Little People Day Nursery {Eccles} Limited

Little People Day Nursery {Eccles} Limited 117 Liverpool Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 0ND

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 December 2017 28 January 2013

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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

 The atmosphere in the nursery is calm, relaxed and friendly. Staff promote children's emotional well-being effectively. Children develop strong bonds with their key person.  Staff organise the environment with great care and attention. They create cosy and interesting spaces for children to explore. Teaching is effective and children make good progress in their learning, overall.  Staff develop strong relationships with parents, prompting many families to return. Staff use visual displays, such as the 'special mentions tree', to encourage parents to share children's achievements and news from home.  The nursery is led and managed well. Electronic security systems located at the main entrance contribute to ensuring children's safety.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not focus sharply enough on the best ways to help children make rapid progress in their speaking skills.  At times, staff overlook opportunities to expand children's understanding of healthy eating and how this contributes to maintaining their good health.

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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

 focus more precisely on children's communication and language development to help all children make the best possible progress in their speaking skills  extend opportunities for children to deepen their understanding of how healthy eating benefits their health and well-being.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke to staff and children and completed joint observations with the manager.  The inspector held discussions with the manager and deputy. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to some parents during the inspection and took account of written feedback supplied by other parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The manager follows thorough recruitment and induction procedures to ensure all staff working with children are suitable. Staff know the procedures to follow for reporting any safeguarding concerns. The manager supervises staff well and provides feedback on their performance, helping to raise the quality of teaching and children's learning. She is beginning to use cohort tracking to support closer monitoring of the progress of groups of children. Staff have opportunities to refresh their knowledge and attend ongoing training. Robust risk assessments are in place and the nursery is clean, safe and secure. Self-evaluation is effective and plans are in place to help strengthen practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff gather extensive information about children on entry. This helps them to know their key children well. They use their assessments to devise mid-term planning for children's learning, involving parents in the process. Staff provide good opportunities for children to explore a broad range of activities indoors and outside. For example, younger children enjoy sensory play using marshmallows and older children have fun making marks in shaving foam. All resources are within easy reach of children. A range of interactive display boards stimulates children's curiosity and entices them to investigate. Staff support children's play well. They encourage children to have a try before intervening, such as when completing puzzles.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Parents talk about the positive vibe in the nursery and report that staff know children's characters really well. Children's good health is promoted well, overall. Staff follow local initiatives, such as the healthy tooth programme to help children learn to take care of their teeth. They provide child-sized gym equipment to encourage children to exercise indoors. Lunchtime for older children is particularly well organised. Children do plenty of tasks for themselves, helping to promote their independence. They behave well and show kindness towards each other, for example, as one child helps another to remove the lid from their yoghurt pot. Children are excited to play outside as they dress in wetsuits and enjoy activities in the rain.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children enjoy their time in the nursery. They are keen to explore and engage in the activities on offer, helping them to develop key skills in readiness for school. Over time, most children make good progress from their individual starting points. Children learn about the diverse community they belong to. They learn to make independent choices and they know how to negotiate minor risks, such as the low step. Younger children develop their senses as they explore different textures. Older children show good concentration, for example, when they design their own holly wreath.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 307466 Local authority Salford Inspection number 1063956 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 32 Number of children on roll 55 Name of registered person Little People's Day Nursery (Eccles) Ltd

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 28 January 2013 Telephone number 0161 789 7020

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Little People Day Nursery {Eccles} Limited registered in 1998. The nursery employs nine members of childcare staff. Of these, eight hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. 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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