Trinity Corner Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The provision requires improvement Children are very happy and settled in the nursery. They are cared for by compassionate staff who know them well.

Children form strong bonds with staff and as a result, new children settle in quickly. In addition, children show that they form good relationships with each other and manage their feelings and behaviour well. There have been a number of improvements made since the last inspection in some areas, for example, regarding the appropriate deployment of more experienced staff and how staff manage children's behaviour.

However, there is still not rigorous enough oversight of the curriculum to ensure that it is well s...equenced and builds on what children know and can already do. In the main, staff support children's development in all areas of learning. Staff now benefit from regular supervision meetings.

They also receive professional support from external agencies to implement ideas and activities for individual learning, particularly for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. However, some of these targeted activities are not yet fully embedded into practice to support all children to make the best possible progress as quickly as possible.

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

Good steps have been taken since the last inspection to ensure all staff receive ongoing support, coaching and training.

However, staff are not always effectively supported to ensure good quality interactions that help children to become enthused and remain engaged in their play. For example, staff do not always support children to focus their attention and complete activities and tasks.Despite this, children's behaviour and attitudes to learning are good and they want to learn.

Some children completing a task quickly, comment that it is 'too easy'.In addition, recommendations for some children's individual learning are not yet fully embedded or routinely applied. This means that children may not be progressing as quickly as they could be.

Children are well behaved and staff deal well with any minor incidents calmly. For example, by encouraging children to share and take turns and praising them when they do that. Good manners are also encouraged and praised.

Children show concern and kindness towards their friends. For example, when a child has fallen over, other children gently stroke them to offer comfort.Staff ensure that children's personal and care needs are well met.

They receive detailed information from parents about each child's routine, development and any specific dietary or other requirements. The information is used as a basis for their individual care.Staff support children well with toilet and potty training.

They also promote independence and encourage children to feed themselves, wash their hands and serve themselves with second helpings of food at lunch time. Children benefit from a healthy menu.Children also benefit from an outdoor play area, plus an indoor soft play area, to promote their large physical development.

They participate in climbing, sliding, throwing activities, as well as negotiating space when using ride-on toys.Staff also promote babies physical development by engaging them in dancing and music and movement activities, which they thoroughly enjoy. Babies also learn new actions and words during these activities such as, 'wiggle, jump, hop, jog, stomp, tiptoes'.

Staff work well with other professionals and settings to meet children's needs. For example, they work closely with the local authority and Portage teams. They also work well with schools that children move onto.

In addition, staff implement good procedures within the setting to support children with moving onto the next room and moving onto school.The setting also works well in partnership with parents and carers, who are kept informed of their child's development and progress. Parents express very positive comments about the caring staff.

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 ensure that leaders have a good overview of learning and development programmes across the setting and focus improvements on promoting children's progress and skills 17/01/2025 To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: nembed agreed targeted activities and actions for individual children, to support them to make the best possible progress in their learning build on current practice to enhance the quality of interactions and encourage children to become enthused and remain engaged in their play and learning.