Shining Stars Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The provision is good

Children at this nursery are cheerful, friendly and talkative.

They happily come into the nursery, without a backwards glance to parents. This shows that they feel safe and secure at the nursery, and have built strong bonds with staff. Children actively explore the environment inside and outside and are captivated by the wide range of interesting resources and experiences on offer.

Children often lead their own learning and initiate games. They enrol the support of staff to operate a traffic light system as they speed about on their tricycles. Children's emotional well-being is a priority, and they are encouraged to ta...lk about their feelings and share ideas with staff.

The nursery is safe, secure and welcoming. Staff have a high expectation and a good understanding of each child's learning needs. They adapt activities to support all children to make good progress.

Staff talk to children and ask them questions to extend their vocabulary. For example, children talk about what they see passing the nursery as they play on the swings. Children have many opportunities to develop their physical skills.

For example, older children run and skip in the garden. Younger children use farm animals to make marks with paint. Furthermore, babies have good opportunities to climb on soft-play equipment.

This helps to support their large muscle development.

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

Parents talk positively about the nursery. They have high praise for the manager and the changes she has introduced since she took over.

The manager has listened exceptionally well to parents, and is quick to respond to queries. Parents are kept well informed with a weekly newsletter and regular contact with key workers. Parents would strongly recommend the nursery to others.

The manager takes responsibility for the quality of care and education. She brings out the best in her staff team through the creation of a positive working environment. The senior management team and the manager have worked tirelessly to make an enormous amount of changes since the last inspection.

They have introduced new and robust systems to ensure all children are safe at all times. They have established rigorous supervision and training for staff, for example the manager and staff share ideas and good practice with one another on a social media platform. Changes made to the environment and resources have allowed children to make independent choices about their play and staff observations have enabled them to provide resources, which support children's needs and interests.

The senior management team has ambitious plans for the future of the nursery in order to build further on the quality of the setting and the education.There is a good curriculum at the nursery. Staff are ambitious for all children who attend the nursery.

Staff interactions are good. They play alongside children, asking questions and encouraging them to use their imagination. This is building on their vocabulary and communication skills well.

Young children settle well into routines that carefully consider their individual needs. They seek comfort and reassurance, and enjoy regular cuddles with familiar adults. Older children are confident, well behaved, kind and considerate to one another.

Children understand about how to keep themselves safe, and are encouraged to take risks in their play. For example, children explain to the inspector what the different fire extinguishers are used for, and how they work to put out a fire. They know what to do in a fire drill.

Overall, children develop good independence skills in managing their personal care. Staff help children to develop the key skills and attitudes they need to be ready for school. For example, they encourage children to complete tasks independently, including pouring drinks and serving themselves at mealtimes.

However, at times, staff are too quick to complete tasks for some children.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.Leaders demonstrate they understand their role as designated safeguarding leads for the nursery and they, and staff, attend relevant training to keep their knowledge updated.

Staff understand the nursery's safeguarding procedure and how to identify possible signs of abuse, as well as wider safeguarding issues such as the 'Prevent' duty. They know what to do if they have concerns about the welfare of a child and how to report safeguarding concerns to relevant agencies.

What does the setting need to do to improve?

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: nensure that all children receive the same opportunities to complete self-care tasks for themselves, so all children build up their independence skills nestablish opportunities for staff and management to listen to the voice of children.