Little Rascals

Inspection of Little Rascals 5 St. Nicholas Close, Edenthorpe, Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN3 2QD

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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 Good

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The provision is good

Children love to be physically active as they ride their balance bikes or three- wheeled vehicles or create their own climbing and balancing structures. They learn to enjoy a healthy lifestyle. They understand the importance of eating healthily and cleaning their teeth through, for example role play and discussions at meal times.

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The provision is good

Children are happy, content and confident. New children settle securely into nursery routines. Staff build close bonds with children and good relationships with their parents. Children confidently explore and experiment in their play, both inside and outdoors. They rise to staff's high expectations for their success. Babies feel safe in the care they receive from the knowledgeable staff. For example, they confidently choose toys hidden in a bag that prompt them to sing and remember a wide range of songs and nursery rhymes. Older children learn to recognise and name three-dimensional shapes, such as square-based pyramids, and match them to their two-dimensional components.

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The provision is good

Children behave well. They respond positively to staff's frequent praise and guidance. They learn to follow instructions promptly, which helps them to feel safe and secure at all times. They take good care of themselves and each other. For instance, they remind their friends to put their goggles on when they construct with real hammers and nails.

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need to do better?

n The well-qualified and experienced manager provides strong leadership to her enthusiastic, confident and well-informed staff team. She sets clear expectations for staff's work and robustly monitors and supports them. Staff carefully research and trial new developments to curriculum and assessment procedures. They provide a bright, cheerful and challenging environment for children to grow and flourish in. n Staff plan effectively overall for children, including those who speak English as an additional language, to progress in their speaking and listening skills. They create many opportunities for children to build and recall a rich vocabulary. For example, they introduce children to complex words, such as 'constellations' and 'atmosphere', through creative and investigative work on space. Staff model the pronunciation carefully and encourage children to repeat and use the words in their play. However, staff do not consistently plan to further extend and deepen

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children's language. For instance, by encouraging children to ask their own questions or express their own views when listening to stories or in their creative play. n Children regularly enjoy sitting with a member of staff and sharing a well-chosen book. They learn to anticipate what will happen next and to relish repeating

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30 November 2021 phrases from familiar books. Staff make the stories relevant and memorable by, for instance, linking them to children's creative and role play. For example, children create snowy scenes from their self-made play dough after listening to a story about animals in winter. n Staff take every chance they can to build children's counting skills and understanding of numbers and shape. For instance, they help children to accurately count the number of steps on their obstacle course or the treasure they find in their pirate water play. They encourage children to calculate one more or one less. Children search for shapes in their sensory and sand play. n Staff are very aware of the impact COVID-19 has had on children's social and personal skills. They work with parents to ensure children have familiar toys and activities when they first start and build bonds with staff and other children. During periods of closure, staff maintained contact with families and offered

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ideas and resources for children to complete at home. n Staff help children to behave well and act safely. Staff create a calm and organised environment, where children feel safe and respected. They help children to manage and control their emotions. They introduce children to new and interesting social situations, such as small group work to performing a nativity to their friends and adults. n Staff help children with special educational needs and/or disabilities to make good progress. They identify and address any gaps in children's learning effectively. They work closely with other professionals, such as speech and language therapists, to support children to reach well-planned and challenging targets. n Parents strongly welcome the support and guidance staff provide. They particularly appreciate the regular communication they receive and strongly recommend the nursery.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager ensures her staff understand their responsibilities to report and manage child protection concerns. Staff have a good awareness of the indicators of abuse and are confident about the process to follow if they were concerned about a child. This includes protecting children from extreme views. Staff teach children how to cross roads safely when they go on their regular walks and local visits. They help children to play safely indoors and out and handle different resources, such as scissors and hammers.

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should:

n support staff to develop their planning to further deepen children's language

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30 November 2021 skills by, for example, encouraging children to ask questions and express their opinions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 318118 Local authority Doncaster Inspection number 10213985 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 55 Number of children on roll 142 Name of registered person Little Rascals (Doncaster) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01302 882619 Date of previous inspection 9 February 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Little Rascals registered in 1998. It opens Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.15am until 6pm. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The nursery employs 17 members of childcare staff. Of these, 14 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including one at level 6.

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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 The manager and the inspector conducted a learning walk together to review children's learning experiences. n The children talked to the inspector about their activities. n The manager and the inspector conducted a joint observation of children's activities. n Discussions were held with senior leaders and members of staff. n The inspector discussed the management and organisation of the nursery with the manager. He reviewed relevant documents. n The inspector held discussions to seek the views of parents.

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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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