Longwood Daycare

Inspection of Longwood Daycare 53 Thornhill Road, Longwood, Huddersfield, West Yorhsire HD3 4UL

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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 develop good relationships with staff and demonstrate that they feel safe and secure in their care. Children are happy and engaged in their learning. Older children demonstrate high levels of confidence and independence as they explore the wide range of resources accessible to them. Children develop perseverance as they play. For example, when putting a jigsaw together, children turn pieces around until they fit and then search intently for further pieces that match the picture. Staff support children to develop good communication and language skills. For example, staff ask them questions about their play and children respond appropriately. Babies smile and interact confidently with visitors and babble as staff sing familiar songs and rhymes.

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The provision is good

During the COVID-19 pandemic, parents no longer enter the setting when dropping off or collecting their child. The manager provides termly progress reports, which they share over phone calls to parents and then email the report to share children's learning and development.

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The provision is good

Staff are good role models and encourage children to use good manners and be kind to one another. Children cooperate well together. For example, when constructing, children work together to attach nuts and bolts to create a car.

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need to do better?

n The manager supervises and supports the staff well, so that they continually improve their knowledge and skills. For example, staff attended training recently and have used this to write support plans for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. n The manager and staff provide good support for children who need extra help. They are proactive in seeking help from other professionals to ensure all children achieve their full potential. Also, they use additional funding successfully to meet the developmental needs of individual children. n Staff place a strong emphasis on supporting and developing children's language. Staff gently repeat and pronounce words correctly, as children show emerging language, and introduce new vocabulary to children. They provide commentary as they play and engage in conversations with children. Staff and children sing songs together and use their hands to perform actions. Children learn skills to

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prepare them for their next stage in learning and their eventual move to school. n Parents speak very highly of the setting and say they have good relationships with staff. Staff gather information about children's abilities when they start and regularly review children's progress and next steps to benefit children's learning. Parents appreciate the good communication they have with staff about their children's progress.

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need to do better?

25 November 2021 n The manager and staff provide a curriculum that follows children's interests and they provide a combination of child- and adult-led activities. Staff make accurate assessments of children's ongoing progress. Staff encourage children to concentrate as they play, developing their imaginations and creativity well. However, at times, staff miss opportunities to support children to solve problems and extend their learning even further. n Partnerships with other settings and schools are good. Staff share children's progress and local schools visit the setting before children move on to school. When children attend two settings, a communication book is used to share what they have learned and their next steps. This helps to provide continuity in children learning. n Staff encourage children to be independent. For example, children put on their own coats, gloves and hats before going outside. Staff encourage them to try to

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fasten their coats independently. Children can wash and dry their own hands and pour drinks at snack time. This helps to improve children's self-confidence and self-esteem. n Babies are provided with a safe environment and are supported and encouraged in their play. Staff praise them frequently. For example, when children attempt to pick up a small ball, children smile as staff clap their hands. However, staff have not fully considered how they can support babies' and very young children's physical skills to an even higher level. n The manager is self-reflective in the ongoing evaluation of the setting and can identify areas of strength and areas to improve. The manager is supported by the local authority early years area coordinator, who completes audits to provide the setting with positive feedback and to help to identify how the setting can improve further.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff have a secure understanding of how to keep children safe from harm. They know the procedures they should follow if they have concerns about children or a member of staff. Mandatory safeguarding training is completed by all staff. They undertake daily checks of the environment and remove hazards when identified. The manager follows robust procedures for safe recruitment, induction, supervision and appraisal to ensure staff are suitable to work with children.

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should:

n plan more effectively to develop babies' and very young children's physical skills to a higher level

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should:

25 November 2021 n extend children's learning even further by encouraging them to problem solve.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY559308 Local authority Kirklees Inspection number 10190398 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 28 Number of children on roll 13 Name of registered person Moorhouse, Leonie

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reference number

Telephone number 07870990943 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Longwood Daycare registered in 2018. The nursery employs three members of childcare staff, who have an appropriate early years qualification at level 3 and level 4. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday during term time only. Sessions are from 8.45am until 3.45pm. 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 setting 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 her evaluation of the setting. n The inspector completed a learning walk with the manager and discussed how the curriculum was delivered. n The inspector and the manager completed a joint observation and discussed the quality of teaching and learning. n The inspector talked to staff, parents and children and took account of their views. n The inspector looked at a range of documents and discussed self-evaluation, safe recruitment and staff suitability with the manager.

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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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