Birchwood Private Day Nursery

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About Birchwood Private Day Nursery


Name Birchwood Private Day Nursery
Inspections
Ofsted Inspections
Address Wellington Road, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4BH
Phase Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Gender Mixed
Local Authority Staffordshire
Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The provision requires improvement Children appear happy and settled. Babies smile readily and are happy to follow the daily routine.

Children leave their parents on arrival and happily engage with familiar staff. Older children are talkative and eager to engage with adults. Leaders place high importance on supporting children's independence.

All children attempt to feed themselves with increasing skill. Older children serve their own food and scrape their plates when they have finished. Children are familiar with daily routines, such as washing their hands before meals and after using the toilet.

This helps them develop self-care skills. These ex...periences help to support each child's confidence and self-esteem and equip them with the skills they need when they move on to school. Staff do not consistently respond to children's behaviour.

Some staff encourage children to take turns as they play, remind children of how to be respectful towards others, and praise children's positive behaviours. However, not all staff take the time to explain to children why rules are important. This means that some children repeat unwanted behaviour, as they do not gain a secure understanding of what is expected of them.

This does not support children's understanding of positive behaviour.

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

The nursery is inclusive and welcomes all children. Managers and key staff work in partnership with parents to develop individual learning plans to support children's progress.

However, not all staff supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) have the knowledge and skills to engage the children successfully in good-quality learning experiences. They do not consistently implement strategies outlined in children's individual learning plans, resulting in important learning opportunities being missed.Children are becoming aware of the impact of physical play and healthy lifestyles and how this contributes to their good health.

Staff encourage children to develop their physical skills daily. Babies have space to move freely and staff actively promote crawling and walking. Children have access to an outside space to encourage their physical development, such as balancing, running and jumping.

Children enjoy a range of healthy meals and snacks and have access to fresh drinking water throughout the day.During the daily routine, such as before and after mealtimes, staff often 'hold' children at activities. This is because other staff are undertaking tasks, such as organising children's meals and tidying up.

During these routines, staff do not always organise themselves or resources well enough, and children sometimes lose focus and wander around the room.Staff demonstrate their knowledge of individual children's next steps in their planning. They place a strong focus on supporting children's language and communication skills.

Some staff demonstrate this well and engage children in conversation. They use clear language as they name items and provide opportunities for children to sing familiar songs. However, some staff members, particularly those working with younger children, are not as confident in delivering the curriculum.

As a result, children do not always receive the highest level of teaching to help them learn as much as they can.Partnerships with parents and families are positive. Many parents return to the nursery with their children's siblings, based on their previous good experiences.

Parents appreciate the regular progress updates they receive from their child's key person. This helps parents understand what their child will be learning next. Staff provide daily feedback for parents with information about their child's care and learning needs.

They make good use of information from parents to help children settle and plan for their individual needs based on children's interests and development.Managers carry out supervision sessions and peer observations. However, these are not used to their full potential.

They are not specifically linked to improving outcomes for children or practice within the nursery. This means that staff are not always clear on their areas for improvement and how this can raise the quality of their practice even further.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

What does the setting need to do to improve?

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage, the provider must: Due date ensure staff respond to children's behaviour with consistency, helping children to make good choices by understanding why rules are important 07/01/2025 improve the quality of interactions and the curriculum on offer to ensure children with SEND have access to good-quality learning opportunities that focus precisely on what they need to learn next 07/01/2025 improve the effectiveness of staff deployment so that children consistently benefit from purposeful activities and positive interaction and support.07/01/2025 To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: nimprove supervision arrangements to give staff the support, coaching and training they need to help raise the overall quality of teaching to a consistently good level.


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