Inspections
We are very proud of our Inspection successes and copies of all Inspection reports for the Nursery are available for parents at the Nursery or by following the links below.
The inspection of all child care provisions in Wales is very strict to ensure the safety of your child and the staff working there. These are the inspections which are carried out on a regular basis at our Nursery to ensure your child is in the best hands possible:
Inspection 1 - CSSIW
Every Day Nursery in Wales is inspected by Care & Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) on an un-notified basis. Every year we have an inspection by CSSIW which means an Inspector is present from when we open at 8am until we shut at 6pm on one day. The Inspector looks at all aspects of child care from the qualifications of the staff to where we put the children to bed. They make suggestions for improvement or change and report on good points also. Visit this link to view the report | or the reports are also available for parents to view at the Nursery. CSSIW can also carry out un-notified visits through out the year and can arrive at any time to check that the Nursery is operating safely and within the law. Reports from these visits also form the basis of the annual report on the Nursery. Our latest inspection took place on 14th May 2008 and the report will be available in about 4- 5 weeks time. The Nursery must also produce a Quality report yearly which will also be available for parents to view.
Inspection 2 - ESTYN
As Registered Educational Providers for Torfaen we are also subject to notified Inspections from ESTYN who regulate and report on the Education provision at the Nursery. As Educational Providsers we are required to provide the same level of education to all 3 and 4 years olds as they would receive in State Nursery School. We had our inspection on 20th November with very positive feedback, click here to see a copy of the report|. All children over 3 are able to claim funding to pay for their education hours at the Nursery - please see our page, Help with Fees.
Inspection 3 - Trading standards and Environmental Health
Environmental Health and Trading standards visit at any time to inspect the safety of the Nursery, kitchen hygiene and food provision, and Risk Assesments. Both bodies leave reports of their findings along with areas for improvement; these visits are totally un-notified and have the right of entry at any time. Our last inspections were July and December 2007, when we were nominated for the second year running by Environmental Health for a bronze award for Hygiene.
Visit this link for a list of premises awarded by Environmental Health|
Inspection 4 - Fire Service
Fire officers also visit un-notified at any time to inspect the safety of the nursery and equipment in case of fire or emergancy escape. The Nursery has to produce and maintain a Fire Risk Assesment report as well as carry out emergancy evacuations on a regular basis. The fire officers can attend at any time to inspect these reports.
Inspection 5 - Investors in People
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We passed our re assessment for Investors in People with FLYING COLOURS!!
The Nursery was awarded Investors in People status in May 2001. As an Investor we must under go re- appraisal every 3 years. Our last notified inspection was on 18 June 2007 when the inspector looked at all aspects of the business in relation to staff training and provision, quality of information for parents and staff, business planning, educational planning and staff appraisals and supervisions. We retained the preciditious accreditation and look forward to our next appraisal. This is a voluntary accreditation which we put ourselves forward for.
Inspection 6 - Baby Effective Early Learning Quality Assurance
The Nursery was inspected for the first time under the BEEL Quality Mark in March 2008 and were very proud to be awarded the quality assurance mark following submission of self evaluation reports, supporting evidence, parental interviews and a half day inspection.
This quality mark, which is not compulsory, looks at the education, environment and care we provide for all our children under 3 years. The staff constantly observe the children to look at areas which we could aid in their development or adapt the environment to help their education and to provide a high-quality service to both the children and their families. We are very pleased to be awarded this quality mark in recognition of the outstanding work the staff do, which also compliments the ESTYN accreditation which looks at the quality of education for the children over 3 years.