Nursery @ Whitefield

Inspection of Nursery @ Whitefield Whitefield Primary School, Whitefield Road, Penwortham, PRESTON PR1 0RH

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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 are safe and happy at this homely nursery. Staff strive to make all children feel relaxed. This helps children form secure attachments with the attentive staff. Children enjoy talking to the staff and their peers. They learn to take turns in conversation and use good manners. All children behave well and follow routines in an atmosphere of mutual respect. Many parents say their children grow in confidence as a result of attending this nursery. Children enjoy exploring a range of activities. For example, they make scented dough to create ice creams. Later, staff show them how to use the dough to complete hand actions with music. Children watch carefully and follow the instructions. This helps them develop their small muscles in preparation for school.

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The provision is good

Staff encourage a love of stories by regularly reading books with children. The environment is set up with relevant books in all areas of the nursery. Children know that books can help them find new information. For example, they ask to look at a dinosaur book to identify a toy dinosaur hidden in the garden. Staff take children to the school library each week and the Reception class teacher visits to read stories to them. This helps children to feel a sense of belonging to the larger school community and supports their growing confidence.

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n Children know the learning environment well and use it with purpose to play and learn. For example, they paint sunflowers and count the petals as they do. When staff notice children are not accessing a particular area, they move it around and add items of interest. This helps to ignite children's curiosity and to learn and progress in all areas of the early years curriculum. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported. Staff work with them in small groups, focusing on their targets. For example, they play games to practise speech sounds. This helps to ensure all children make good progress from their individual starting points. n Staff monitor children's progress. The manager uses this information to identify gaps in learning. The team comes together to plan specific activities to target missing skills. For example, staff provide vegetables and teach children how to

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cut with a knife. This helps to prepare children for their next stage of learning at school. The manager supports staff to identify learning intentions for children. However, this is in its infancy and staff are still embedding this into their practice. n Children learn about similarities and differences. Staff value the pictures parents send in. They use these and the nursery bear's diary to talk to the children about their peers' home life and religious celebrations. This helps to prepare children for the wider world around them.

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2 August 2023 n Staff value children's voice. They invite them to talk about what they like at nursery and to make requests for activities. Some children want to sing about the sun, others want to write a letter to a book character. Staff teach children new songs and help them write and post letters. This promotes children's positive self-esteem. n Staff model a range of vocabulary with the children. For example, they describe finding worms in a tray set up with seeds, sand and soil. However, correct mathematical vocabulary for measure is not used consistently in activities. This does not help children to be accurate when comparing length or height. n Leaders spend funding for children promptly and focus on their individual needs. For instance, they support children to access breakfast club to help with transition from home to nursery. This helps to ensure children, particularly the most disadvantaged, do not fall behind their peers in various areas of their

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development. n Staff help parents understand their children's learning and development. They use social media and private apps to communicate about what children are learning through play. Staff give suggestions about activities parents could do at home with their children. This helps parents to build on what their children already know and can do.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders ensure that all staff working with children are suitable and that mandatory training is kept up to date. Staff have a good knowledge of safeguarding. They know the procedures they should follow if they have any concerns about a child's welfare. Staff receive regular training and updates, such as on the risks relating to children being exposed to extreme views. The premises are assessed for risks daily to ensure all equipment and areas for learning are safe and fit for use. Staff help children learn to wash their hands thoroughly before they eat. This promotes health and hygiene.

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should:

n use accurate mathematical vocabulary consistently to help children learn the language of measure n continue to build on staff's ability to identify and share the intended learning for activities that they lead.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2631790 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 10289093 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 70 Number of children on roll 240 Name of registered person Schools Out Childcare Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07763682422 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Nursery @ Whitefield provides childcare for children aged two, three and four years, with the majority attending from age three. It also provides out-of-school and holiday care to primary school children in a separate part of the school site. All staff hold appropriate childcare qualifications, with three staff qualified at level 3, one at level 4 and one at level 6.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the nursery 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 Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector and manager completed a joint observation of a small-group activity. n Staff talked to the inspector during the inspection and she took account of their views. n The manager gave the inspector a tour of the setting. The inspector viewed how the environment was set out to support learning and heard about the curriculum. n A sample of relevant documentation, such as training certificates, was viewed. n The inspector assessed the impact of the learning opportunities staff provide for children, including the quality of their interactions.

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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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