Boo Boo's Day Nursery

Inspection of Boo Boo's Day Nursery The Studios, Cochrane's Shipyard, Carr Street, Selby YO8 8AW

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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 arrive happy and settled, ready to start their day at nursery. They build warm and trusting relationships with their key worker. Babies snuggle in for reassuring cuddles. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Staff know children's interests, linking them to what they want children to learn. For example, children have an interest in vehicles. This opens a discussion on which cars would fit under a toy bridge. Staff include words such as 'tall' and 'wide'. This helps children to make good progress in their development.

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The provision is good

Staff act as good role models. Children hear staff thanking and helping each other. This helps children to understand positive behaviour and encourages good manners. They know what is expected of them. Children say 'thank you' to the cook when she brings them their snacks and lunch. They learn to take turns, share and be kind to each other. Children are eager to take part in planned activities. For example, when they have completed a nature hunt at home, children talk about the things they found and brought into nursery. Children's learning is extended, as they talk about the colours and textures of the leaves and conkers.

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need to do better?

n Staff start the day with a group activity in each room. In the pre-school room, children find their names, talk about the weather, and introduce numbers and letters into songs and rhymes. Staff provide a daily routine, which helps to provide children with a sense of belonging. n Staff read stories with enthusiasm. They use various voices for different characters. Children remain engaged and eagerly turn the pages to discover what happens next. They are asked questions and are given time to think and respond. This helps children to understand that their opinions matter. However, sometimes, staff ask children questions that only require a 'yes' or 'no' answer. This limits children's ability to fully explore their own ideas. n In general, staff teach children good communication and language skills. For example, children are encouraged to repeat new words and phrases. During snack time, staff talk to children about 'nibbling' their banana and how the

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strawberries are a bit 'sour'. However, during normal conversations with children, staff occasionally use informal language without thinking. For instance, they say 'innit' instead of 'isn't it'. This means that children do not hear the correct pronunciation of words. n Overall, children's independence is supported. Older children wash their hands and put on their own shoes and coats. However, staff do not consistently use mealtimes to promote children's independence. At snack time, staff pre-prepare fruit and give it to children on individual plates. At lunchtime, even pre-school children have their food cut up, rather than staff encouraging them to use a

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10 October 2022 knife and fork. n Children are active inside and outside. They have the use of a large indoor space where they can run, dance and climb. Children have plenty of opportunities to go outside. They use the equipment in the nursery garden and go on walks to feed the ducks and visit the local park. Children have visits from the local police and fire services. These visits help children to understand their local community and the wider world. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents say that 'staff clearly care a lot about their job'. Staff share information through daily face-to-face discussions, children's 'busy books' and an online platform. Younger children have a daily diary. Parents feel well informed about their children's day and their development. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well supported. Staff quickly identify gaps in children's learning, and seek advice from

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need to do better?

other professionals to achieve the best outcomes for all children. This helps children with SEND to make good progress from their individual starting points. n Staff interact lovingly with children. They offer children lots of encouraging praise. However, in some rooms, staff include phrases such as 'well done' and 'good job' in most sentences. Additionally, they do not link praise to an action or individual children. This means that children have stopped responding to positive praise as it has become meaningless.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have a good knowledge of child protection issues. They are fully aware of what they must do if they have concerns about a child's welfare, or if there are concerns about any member of the staff team. Children understand the fire-drill procedure. They know that when the whistle is blown, it is the start of the evacuation process. The manager ensures that staff are suitable to work with children by carrying out robust background checks. All staff members are paediatric first aid trained.

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should:

n enhance staff's modelling of everyday language and develop additional questioning techniques, to further extend children's thinking and communication skills n provide consistent opportunities for children to further develop their independence and self-help skills n ensure that praise is meaningful, attached to an action or task, and directed to individual children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2590843 Local authority North Yorkshire Inspection number 10251232 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 31 Number of children on roll 33 Name of registered person Boo Boo's Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07584100320 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Boo Boo's Day Nursery registered in 2020 and is located in Selby. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff, who hold appropriate early years qualifications between levels 2 and 5. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7am until 6pm. 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 nursery received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the manager and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector spoke to staff and parents at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children. n The inspector carried out joint observations of group activities with the manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the manager and sampled documentation, including staff's qualifications, staff suitability checks and first-aid certificates.

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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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