Partou Safehands Day Nursery & Pre-School

Inspection of Safehands Day Nursery Ltd Abbotsford House, 15 Kent Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 2LH

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Management and staff provide a home-from-home experience for children. Children are happy, confident and motivated to learn. They have warm, caring relationships with staff. Partnerships with parents are very strong. Staff work extremely closely with them. Parents get very good information about their child's key person to help build relationships. Parents share information about children's home routines and what they already know and can do at home. This ensures that children's needs are met. Ongoing information is then shared on a regular basis. Parents share information about children's developing interests and staff give parents ideas on how they can support their children's learning at home. As a result, children make good progress and are prepared very well for school.

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The provision is good

Children manage their feelings and behaviour well. Babies and toddlers learn to share and take turns. Pre-school children and play harmoniously together as they build with the large bricks. Staff have high expectations of children. They use positive methods to help children understand what is expected of them. Staff help children learn about their emotions through interesting and fun activities. For example, at group time, children talk about how kind it is to make people happy. They also say that to make people happy, 'You can give them a cuddle or make them a kite'. Children show respect to staff, visitors and their peers.

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need to do better?

n Children play and learn very well in the stimulating environment throughout the nursery. Resources are at child height, enabling children to make choices and help themselves. Many of the resources help children to use them in different ways. This inspires children's creativity and imagination. For example, toddlers show concentration as they explore what happens when they post pasta shapes through cardboard boxes. n Staff know children well and have a secure knowledge of their development and progress over time. There is a clear focus to help children develop their skills. However, at times, staff do not always use information about what children already know and can do. They do not consistently plan activities that enhance children's development in sequence, especially their very early reading skills. n Staff support babies' development to a very high standard and this is a strength of the nursery. Babies explore the wide range of natural resources and

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investigate the objects in the treasure baskets. They have fun and listen to what happens when they hit the metal basins with a wooden spoon. Babies are soothed as they are tickled with floating material and explore paint using their whole bodies. There are sensory pads placed on walls to encourage babies to pull themselves to a standing position and begin to learn to walk. n Staff encourage children's communication and language skills well. They sing

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need to do better?

11 February 2020 and read with them. Staff also hold conversations with children and introduce new words. For example, at story time, pre-school children are encouraged to describe the meaning of certain words, such as 'sneak'. n Children listen well and follow instructions. As a result, they benefit from the learning opportunities made available to them. n Children learn to develop a taste for healthy food and know the importance of physical activity. Meals and snacks are freshly prepared on site by the chef. Mealtimes are a social occasion where staff and children sit together and chat. In the pre-school room, staff place uncooked vegetables on the table as a talking point. Children feel the vegetables and learn about the different parts, such as the skin and roots. n Children develop a good understanding of the world around them and people's differences and similarities through activities and discussions. However, staff do

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need to do better?

not focus enough on the activities that boys and girls access during the sessions. This means that not all children benefit consistently from all the areas of learning. n The manager supports staff well and works closely with them. She observes their practice, holds regular supervision meetings and offers further training to build on their skills. Knowledge gained is put into practice in the nursery to improve the learning outcomes for children. Staff comment that they feel valued and supported in their role, and that the working environment is positive.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Robust recruitment procedures ensure that all staff are suitable. Thorough induction and ongoing support from managers mean that staff remain alert to their responsibility to keep children safe. Staff are vigilant in their supervision of children. Continual risk assessment of the play areas, inside and outside, promotes children's safety well. The manager and staff understand how to identify the signs and symptoms that could indicate a child is at risk. They clearly understand how to report any concerns about children's welfare or the behaviour of another adult. They have a broad understanding of wider safeguarding issues and how to identify and report any concerns.

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should:

n strengthen staff support to help them reach consistently high levels of teaching, with particular regard to the sequence of children's learning and their early literacy skills n focus more precisely on the activities that boys and girls access during the sessions to ensure that all children benefit consistently from all areas of learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY278443 Local authority North Yorkshire Inspection number 10117623 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 0 to 4 Total number of places 70 Number of children on roll 81 Name of registered person Safehands Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01423 525544 Date of previous inspection 24 March 2015

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Information about this early years setting

Safehands Day Nursery Ltd registered in 2004 and is situated in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. The nursery employs 14 members of staff. Of these, eight hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. Three members of staff hold a relevant degree in early years. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector toured the premises with the manager. n The quality of teaching was observed during activities and the inspector assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager. n Discussions were held with the manager, staff and children. The inspector looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of adults in the setting. n The inspector took the views of parents into account.

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Inspection activities

11 February 2020 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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