Guiseley Children's Day Nursery

Inspection of Guiseley Children's Day Nursery Claybanks, Otley Road, Guiseley, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS20 8BL

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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 greeted with a warm welcome from the friendly manager and team when they arrive at nursery. The manager has implemented a robust settling-in procedure which ensures that staff know the children well before they start. Staff develop lovely bonds with their key children. For example, babies enjoy listening to their key person sing while enjoying cuddles. At home time, older children excitedly wave goodbye to staff and children in the playrooms. This demonstrates how safe, happy and secure children feel at the setting.

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The provision is good

The manager has developed ambitious learning programmes for each playroom. These build carefully on what children already know and can do. Each room provides appropriate challenge and reflects the high expectations staff have for the children. The learning programmes prepare and support children to move on to their next stage of learning well, including school. This helps children make good progress at this nursery. Children behave well. Staff set clear boundaries and act as good role models for the children. Children happily share toys and show kindness to their friends. For example, children encourage one another to find their waterproofs and put on their wellingtons. The playrooms are richly resourced, and children move around with confidence.

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need to do better?

n Staff promote children's language development extremely well. Children across all the playrooms enjoy meaningful back-and-forth interactions and conversations with staff. Staff ask carefully constructed questions to encourage children to think and link up their ideas. Children are given plenty of time to process their thoughts and formulate their words before responding to staff. Staff introduce children to new words during activities. This helps children develop their language and become confident talkers. n Staff promote literacy development very well. Children enjoy hearing the carefully chosen stories in every playroom. Children become familiar with these. For example, the pre-school room took the 'Bear' story to the local woods to bring the pages to life. Children excitedly anticipate refrains at story time. Children in the pre-school room regularly receive books to read at home. This work supports children to develop a love of reading and stories over time.

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need to do better?

n Mathematical development is embedded into the nursery routines and activities. For example, two-year-old children count the steps as they walk down the stairs and count the bubbles in soapy puddles. Older children count out their potatoes at lunchtime. Staff extend children's mathematical learning by introducing new words related to size, such as 'huge' and 'tiny'. These activities support children to develop a good understanding of number, quantity and size. n Overall, children in the nursery are supported well. However, at times, quieter

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need to do better?

7 December 2023 children are not fully supported to join in during group activities compared to their more confident peers. This means that children are not always fully engaged in activities and benefitting from the planned learning. n Overall, the daily routines work well. However, staff do not always ensure that some routines are well organised so that children are always engaged and learning is maximised. For example, at lunchtime, children are expected to wait for all their friends to have been served their food and seated before they can start to eat. This means there are times during the day when children do not benefit from consistent engagement. n Children enjoy visits to the local community. For example, children have visited Heskworth Farm. They regularly visit the local pet shop, park and woods. These activities support children to learn about the wider world around them and communities beyond their own.

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need to do better?

n The manager supports the professional development of staff. Staff are supported to access training to further their understanding of child development. For example, recent training in communication and language development has improved the quality of interactions across the nursery. n Partnerships with parents are meaningful. Staff keep parents well informed about their child's progress and provide parents with ways to support learning at home. Parents are highly complimentary about the nursery and feel that staff 'go over and above' to support their children and families.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager has effective recruitment and induction procedures which ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. All staff are alert to the signs and symptoms of abuse. They know how to report concerns about children's safety and welfare. They know who to report allegations to if they have concerns about an adult working in the nursery. Arrangements for paediatric first aid keep children safe, and the majority of staff hold a full paediatric first-aid certificate. Risk assessments are thorough. The play environment is safe and secure, and equipment is in a good state of repair and fit for purpose.

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should:

n support staff to engage more effectively with less confident and quieter children to maximise their learning n develop the organisation of snacks and mealtimes so that children are fully engaged throughout.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY307001 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 10301380 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 41 Number of children on roll 65 Name of registered person Guiseley Childrens Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01943 871520 Date of previous inspection 26 January 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Guiseley Children's Day Nursery registered in 2005 and is located in Guiseley, Leeds. The nursery employs 20 members of childcare staff. Of these, 13 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or higher. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. 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 provider. n The deputy manager, manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children 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 that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector carried out joint observations of group activities with the manager. 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

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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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