Mel's Totstop Day Nursery

Inspection of Mel's Totstop Day Nursery Rosecliffe, Rossall Close, Bottesford, SCUNTHORPE, South Humberside DN16 3QT

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Children are supported to learn clear rules and boundaries. Staff reinforce these golden rules with children, including 'listening ears' and 'kind hands'. This instils children with respect and positive attitudes to learning. For example, staff remind children to listen and wait for their turn when someone else is speaking. Children are also encouraged to think about the reasons for these rules, helping them to understand and abide by them. Children explain they must always tell an adult where they are going so that, in an emergency, someone always knows where they are. They understand that this helps to keep them safe from harm.

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The provision is good

All children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, receive good support from staff. This is because staff help children to learn key skills and knowledge to support their future learning. Children take part in planned circle-time activities, where they learn to sit and listen. Younger children develop their communication skills during singing activities. Children take turns choosing puppets and props out of a box, and staff encourage them to sing an associated nursery rhyme. This also helps the young children to remain focused and engaged. In pre-school, older children are challenged as staff encourage them to identify the day of the week and season. They also develop their counting skills as they count the number of children present.

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need to do better?

n The manager has worked with staff to improve the quality of provision for children. She now videos staff's interactions with children when monitoring their practice. This helps staff to be reflective as they identify their own strengths and areas for future improvement. n Staff now understand the skills and knowledge they would like children to develop over time. They plan interesting experiences to support and build on children's prior learning. n Staff use snack and mealtimes as quality learning experiences to promote children's independence, social and physical skills. For example, younger children have lidded cups to drink from before moving onto open-topped cups when they have developed their coordination and control. Children are encouraged to socialise with their peers as they choose their snack from the healthy options available. Staff introduce children to safety knives as they help them to take

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turns cutting up their own fruit. n Secure routines are used so that children begin to understand what is coming next. Children understand that when staff ring the triangle, they must stop what they are doing and listen. Staff give children time warnings so they know it will be time to tidy up soon. On the final warning, older children excitedly count down from 10 to one before helping to tidy away their resources.

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need to do better?

10 July 2023 n When staff undertake routine tasks in the younger children's room, they do not support all children effectively to remain engaged and focused on their play. For example, when staff apply children's sun cream, they do not firstly ensure that all children are fully engrossed in purposeful play experiences. This results in some children running around for this brief period. n Children relate well to staff, with each child now having a key person who plans future learning opportunities to support their continued progression. n Staff extend children's learning through their interests. For example, following a discussion about holidays, staff provide opportunities for children to use their imagination when designing beach pictures. Children develop their physical skills when using scissors, as well as their social skills as they take turns using the glue sticks. As children enjoy rolling cars down guttering outside, staff ask them

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need to do better?

to identify how fast or slow their cars are travelling. n Staff encourage children to use their imagination when using milk crates to design an aeroplane. Staff ask questions about how to make the aeroplane and where to place the wings. However, sometimes, staff are too quick to provide solutions when children encounter problems in their play. n Parents confirm that they receive clear information about their children's ongoing care, learning and development. They explain how staff have provided sound advice on behavioural issues and potty training. Parents explain how their children have been supported when transitioning to new rooms, with staff helping them to adjust to new routines and challenges.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff's improved knowledge of child protection procedures enables them to protect children from potential harm. They now have a clear understanding of a wide range of possible indicators of abuse. They are aware of the procedure to follow when making child protection referrals. Staff and management work with outside agencies, sharing information as needed to safeguard children. Staff supervise children well and undertake risk assessment checks to ensure that all areas children use are safe and secure. They help younger children to learn the importance of remaining seated at the table while eating, helping to minimise the risk of choking.

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should:

n clarify how children will continue to be engaged in purposeful play when staff are completing routine tasks n support all staff to help children to work through any problems they encounter in their play, so that they are encouraged to find and explore their own solutions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY415454 Local authority North Lincolnshire Inspection number 10259970 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 41 Number of children on roll 85 Name of registered person Mel's Totstop Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01724851333 Date of previous inspection 30 September 2022

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Information about this early years setting

Mel's Totstop Day Nursery registered in 2010. It is located in Bottesford, Scunthorpe. 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, all year round, except for bank holidays. 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 The inspector discussed any continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The deputy manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Staff and children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector carried out two joint observations of activities with the manager. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspector. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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