Purple Stars Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The provision is good

Leaders are keen for children to have the best start in life, and they understand the diverse community they serve.

Staff plan lots of rich experiences for children that build their essential knowledge about the world around them. For example, they use the tram to visit the local shops and library. Staff teach children vital skills about road safety and how to keep safe during outings.

Staff promote the good health of children. Children have lots of opportunities to be physically active. Young babies have a spacious, open floor to explore and develop their large-muscle skills.

All children enjoy daily fresh ai...r and outdoor play. There are large garden areas to move, balance and run. Staff considerately join in with games and are good role models.

They ignite children's curiosity with interesting activities and experiences. As a result, children show a positive attitude towards learning and make steady progress from their various starting points. Staff encourage children to be creative.

There is always access to mark-making utensils. Children excitedly use chalk on a large scale in the garden. Staff share ideas as they work together to draw patterns and shapes on the floor and walls.

As a result, children develop their imagination and can express their own ideas. Staff always applaud and celebrate children's hard work. This results in confident, happy children who thoroughly enjoy their time in nursery.

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

Leaders have clear intentions for children's learning. The curriculum is broad, ambitious and builds on what children already know and can do. Staff regularly assess and observe children's progress.

They quickly identify any gaps in children's knowledge. Staff make timely referrals to other professionals if they need to. They set individual targets and next steps for children.

Staff know the children well. They use their knowledge of the children's progress and interests to plan activities that motivate them to engage and learn. The quality of teaching is good, and staff know what they want children to learn.

Staff understand the importance of talking to children to help develop their communication and language skills. Staff speak slowly and clearly. They repeat any tricky or new words and narrate as the children play.

This supports all children, including those who speak English as an additional language, to develop confidence to talk and use new vocabulary. Occasionally, staff focus their time and interactions on the more confident children. Sometimes, this means that the quieter children and those that like to observe receive less support with their learning.

Staff support children to share and take turns. Children are learning to play nicely with others as they negotiate the time with different toys and resources.There are occasional times where staff are not consistent in implementing behaviour rules and boundaries.

For example, some children bang or throw toys. While staff are attentive to children's safety and ask them to stop, they do not explain why. This results in children copying or repeating the behaviour again.

Leaders and staff share lots of vital information with parents. Parents speak positively of the staff, and they say that communication is a key strength. Staff share progress information and ideas for children to continue learning at home.

This extends the children's opportunities to learn at home and at the nursery.Staff feel well supported in their roles. Leaders regularly supervise and monitor the quality of teaching.

Staff receive valued and constructive feedback. Leaders are reflective and committed to making improvements. This vision is shared by a happy and motivated staff team.

This helps with the overall continuous improvement of the care and education children receive.Children eat balanced and nutritious meals and snacks. Allergy management is secure.

Children have access to fresh drinking water, and hand hygiene is embedded into the routines of the day. Staff are attentive to the children's personal needs and meet them with dignity and respect. This supports the good health of children.

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: help staff to recognise the needs of all the children, including those that like to observe and are quieter, so that they maximise their learning support staff to provide consistent messages when children display unwanted behaviour so that they gain a comprehensive understanding of how and why they should behave well.