The Little Penguins Day Nursery

Inspection of The Little Penguins Day Nursery 53 Kingsway South, Warrington WA4 1LQ

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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 happy and secure and enjoy the time they spend at the nursery. They are well behaved and clearly understand what the staff expect from them. Children have good social skills and readily involve adults and other children in their play. Children are considerate of their friends and learn to express how they feel. For example, during group activities staff use stories about emotions to encourage children to share their feelings. They take turns to tell each other how they feel today and discuss how they can make their friends happy, giving hugs to those who are feeling sad. This helps the children to manage their feelings confidently.

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The provision is good

Babies explore a variety of different sensory materials. They are happy and content, and enjoy building their confidence to walk and pull themselves up. Younger children develop their language and communication skills. Staff provide songs and books with recurrent phrases and rhymes to support children's expanding vocabulary. Older children learn about letters and sounds and can identify letters in their names. This contributes to the development of their literacy skills.

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The provision is good

Staff support children's confidence in their ability to handle everyday tasks, and help them achieve high levels of independence. Children enjoy serving themselves at mealtimes and assist one another in turn. Throughout the day, children talk about the foods they can see and enjoy meals, snacks, and drinks that are balanced in terms of nutrients.

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n Staff make good use of familiar songs and books to promote children's communication and language development. Children happily join in with the story and recall the main events. This is helping the children to develop a love of reading. n There is a clear focus on children's speech and language development. Staff have been working hard to identify children who need extra support at the earliest opportunity. They implement effective strategies that support children to communicate. This helps them to progress well in this area. n Overall, leaders create a curriculum that builds on what children know and can do. Assessments are accurate, and gaps in children's learning close. However, staff do not always tailor activities to meet the individual learning needs of all children to help them to make the best progress possible. n Leaders use the information they gather on children to plan new experiences that benefit all children that attend. The nursery has invested in physical

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equipment as well as planning more trips out to places of interest, such as nature reserves. These opportunities greatly support and embed children's

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15 February 2023 developing physical skills, and provide children with the knowledge and skills for what comes next. n Staff feel happy in their roles. They receive a range of professional development opportunities to help deepen their knowledge. However, the manager does not always monitor the impact this has on staff practice. This means that the quality of practice is not consistent across the team. n Partnerships with parents are highly effective. Staff know the families well, and parents are appreciative of their support and guidance. Parents say 'it is an inclusive and happy place where everyone is welcomed and encouraged to thrive'. They receive regular updates about their children's progress and their next steps in learning. These successful partnerships enable parents to support their children's learning at home. n Children develop a good understanding of the world around them. Staff plan exciting events and celebrations based around the diversity of the children in the

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setting. For example, they display the different celebrations and talk about this at group times. This helps the children to learn about different cultures, faiths and beliefs. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well supported. Leaders ensure good relationships with other involved professionals, including making referrals to other agencies when needed. This helps to ensure that children receive the support that they need. Consequently, children with SEND achieve well and their needs are met.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

All staff are trained in safeguarding , and have a good knowledge and understanding of their role in protecting children from harm. They are aware of the possible signs and symptoms of abuse and the process to follow should they have concerns about the welfare of a child. Staff are trained in paediatric first aid, and understand how to respond to accidents or injury to a child. The nursery building is secure. Staff identify and minimise hazards to children effectively. As a result, children play and explore safely. Staff understand and implement the nursery policies and procedures for keeping children safe.

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should:

n develop the quality of teaching to help strengthen the focus on what individual children need to learn n monitor the effectiveness of staff's professional development to raise the quality of practice to a high level.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY438504 Local authority Warrington Inspection number 10263151 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 41 Number of children on roll 35 Name of registered person Little Penguins Day Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01925 242425 Date of previous inspection 21 April 2017

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Information about this early years setting

The Little Penguins Day Nursery was registered in 2012 it is located in the district of Warrington. The nursery employs seven members of childcare staff. Of these, all hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. 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 setting received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the setting, and has taken that into account in her evaluation of the setting. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk. 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 Staff spoke to the inspector during inspection. n The inspector held discussions with the management team, staff, parents and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery manager. n Relevant documentation was reviewed by the inspector, including information around safeguarding, and evidence of the suitability and training of staff. n The inspector spoke to parents and took account of their views.

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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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