YMCA Carters Green

Inspection of YMCA Carters Green YMCA, 38 Carters Green, West Bromwich, Staffordshire B70 9LG

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children are greeted warmly when they first arrive and participate in a welcome song to say good morning to their friends. They feel safe and secure and have a sense of belonging within their group. Young babies wave and clap to show enjoyment and pre-school children are confident to talk about their feelings. Older babies use signs to communicate their needs effectively, ensuring staff understand when they have finished at an activity. Children develop secure early communication skills.

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The provision is good

As children progress through the nursery, they develop excellent skills to help them succeed in the next stage of their learning. Children are consistently provided with high-quality teaching experiences. They thrive in their learning because they are constantly introduced to new instructions and resources to enhance their developing skills and ideas. As a result, children are eager, confident and active learners. Children's behaviour is exceptional.

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The provision is good

Children benefit from lots of opportunities to engage in imaginative play. Babies play with wooden spoons and real food. They have mirrors to look at themselves as they play and watch their friends who play alongside them. Pre-school children use the home corner as a dinosaur cafe. They prepare food and pretend to feed it to the dinosaurs. Children spread butter onto a baguette, cut up cucumber using an age-appropriate knife and shred salad.

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n Leaders embed an ethos across the nursery based on Christian values. Staff teach Christian values through inspiration, trust, hope and compassion. Children learn about developing a healthy body and mind. Leaders promote this through a healthy vegetarian menu, physical exercise and opportunities for rest. n Children have excellent attendance and therefore thrive in their education. Leaders are keen to monitor absences using a well-designed tracking tool which highlights obvious patterns and records reasons for absences. n Staff consider children's interests and starting points when planning activities. They observe children in their play to ensure they plan a beneficial learning environment. Staff ensure that babies who show repetitive patterns in their play have plenty of opportunities to explore a variety of resources which all work in the same way. This develops an understanding for how resources operate.

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n Older children are school ready because they acquire the skills to be independent thinkers and learners. Staff use simple language and model expectations to ensure children and babies develop independence. Staff do exceptionally well to ensure the level of independence they give children is right for the individuals age and development. For example, toddlers are able to peel

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18 January 2022 their own fruit at snack time and pour their own drinks. n All children develop good language skills because staff constantly talk to them and use signing to strengthen communication. Children regularly hear lots of new words and are confident to repeat them. Mathematical language is extremely strong throughout the whole nursery. Older babies say 'three' after hearing staff count 'one, two', as they recognise that three comes next. Children use a ruler to measure worms which they find outside. Children have a desire to compare sizes using descriptive language, such as 'big' and 'long'. n Leaders have developed a strong curriculum which is inclusive to children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who are learning to speak English as an additional language. Focused plans are in place to ensure all children make good progress. Staff encourage children to express themselves in

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other ways to overcome barriers in learning, for example through song and creative exploration. Children benefit from multilingual staff, consistent routines and effective key-worker systems to help develop their confidence. n Leaders ensure staff receive training to continuously develop their skills. They see upskilling staff as priority to ensure excellence. Leaders coach less experienced staff to ensure they succeed. Staff benefit from a good induction to the nursery. Leaders have secure monitoring procedures in place to ensure the quality of education is good. They use peer observations and supervision meetings to evaluate the impact of systems in place. Leaders evaluated the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it had on parents' engagement. Parents are not always provided with enough information about the progress their child makes or how they can continue to support their child's learning at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders and staff are extremely knowledgeable about child protection and safeguarding issues. They know the signs and symptoms that might indicate a child is at risk of abuse and neglect, including female genital mutilation and the 'Prevent' duty. Staff know who to report to if they have any concerns about a child's welfare or if an allegation is made against a member of staff. They are confident to whistle- blow. Leaders have robust procedures in place to ensure staff working with children are suitable. They use daily walk rounds and supervisions to understand if staff have a secure knowledge of their responsibilities to safeguard children.

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n provide parents with information about their child's learning and how they can continue to support learning at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2530667 Local authority Sandwell Inspection number 10208451 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 118 Number of children on roll 100 Name of registered person YMCA Wolverhampton

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reference number

Telephone number 01215241965 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

YMCA Carters Green registered in 2019. It is situated in West Bromwich. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, 7.30am until 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year. There are 25 members of staff. Of these, 19 hold appropriate early years qualifications from level 3 to level 6. The nursery receives funding 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 their evaluation of the setting. n A joint observation was carried out by the inspector and the junior manager. n The head of nurseries and quality, the junior manager and the inspector completed a learning walk. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children throughout the day and evaluated the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector held discussions with the management team, staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n Relevant documentation was reviewed by the inspector, including evidence of the suitability of staff, and safeguarding and behaviour policies. n The views of parents were considered by the inspector, through verbal discussions.

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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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