Sale Private Day Nursery Limited

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

Children experience positive interactions with staff, who help them to learn and develop. They are happy and safe. Children form close relationships with familiar staff and feel reassured with cuddles. They listen intently, as staff read 'Room on the Broom'. Children join in enthusiastically and eagerly anticipate what will happen next. This helps to promote children's early literacy.

Children take part in fitness classes each week. This helps to promote their physical development as well as health and well-being. Children take part in fundraising and help to collect food for the local food bank. They develop a sense of community as they learn about the impact this has on others.

Children explore the variety of resources on offer. They play outside daily in the large outdoor spaces. Pre-school children move freely from inside to outside, making choices about how they spend their day. Pre-school children become explorers and scientists as they learn about magnets. They eagerly investigate which objects are magnetic and which are not. Children learn lots of new things. They respond well to the high expectations staff set for them. Children behave well.

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

• Staff know children well. They assess children to help them to identify what they need to learn next. Staff plan a wide variety of activities for children, to help them to achieve their next steps. Children make good progress in their learning.
• Counting and numbers are taught through play. For example, toddlers count along as they sing 'Five Little Ducks'. Pre-school children choose a numeral and match the correct number of pennies to it during snack time. Children develop sound knowledge of early mathematical concepts.
• Strategies are put in place to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). For example, staff make sure that children can see their faces and speak slowly and clearly. The special educational needs and/or disabilities coordinator supports staff by offering advice and developing strategies to support children. Children with SEND receive good support.
• Children's communication and language skills are well supported. The nursery has a designated staff member who provides support and advice to staff. Staff consider how they speak to children of different ages. For example, they talk to babies in short, clear sentences, focusing on key words. Over time, children become confident communicators.
• Children develop their independence skills. For example, pre-school children wash their hands and choose what they want for snack. They peel fruit and pour their own drinks. Children choose where they would like to sit and engage in friendly interactions with their friends. Afterwards, children know where to put their rubbish and cups. Children learn to be responsible individuals.
• Children develop positive attitudes towards learning. They show a high level of engagement in the activities provided. For example, babies show resilience as they try to fit pieces of a train track together. They are encouraged to keep trying even when it is difficult. Children develop confidence in their own abilities.
• At times, children's diversity is celebrated. For example, children share pictures of their family and learn that all families look different. They develop a positive attitude towards others. Children learn about Diwali and explore cultural dress. However, not all children's home cultures are shared and celebrated. This means that not all children have opportunities to share their heritage.
• Children who speak English as an additional language receive some support to help them to learn English. For example, staff learn key words in children's home languages and use objects of reference to support children's understanding. However, this support is not consistent throughout the nursery. This means that not all children are fully supported to learn English and to develop and use their home language.
• Staff take part in a variety of training to help them to fulfil their roles, for example safeguarding and first aid. Staff are consistently encouraged to develop their knowledge and skills so that staff practice improves over time.
• Parents are very happy with the care provided. They particularly praise the communication they receive throughout the day, including photos and updates. This helps parents to understand what children have been learning, so this can be extended at home.

What the setting must and should do next

The provider should:

• develop teaching about diversity so that all children's cultures are shared and celebrated
• strengthen the support for children who speak English as an additional language, so that it is consistently strong across the nursery.