their well-being is considered. They are able to access an online provider to complete webinars and training that interest them and develop their practice further.
• Babies are cared for by caring and attentive staff. They follow each child's individual routines and offer lots of cuddles and reassurance to help them settle. They are made comfortable at sleep time but cannot always rest peacefully as the room is noisy. In addition, they lack cosy spaces and opportunities to freely explore and engage in a variety of sensory play opportunities.
• The management continually evaluate the service provided to ensure the best outcomes for children. Staff practice is observed and training opportunities are provided and discussed at supervision meetings. However, staff do not consistently promote children's understanding of numbers and mathematical vocabulary, and provide opportunities, through activities, for children to apply their knowledge.

What the setting must and should do next

The provider should:

• provide babies and young children with quiet cosy spaces so that they can engage in sensory play activities and sleep peacefully
• provide support and training opportunities for staff to ensure that they can effectively support children's understanding of numbers and mathematical vocabulary.