Farthing Wood Private Day Nursery

Inspection of Farthing Wood Private Day Nursery Prospect House, New Lane, Skircoat Green, HALIFAX, West Yorkshire HX3 0TE

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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 are greeted warmly by staff who know them well. Children's behaviour is very good. They demonstrate lovely manners to each other and to adults. Children encourage their friends to join in their play. They patiently wait for others to begin their storybook, cheering as they arrive. This helps children to feel safe and secure.

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The provision is good

Children laugh and clap in excitement as they pop bubbles in the air. They demonstrate their understanding of their body parts as staff tell them to pop the bubbles with their elbow, foot and forehead. Babies develop their grip using brushes and sponges to paint. They develop their senses as they listen to the sounds the spoons make as they bang them together. Children scrunch up foil and look at the patterns that the fairy lights make on it. Children explore and learn about their sensory environment.

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The provision is good

Children use their buckets and spades to collect snow outdoors. They watch the melting snow drip from the trees and comment that the sun is melting the snow. Children take turns as they play, 'What Time is it Mr Wolf?' They work together as they count the steps towards the pretend wolf, laughing and running away when a child calls out 'teatime'. Children have lots of fun as they learn.

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need to do better?

n Managers and staff implement a curriculum that ensures that children have the skills and knowledge that they need to be ready for school. Children independently put on their coat and shoes, wash their hands before eating and after going to the toilet. They serve their own food. Children are confident to ask for what they want or express their needs to staff. As a result, children make good progress in their learning and development, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). n The special educational needs coordinator works with parents to implement strategies and targets to support children's learning and development. However, she does not always confirm receipt of referrals made to external agencies. This impacts on the targeted support from external agencies being implemented in a timely manner. n Children develop good speech and language skills as they enjoy reading stories.

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need to do better?

Children recall the storyline before they start. Staff ask children to clarify which characters are in the story. They use lots of repetition of words to ensure that children understand their meaning. For example, when reading 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff', children ask lots of questions. Staff encourage them to think about what size goat will cross the bridge next and what they want to eat. n Children make good progress in their physical development. Staff regularly take

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need to do better?

16 January 2023 children on walks to the park and to the woods. They help children learn to walk, climb and crawl through tunnels. Children enjoy playing with dough. They pinch and push their fingers into it, using small tools to shape their dough. This helps children to develop the fine motor skills that they will need to be able to write. n Overall, the nursery is clean, and a daily cleaning routine is in place. However, fixed radiator covers have prevented the radiators from being cleaned. This has resulted in a large build up of dirt and dust on the radiators, with limited access to clean them. n Staff are supported well by managers. Robust recruitment and induction procedures ensure that only suitable people can work with children. Staff's skills and knowledge are regularly updated through training. The manager checks staff's knowledge through regular quizzes, supervision sessions and discussions.

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need to do better?

n Partnership with parents is effective. Parents value the time that staff spend talking to them daily about their children's time at the nursery. They receive a written daily update about their children's daily activities. Parents have recently attended a parents evening to look more closely at their child's learning, progress and next steps in learning. However, not all parents know who their child's key person is following recent changes. This prevents parents from sharing information about children's emotional well-being and development at home with the relevant staff member.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

All staff have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities to keep children safe. They understand the signs and symptoms that may indicate a child is at risk of harm. Staff know who to contact within the setting and in the local authority if they have a child protection concern regarding a child or adult. Risk assessments have been completed on the stairs leading to the pre-school room, and children know how to navigate these safely with the support of an adult. Staff practise evacuation procedures with staff and children regularly to ensure that children safely know what to do in the event of an evacuation.

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should:

n confirm referrals to external agencies for children with SEND have been received, to ensure that targeted support is implemented as soon as possible, to help children continue to make good progress in their learning and development n ensure that covered radiators are regularly removed and cleaned to maintain a clean and hygienic environment for children to play in n ensure that all parents know who their child's new key person is.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY286335 Local authority Calderdale Inspection number 10270093 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 52 Number of children on roll 38

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Name of registered person

Emma Jane Hand and Claire Louise Westwood Partnership

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reference number

Telephone number 01422 300060 or 01274818167 Date of previous inspection 7 November 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Farthing Wood Private Day Nursery registered in 2004 and is located in Halifax. The nursery employs nine members of childcare staff. Of these, eight hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for one week at Christmas. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides out-of-school and holiday care. It also offers funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first 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 and the inspector completed a learning walk together to understand how the early years provision and curriculum are organised. n The inspector made observations throughout the inspection of children's experiences in the setting and assessed the impact on children's learning. n Children spoke to the inspector about their experiences in the setting. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n A meeting was held with the manager. This included a review of relevant documentation, including staff's suitability and training.

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Inspection activities

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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