Willow Childcare & Training

Inspection of Willow Childcare & Training Fairfield Bungalow, Wellin Lane, Edwalton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG12 4AS

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations for every child. Children in the pre-school room enjoy playing superheroes. Younger children have a lovely time splashing in puddles. They giggle and laugh as they jump. The setting has recently changed to helping children to play with and learn from real-life objects, so children know what it is like to handle real fruit and vegetables. Children can smell them and feel the true weight of an object. Children use real pots and pans and crockery as they play. Their pouring skills are excellent. Children pour water down the guttering and move ducks down the water. They are very motivated and eager to join in because activities and experiences build on their unique interests. Children feel emotionally safe and secure. They behave well and play cooperatively together with their friends. To help with sharing, children use large sand timers, so they know when it is their turn next. Children concentrate as they use different tools when cutting up

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The provision is good

an apple, such as a peeler, corer and knife. Children enjoy listening to stories. Staff encourage children to use props to hold their interest as they listen. The manager has started sending books home with the children. This helps children to reinforce their reading with parents. Staff offer a warm welcome to children and parents and they exchange relevant information effectively.

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need to do better?

n Staff use effective assessment to provide children with a well-planned curriculum which considers their interests and next steps. There are good systems in place to monitor children's progress and to quickly identify any gaps in their learning. Staff work closely with parents and professionals to provide effective support to help children catch up. n Staff know their key children very well. Staff evaluate effectively the impact of the activities on children's progress. This includes children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who are learning English as an additional language. All children make good progress from their starting points. n Staff identified that some children had never been on a bus, so they took them on the bus to the local library, where they became members. Children learn about their local community as staff take them out to explore the area. They visit the local shops and school to use the grounds, to see the animals and to

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use the more challenging physical play equipment. n The dedicated and committed manager works well with her staff team to evaluate the effectiveness of the whole provision. They have regular meetings and together they reflect on practice and identify areas for further improvement. Training has a positive impact on experiences for all children. However, the practice of staff observing each other, to raise the quality of teaching to a higher level, is not yet fully embedded. n Parents speak very highly of the provision and state that their children love

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need to do better?

14 October 2019 attending. Staff begin to build positive relationships with parents. They gather information on children's starting points as children attend their flexible settling- in visits. However, although the setting has some positive systems in place to involve parents in children's home learning, this does not involve all parents. n Staff support children's understanding of how to live a healthy lifestyle. They provide children with a healthy range of snacks. Children have regular access to the outdoors. They also engage in regular physical activities. Staff support children's understanding of suitable hygiene routines. For example, they have a nose-wiping station in each of the rooms. This helps to support their growing independence and gives them confidence in their own abilities. n Children are well behaved and show consideration to each other and the staff. They benefit from staff being positive role models and being consistent in their

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management of children's behaviour. n Staff provide a stimulating environment that fosters children's curiosity through a wide range of natural and interesting resources. Children can move toys or equipment around the play areas depending on what they want to play with. n Staff work effectively to develop children's communication skills. They model language well with children and read stories and have fun with them to further develop their language skills. Younger children begin to understand about measuring as they make their own play dough.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff understand their responsibility to safeguard children. They have a good knowledge of the signs and symptoms of abuse. Staff know the procedure to follow should they have concerns about a child or if an allegation is made against a member of staff. They regularly update their training to support their safeguarding knowledge, which includes training around wider safeguarding concerns. This helps to promote children's safety and well-being. The manager follows safer recruitment procedures to ensure the suitability of staff and takes steps to assess their ongoing suitability. The setting is secure and has key locks on all entrance and exit doors to keep children safe.

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should:

n develop further the arrangements for staff's professional development and encourage the strongest staff to share their expertise with others, to help elevate the quality of teaching throughout the setting to an outstanding level n extend further the good opportunities to help all parents to gain ideas to support children's learning at home, promoting children's good progress to an even higher level.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY545282 Local authority Nottinghamshire County Council Inspection number 10097269 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 Sessional day care Age range of children 2 to 11 Total number of places 50 Number of children on roll 235 Name of registered person Willow Childcare And Training Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07721407300 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Willow Childcare and Training Limited, in Edwalton, registered in 2017. The setting employs 20 members of childcare staff. Of these, seven hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, one holds level 5 and one holds level 6. The setting opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.45am until 8.45am and 3.30pm until 6pm for children attending the out-of-school provision and 9am until 3pm for children attending the pre-school. The pre-school provision provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors. She assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection. n The inspector carried out a learning walk with the manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the manager. She reviewed relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n The inspector spoke to a number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Inspection activities

We carried out this inspection 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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Inspection activities

14 October 2019 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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