Willow Park Day Nursery

Willow Park Day Nursery 264 Liverpool Road,, St. Helens, WA11 9RZ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 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

 Staff establish strong and effective partnership working with parents and other professionals. They promote a consistent approach to supporting children's care and learning. This has a significant impact on the good progress that all children are making, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities.  The new management team has high expectations of the staff and what children can achieve. They regularly seek the views of children, parents and staff to set priorities to drive improvements.  Staff establish strong and effective partnership working with parents and other settings. They promote a consistent approach to supporting children's care, learning and development.  Children arrive with energy and excitement and they settle in quickly. They develop strong bonds and attachments with the staff and enjoy good relationships with their peers.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The current sleeping arrangements for babies need improving in order to provide a more relaxed and calm environment to better aid their sleeping. Leaders have identified what action they need to take and have begun to address this.  Occasionally, staff are too task focused and do not consistently maximise opportunities to promote children's learning opportunities to the highest level.

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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

 provide a calmer and more relaxed environment for babies when they are sleeping  maximise opportunities to promote children's learning at all times, especially during routine tasks and busy periods, such as lunchtimes.

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Inspection activities

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

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have a confident and robust understanding of their role in keeping children safe. They know the procedures to follow should they be concerned that a child is being abused. The management team provides staff with an effective programme of ongoing supervision, monitoring and training. This is used to promptly identify any weaknesses in the quality of teaching. Training has helped staff to develop activities to support children's early literacy skills. They share these resources with parents to help promote children's learning at home. All children, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities, are developing the skills to help prepare them for school.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff work closely with parents to establish children's interests and achievements from the start. They use this information, together with regular observations and accurate assessments, to plan for what children need to learn next. Staff know children well and provide enjoyable and exciting activities that promote interest and challenge. Children are eager to join in and have a go. Staff promote children's language and communication well in a variety of ways. They tune in well to babies' communications and repeat the sounds they make. Staff use animated facial expressions and body language. They ask children questions and involve them in meaningful conversations throughout the day.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff promote children's motivation, self-care and independence skills well. Older children are keen to hang up their own belongings when they arrive and find their name cards. They serve their own healthy meals and carefully carry their plates back to the table. Younger children have a go at using their cutlery and are supported to pour their own drinks. They are developing the skills to promote their readiness for school. Staff are good role models and give gentle reminders of expectations. All children play cooperatively together and behave well. They learn how to keep themselves safe and manage risks with care. Their physical and emotional well-being is promoted very well.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children thoroughly enjoy their time at nursery and are developing the skills they need to promote future learning. Children are active and independent learners and enjoy good relationships with the staff and their peers. They are keen to contribute to discussions and share their opinions. Children enjoy exploring and experimenting with tools and materials and this helps to promote their early mark-making skills. They develop confidence in their own abilities as they balance and navigate around others with care while riding the bicycles. Children are curious and motivated to learn and enjoy making up their own play ideas, developing good imagination skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY545243 Local authority St. Helens Inspection number 1114160 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 29 Number of children on roll 46 Name of registered person Hyland Childcare Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07970271223

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Willow Park Day Nursery registered in 2017. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, six hold appropriate early years qualifications, including two staff members who hold qualifications at level 5 and four who hold qualifications at level 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.45am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. It supports a number of children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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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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