Woodleys Farm Day Nursery

Inspection of Woodleys Farm Day Nursery Woodleys Farm, London Road, Roade, NORTHAMPTON, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NN7 2LW

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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 learn a breadth of knowledge and skills through the 'real-life' activities staff plan for them. They enjoy pretending to make different food for staff in the outdoor mud kitchen, such as curry and cookies. Children confidently discuss with staff what they are doing and answer questions, such as how many scoops of mud they need and how they will cook their food thoroughly. Staff praise children for being keen to try things for themselves, such as using their muscles to pull open the microwave door. With staff's support, children develop close friendships. They share resources and learn how to negotiate and wait their turn when they want the same toy. Children are happy to invite their friends and staff to join in with their chosen play. They search to find more spoons and bowls as staff suggest, 'Let's cook together.'

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The provision is good

Children enjoy playing alongside staff and develop close relationships with their key person. They know staff's expectations and learn the routines of the day from a young age. Children under two years old navigate the stairs carefully, listening to staff and sitting on each individual step. They copy staff, repeating 'bump, bump' as they travel. Children take their shoes off without prompting when they enter the nursery and hang their coats up on their individual pegs.

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need to do better?

n Staff observe children and identify what they already know and can do. They use this information to plan for the skills and knowledge children need to learn next. Staff adapt the environment and create activities based on children's interests and to give them learning experiences they may not get elsewhere. n Staff provide adult-led activities to teach children about the world around them and different families and cultures. Children share photos of their families and answer staff's questions about their pets and siblings. They discuss what is similar and different to other families. Occasionally, some staff focus too much on what they have planned for children to learn from an activity and narrow the learning opportunities children have. This means children do not make the progress they are capable of during some planned activities. n Overall, staff support children's communication through their interactions. They

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need to do better?

encourage children to join in with familiar songs, such as 'Old MacDonald Had a Farm'. Children laugh as they suggest that there would be a dinosaur who goes 'stomp'. Staff encourage children to stamp their feet with them. However, the quality of staff practice is not fully consistent as some less-experienced staff are not yet able to recognise when to ask children thought-provoking questions or teach new vocabulary. n The manager provides staff with standard coaching and support. However, this is not fully tailored to their specific skills and knowledge. Therefore, although it

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23 March 2023 is developing staff's practice, it is not yet fully effective at supporting staff to develop the skills and knowledge they need to improve the consistency of practice and interactions for some staff. n Staff encourage children to develop their resilience and learn important life skills. They ask, 'How can you get it now?' when a resource becomes stuck, and they encourage children to try different ways to retrieve it. Children say 'ta-da' and show they are proud of their achievements when they succeed. n Staff focus on children learning important life skills. They help children to collect and use a knife and fork to eat their dinner and encourage them to use good table manners. Staff teach children how to clear their own plates and put them in the dishwasher after eating. n Senior leaders all have different individual responsibilities in the nursery. The leader responsible for supporting children with special educational needs and/or

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need to do better?

disabilities helps staff effectively to adapt the curriculum for children to fully access learning opportunities. n Senior leaders provide the manager with professional development opportunities. However, this support is not yet embedded enough to be fully effective and help the manager develop her managerial skills. Therefore, at times, the manager struggles to identify when times, areas or staff in the setting might need further support to improve. n Parents and carers explain that staff's communication has gotten better since a recent change in management. They explain that they enjoy receiving weekly emails with information about their child's learning and development, pictures of activities their child has taken part in and ideas to help their child progress at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff and leaders ensure that the environment is safe for children to play in. They assess any risks and take steps to minimise potential hazards, particularly when outside. There is a robust arrival procedure, including supervising all doors and checking the identification of visitors. Leaders and staff demonstrate a thorough understanding of their responsibility to safeguard children. They monitor and identify the signs and symptoms that a child may be at risk of harm and accurately record any concerns. Staff know how and when to report their concerns to other professionals, such as the local authority designated officer. They understand local safeguarding concerns that affect the community. Leaders check the ongoing suitability of staff working with children.

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should:

23 March 2023 n develop staff's ability to recognise and make the most of learning opportunities during activities n strengthen how leaders identify and provide the necessary support for individual staff to improve the consistency of interactions, skills and knowledge n embed the professional development that the manager is provided with to improve their leadership skills and ability.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY359900 Local authority West Northamptonshire Inspection number 10269999 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 40 Number of children on roll 50 Name of registered person Woodleys Farm Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01604 862 248 Date of previous inspection 11 April 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Woodleys Farm Day Nursery in Roade, Northampton registered in 2007. The nursery employs 10 members of childcare staff. Of these, seven hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, 8am until 6pm, all year round. 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 and inspector conducted a learning walk together, discussing the learning intentions for children and how the environment is arranged. n The manager and inspector observed and evaluated an activity. n The inspector observed staff and children of all ages throughout the setting. n The inspector held discussions with staff regularly during the inspection. n Parents' and carers' views were taken into consideration. n A sample of documents was reviewed, including paediatric first-aid certificates, suitability checks and safeguarding policies and procedures.

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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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