New Vision Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The provision requires improvement There has been a recent change in management and new leaders have identified weaknesses in the planning and delivery of the curriculum. They have begun to implement an action plan to address these issues, although it is too early to see the impact of recent changes. Despite weaknesses, children arrive confidently and happily and walk straight into the nursery while waving goodbye to their parents.

Children feel safe and secure in the care of staff and form warm attachments with them. Staff are positive role models of the behaviours they expect from children, including the use of good manners. Children are kind to their friends, an...d staff support them to share the toys and resources.

Children have designated rooms depending on their age, and staff support them to settle into activities they have organised. For example, babies explore coloured dough to make pumpkins, and older children enjoy painting. Staff supervise children as they explore the different activities and ask children questions about what they are doing.

However, inconsistencies in staff interactions and teaching have an impact on the progress children make. This is more evident when children play outside. Staff interactions during garden time are not effective as they are keen to observe what children are doing rather than join their play.

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

New leaders have identified the weaknesses and taken effective action to address the previous breaches of the safeguarding and welfare requirements. They have provided support and coaching to staff to develop their skills and knowledge. All staff and leaders are now clear about the action to take to report concerns about children's welfare, including how to escalate any issues to the relevant agencies.

Leaders ensure that staff receive supervision sessions to discuss children's progress and any training they wish to attend. Newly recruited staff meet with leaders regularly during a newly developed induction program to check they are settling in and understand the policies and procedures. However, monitoring of staff practice is not fully embedded.

Therefore, leaders are unaware of how new initiatives are impacting on children's experiences and enhancing their learning.Leaders are ambitious and recognise some areas of staff practice that need to be embedded. For example, staff understand the skills they are focusing on supporting children to achieve.

However, this is not reflected in how they implement the curriculum. Staff do not always interact with children effectively to enhance their learning and development.Staff are passionate about their role and are good role models.

Children form secure attachments, and staff offer gentle encouragement. However, they do not encourage children's developing independence. For example, while children are encouraged to make choices in their play, they are not supported to carry out small tasks, such as putting on aprons and climbing onto bicycles in the garden themselves.

Children's communication and language skills are promoted well. Staff introduce lots of new vocabulary and continually narrate activities for younger children. Staff in the baby room demonstrate actions as they introduce new words, such as 'push' and 'squash', as babies use play dough.

This helps children to develop their understanding and ability to express themselves. Children are making progress in their communication and language skills.Children enjoy being outdoors in the large, secure garden.

They develop their physical skills as they run, ride bicycles and throw balls through hoops. They benefit from nutritious and balanced meals and snacks throughout the day. Children enjoy mealtimes as a social occasion, and staff help children to understand that this contributes to their overall good health.

Leaders ensure that the nursery has appropriate arrangements in place to support children that are disadvantaged and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. All children are developing and building on their learning well. This helps to prepare them for the next stages of their learning.

The leaders and staff team have effective communication with parents, and this helps to provide continuity in children's care and learning. They share daily feedback about children's care and learning activities. This helps to reassure parents and supports children's learning at home.

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: nembed monitoring practices further, particularly to help staff understand the curriculum intent to develop the quality of education further support staff to develop more effective interactions to enhance children's learning experience further further encourage children's developing independence throughout the daily routines and activities.