Chilton Happytimes Daycare

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The provision is good

Children settle quickly as they arrive at the nursery and display a firm sense of belonging. Staff pride themselves in providing a high level of support and attention for children in their care, which helps children to thrive.

Children are safe and secure. They have the freedom to explore in their play. This helps them to build confidence in their new skills and learning.

Staff role model the behaviours and attitudes they expect. This helps children to develop high levels of resilience and understand how to manage their own emotions. Children are kind and caring.

They begin to understand and recognise the diff...erences and similarities in themselves and others. Children are excited learners. They benefit greatly from the wealth of activities and resources available.

Children eagerly participate in planned activities and in the wide range of resources staff provide for them. They have free access to a rich learning environment outdoors. Older children are very independent.

Staff support babies to help them to quickly develop these skills. For instance, children confidently access their coats and support their peers to understand why they need their coats.

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

Children are happy, settled and confident in the nursery.

They arrive at nursery eager to start their day. Staff establish very good relationships with children, which supports children's emotional health and well-being.Partnerships with parents are a real strength of the nursery.

Staff ensure that parents are kept informed about every aspect of their children's care and education. They share information verbally and through an online app, including providing advice on how to support their children's progress at home.Parents' comments are extremely positive about the nursery.

They comment that staff are committed to their work and 'put their heart and soul into every child who walks through the doors.' Staff give the highest priority to supporting children's communication and language. They provide an environment that is rich in varied language.

Staff support the youngest children to vocalise sounds and copy words. Older children are confident talkers, who are able to express their feelings and emotions.The well-established staff team works effectively together to ensure that they support each other in responding to children's needs.

The manager provides staff with regular supervision sessions and checks on their well-being. Staff access training on a range of teaching styles and strategies. However, they have not yet embedded this into practice, to raise their teaching to a higher level.

Children's behaviour within the nursery is very good. Children know and understand what is expected of them and respond to the gentle reminders from staff. Staff provide positive role models of respect so children develop a positive understanding of themselves and their peers.

Children are resilient and make good progress. Staff provide opportunities for children to extend and consolidate their learning across most areas. For instance, they repeat activities, such as making dough, to develop children's confidence and self-esteem.

Children are proud that they are able to complete the task and remember the details. However, at times, staff do not consistently plan opportunities to extend older children's understanding of mathematical concepts.Staff closely observe and sensitively interact with children.

This helps them to identify children's next stages of development and act on any concerns about their development. Staff design individual programmes for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, which are subject to regular review. The special educational needs coordinator accurately measures children's progress.

She makes well-informed referrals for specialist advice and support. This means that children receive coordinated help that prepares them well for their future education.Staff support children's physical development well.

Young babies have the space to practise and master their mobility. Staff encourage older children to balance on low-level balance beams and praise them when they succeed. Children develop their fine motor skills.

For example, staff show children how to roll dough into different shapes. Children dance and move as they participate in group songs linked to large movement. Children are eager to participate.

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 further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: build on the knowledge gained from professional development to help to raise the standards of teaching to the highest level plan more effectively for the most-able children to help them to make the very best possible progress in their mathematical development.

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