Happy Todds Clubhouse

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The provision is good

Staff provide an environment where all children are respected and well cared for.

Staff support the learning and development of young children. However, sometimes, they miss opportunities to enable older children to learn at a deeper level. Children are good communicators who are able to express their experiences and views using words and sentences.

Staff engage children in meaningful conversations to encourage them to develop a wide range of vocabulary. Children arrive at nursery happy and with a sense of belonging. They settle quickly into the daily routines and enjoy playing with their friends.

Children dem...onstrate good independence and self-care skills. They display positive relationships with all staff members, who are patient and kind. Parents are complimentary of the staff and the care their children receive.

The environment has a wide range of resources and toys that are accessible to all children. Staff are positive role models and help build children's confidence and self-esteem through praise and encouragement for their efforts.

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

Staff promote and provide an inclusive environment that encourages all children to engage in purposeful play and learning experiences.

Children confidently and freely choose their own play, help themselves to resources and complete their own tasks. However, staff do not maximise children's understanding of why certain actions keep themselves and others safe.Children have opportunities to play outdoors and be physically active.

They enjoy using a range of tools, such as chalk and paintbrushes, to make marks on the ground. This develops their early writing skills. Children are eager to explore their environment and learn about living things.

For example, they become excited when they see a small spider and suggest different ways to keep it safe.The manager has high expectations of the staff and children. The manager and staff attend relevant childcare training courses to update their skills.

However, supervision and monitoring of staff practice are not yet focused precisely enough to support individual staff members to raise the quality of their teaching to the highest possible level.Children take part in sensory and creative activities. For example, children use glue and craft resources to make collages and snowmen.

Staff encourage toddlers to feel and describe the materials.Staff encourage and support children's communication and language development well. They read a wide variety of books to children, and explain the meanings of new words.

For example, staff explain what continents mean and link this to where children live. Children have a wide range of vocabulary and can express their ideas and opinions effectively.Children have bonds with staff and parent partnerships are good.

Parents are appreciative of the service that the staff provide and feel confident that their children are safe when they attend the nursery. For example, parents receive feedback about their child's day and what they have been learning about.Staff have a good understanding of children's starting points, gained through discussions with parents, home visits and their initial observations.

Staff observe children during play to plan for their next stages of learning. All children, including those who speak English as an additional language, enjoy learning and make good progress.Children enjoy a well-balanced menu of nutritious snacks and meals throughout the day, taking into consideration their individual dietary needs.

Staff promote good hygiene practices, such as encouraging children to follow appropriate handwashing routines before meals. Staff model good table manners to children as they sit together and enjoy lunch. Children are polite, sociable and kind to each other.

The manager is well-qualified and determined to provide an ambitious early years foundation stage curriculum for all children across the seven areas of learning.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.The staff have a good understanding of how to identify potential signs of abuse, and know the reporting process for any allegations made against staff.

They know what they need to do if they have a concern about a child in their care. This helps to support the welfare of children. The manager uses robust recruitment processes.

This ensures the suitability of staff working with children. Staff receive opportunities to update their knowledge of wider safeguarding issues, such as protecting children from radicalisation.

What does the setting need to do to improve?

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: nensure staff supervision and monitoring arrangements identify and tailor support for individual staff members, to raise the quality of their teaching to the highest possible level routinely explain to children why they should tidy up after themselves, so they learn how to keep themselves and others safe.