St Johns Roman Catholic Primary School (After School Club and Nursery)

Inspection of St Johns Roman Catholic Primary School (After School Club and Nursery) St. Johns RC Primary School, Chapel Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire L40 7RA

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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 arrive excited to start their day at this welcoming nursery. Staff chat with parents and greet children warmly. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Children display strong bonds with staff and go to them for guidance or reassurance when they need it. Children are eager to share ideas and invite their friends to join in their play. As children roll cars down the wooden planks, staff seize the opportunity to extend their learning. They ask children to identify how fast or slow their cars are travelling. Furthermore, children learn to be critical thinkers as they excitedly engage in an experiment to see which objects will roll or not. Staff ask the children 'how' they can adapt the equipment and 'why' they think this is a good idea. Children are eager to share their predictions. They are highly motivated learners.

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The provision is good

Children are confident and happy as they interact with trusted staff and friends. Staff are good role models. They encourage children to learn how to share from a young age. Children are well behaved. They listen to instructions and learn appropriate boundaries. Staff get to know children well and understand how to help them to manage their own feelings. Children are kind and respectful to each other, which promotes a harmonious environment.

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need to do better?

n The provider and manager are highly committed leaders who aspire to achieve the very best for the children and their families. Leaders have established good links with outside agencies. They receive regular support from the local authority and embrace their feedback by making further improvements. For example, the manager has recently made changes to the indoor play areas to ensure that children get the most out of their nursery experience. n Leaders oversee the assessments of children's progress. They work together with staff to swiftly identify any gaps in children's learning or potential developmental delays. The special educational needs coordinator also supports staff to implement specific programmes of learning for each child. Prompt referrals are made to outside agencies, if required. This early intervention helps children to make good progress. n Staff feel fully supported in their roles. They benefit from a programme of

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supervision meetings and observations of their practice. However, staff do not always use their knowledge of the children to sufficiently challenge their learning, to help them to make the best possible progress. n Leaders and staff place a high emphasis on literacy through the use of books and storytelling. Younger children enjoy listening to stories and excitedly talk about what happened to the characters. Staff also arranged for an author to visit to read their story to the children. This exciting opportunity helped children to

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Nursery) 14 September 2023 learn key information about books, which further enhances their language and literacy skills. n In the main, the curriculum is ambitious and well sequenced. Staff get to know children well and provide activities and learning experiences that follow their current interests. However, on occasion, staff do not recognise when it would be beneficial to remind children of previous learning or check their understanding before moving them on. This does not consistently help children to build on what they already know. n Children listen and follow the nursery routines well. They are also proficient in their self-care skills. For example, they wash their hands before eating and are keen to help to tidy the toys away. Staff teach children how to behave and care for others. For example, staff encourage children to identify good behaviours among themselves. As a result, children understand the importance of sharing,

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which they demonstrate as they invite their friends to select the colour of dough they want to play with. n Parents speak positively about the nursery and staff. They explain how their children have been supported when transitioning to the Reception class in the host school. Parents are also pleased that staff have helped their children to adjust to the nursery routines. Staff and parents have regular meetings to discuss achievable targets that children can work towards to help them make good progress.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff are aware of the different signs and symptoms of abuse and know how to report any causes for concern. They also understand their duty to report any concerns that they may have about the conduct of a staff member. The provider follows safer recruitment processes to help to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. Staff supervise children well and undertake risk assessment checks to help to ensure that all areas that children use are safe and secure. They also help younger children to learn the importance of remaining seated at the table while eating. This helps to minimise the risk of children choking.

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should:

n strengthen the monitoring of staff practice to ensure that staff use their knowledge of the children to sufficiently extend and challenge children's learning n support staff to better sequence aspects of the curriculum so that children build on what they already know and can do.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY259120 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 10301500 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 24 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

St Johns Roman Catholic Primary School (After School Club and Nursery)

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reference number

Telephone number 01704 893523 Date of previous inspection 31 January 2018

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Information about this early years setting

St Johns Roman Catholic Primary School (After School Club and Nursery) registered in 2004. It is situated in Ormskirk. The nursery employs three members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds a level 6 qualification, one is qualified at level 3 and one at level 2. One member of staff is also a qualified teacher. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, during term time only. Sessions are from 7.45am until 5.30pm. The nursery provides funded early education for 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 setting. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n The inspector talked to staff, children and parents at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed 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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