Welcome Nurseries @ Greetlands

Inspection of Welcome Nurseries @ Greetlands (registration until: 04 Nov 2022) The Old School, Green Lane, Greetland, Halifax HX4 8DB

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Overall effectiveness Inadequate

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

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The provision is inadequate

Despite weaknesses in the delivery of the curriculum and safeguarding, staff have created a welcoming environment for most children. Children behave well. They learn to share and take turns. Babies are cared for by staff who have a warm approach towards meeting their caring needs. They confidently seek out familiar members of staff to sit with for reassurance. Children aged two to three years paint their hands to make handprints. Older children take part in singing songs and nursery rhymes. They develop a basic understanding of books through regular story times.

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The provision is inadequate

Children develop independence skills. For example, older children wash their own hands and use the toilet independently. Babies learn to feed themselves. Children enjoy nutritious, home-cooked meals, which helps to support them to make healthy choices. Children spend time outdoors. They enjoy practising their developing physical skills by riding on wheeled toys, running around cones and swinging from a pole. Younger children take part in parachute games.

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The provision is inadequate

Children learn about their own families and the local diverse community. They show the family boxes they have made at home to their friends and staff with pride. Older children receive constant encouragement and praise when they attempt to do things for themselves.

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need to do better?

n Staff observe and assess children to identify what they need to learn next. However, they do not plan a curriculum for all children that is based around children's interests and preferences. At times, staff do not challenge children's thinking. This results in children not being able to explore ideas and extend their own learning. Children become disengaged and do not sustain high levels of interest in the chosen activity. This means children do not make good enough progress. n Staff do not provide stimulating activities that help children to develop well in all areas of learning. In the toddler room, staff generally pay attention to more vocal children, leaving some children to play alone without much adult interaction. These children wander around the room looking for things to do, and this leads to some of them being upset. This does not support the development of younger children's education or their emotional security.

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need to do better?

n Children are developing their confidence. Older children happily talk to their peers. However, staff miss opportunities to develop younger children's language skills. For example, children use dummies, and staff use slang words to address children in their daily routines. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported. Staff

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need to do better?

2022) 6 October 2022 recognise the importance of working with parents and other professionals. They follow the relevant plans that help children to settle and make some progress in their development. Children particularly like water play and the calming environment of the sensory room. n Staff work well with parents to find out children's interests from home. Parents know who their child's key person is. Parents speak highly of the nursery and praise the staff for the support they give their children when they start. When children move rooms, the change is managed effectively. Partnerships with local schools are well developed. This helps older children to be emotionally ready for the move to school. n The manager has recently stopped working in the rooms so she can concentrate on improving staff practice. Arrangements to support staff in their professional development are in place. Staff can request training, and the manager ensures

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need to do better?

that all mandatory training is refreshed. The manager monitors staff regularly and observes them in their role to ensure they have a manageable workload. Staff well-being is a high priority.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

Although staff have attended training, they cannot identify the types of abuse and do not know the procedures to follow to report concerns about a child in their care. Staff do not know what to do if they have concerns about a colleague. Furthermore, they are not up to date with current children protection legislation. The manager ensures that all staff hold a current paediatric first-aid certificate. Risk assessments are completed to ensure that all areas used by children are safe.

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Due date

ensure all staff increase their safeguarding knowledge to ensure that the signs of possible abuse and neglect are recognised at the earliest opportunity and responded to in a timely and appropriate way 06/12/2022

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Due date

ensure all staff develop a greater understanding of the safeguarding policy by increasing their knowledge about what to do if an allegation is made against a member of staff 06/12/2022

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Due date

2022) 6 October 2022 ensure all staff have up-to-date knowledge of the wider issues of child protection to keep children safe from harm 06/12/2022

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Due date

ensure that all staff use their assessments of children's development to plan suitably challenging activities to enable children to explore ideas and extend their learning experiences 06/03/2023

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Due date

improve staff interactions with children to better challenge children's thinking and support their emotional development. 06/03/2023

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should:

n ensure staff provide effective opportunities to develop young children's language skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2626079 Local authority Calderdale Inspection number 10257654 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 72 Number of children on roll 67 Name of registered person Welcome Nurseries Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01422370888 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Welcome Nurseries @ Greetlands registered in 2021. The nursery employs sixteen members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm.

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Inspection activities

n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want children to learn next. n The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager and looked at a sample of the setting's documents, including evidence of staff suitability and training. n The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation outdoors. n The inspector spoke to a number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Inspection activities

2022) 6 October 2022 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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2022) 6 October 2022 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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