Elm House Day Nursery Gateacre

Inspection of Elm House Day Nursery Gateacre St. Stephens Parish Centre, Belle Vale Road, LIVERPOOL L25 2PQ

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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 interact positively with staff and their peers from the moment that they enter this calm and well-resourced environment. Staff are excellent role models for children and they plan exciting and stimulating activities to enhance their learning. Children are confident to invite the inspector to play with them and they introduce her to their teachers and friends. Children are highly engaged and demonstrate a positive attitude to learning. For example, older children are excited to find a 'Gruffalo' under the 'scrambled snakes' that they are exploring. They point out its 'terrible teeth' and the wart on its nose. Children recall information and demonstrate a deeper comprehension of what they have learned.

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The provision is good

Toddlers develop their ability to take turns as they wait patiently to roll the ball down a 'clik clak' cascade. Staff offer praise as children eagerly await their turn. Children learn social skills, such as cooperation and respect for others. Babies develop their fine motor skills as they grasp and reach for instruments in the music box. They laugh and dance as they shake musical bells. Babies learn to express their emotions through musical stimulation. Outdoors, children develop their core strength as they run and ride bikes and cars. They increase their understanding of nature and the world around them as they use small trowels to dig for worms.

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n Communication and language are well supported at this setting. Children develop their vocabulary through back-and-forth conversations with staff and their peers. They hear a wide range of songs and nursery rhymes. Babies 'quack' as they listen to staff singing a nursery rhyme about a duck. However, staff do not consistently give children who speak English as an additional language the time that they need to process and express new vocabulary and concepts. n Staff skilfully engage children with stories, using props and different intonations. All children are encouraged to explore books independently. Older children develop their understanding of emotional literacy as they tell the inspector about the character in the book who 'is feeling happy because she is sliding down a rainbow'. Children are developing their early reading skills. n Children regularly go out into the local community and are exposed to new

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environments and rich experiences. They join staff and parents for a sponsored car wash to raise funds for a charity. Children visit a local care home and listen to older residents playing musical instruments. This connection with the wider community increases children's confidence and develops their social skills through interaction with a variety of community members. n Parents speak extremely highly of the staff at the setting. They are kept informed about their child's care and learning through daily conversations and a secure online platform. Parents feel that children are happy and safe at the

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24 January 2023 setting. n Staff work in partnership with parents and other professionals to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. This ensures that individual needs are identified, and bespoke 'play plans' are swiftly implemented to close gaps in learning. All children make good progress from their starting points. n Children use mathematical language in their play. For example, they talk about the number of sides that a shape has and use their fingers to demonstrate how many monster puppets there are. Children talk about searching for a long worm in the garden, and staff support them to use mathematical concepts in everyday situations. n The staff and management team have designed a developmentally appropriate curriculum that gives children opportunities for physical and cognitive growth. For example, toddlers strengthen their small muscles as they roll and stretch play dough in their hands. Older children put their coats on a named peg and

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scrape their plates after lunch. Children develop independence as they work towards being ready for school. n Children are extremely respectful and polite to adults and their peers. They listen and respond to requests and instructions. They play collaboratively and describe to each other what they find in a sensory tray. Older children ask their friends if they are okay when they are quiet. Children say that they have lots of friends and love their nursery.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders and staff have a secure knowledge of child protection issues and know the indicators that a child is at potential risk of harm. They know the procedures to follow should they have a concern about a child's welfare. Recruitment and vetting procedures are stringent and ensure that all staff working with children are suitable to do so. Safeguarding policies are regularly reviewed to ensure that staff knowledge is up to date. All areas of the premises are safe and secure, and effective staff deployment ensures that children are always well supervised. Accidents are dealt with swiftly and staff are trained to administer paediatric first aid.

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should:

n create an environment where children who speak English as an additional language are given time to process and practise new English vocabulary and concepts.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2619991 Local authority Liverpool Inspection number 10265353 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 48 Number of children on roll 82 Name of registered person Elm House Day Nursery Partnership

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reference number

Telephone number 07921826683 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Elm House Day Nursery Gateacre registered in 2020. It is open all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. The nursery employs 19 members of staff, including a cook. Of these, 17 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. 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 inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n The inspector spoke to children to find out about their time at the setting. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times 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. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of

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their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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