Nurture Nest Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The provision requires improvement Overall, the environment is safe and suitable for children.

However, there are occasions when staff do not identify some items that are not suitable for young children. Nevertheless, when this is brought to the attention of leaders, steps are immediately taken to remove these items, which reduces the risk to children. Furthermore, staff do not always implement appropriate hygiene practices when children sleep.

However, again, this is quickly rectified by leaders.The arrangements for supervision are not fully effective. Staff practice is not monitored closely enough to evaluate the impact of any training or support they ha...ve received.

Leaders do, however, ensure that all mandatory training is up to date for all staff.Despite weaknesses, staff support children to play together and develop friendships. They encourage children to find toys for one another and to use kind hands in their play.

Staff interact well with children and enhance their communication development by introducing new words such as 'smooth' and 'crunchy'. Children engage well with the activities on offer. They enjoy spending time with staff and develop positive attachments with them.

This helps children to feel happy and safe.

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

Although staff can explain risk assessment procedures, some staff do not always recognise when there are unsuitable items accessible to children. For example, some toys are stored in small plastic bags and transported from one room to another.

These are then left within reach of young children. This is actioned quickly by leaders, so it does not have a significant impact on children's safety.Staff do not always follow appropriate sleep procedures to ensure good hygiene practices are implemented.

For example, children sleep on beds that are positioned very closely together. Children sleep face to face, which increases the risk of cross-contamination. This impacts on the health and well-being of children.

That said, staff are present while children sleep and check on them regularly.Children are supported to enhance their communication skills. Staff speak to children during their play and ask them questions.

They introduce new words to them to extend their vocabulary. However, there are times when staff ask children questions but do not give them chance to explore their own ideas before providing answers for them.Children behave well.

They learn to play cooperatively together and are reminded to use kind hands when playing with their friends. Staff support children to learn about behaviour expectations and how to share with their friends. Children show enthusiasm when engaged in play and interact well with staff and other children.

This helps children to develop relationships and understand what is expected of them.Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported. Any gaps in children's development are recognised quickly, and leaders implement plans to support them to make progress.

Leaders and staff understand what children need to learn. They assess children's development regularly and plan activities based on children's interests and what they need to learn next. Children show enthusiasm as they join in with opportunities to explore different textures and materials, such as leaves, conkers and pasta shapes.

Children develop their imaginations as they use these materials to place on top of pretend cakes. This helps children to develop their creativity through a range of experiences.Staff feel supported by managers and meet with them regularly at supervision meetings.

Staff have opportunities to discuss their own well-being and any concerns they have about children. However, supervision meetings do not focus enough on ensuring that staff have the knowledge and understanding to carry out their roles effectively. Leaders do not monitor whether the training or support staff have received are implemented in practice.

This does not foster a learning environment that continually improves.Parents are happy with the care their children receive. They say staff are friendly and children are happy to attend.

However, parent partnerships are not as strong as they could be. Parents do not know who their children's key person is and are not always provided with details about what their child has eaten or done during their day at nursery.

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 and Childcare Register the provider must: Due date improve staff's knowledge of risk assessment to ensure that items that are unsuitable for young children are identified and removed 29/03/2024 improve staff's understanding of hygiene procedures in relation to sleeping children 29/03/2024 strengthen the arrangements for supervision so that staff development is more closely monitored and staff have the support and knowledge they need to carry out their roles and responsibilities effectively 29/03/2024 strengthen partnerships with parents to ensure they know who their child's key person is and how their day has been.29/02/2024 To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: support staff to understand how to give children more time to respond to questions and explore their own ideas further.