Winshill Childcare

Inspection of Winshill Childcare 46 Melbourne Avenue, Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire DE15 0EW

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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 enjoy their time in the nursery. Staff are very attentive to children's needs. Children feel safe and secure and demonstrate this as they snuggle up on staff knees for cuddles and positive interactions. Staff tickle young children with toy dinosaurs on their tummy and pretend to eat them. Children giggle with delight and indicate they want to do it more.

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The provision is good

Children have opportunities to practise their developing physical skills. Outdoors, children sit on push-along toys or scooters, they climb and slide down small slides. Indoors, small soft-play ramps and apparatus encourage younger children to crawl and explore. Young children pull themselves up and stand for the first time as they explore a tray of dinosaurs in crunchy cereal. They are encouraged to use their senses by feeling, touching, and squeezing the cereal between their fingers.

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The provision is good

Children gain skills required for their next stage of learning and eventual move on to school. They play well alongside their friends. They take turns and patiently wait for someone to finish before they use the available resources. Children enjoy activities to strengthen muscles required for pencil control. They use play dough to squish and roll and make their own 'worms'. Children explore different letters in the sand tray. They talk about the letters which start with their names.

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need to do better?

n The provider is also the manager. She ensures the quality of teaching is consistently good by completing regular staff meetings and supervisions with staff. Staff attend training to support them in their professional development. Currently, all staff are receiving training in the curiosity approach. The provider hopes this will ensure each child's learning experience will be led by the child and will further enhance the progress they already make. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported. Staff work closely with external agencies and parents to ensure each child receives a targeted plan of support. Their individual needs are catered for as much as possible. For example, children that like free access outdoors, are looked after within a room where free flow to the outdoors is possible. This ensures these children make the best possible progress that they can.

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need to do better?

n Staff know the children well. They know their likes and dislikes and use this information to plan activities. This helps children receive experiences they enjoy which supports them in their learning. For example, children who like sensory play are encouraged to sit on a tuff tray of rice. Staff hold rice above them and make it 'rain' over them. Children show sustain high levels of engagement as they like the feel of the rice as it gently 'rains' on them. Staff talk to them gently, asking questions to promote communication and language skills.

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25 May 2022 n On the whole, children behave well. That said, on occasions, children throw resources or were observed taking unnecessary risks. Staff told children, 'not to throw' or 'be careful', but the language used was functional in preventing it from happening. Staff do not explain to children why they should not do these things, to help them gain a deeper understanding of how to keep themselves safe or others. n Children receive a rich set of experiences which they may not receive elsewhere. The provider takes children on regular outings, such as to experience forest school sessions. Children spent time gaining awe and wonder of nature around them. The sessions were successful. The provider hopes to access them again with the younger children. n Children have recently been growing their own runner beans and cress. They attempt to make their own sandwiches. They butter the bread themselves and decide whether they will have cheese or ham with their cress. However, at

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times, there are missed opportunities to support children to learn more about healthy lifestyles and what food is good for them. Some lunches which children bring are not as healthy as they could be. Parents could be supported more in making healthier choices for their children. n Staff feel supported. The provider ensures that staff with special educational needs are fully included into all training. For example, she sits with them to help them read and complete training and she prints worksheets out on different- coloured paper. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents say the provider and staff are friendly and caring. They support their children but also the families as well. The provider ensures that those who are entitled to food vouchers from the local authority are regularly provided with the access codes to make sure they are accessing their full entitlement.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The provider and staff attend regular training. They have recently completed extra training in a local authority initiative on child neglect. This ensures that children are fully safeguarded. Staff know the procedures to follow if they have concerns about children in their care. Staff who are new to their role and do not have the same experience in certain areas of safeguarding, are supported by the provider who completes the training with them and assists them in gaining that understanding. Appropriate safer recruitment checks are completed on staff which means they are suitable to work with children.

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should:

25 May 2022 n support children to further understand how to keep themselves and others safe n further enhance children's knowledge about healthy eating and provide parents with more information to support them in making healthier choices for their children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2557625 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 10232756 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 32 Number of children on roll 83 Name of registered person Tipper, Fae-Alison

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reference number

Telephone number 07849735534 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Winshill Childcare registered in February 2020. It is situated in Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire. It operates from a converted house over two floors. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm throughout the year, with the exception of public holidays. The nursery employs 10 members of staff, of which one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 5, four at level 3 and three at level 2. 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 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 their children to learn. n The inspector spoke to children, to find out about their time at the setting and staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector carried out joint observations of group activities with the provider. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the

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suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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