Whitwick Day Nursery and Preschool

Inspection of Whitwick Day Nursery and Preschool Market Place, Whitwick, Coalville, Leicestershire LE67 5DT

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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 develop positive relationships with staff. In the baby room, staff praise children for smiling at them, saying, 'That is a lovely smile' and smiling back. This helps children to feel valued as individuals. Children in the pre-school room say that staff make them happy when they read them favourite books. Staff implement daily routines for children to follow, helping them to feel safe and secure. For example, staff play familiar music when they ask children to tidy away toys before the routine changes in the nursery and pre-school room. Children recognise the music in the pre-school room and tell visitors, 'I know that song; it is the tidy up song.' This provides children with consistency, familiarity and how to follow the rules when they move rooms.

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The provision is good

Children are keen to explore and investigate the toys and resources staff offer them. They are excited to engage in activities staff plan for them. For example, staff follow children's interests to post letters. Children in the pre-school room are asked to make their own pretend letters and post them in a red box. Staff help children to learn what happens to the letters, such as when they go to the sorting office, learning about people's occupations. Staff help children to know, recognise and draw numbers from children's addresses, supporting their understanding of the house number where they live. Pre-school children are asked to remember previous learning, such as to recognise the people on stamps, for example, the King and previously the Queen.

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need to do better?

n The manager and staff plan a curriculum that supports children to progress in their learning. For example, they help children to develop their communication and language skills. In the baby room, staff use sign language to support children's understanding of the words they use. In the toddler room, staff encourage children to blow mixture to create bubbles, helping children to develop the muscles in their mouths for making speech sounds. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well by staff. They have targeted plans in place to meet their individual needs. Staff liaise with school teachers to share detailed information with them about children's individual needs before they start school. This helps to provide consistency in their care and learning. n Staff share information about children's development with parents through an online application and discussions. The manager provides books for children to

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take home, encouraging parents to read to their children. This helps to provide consistency between home and the nursery to support children's learning. n Staff implement rules and boundaries to help children understand what is expected of them. In the baby room, staff are skilled at using distraction, such

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29 August 2023 as providing more books when children want the same one. Staff model using good manners for children to copy to promote positive behaviour. n Staff say that they feel very well supported with their well-being. They attend supervision meetings with the manager to reflect on their practice. However, staff have not been supported to extend their knowledge of how they can more precisely support children who speak English as an additional language. This is to help identify ways staff can support children's language skills further. n Children are supported by staff to learn skills for the future, such as to be independent with their self-care skills. Staff ask children in the pre-school room to get a tissue to wipe their own noses, disposing of the tissue in the bin. They give children gentle reminders to wash their hands afterwards to promote good hygiene practises. Children in the nursery and pre-school room serve themselves

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lunch and pour their own drinks. n Staff offer children a nutritious range of meals and drinks. Children in the toddler room have opportunities to learn about healthy foods in their role-play experiences. Children in the pre-school room help staff to plant and grow vegetables in the garden, learning how food grows. n Staff have a good knowledge of their key children's learning and development needs. They observe children to assess what they know and can do and identify what their key children need to learn next. However, this information is not always shared fully across the staff team. At times during play, other staff do not recognise how best to help some children with their learning. Therefore, sometimes children do not make the most progress they are capable of.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff undertake opening and closing checks of the environment to identify and remove any potential hazards for children. Door handles in the playrooms are at a high level. Therefore, children can not leave the playrooms unaccompanied. Staff supervise children when they move from outdoors to indoors and count them regularly to promote their safety. The manager and staff know how to identify if children are at potential risk of harm or from being radicalised. They know where to report any concerns they have regarding children's safety or if they have concerns about a colleague.

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should:

n support staff to extend their knowledge of how to more precisely support children who speak English as an additional language with their language development n strengthen the sharing of information between children's key persons and other

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29 August 2023 staff so that children's learning is further supported during play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2637883 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 10295706 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 72 Number of children on roll 117 Name of registered person The Childcare Corporation Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01530 830499 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Whitwick Day Nursery & Preschool registered in 2021 and is situated in Whitwick, Coalville, Leicestershire. The nursery employs 21 members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2, 13 hold level 3 early years qualifications and the manager holds level 6. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except bank holidays and one week at Christmas. Sessions are from 7.30am to 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 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 the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed how the manager implements the curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n Children spoke to the inspector throughout the inspection. n The inspector spoke with staff at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the management team. She reviewed relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n Parents shared their views on the nursery with the inspector.

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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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