Little Foxes (Newton Le Willows)

Little Foxes (Newton Le Willows) Canal Street, Newton Le Willows, WA12 9XD

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 October 2017 Not applicable

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 Children develop good mathematical skills as they play. For example, they take turns to pair socks, count beads as they thread them and make patterns with pegs on a board.  Children demonstrate that they are happy and feel emotionally safe and secure.  Leadership is good and focused plans are in place to secure continuous improvement. Self-evaluation includes the views of staff, children and their parents.  Children learn about their community and the wider world through outings and activities. For instance, they take food hampers to a local care home at Harvest.  The quality of teaching is good. Children develop good listening, speaking and social skills and communicate well with each other, staff and visitors.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Younger children lose concentration and engagement during some whole-group activities.  Although ways to check and broaden the knowledge of apprentices have been improved, these have only recently been introduced and therefore cannot be evaluated.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 support younger children more closely to help them engage in and benefit from whole- group activities  build further on the system for monitoring the practice and knowledge of apprentices.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to some children, parents and staff during the inspection and took account of their views.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery director.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery director and manager. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The building is kept secure at all times and access is carefully monitored. Staff check equipment for safety, indoors and outdoors, and take action to identify and remove hazards. Leaders make appropriate checks prior to appointing new staff and apprentices. Following a clear induction process, staff receive regular training and updates on how to record and report child protection concerns. Accident and injury logs are audited and all associated policies and procedures are reviewed regularly and implemented well. Recently, the supervision of apprentices has been improved to ensure they are fully aware of accident procedures and swiftly share information with staff that needs passing to parents. Staff meet regularly with the manager to identify ways to develop their skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff make good use of knowledge and skills gained from their qualifications and training to provide good care and education. Following a staff visit to another nursery, children grind frozen fruit with a pestle and mortar and use it for painting. Staff plan well-linked activities around a book, a baking activity and a cultural experience. The planning and ideas for further activities are shared with parents so they can extend their child's learning at home. Staff use a range of ways to exchange information with parents including daily talks, electronic messaging and regular parents' meetings. Parents contribute to the initial assessment of their children's starting points on entry and share information about their children's learning and development at home. Staff effectively observe and assess children's learning. They discuss the progress of their key children with the manager, identify any gaps in learning and plan to ensure the gaps close rapidly.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff gather useful information from parents when children first start which they use well to meet children's care needs. Children eat nutritious meals, such as curry and rice that are cooked from fresh ingredients. They talk about healthy eating as they chop vegetables to help the cook make soup. Children behave well and staff praise them effectively to motivate them during activities and to support their self-esteem. Babies enjoy plenty of space for rolling, crawling and pulling themselves up to stand. Outdoors, children use a range of equipment to climb, balance, explore and move in different ways.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in all areas of their development and are confident and eager to learn. Staff purposefully engage with babies and children down at their level. This helps to focus children's attention and supports their concentration. Staff carefully model language and ask children questions to extend their thinking skills. They promote children's understanding of the sounds that different letters make using lots of different stories and fun games. Children are well prepared for their next stage of learning, including moving on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY536714 Local authority St. Helens Inspection number 1115472 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 52 Number of children on roll 62 Name of registered person Little Foxes (Newton Le Willows) Limited

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01925225896

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Little Foxes (Newton Le Willows) nursery registered in 2016. It is run by Little Foxes (Newton Le Willows) Limited. The nursery employs 14 members of childcare staff. Of these, eight hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 3, three at level 5 and one has early years teacher status. The nursery opens from 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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