Blh Childcare Unit

Blh Childcare Unit Bolton Low Houses Childcare Unit, Bolton Low Houses, WIGTON, Cumbria CA7 8PA

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Inspection date 17 May 2019 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Not applicable Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 2 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1 Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision is good

n Children are exceptionally well behaved. They develop secure emotional attachments with all staff, who are very kind and caring. Staff tend to children's individual needs and parents' wishes very closely. Children show high levels of confidence in social situations. For example, they demonstrate skill and expertise when identifying foods which are good and bad for them. n The management and staff team are dedicated and passionate and have high expectations for all the children attending. Teaching is consistently strong. Staff demonstrate a secure knowledge of how children learn and what they can achieve. They provide exciting activities that help children to make good progress in their learning. n Children have an excellent understanding of how to keep themselves safe and healthy. Staff give children clear and consistent messages about eating healthily, appropriate hygiene practices and keeping safe. For example, children learn the importance of oral

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This provision is good

hygiene through innovative activities and confidently demonstrate their ability in cleaning their teeth. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Staff keep parents updated with information about children's activities, routines and development. They exchange information about children's interests to inform planning and children's next steps. Parents are encouraged to support children's learning at home. n Children play in a highly stimulating indoor and outdoor environment. They are provided with an exceptional range of exciting activities that captivate their curiosity, imagination, concentration and motivation for learning. Children listen intently during story time and are highly responsive to questioning. They enthusiastically sing songs and confidently take part in a range of phonics activities. n Leaders do not provide highly focused professional development, based on individual staff's needs, to enhance their understanding and practice 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

n focus on staff's individual training needs to further improve their understanding and practice to the highest level.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during the inspection indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the deputy manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the deputy manager and the office manager. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the setting. n The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and read the statements provided by parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff understand the procedures to follow if they have any concerns. Children play in safety. For example, premises are secure, staff are deployed well and children are supervised in all areas. Leaders conduct robust suitability checks to ensure all those associated with the nursery are, and remain, suitable. The management team work closely with staff and parents to make further improvements to the nursery. For example, they have totally transformed the outdoor play area to provide an exceptional, highly stimulating and safe play area. Leaders monitor children's development carefully and all children are progressing well. Staff work closely with parents and other professionals to ensure children's individual needs are followed. Parents regularly share children's learning at home and they are highly complimentary about the staff and nursery provision.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff know the children well. They confidently speak about children's development and the next steps in their learning. They accurately record observations and assessments to show children's good progress. Staff consistently support children's understanding of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. For example, staff use real food products to compare healthy and less healthy options. In addition, children create a plate of good food and learn the importance of cleaning their teeth. Children engage in group activities where they listen to stories and sing favourite songs. Older children confidently recognise their name and the letters of the week while developing their phonics skills. Staff use their expertise to support babies' and toddler's development. For example, they encourage sensory play with water and other objects and materials.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Transition procedures are excellently applied. Staff encourage parents to visit the nursery on numerous occasions, where the exceptional partnership with parents starts. Children's move to school is supported through the strong links established with the local school. From a young age, children are encouraged to develop their social skills and independence, learn how to care for living things and make choices for themselves. They eagerly join in group activities with the older children and confidently explore the environment outdoors. The outside area is used exceptionally well to encourage all children's independent investigative skills and their physical development. Children develop confidence as well as improving their coordination while using a wide range of equipment. For example, children confidently use levers to control scoops and transfer sand into containers. The excellent teaching of care and hygiene practices meaningfully

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

enhances children's health and well-being.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress from their individual starting points. Children listen attentively as staff read to them individually and in small groups. They speak and initiate conversations to share their thoughts. Children learn to count during activities. They know how to share and take turns while they play. They continuously develop skills that prepare them for the next stage in their learning and the move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY545438 Local authority Cumbria Inspection number 10098157 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 65 Name of registered person Bolton Low Houses Childcare Unit CIO

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01697344462

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Blh Childcare Unit registered in 2017 and is run by a charitable incorporated organisation. It is located in Wigton, Cumbria. The setting employs 16 members of childcare staff. Of these, 14 hold appropriate early years qualifications, including one member of staff with qualified teacher status. The setting opens from Monday to Friday for 50 weeks of the year. Sessions are from 8am until 5.30pm during term time and 8am until 5pm during school holidays. The setting provides funded early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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