Gryffe Manor Nursery

1. To support positive outcomes and enrich children's play experiences, resources should be reviewed and built upon, leadership and staff should: Provide resources to children with more challenge, open ended materials and loose parts play, capture interests, promote their curiosity and imagination and their sense of wellbeing and wonder. Review the layout of the indoor and outdoor play spaces to make better use of the available space, creating well-defined areas that offer children greater opportunities to play, learn, choose from a variety of resources independently, and explore their creativity This is to ensure that care, play and learning is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which states that: 'As a child, I can direct my own play and activities in the way that I choose, and freely access a wide range of experiences and resources suitable to my age and stage, which stimulate my natural curiosity, learning and creativity' (HSCS 2.27).

2. Outcomes for children should be improved by supporting staff to implement a child-centred approach to observation, planning, and assessment of children's learning through play. In addition, staff should be further supported in developing their understanding of child development and planning cycles. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'As a child, my social and physical skills, confidence, self-esteem and creativity are developed through a balance of organised and freely chosen extended play, including using open ended and natural materials.(HSCS 1.31) and ‘I have confidence in people because they are trained, competent and skilled, are able to reflect on their practice and follow their professional and organisational codes.’(HSCS 3.14)

1. To improve outcomes for children. The leadership team should further develop and implement robust quality assurance systems with a focus on, monitoring children's experiences, the indoor and outdoor environment, Infection Prevention and control, monitoring of staff practice and evaluating and improving the nursery. This is to ensure that management and leadership is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards which states that; 'I benefit from a culture of continuous improvement, with the organisation having robust and transparent quality assurance processes' (HSCS 4.19)1. To ensure children are safe and secure at all times the outdoor perimeter accessed by children should be reviewed and risk assessments should be developed and implement to support a safe environment. This should include, but not be limited to: Developing the garden areas to ensure children are secure and can freely access outdoor play spaces safely. Implementing robust risk assessments that are shared with staff and reviewed regularly, and include consideration of car use in the carpark near children’s play spaces. Implementation of boundary/perimeter fence or physical barriers to provide a secure space for children to play and discourage unauthorised access This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with Health and Social Care. Standards (HSCS), which state that: ‘My environment is secure and safe’ (HSCS 5.16)

2. To ensure children experience high quality facilities, that support children to play and rest in an environment that is well maintained and supports rigorous infection prevention and control. The provider and manager should consider attention to the following areas: Repairing areas that have exposed porous surfaces. Review the use of potties along with storage to support children’s privacy and dignity and good infection prevention and control. Review the storage for children’s nappies and wipes to ensure they are stored individually in sealed, wipeable containers. Review the use of reusable wipes and develop robust procedures for the use of these for cleaning children's faces and handwashing only, in line with the Infection Prevention and control best practice advice given. Replace fridges that cannot be cleaned appropriately. Review infection, prevention and control audits to ensure they positively improve