High Hopes at Longview

Inspection of High Hopes at Longview Knowsley Lane Primary School, Astley Road, Liverpool, Merseyside L36 8DB

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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 happy and ready to start the day in this caring and supportive nursery. Staff are dedicated to giving children the best possible start in life, including the provision of clothing, books and food that are immediately available at the nursery entrance for families needing extra support. Children and parents have warm and enthusiastic conversations with staff as soon as they enter the setting. Babies are calm and happy in the well-resourced playrooms. They benefit from the caring, warm and nurturing approach of staff. Older children are eager to play in the well-provisioned outdoor areas. They work together to build bridges, using crates and planks. Staff know how to allow the children to take risks safely when testing out their constructions by walking across them.

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The provision is good

Parents appreciate the support that staff give them at all times, and in particular during the COVID-19 pandemic. They appreciate the information shared regarding their child's development and the advice given about how they can develop their children's learning at home. Parents of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) speak very highly of the support that staff have given them, especially in supporting communication with outside agencies, such as speech therapists or health visitors. Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. For example, as children share toys, staff remind them to say 'please' and 'thank you'.

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need to do better?

n Staff know their children well and follow children's interests when planning activities. For example, younger children enjoy playing with toy cars, so staff provide different sizes of vehicles in a paint tray to help children explore the marks they make. This is helping them develop the physical control they will need to start writing. n Parents are offered a settling-in process that is tailored to the needs of the individual child. Parents comment on how supportive staff were in this process. They were also impressed with the willingness of staff to learn all they could about their child's abilities, interests and circumstances. This was continued even through the COVID-19 pandemic and ensures that children feel calm and ready to learn in the nursery. n Staff carry out detailed assessments of children's abilities, using their own experience and a variety of recognised tools. These help staff accurately identify

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the developmental needs of individual children across all areas of learning. Learning opportunities are then planned based on this information, although for the youngest children, these are not always sufficiently well focused on individual children's immediate developmental requirements. n The management team is passionate about meeting the needs of all children in

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11 November 2022 their care, particularly those with SEND. They rigorously follow programmes that identify needs, develop plans and engage with outside agencies. They also identify opportunities to give children rewarding experiences that may not otherwise be available to them, such as arranging visits with families to the beach or the museum. This gives children wider knowledge and experience of the world around them that helps prepare them for the next stages in their education and development. n Staff access a wide range of training programmes that ensure they have the knowledge to help the children in their care. For example, staff learn how to identify when the behaviour of children is becoming a barrier to learning. They then know how to provide a range of sensory activities that allow children to acknowledge and regulate their own emotions. This means that children are calm, happy and ready to learn.

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n Staff work hard to ensure that all children are being well prepared for the next steps in their learning. For example, older children develop independence when being taken to the primary school canteen next door for lunch. They collect their meals, are encouraged to use appropriate cutlery and clear their own trays away. However, they are not always encouraged to make healthy choices with regard to the food available. n Children are encouraged to recall previous learning. They discuss what may happen when adding ingredients to their volcano activity based on previous experiments. Staff encourage less confident children to participate. This encourages communication, turn-taking and problem-solving skills.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have a thorough knowledge of safeguarding procedures and understand how to identify, record and respond to potential harm or abuse. Staff deal professionally and sensitively with any concerns they may have. They help identify families who are in need of additional support and ensure this is made available to them. The management team has a thorough recruitment and induction process. This ensures all staff are suitable and fully understand their roles and responsibilities with regard to keeping children safe and ensuring a safe environment within the nursery.

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should:

n ensure the activities planned for all, and in particular the youngest children, are more clearly focused on their individual developmental needs n provide more opportunities at snack and mealtimes for children to understand how to make healthy choices about the food they eat.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY335090 Local authority Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Inspection number 10233691 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 86 Number of children on roll 86 Name of registered person Beechwood Educare Centre

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reference number

Telephone number 0151 477 8626 Date of previous inspection 24 February 2017

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Information about this early years setting

High Hopes at Longview registered in 2006 and is an independently run nursery operating on the site of Knowsley Lane Primary School. The nursery employs 18 members of childcare staff. Of these, 15 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or higher, including one with early years teacher status and one with early years professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 5.45pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The nursery also provides before- and after-school sessions for children attending the primary school during term time.

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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 inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector carried out joint observations of group activities with the deputy manager. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about the nursery, their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff. n The inspector spoke to several parents 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.

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n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises.

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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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