Rainbow Day Nursery

Inspection of Rainbow Day Nursery 6b Station Road, Croston, LEYLAND PR26 9RJ

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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 arrive eager to learn at the homely, welcoming environment. They have warm and trusting relationships with staff who are kind and caring. Staff have high expectations for all children. Younger children build strong bonds with the staff who care for them. They smile with glee as they have a cuddle and share textured books. Staff support babies' communication and language development as they read books and sing songs with them. They introduce new vocabulary as they play alongside them.

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The provision is good

Children demonstrate they feel happy, safe and secure in their care. They develop good levels of confidence and self-esteem and a willingness to try new activities. For example, toddlers develop their physical skills in the garden. They enjoy plenty of opportunities to spend time outdoors in the fresh air. They have tremendous fun as they ride around on balance bicycles, navigating obstacles safely.

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The provision is good

Children are independent. They enjoy carrying out small tasks allocated to them, such as helping to tidy away toys before lunch. Children learn about the impact of a healthy diet. They demonstrate good hygiene practices as they wash their hands before mealtimes and after using the toilet. Children behave well. They show care and concern for others as they help their friends by passing them their water bottle. Children engage in activities of their choosing and confidently follow their own interests.

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need to do better?

n Children are provided with a variety of healthy and nutritious snacks and hot meals. Staff cater for children's likes and differing dietary requirements. All children eat their meals together at breakfast and lunchtime in a calm and social environment. Babies take great delight in feeding themselves. Older children eat with the correct cutlery. n Staff ask children questions regularly. They ask children about what they are doing and talk to them about past experiences. However, occasionally, staff ask too many questions, one after another, without giving children time to answer. Questions are often narrow in focus. This does not provide children with regular opportunities to solve problems and develop their critical thinking skills. n Overall, children make good progress with their communication and language development. Staff make effective use of songs to introduce children to new words. Children enjoy listening to stories. Staff encourage children to recall the

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main events and join in with the story. n Children's behaviour is very good. Staff place a strong emphasis on supporting children to talk about their feelings. They acknowledge children's emotions and help them manage these appropriately, even with the youngest children.

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3 October 2022 Therefore, children play in a calm environment. n Leadership and management are good. Staff report that management support them with their well-being and that they feel really valued as part of the team. The open-door policy allows staff to feel supported within the setting. n Parents feel empowered to support their children's learning at home. For example, staff support parents with ideas and games for children and parents to play. Parents like the online app that staff use to record children's daily routines. They welcome the information that staff provide about the menu and how much food children eat. This helps to promote continuity in children's care and diet. n Staff plan the curriculum around the needs and interests of the children. However, at times, staff do not precisely sequence activities around children's current abilities and individual skills to the highest level. For instance, group

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need to do better?

activities do not always target the learning needs of some children or challenge them appropriately. n Leaders identify staff training needs effectively through supervision meetings and mentoring. Staff training has a positive impact on children's learning. For example, staff attended training on how to support babies to become more physically active. As a result, staff effectively implemented tummy-time activities to support babies to build up their core-muscle strength.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders and staff have a thorough knowledge and understanding of safeguarding. They are aware of the possible signs and symptoms of abuse and know how to correctly report concerns to the correct agencies should they be worried about children's welfare. Leaders use recruitment procedures that include a good range of checks to help to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. Staff check and minimise hazards to children's safety.

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should:

n provide children with greater opportunities, particularly when asking them questions, to think critically and problem solve n support staff to precisely sequence activities around children's current abilities and individual skills, providing them with appropriate challenge.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY488592 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 10236652 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 40 Number of children on roll 9 Name of registered person Rainbow Day Nursery Golborne Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01772600580 Date of previous inspection 23 November 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Rainbow Day Nursery registered in 2015. It is situated in Preston. The nursery operates from the first floor above a grocery store. Access to the first floor is via stairs. The outdoor play area is accessed by an external stairway. The nursery employs four members of childcare staff. Of these four, three staff hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 2 or above. The nursery opens from 7am to 6pm on Monday to Friday, all year round. 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 nursery 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 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 talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. 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 manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation on a group activity n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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