Moorside Nursery LTD

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The provision is outstanding

Children excitedly and eagerly enter the safe and vibrant nursery. They quickly become deeply engrossed in the array of captivating resources and activities from across the curriculum.

Children show high levels of confidence and curiosity. They are happy, extremely sociable and display exemplary behaviour. Staff have a comprehensive insight into the needs of the children and families who attend, and they have high expectations of what children can achieve.

The management team continually seeks to review and improve practice through extensive self-reflection.Children make excellent progress from their starting po...ints on entry to the nursery. Those at risk of underachieving catch up quickly and develop a wealth of skills, knowledge and language in readiness for school.

Staff provide great opportunities for children to play outside. This successfully supports children's learning and unique needs, especially for children who have limited access to outdoor space. Staff demonstrate high-quality teaching.

They ignite children's enthusiasm for learning and help them to sustain excellent engagement. Staff build on what children know. They are able to maximise all learning opportunities, ensuring they challenge children effectively and, in doing so, extend their learning even further.

Staff develop children's sense of awe and wonder. For example, after finding a sheet of ice, children watched a video about Antarctica and learned about polar animals and glaciers.

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

Staff continually observe, assess and plan for children's next stage of learning, as well as for their interests, with immense skill and precision.

Each staff member has a deep understanding of all the nursery children because of the staff's excellent collaborative approach during weekly planning meetings.Parents are well informed about their children's achievements, for instance through parent consultations. Staff encourage parents to attend stay and play sessions and complete home learning activities.

Parents also share special celebrations, which helps children to learn about and respect difference.Staff support children's early communication very effectively in consultation with parents and other local services. This is extremely relevant to the children, most of whom are bilingual or speak English as an additional language.

Staff share ideas with parents, for instance through newsletters, language activity slips, displays and book bags. The bilingual staff team can also speak to children and parents in their home language.Staff teach parents the value of stories and books.

Parents add photographs or words to the diary that goes home with the nursery bear. Staff share this during carpet time to further build on children's language. Children excitedly recalled and re-enacted the 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' story.

Staff also optimise mathematical learning opportunities during such activities.Staff greatly enhance children's enjoyment. For example, they put on the bright yellow safety hard hat and skilfully enhanced children's imaginative play in the construction area.

Staff deepened children's knowledge through researching things together on the internet and clearly explaining how the electronic weighing scales work.Children, including new two-year-olds who do not speak English, settle extremely quickly and show high levels of early independence. This is testament to the carefully planned settling-in process, which includes home visits.

Staff use key words in children's home language and provide excellent support during care routines. This helps children to feel safe and secure.Staff share visual tools, such as a video about bonfire night, to discuss risk and reinforce safety messages to children.

Children learn about healthy living in a wide variety of ways. For example, they harvest fruit and vegetables to take home.Staff create innovative homemade visual aids to help children learn about feelings.

They use sand timers to help children negotiate turn taking and effectively reinforce daily routines, for instance through fun songs, labelling and photographs. Children enthusiastically worked together to make the vibrant red dough to create poppies.Management and staff are highly qualified and access a wide array of further training resources.

The dedicated and inspiring deputy manager is currently completing a Masters degree and imparts very useful new knowledge to the staff team. Management continually supervise and support new and existing staff. Managers are excellent role models and mentors.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.The manager and staff have an excellent understanding of their roles and responsibilities in keeping children safe. They attend regular child protection refresher training, stringently monitor access and promptly address children's absences from nursery.

Staff have a comprehensive knowledge of possible indicators of abuse and how to report concerns of a child protection nature. This includes where children may be at risk of harm from extreme behaviours and views. Staff carry out meticulous risk assessments to maintain a safe and secure indoor and outdoor environment for children.