The Wendy House (Lynwood) Limited

Inspection of The Wendy House (Lynwood) Limited 5 Lynwood Way, Lickey, Birmingham, West Midlands B45 8EZ

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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 Met (with actions)

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The provision is good

Children arrive happy and settle quickly to play with their friends. They build strong bonds with staff, which helps them to feel safe and secure in their care. Children have regular opportunities to exercise and be active, which supports their good health and physical well-being. They have weekly sessions with an outside provider to further develop their physical skills, coordination and balance. For instance, children enjoy opportunities to stretch and grow their muscles and increase their control of their bodies. They kick and throw balls of different sizes confidently. They demonstrate increasing control as they run and change direction, skilfully dodging obstacles to avoid running into others.

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The provision is good

Children have good opportunities to develop their early writing skills. Staff encourage the most-able children to write for a purpose. For example, they explain the things they love about their mothers the most, draw their images and copy underneath the written words. They tell visitors how surprised and happy their mummy will be, when they give them to her at the special Mother's Day tea party.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. Children's behaviour is very good. They respond well to staff's reminders to wait, and they routinely use good manners. Children are kind to each other; they take responsibility and help to tidy away toys at tidy-up time and wait for their turn during activities. Children develop the skills and understanding that help to prepare them for their future learning and their eventual move on to school.

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need to do better?

n Leaders' and managers' intent for the curriculum is clear. Overall, staff plan and implement a curriculum that is designed to give all children the skills, knowledge and understanding that they need for their future learning. Staff provide a good balance of adult-led and child-initiated activities so that children can freely explore and make independent choices throughout the day. n Staff plan an interesting curriculum based on children's interests and individual needs. They know the children very well and use their daily observations of what children enjoy and can do to guide their planning and teaching. However, some of the activities that staff plan lack sufficient challenge or can be too restrictive to help progress children's development further. n Staff provide children with a wide variety of literacy resources within the setting. They encourage children to develop their small-motor skills. For example, they

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cut flower stems with scissors and use tweezers to collect seeds. Staff play recorded stories to children to encourage their listening skills. Children enjoy sitting and looking at good quality books. However, staff do not consistently plan opportunities for children to share stories to encourage their thinking skills and

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need to do better?

22 March 2022 imaginations further. n The curriculum for mathematics is embedded throughout all areas of learning. For example, children begin to develop mathematical skills using sparkly diamonds and number resources. Children use their hands to demonstrate the different sizes, big, medium and small. Children show their pride in finding matching colours and counting up to 10 with confidence. n Children develop increasing independence in a range of ways. For example, older children fill up their beakers with water from the water dispenser, they self-serve their meals at lunchtime and learn to use forks and knives successfully. Good hygiene measures are in place, and children are encouraged to develop independence with their self-care needs, such as washing their hands and going to the toilet. n Parents speak highly of the nursery. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they do not enter the setting but wait at the door. Parents comment on the feedback

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they receive from staff, either in person or electronically. Parents appreciate the advice they receive from staff to support their child's development at home. The managers have started to welcome parents back into the setting on an appointment basis, following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. n The management team empowers staff to continually develop their skills and knowledge. The whole staff team constantly seeks out new ways to benefit children's learning. The manager completes regular supervision sessions and staff observations which she uses to set targets for staff to work towards.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff are knowledgeable about child protection matters, such as domestic violence and radicalisation. They know how to identify, report and record concerns about children's welfare. Staff ensure the environment is free from hazards and teach children to keep themselves safe. The provider and managers ensure all staff complete safeguarding training and keep them up to date with any changes at staff meetings. They use robust recruitment procedures to ensure all staff are suitable to work with children. They deploy staff to supervise children closely and maintain adult-to-child ratios.

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should:

n support staff to focus more precisely on what they want children to learn from activities, to offer new challenges and help children make the best possible progress n extend opportunities for children to share books and stories with adults to support their love of reading, thinking skills and imagination.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY481425 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 10230895 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 44 Number of children on roll 33 Name of registered person The Wendy House (Lynwood) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0121 445 6828 Date of previous inspection 6 December 2021

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Information about this early years setting

The Wendy House (Lynwood) Limited registered in 2014 and is located in Lickey, in Birmingham. The nursery employs five members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds a level 6 and two hold a level 3 qualification. The nursery operates all year around, from Monday to Friday, from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The provider joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want children to learn. n The inspector held discussions with leaders, staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including evidence of the suitability of staff working in the setting and a selection of policies and other records. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this was having on children's learning. n The inspector reviewed written feedback from parents.

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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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