Parklands Day Nursery

Inspection of Parklands Day Nursery First Dig Lane, Stapeley, Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 7JT

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision requires improvement

Children do not consistently make good progress across their learning in this nursery. At times, children do not learn the new knowledge, including new words, that they need. This is because leaders have not thought carefully about what key information they want staff to teach the children. Despite the weaknesses, children are happy and have many friends at this nursery. They keenly explore resources in the playrooms. Children feel safe with the gentle staff, who care for them well. They enjoy taking part in different activities. For example, two-year-olds relish the feeling of wheeling tricycles down slopes outdoors, encouraged by the staff. Other children enjoy exploring paints, water and sand that staff provide. Through these activities, the children learn how to use their bodies in different ways.

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The provision requires improvement

Leaders do not help staff to think carefully about the quality of the interactions they have with children. This means that children do not always learn to explain their ideas and understanding well. Staff allow babies to use dummies for prolonged periods. This has an impact on children's opportunities to practise their emerging speech. Mostly, children behave well in this setting. However, sometimes they lose focus and concentration when leaders and staff provide less well- considered learning experiences.

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The provision requires improvement

Children learn about the natural environment. This is because leaders are determined that children learn about the rural locality of the nursery. For instance, when staff take children on local walks, they observe and talk together about the cows and sheep in the surrounding fields.

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need to do better?

n Leaders have not identified the core knowledge that they want staff to teach children, for instance in language and literacy. This means that children do not learn all the essential knowledge that they need to know. However, leaders are keen for children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to experience meaningful learning at the nursery. They understand the steps that they should take to improve the curriculum. n Leaders do not make sure that staff think carefully enough about children's needs. For instance, when two-year-olds discover a spider, staff provide activities that are too advanced for the children's development. Nevertheless, some staff identify children's interests when considering which activities they will provide. Staff are supportive of children's discoveries. Children enjoy their activities. However, the quality of children's education is variable across this

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nursery. n Staff do not make enough use of storybooks with children. Leaders have not supported staff enough to understand how to enhance children's communication

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20 July 2023 and language. For example, the interactions between staff and children are at times limited by staff asking too many questions and not giving children enough time to think for themselves. Nevertheless, staff are playful and speak gently to the children. At times, children hear new words, for example when staff describe to them what they are experiencing in the nursery routines. n Children are not always encouraged to develop their independence skills. For example, they do not learn how to complete some simple tasks themselves in preparation for the next stage in their education. Nonetheless, staff organise mealtimes for children well. Children eat their healthy meals and chat together at the dinner table happily. n Leaders ensure that staff feel supported. For example, they provide staff with regular individual discussions about their work with children. However, leaders do not identify some weaknesses in staff's practice accurately. They do not focus

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need to do better?

training precisely enough on staff's individual needs. Consequently, staff are unclear how to improve the quality of their work. n Staff are respectful and caring towards children. They are kind and give lots of positive attention to babies. Staff stay close to children as they play on the floor. Babies develop a sense of trust that their key person will be there to reassure them. Staff are considerate and ask children for their consent before carrying out personal care, such as when wiping children's noses. This helps children to know what to expect and to feel valued as individuals. n Parents said that they have a fruitful and positive relationship with staff. They appreciate the events that leaders provide, such as a picnic for dads and sports day. This helps parents to feel involved in the life of the nursery.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders and staff are well trained to understand potential child protection and safeguarding issues. They are knowledgeable about the possible signs that a child may be experiencing neglect or abuse. Leaders ensure that staff have access to the contact details of safeguarding professionals should they need to alert them to any information. Staff know the importance of accurately recording and reporting any concerns they may have about a child's welfare. Leaders ensure that they follow robust vetting processes and suitability checks when appointing new staff. These actions help to protect children from harm.

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Due date

20 July 2023 support staff to undertake appropriate training and professional development opportunities to ensure they offer children quality learning and development experiences that continually improve. 24/08/2023

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should:

n strengthen the implementation of the curriculum to support all staff to understand the key information to teach children and when n enhance all staff's knowledge and understanding of how children learn language, including through the use of storybooks, to support children to increase their vocabulary n support staff to develop children's independence so that children develop their self-confidence and responsibility.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY542928 Local authority Cheshire East Inspection number 10303229 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 93 Number of children on roll 95 Name of registered person Vernon Cooper Properties Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01270 623023 Date of previous inspection 15 April 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Parklands Day Nursery registered in 2017 and is based in Cheshire. The nursery employs 19 members of childcare staff. Of these, 15 hold relevant early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery is open from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, 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 inspectors discussed the impact of the pandemic with leaders and have taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The leaders and the inspectors completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery. The leaders talked to the inspectors about the curriculum and what they want children to learn. n The inspectors spoke with some staff during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspectors observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspectors carried out joint observations of learning activities with leaders. n An inspector spoke with several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n An inspector looked at examples of leaders' documentation and reviewed

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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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