Giggles Day Nursery (Skelmersdale) Ltd

Inspection of Giggles Day Nursery (Skelmersdale) Ltd 1 Inskip, SKELMERSDALE WN8 6JT

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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 demonstrate that they feel safe and secure at this setting. They confidently explore the activities and opportunities available to them. Children demonstrate good attitudes to their learning. Staff model clear and appropriate expectations for children's behaviour. Children's behaviour is very good. All children are curious and keen to take part in activities. For example, babies show high levels of motivation as they drop balls through tunnels and wait for them to roll out. Staff constantly communicate with babies, introducing repetitive language, such as 'pop' and 'roll', to support their developing communication skills. Staff support young children to develop their independence skills effectively. Children learn how to share and take turns. They enjoy completing small tasks. For example, children fill up their own cup with water and follow the routine of scraping their plates when mealtimes have finished. Staff successfully help the

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The provision is good

children to achieve and develop confidence and self-esteem. The children discuss and share things they are good at during circle time. For example, one child proudly shares her 'trick' of how to put her coat on independently.

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The provision is good

Leaders acknowledge the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and have adjusted the curriculum to meet children's needs. There is a strong focus on building children's communication and language skills. Staff develop children's communication and language skills effectively. They read books, sing rhymes and tell stories to introduce new words. Younger children proudly explain their drawings to staff, who praise them. They excitedly tell staff that 'this is my mummy, and this is the letter from my name'. This supports children's early literacy and self-confidence.

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n Staff know the children well. The manager and her team have developed a creative curriculum that builds on what children know and can do. Staff use assessment well to identify clear next steps within each child's learning. This helps to ensure that children receive the support that they need, so they can make good progress in relation to their individual starting points. n Children enjoy many opportunities to practise and strengthen the small muscles in their hands. For example, younger children squeeze pegs onto plates and older children manipulate dough. They prod, poke and stretch the dough using their fingers. This helps to prepare children for early writing. n Leaders have a range of policies and procedures in place to support staff within their role. However, leaders do not always check that staff fully understand and implement key policies consistently, to further enhance the smooth running of

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the setting. n Children enjoy fresh air and exercise as they play outside. There are plenty of opportunities for all children, including babies, to practise and develop their

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8 November 2022 large-muscle skills. For example, children are confident at climbing on the apparatus and negotiate space well as they pedal on bicycles and trikes. n The special educational needs coordinator supports staff in identifying children who may need extra support with their learning and development. Together, they work with parents and outside agencies to ensure children with special educational needs and/or disabilities have the support they require to make continued good progress. n Partnership with parents is good. Parents comment that the children are happy at the setting and that the communication is 'positive' and 'supportive'. Staff support parents to understand what their children enjoy and what they can do while at nursery. Parents receive termly assessment updates, informing them of their child's developmental progress. Parents are 'happy' as they feel that their children are making good progress.

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n Leaders promote children's understanding of equality and diversity and explore a range of cultural festivals, such as Chinese New Year. Older children have enjoyed exploring an 'international food shop' in the role-play area. The food items support discussion about the different foods eaten in different countries and cultures. This helps prepare children for life in modern Britain. n The management team have systems in place to help to identify areas for improvement across the setting. Since the last inspection, the manager has developed and enhanced her supervision processes to support staff working with children. However, leaders do not always ensure that all staff receive clear targets to help them improve their quality of teaching to the highest level.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff demonstrate a secure understanding of their roles and responsibilities in keeping children safe. Staff demonstrate a broad understanding of safeguarding issues, such as the 'Prevent' duty. All staff attend regular safeguarding training. This helps to ensure that their knowledge and skills remain up to date. Staff can identify signs that would give then cause for concern about a child's welfare. They understand the procedures to follow in order to refer any concerns to the relevant agencies. Effective risk assessments are conducted daily to help ensure that children can play safely.

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should:

n routinely check staff understanding and implementation of key policies and procedures to further support the consistent and smooth running of the setting n focus the supervision of staff more precisely on raising the quality of teaching to the highest level.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY488018 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 10236644 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 43 Number of children on roll 39 Name of registered person Giggles Day Nursery (Skelmersdale) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01695 558392 Date of previous inspection 15 February 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Giggles Day Nursery (Skelmersdale) Ltd registered in 2015. The nursery employs eleven members of childcare staff. Of these, two have early years teacher status and seven hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or 4. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, with the exception of bank holidays and a week at Christmas. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. 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 manager led the inspector on a learning walk and discussed the early years curriculum. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector held a leadership and management meeting with the manager and the deputy manager. n The inspector spoke with staff and discussed safeguarding knowledge. n The inspector and the manager carried out a joint observation of older children taking part in a play dough activity.

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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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