Spring - Big Cherry Tree

Inspection of Spring - Big Cherry Tree Holy Family Primary School, Arncliffe Road, Liverpool, Lancashire L25 9PA

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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

Parents do not enter the nursery, due to the COVID-19 pandemic procedures. However, children enter happily and confidently, and parents comment that they continue to be well informed about their children's progress. Staff follow children's interests to plan a wide range of well-linked activities. Children spotted paw prints in the woods on their daily walk. On their return, they listened to a story about a dog's muddy paw prints and learned more about woodland animals. Staff identify swiftly any gaps in children's learning and provide suitable support to help them catch up. This helps all children to make good progress.

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The provision is good

Leaders place a strong curriculum focus on physical health and well-being. Children share photographs from home and tell each other about their visits to the dentist and healthy eating. Babies learn how to manage risks and climb safely on play equipment. In the garden, older children develop good coordination and balance. Activities include balancing on wooden blocks and riding on tricycles and wheeled vehicles. Two-year-old children learn to rest and relax through yoga. When children are upset or cross, staff remind them to do their yoga breathing exercises to help them to calm down. Staff provide many opportunities for children to communicate with each other and work cooperatively. Children behave well and are well prepared with essential skills to move up to the next room and on to school.

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need to do better?

n Babies enjoy a wide range of sensory experiences, which staff use to promote other learning. For example, babies make marks in coloured yoghurt using pinecones and leaves while staff sing songs about autumn. They repeat animal noises as they move large, soft plastic animals through chopped up jelly and breakfast cereals. n Children aged two years eagerly complete yoga exercises. They learn to balance as they stand on one leg to adopt the position of a pirate. They make animal sounds as they move their bodies like cats, dogs and frogs. Children take home a leaflet about the yoga positions, so they can practise at home with their families. n Staff work well in partnership with parents and others. They work closely with other professionals to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff liaise closely with the school nursery that some children attend to help promote continuity in learning.

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n Following absences due to COVID-19, staff place a strong curriculum focus on speech development. They help children to concentrate and develop good listening skills. They provide increased opportunities for children to work with others in small groups. For instance, children listen to sounds and take turns to identify and explain what they can hear.

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14 October 2021 n Children use mathematical language well as they play. They talk about lighter and heavier as they compare the weight of potatoes. They count the spaghetti strands as they poke them into a potato to make quills for their hedgehog. n Overall, children make good progress. Key staff know the children well and provide specific activities to help them build on their previous learning. However, during children's freely chosen activities, staff are less clear about what children are to learn, which lessens their ability to promote and extend learning. n Lunchtime in the two-year-olds' room is a calm, pleasant, social occasion. Staff eat with the children and model how to use cutlery. Children develop an interest in literacy as they talk about the menu in the centre of the table. They learn to take responsibility as they take their plate and cutlery to the hatch when they have finished. n The management team increasingly make good use of the views of others to

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need to do better?

evaluate practice. Children are providing ideas on a proposed garden development. A group of staff are agreeing ways to plan and sequence learning across the setting. However, opportunities for staff to share their current best practices across the nursery are not embedded. n Arrangements for the supervision, coaching and mentoring of staff have recently been improved. The management team observe staff regularly and provide feedback on their practice. Staff have regular opportunities to access training and further their professional development.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Robust recruitment, vetting and induction helps to check the suitability of staff working with children. Leaders have recently evaluated all aspects of safeguarding, including policies, procedures, record-keeping systems and staff's knowledge and practice. All staff understand how to identify and report child protection concerns and how to follow the whistle-blowing procedure if concerned about practice in the nursery. In addition to regular training, staff complete quizzes and play games, such as hang man and charades to keep their safeguarding knowledge refreshed. They discuss safety procedures at regular meetings. For example, recently they discussed how to evacuate the building quickly and practised assembling the new emergency evacuation cot.

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should:

n support staff to share their good skills and best practice with each other to build on the quality of education across the nursery n identify more clearly what children are to learn, so all staff can help children to gain the most from the available activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY556045 Local authority Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Inspection number 10174752 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 75 Number of children on roll 84 Name of registered person Action For Children Developments Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 0151 428 0108 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Spring - Big Cherry Tree registered in 2018. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff. Of these, three hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 2, six at level 3, one at level 4 and one at level 6. The nursery opens Monday to Friday from 8am until 6pm, all year. 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 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in the evaluation of the provider. n A joint observation was carried out by the inspector and the nursery manager. n The inspector held discussions with staff, children and parents at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector looked at a sample of the nursery's documents. This included evidence about staff suitability and training.

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Inspection activities

14 October 2021 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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