Little Gruffalos (Hemsworth)

Inspection of Little Gruffalos (Hemsworth) Little Gruffalos, Bush Street, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 4AZ

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Children are happy, settled and secure at this fun and welcoming setting. Children form strong bonds with staff, who are caring and friendly. Staff provide good support for children's personal, social and emotional development. Children learn to share as they pretend to make ice creams in the sand tray. They take turns as they choose which song to sing at circle time. Staff teach children the importance of being kind to their friends and other living things as they carefully carry a snail that they have found in the enclosed garden.

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The provision is good

Children benefit from secure daily routines and prompts from staff about what to expect next. This helps children to feel emotionally secure. Children delight in their own achievements. Staff praise and encourage them as they travel along balancing beams in the garden. This helps to raise children's confidence and self-esteem. Staff are specific in their praise, so that children know exactly what they have achieved and are being praised for. Children are eager, enthusiastic and motivated to learn. They show great excitement as they play with their friends and staff during circle games using a parachute. Children grow in independence. They pour their own drinks and clear away their bowls at snack time.

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need to do better?

n Children benefit from a wide range of interesting and challenging activities that cover all areas of learning. Staff plan good support for children's developing physical skills. Children develop their small muscles and coordination as they take part in craft activities using scissors, tape and dough. n Children develop their core muscles and strength as they balance and climb on equipment in the garden. They practise different movements with hoops and on beams. This helps to build their strength and agility in preparation for later skills, such as early writing. n Staff provide strong support for children's developing mathematical skills through everyday activities. Children count how many scoops of sand they dig and how many tomatoes are on the plants outside. They compare the weight of objects as they learn about what floats and sinks in the water tray. n Overall, staff support children's developing communication and language. They

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teach children to use their 'listening ears' to help support their listening and attention skills. However, staff do not consistently leave enough time for children to respond when asking them questions. n Children enjoy taking part in singing, stories and rhymes. Staff repeat back to children what they say. This helps children to know that they are understood and that their contributions are valued. n The manager has extensive experience of supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and of working with other professionals to

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need to do better?

3 August 2022 support children's needs. The nursery has established partnerships with local schools to help provide a smooth transition for children on to the next stage of their learning. n Children learn about the wider world outside the setting. They find out about roles in the local community through visits from local firefighters and community police officers. Children take part in a toothbrushing scheme and in storytelling sessions from the local library. n The manager supports staff's practice well through observations and constructive feedback. She supports staff's continuous professional development through training and supervision meetings. The manager encourages staff to reflect on their practice and identify areas for further development. n Since the last inspection, staff have completed training on how to plan support for children's learning. This has increased their confidence in being able to

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need to do better?

assess where individual children are in their development and identify what they want them to learn next. n Overall, partnerships with parents are strong. Parents praise the nursery staff and say that their children are happy and settled. However, staff do not consistently share detailed and frequent information about children's activities and progress with parents. n Staff gather parents' feedback and views and reflect on children's experiences. This information, together with the views of staff, is fed into an action plan for continuous improvement at the setting.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff show a good awareness of their roles and responsibilities relating to keeping children safe. Staff complete safeguarding training to keep their knowledge up to date. They hold certificates in food hygiene and first aid. Staff know what might concern them about a child and the procedure to take to help keep them safe. They have a good awareness of how to teach children to keep themselves safe and healthy. For example, staff teach children how to stay safe in the sun, and how to climb up and down stairs safely.

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should:

n provide children with enough time, when questioned, to respond and to formulate their thinking, words and ideas n strengthen ways to provide detailed information more frequently to parents about what their children have been doing and learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY487726 Local authority Wakefield Inspection number 10205907 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 38 Number of children on roll 16 Name of registered person Percy, Emma Claire

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reference number

Telephone number 01977612919 Date of previous inspection 16 August 2021

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Information about this early years setting

Little Gruffalos (Hemsworth) registered in 2015 and is located in Pontefract, West Yorkshire. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, six hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including one who holds early years professional status. The nursery opens all year round, from 7am until 4pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and two weeks at Christmas. It 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 manager discussed with the inspector how the setting organises and plans the curriculum and experiences for children. The inspector viewed the inside and outside space used by the setting. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities and assessed the impact on children's learning. The manager and the inspector evaluated an activity together. n The inspector looked at a sample of the setting's documents. This included evidence of training and the suitability of staff. n The inspector held discussions with the manager and staff. She spoke to parents to gather their views on the setting and took into account the written views of others.

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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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