Wingerworth Wonder Years

Inspection of Wingerworth Wonder Years 1a Welbeck Drive, Wingerworth, Chesterfield S42 6SN

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Overall effectiveness Inadequate

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

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The provision is inadequate

Children are not kept safe. The provider and managers do not always record or share their concerns about children's welfare with other agencies and professionals to ensure that children's individual needs are met.

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The provision is inadequate

Children show they feel happy and confident in the nursery. For example, younger children interact well with staff who are familiar to them. Older children confidently tell visitors to the setting what their name is and what they like to do in the nursery. All children behave well. They show that they understand the routines and the rules of the nursery. For example, children tidy up the toys ready for snack time, when they hear a tambourine being shaken by staff.

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The provision is inadequate

Staff have high expectations for children's learning. As a result, children are challenged and make good progress. Children are curious about the world around them. They enjoy exploring the wide range of interesting toys and play resources. Older children develop their physical skills as they roll wooden balls in a dish from side to side. Younger children listen with interest to sounds they can hear in the environment. They move their bodies to music and show their enjoyment by clapping their hands.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and managers do not understand their responsibility to engage with other professionals. They do not keep a detailed record of any concerns they have about children's welfare. This means that important information about children is not shared with the relevant professionals in order to safeguard children appropriately. n Staff are well qualified. They benefit from regular supervision and training opportunities. However, the provider does not make sure that managers and staff understand the importance of communicating with other professionals working with children to keep them safe. n All children make good progress in their communication and language development, including those who speak English as an additional language. Younger children say new sounds and words modelled by staff, who provide a commentary to children's play. Older children extend their vocabulary while listening to stories and singing new rhymes.

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need to do better?

n Staff help children of all ages to make choices, develop their independence and manage tasks for themselves. Children confidently feed themselves at mealtimes. They choose between a drink of water or milk and place their dirty utensils into a bowl. n Children enjoy a healthy diet. They are provided with home-made dishes at mealtimes which meet their individual dietary requirements. Older children learn

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need to do better?

12 December 2019 about allergies and how to make sure that all children at the setting eat food which is safe for them. They know to wash their hands before and after eating cheese sandwiches. This helps to protect children who have an allergy to dairy products. n Older children thoroughly enjoy using their imaginative skills during their play. They draw faces onto wooden spoons and explore items such as feathers and fir cones. Younger children are confident to take risks which help to develop their physical skills. For example, younger children pull themselves to standing using furniture, such as a table. They tentatively attempt to walk around the playroom, at times supported by an adult. n All children enjoy exploring numbers. Older children confidently count seven wooden spoons in a pot. They know that if one is taken away six spoons are left. This shows that children's mathematical skills are progressing well.

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need to do better?

n Staff develop good relationships with parents. They discuss with parents what children enjoy doing at home. Staff use the information to provide children with new and exciting experiences. For instance, parents comment on how much their children benefit from playing with others, especially when they have no siblings at home. Children talk with enthusiasm about their walk to the local allotments, the woods and an elderly care home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

Weaknesses in leadership and management mean that children's safety is not assured. Leaders and managers do not take swift action when they have a concern about a child's welfare. This does not keep children safe. That said, all managers and staff update their knowledge and understanding by attending regular training in areas such as child protection and the 'Prevent' duty. Leaders and managers follow robust recruitment procedures. They carry out in-depth checks to make sure staff are suitable to care for children. Staff-to-child ratios meet requirements. Children are supervised well at all times.

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Due date

share information obtained about a child's welfare with other professionals promptly, to ensure children's needs are understood and met 20/01/2020

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Due date

12 December 2019 maintain appropriate safeguarding records to ensure the safe and efficient management of the setting 20/01/2020

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Due date

ensure that supervision arrangements are effective in providing staff and managers with the training and coaching they need to make sure they understand the importance of sharing information with other professionals and agencies, to meet the needs of all children. 24/02/2020

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY545465 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 10129839 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 to 10 Total number of places 48 Number of children on roll 41 Name of registered person Chesterfield Child Care Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01246 472712 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Wingerworth Wonder Years registered in 2017 and is located in Wingerworth, Derbyshire. The nursery employs 18 members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds a qualification at level 5, one holds level 4, 13 hold level 3 and two hold level 2. The nursery opens Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6pm. It provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector completed a learning walk with the assistant manager. n The inspector reviewed a sample of the nursery's documentation. This included evidence of staff recruitment, suitability, training and the nursery policies and procedures. n The inspector spoke to staff, parents and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector held meetings with the provider, nursery manager and assistant manager.

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Inspection activities

12 December 2019 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

12 December 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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