Mother Goose Day Nursery

Inspection of Mother Goose Day Nursery 76 Wigton Road, Carlisle CA2 7AY

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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

The dedicated staff are caring and kind. They nurture every child, to help them to feel happy, settled and secure during their time at the nursery. Babies and children are given time to form a special connection with their preferred member of staff before a key person is assigned. This helps to ensure that relationships between staff and children are positive.

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The provision is good

Staff promote children's learning and development well. They encourage children to be confident, curious and independent learners. Babies are very determined and persevere when developing new skills, such as using a fork to eat their lunch. Younger children are confident to ask appropriate questions to find out information. For example, they say to staff, 'What are these?' Older children build with a purpose in mind. They source a range of large materials to create a 'tractor' and use mathematical language, such as 'big', to accurately describe the size of the wheels. Children who speak English as an additional language enjoy using their home languages during play. They use gestures to make their needs known and are confident to say some words, such as 'hello', in English.

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The provision is good

Children understand the expectations for behaviour. They listen and respond to staff and willingly help with tasks such as tidying up. Children are caring and considerate to others. They offer kind gestures to their friends, such as a hug, a hand shake or a 'high five', to welcome them into the nursery each day. This helps all children to feel included and valued.

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need to do better?

n Leaders ensure that staff receive regular supervision sessions. They prioritise staff's well-being. They provide them with tools to help them to overcome any challenges, such as a 'survival kit' containing motivational quotes. This contributes towards staff's increased positive energy and enthusiasm within the nursery. The collective support offered to the nursery apprentices is helping them to become confident and competent practitioners. n Staff spend quality time engaging with children to find out about what they know and enjoy. They use this knowledge to shape children's learning experiences. For example, to extend on children's play with cars, staff present books that feature a variety of transport vehicles. They introduce new words, such as 'dump truck' and 'container truck', to build on children's good range of vocabulary. Furthermore, staff explain the purpose of each vehicle, to enhance children's knowledge and understanding of the world around them.

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need to do better?

n Partnerships with parents are good. Staff invite parents to share information about their children's learning from home. They extend on these skills within the nursery. For instance, to link in with children's interest in construction, staff

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need to do better?

15 September 2021 encourage children to use real-life tools, such as a hammer and screwdriver, to break up ice. This helps to build on children's good physical skills. n Staff work together with parents and other professionals to ensure that children receive the early help and support that they need. Additional funding is used well to close any gaps in children's learning. The new 'welcome sessions' are helping children to become more confident around others and to develop skills such as good listening, patience and the ability to take turns. n Children show respect for one another during play. They demonstrate helpful attitudes and happily take on responsible tasks, such as washing the dishes after snack. Staff remind children to be careful, such as when handling China plates. They quickly explain that spillages need to be mopped up from the floor. However, staff do not consistently teach children about the reasons why they

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need to do better?

need to do this, to help to further extend on their good knowledge of how to keep themselves and others safe. n Staff provide exciting experiences that inspire babies' natural curiosity. Babies are very eager to explore various materials, such as jelly, using their senses. They are intrigued when staff shake the jelly through a colander to create a 'rain effect' and reach out to catch this using their hands. Babies remember what has been learned and later attempt to recreate the same effects independently. n The well-qualified staff complete a broad range of training to promote children's safety and welfare. Leaders have recently put plans in place to support staff to extend their good knowledge and understanding of the curriculum. However, this is in the very early stages and requires embedding to enhance staff's good teaching skills further.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders create a culture of vigilance across the nursery. Recruitment and selection procedures are robust and help to ensure that staff are skilled and suitable for their role. Staff complete a broad range of safeguarding training. They have access to a wide array of up-to-date safeguarding information within the nursery. This helps to ensure that all staff have a good knowledge of the procedures to follow to protect children's welfare. Staff take steps to keep children safe. For example, the upgraded entry system is helping to ensure that visitors are carefully monitored and children are kept safe in the nursery. Staff know children well. They respond quickly when children become unwell and follow effective procedures to prevent the spread of infection.

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should:

n embed the plans for professional development and focus on enhancing staff's

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15 September 2021 knowledge and understanding of the early years curriculum, to help to build further on their good teaching skills n support staff to consistently extend on children's awareness of how to identify and manage risks, to help to build on their good knowledge of how to keep themselves and others safe.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2595840 Local authority Cumbria Inspection number 10201999 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 45 Number of children on roll 69 Name of registered person Childcare (Cumbria) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01228 536454 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Mother Goose Day Nursery registered in 2020. The nursery employs 11 members of childcare staff. Of these, nine hold appropriate qualifications at levels 3, 4, 5 and 6 and the remaining two staff are working towards relevant early years qualifications. The nursery is open from Monday to Friday all year round, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 7.30am to 5.30pm. 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 nursery 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 nursery. n The manager led the inspector on a learning walk to show how the nursery is organised and to share information about the intent for the early years curriculum. n A planned activity was jointly evaluated by the inspector and the manager. n The inspector held discussions with the staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection. She held a meeting with the provider and the manager. n A sample of documents was viewed by the inspector, including policies and procedures, and evidence of staff's suitability, qualifications and training. n The inspector spoke to a number of parents 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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