Chipmonks Day Nursery Hellifield

Inspection of Chipmonks Day Nursery Hellifield North Craven Children's Centre, Hellifield, Skipton, Yorkshire BD23 4HA

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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 safe and secure and they settle into the environment. They confidently choose what they want to do. Children relish the extensive play and learning opportunities. Staff provide children with a very well-resourced and challenging outdoor environment which particularly promotes children's physical development. Children are busy, full of excitement and have the freedom to explore. They enthusiastically practise a range of movements to climb to the top of a small incline. Children show pride as they achieve their goal and have high levels of confidence in their own abilities. Babies practise their newly learned walking skills. They hold their arms out and steady themselves as they move across the garden area. Staff give babies encouragement as they say 'well done' and 'you can do it'. This helps to give babies the determination to keep on trying.

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The provision is good

Children willingly accept other children who enter their play. They freely share resources and discuss what is happening. For example, as children use toy dumper trucks to clear leaves, other children join in. They help to carry the leaves and manoeuvre the trucks into position for emptying. Babies readily share blocks with each other. They smile happily as they pass the blocks back and forth between themselves. Most parents are positive about the care and the opportunities provided for their children. Staff work closely with parents when children first start, to get to know children and support their individual needs. These arrangements have been flexibly adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, staff have conscientiously added extra settling-in sessions to help new children settle quickly.

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n Children learn how to keep themselves healthy. Older children are excited to show their knowledge of why they need to wash their hands. They talk enthusiastically about 'washing the germs away'. Younger children show their understanding of managing their self-care needs as they independently access their own drinks when they are thirsty. This further supports children's developing self-help skills. n Staff teach children about differences. For example, older children measure their hands with staff and other children. They discuss how each person's hands are different sizes. Staff further support children's developing mathematical vocabulary and talk about whose hands are 'larger or bigger' and whose hands are 'smaller or tinier'. n The management team and staff know the importance of working on children's physical skills before they can learn to hold a pen or write. For example, babies make marks in sand and watch as the sand moves through their fingers.

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Younger children play with water. They wet sponges and giggle with delight as

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22 October 2021 the water squeezes out. n Staff know to get down to children's levels, speak clearly and use the correct pronunciation when they talk to children. Staff help to develop children's vocabulary as they introduce new words as children play. For example, when making play dough, staff talk about the oil being 'slippery' and the flour being 'fluffy'. However, in their eagerness for children to learn, some staff are focused on telling and directing children, rather than enabling children to solve problems and think for themselves. n Staff support children to develop their independence. When dressing to play outdoors, staff encourage younger children to put their waterproof trousers and wellington boots on themselves. Older children know to change their footwear after being outdoors. n The management team and staff want all children to achieve to the best of their abilities. Staff use information from parents and their detailed knowledge of

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every child to plan next steps in children's learning. Children who missed being in the nursery because of the COVID-19 pandemic have readily adjusted to returning and their development is flourishing. n The management team and staff form effective partnerships with the local primary school and other schools further afield where children will be attending. They share information about the children's needs and development. Staff arrange visits from Reception-class teachers to ensure a smooth transition for the children and parents. n At times, staff do not consider how daily routines, for instance mealtimes, can be used to extend and consolidate children's learning.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The management team and staff are knowledgeable about child protection issues. They have a secure understanding of the correct procedures to follow if they have concerns about a child. Staff have a good understanding of broader safeguarding issues. The management team has robust recruitment and vetting procedures in place to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. They use staff's induction and ongoing supervision sessions to ensure that all staff continue to be suitable. Staff are vigilant about safety and put in place a range of procedures to help keep children safe. For example, staff are on hand when parents drop off and collect children, to make sure that only those permitted are admitted into the nursery's outdoor area.

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should:

n strengthen the already good teaching further by consistently asking children

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22 October 2021 questions that encourage them to think and solve problems for themselves n review the organisation of some daily routines to ensure that all opportunities are consistently used to extend and develop children's learning even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY561543 Local authority North Yorkshire Inspection number 10194187 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 60 Number of children on roll 76 Name of registered person Monks, Helen Frances

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reference number

Telephone number 01729850741 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Chipmonks Day Nursery Hellifield registered in 2018. The nursery employs 16 members of childcare staff. Of these, two members of staff hold qualifications at level 6, one holds a qualification at level 5, 10 hold qualifications at level 3, and three are unqualified. The nursery is open from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 8am to 5pm. 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 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 and the inspector completed a learning walk together. They observed activities in the indoor and outdoor learning environments used by children. n The inspector observed a focused activity and evaluated this with the manager. n The inspector spoke with the manager, staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection. Children's records were looked at by the inspector along with a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures. n Evidence of staff's qualifications and the suitability of all those working in the nursery was checked by the inspector. n The inspector spoke to parents, viewed their written comments 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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