The Woodlands Nursery School (Newton) Limited

Inspection of The Woodlands Nursery School (Newton) Limited Crow Lane East, Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire WA12 9TX

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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

Children are greeted with warm, friendly faces at the door. Parents are unable to take children directly into the room due to measures put into place in response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Children are happy and confident as they enter the setting. Staff support new children by providing cuddles and reassurance. This enables children to settle well. Leaders and staff know children incredibly well. This ensures that the needs of children are being met. The manager greets all children by name and encourages children to stop and chat about what they are doing. This promotes children's self-esteem.

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The provision is good

Children benefit from healthy home-cooked meals and snacks, which are all prepared by the on-site cook. The cook provides parents with recipes of meals they can make at home. This helps children and their families to learn how to make healthy choices. Parents speak very highly of the setting. Communication between staff and parents is done face to face and electronically and parents feel they are kept well informed about their child's time at the setting. Leaders have established good relationships with parents and other professionals. They access appropriate support from other agencies for children and families in a timely manner. Additional resources and the extra allocation of staff are used well to support children's emotional well-being. This enables children to make progress across all areas of learning.

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need to do better?

n Staff promote children's communication and language development well. Babies are exposed to lots of singing and familiar nursery rhymes. Older children are given opportunities to create and act out their own stories. Pre-school children enjoy reading stories and then re-enacting the main events. Staff work closely with parents, encouraging them to continue this experience at home. Pictures of children reading at home are displayed. This opens up meaningful conversations with children about their favourite books, which help to enrich children's vocabulary. n Staff have recently started to use Makaton as a way to communicate with children, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. This is having a positive impact on children as they demonstrate that they are able to communicate their needs to staff. n Children are given lots of different opportunities to develop their physical skills.

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Babies are provided with safe spaces to practise sitting unaided and lots of space to crawl, pull themselves to standing and to walk. The outdoor areas provide opportunities for children to develop their small and large movements. For example, children enjoy playing with sand, filling and emptying trucks and finding different resources to bury and dig out vehicles. Children enjoy running

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24 May 2021 and playing chase with members of staff. Children are given opportunities to practise new skills, such as yoga. Children are being encouraged to build an awareness of what is happening to their bodies. Staff weave in stories which maintain children's focus and attention. n Children are supported to develop their independence. Staff teach older babies how to feed themselves. They are encouraged to use the correct utensils at mealtimes, and activities are used to help to embed this learning. For example, children have great fun with a mousse like dessert, learning how to hold spoons themselves, make different marks and explore the texture. n Leaders support staff well. Staff are given regular opportunities to talk with the deputy manager, which supports their emotional well-being. Leaders are good at identifying strengths and areas for improvement. Staff are provided with appropriate training courses based on the needs of children. For example, to

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further promote the setting's dedication to developing children's communication and language skills, staff have recently attended storytelling training. n Staff plan activities for children with clear intentions on what they want children to learn. However, at times some staff limit the learning for children by being too rigid and focused on set objectives and outcomes. As a result, some children lose interest in these activities. n Children's behaviour is, generally, good. Children are encouraged to follow the rules, such as tidying up, walking inside, using scissors safely and sitting at the table to eat their meals and snacks. Occasionally, children become a little disruptive when the activities provided are not capturing their interests or offering enough excitement and stimulation. n Leaders and staff are teaching children to respect and celebrate different cultures, ethnic backgrounds and families. Children are kind and considerate to

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Children are able to communicate with their key person or other trusted adults throughout the day. This ensures that the needs of the children are being met. Staff are well trained and take necessary action in line with the setting's policies, local procedures and statutory guidance to help to keep children safe. Plans are in place to ensure that children receive the support they require in a timely manner. Risk assessments are effective, but still enable children to take age-appropriate risks in a safe environment. Recruitment, selection and induction procedures are robust, which ensures the suitability of staff.

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should:

24 May 2021 n support staff to develop a deep understanding of how to extend children's learning more broadly, and keep them focused and engaged during activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY548675 Local authority St Helens Inspection number 10143503 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

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inspection

Total number of places 136 Number of children on roll 161 Name of registered person The Woodlands Nursery (Newton) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01925 279266 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The Woodlands Nursery School (Newton) Limited registered in 2017. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together. n The manager and inspector carried out joint observations together. n Children spoke to the inspector about their time in setting. n The inspector talked to parents and reviewed feedback from parents about the setting n The inspector carried out observations in each of the rooms and outdoors. n The inspector talked to members of staff about the children's learning and development and the safeguarding requirements.

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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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