Gummy Bears Nursery and Out of School Club @ Hilltop

Inspection of Gummy Bears Nursery and Out of School Club @ Hilltop 231 Oxford Road, Gomersal, Cleckheaton BD19 4PY

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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 are happy, settled and confident learners in this nursery. They have secure bonds with caring key staff, who support children to settle. Children demonstrate good behaviour throughout the nursery, and staff model positive behaviour well. When children demonstrate unwanted behaviour, staff successfully manage the situation, encouraging older children to talk about how the behaviour makes them feel. Following this, children happily continue playing together.

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The provision is good

Children are engaged in their learning and show high levels of concentration. For example, in the pre-school room, children take part in role play, developing their own storyline and narrative. Children are encouraged to take their own risks in a safe environment. For example, babies are encouraged to walk down the steps to access the outdoor provision, while older children explore balancing on planks. Staff regularly praise children's learning and show excitement and joy in children's achievements.

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The provision is good

Key persons know their children very well, both through their own observations and through information gained from parents. They promote children's learning and next steps in development through individual planning alongside generic next steps for the room. Staff take children's interests into consideration.

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need to do better?

n Staff provide supportive settling-in and transition periods, which helps children to settle exceptionally well. Key staff are on hand to support children and speak to parents. Parents are happy with how their children settle and how staff support their children. n Children's behaviour is excellent. Children are confident and happy learners, and they play alongside each other in a secure environment. Parents report that their children's behaviour is good and they have noticed positive changes in their children's behaviour since they started to attend the setting. n Staff use books, songs and rhymes well to support children's learning. For example, in the toddler room, staff sing about minibeasts to support children's learning. Children excitedly join in. Later, staff share a book about minibeasts and introduce new vocabulary. Staff model how to use books, and older children actively engage in sharing books, talking about what they can see. Babies access

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need to do better?

books outside, and staff plan their learning around key words. n The manager has implemented new procedures to ensure that staff have supervision sessions to develop their performance. Staff take part in regular staff meetings, where information is shared and next steps are discussed. They undertake further training around areas of development. n Children access a variety of learning opportunities outside that help to develop

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19 September 2023 their gross motor skills. For example, older children make a model using crates. Other children make an obstacle course using planks. n All children make good progress. Where there are concerns around children's learning or behaviour, staff are aware of how to manage this and liaise with parents. Staff know how to refer to outside agencies if needed. n The manager has a good understanding of next steps for the setting. She speaks passionately about improvements she wants to make to improve education and the provision and changes that she has already made to the setting. n Key persons know their key children very well. Parents speak very highly of the staff and the support that is given. Key persons plan individual next steps in development for their key children and enthusiastically talk about these. This helps them to identify children's progress and what they need to learn next. However, this information is not always shared with other staff in the room, to

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enable them to support children's next steps in learning. n Most staff model language and introduce children to new vocabulary. For instance, toddlers are excited when they find a minibeast in the outdoor provision, and staff introduce the name of the minibeast. They provide a narrative about the minibeast, asking open-ended questions and talking about what they notice. Staff support older children in the sand area, introducing the word 'sieve' and encouraging children to think what this may be used for. However, staff working with babies ask questions rather than providing a narrative or introducing new vocabulary to help them to learn new words.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager ensures that staff access safeguarding training from, for example, the local council. This is further refreshed in regular staff meetings. Where there are gaps in staff's knowledge, these are identified and acted on. The manager has introduced regular performance management meetings, where safeguarding is considered. Staff know what to do if they are concerned about other staff members. They have a good understanding of procedures to follow if they have concerns about a child. They know what they should do if they feel that the designated safeguarding leads are not acting appropriately. Staff can identify the signs of abuse, including neglect and county lines.

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should:

n help staff working with babies to provide a narrative for them as they are playing, to model and introduce new vocabulary n support staff, other than a child's key person, to know children's next steps in learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY489557 Local authority Kirklees Inspection number 10285637 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 90 Number of children on roll 92 Name of registered person Gummy Bears Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01274 852323 Date of previous inspection 12 October 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Gummy Bears Nursery and Out of School Club @ Hilltop registered in 2015 and is located in Gomersal, West Yorkshire. The nursery employs 10 members of staff. Of these, one staff is qualified at level 6, seven staff at level 3, one at level 4, and there is one apprentice. The nursery opens all year round, from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. The setting offers funded early education for two- and three- year-old children.

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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 nursery. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about the curriculum and what they want children to learn. n Children spoke to and communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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n The inspector spoke to the manager about future plans for 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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