Harp at Ingol

Inspection of Harp at Ingol 382 Tag Lane, Ingol, Preston PR2 7AA

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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 happy, settled and secure. They clearly enjoy attending this welcoming nursery, having developed warm and trusting relationships with the staff team. Staff have designed the curriculum to help children make independent choices about what they want to play and learn. The nursery's core values: 'nurture, explore and independence' are unmistakably evident in staff's practice. Leaders and staff have placed a strong emphasis on helping children to understand the world around them and the world beyond. This helps to ensure that children are prepared well for life in modern Britain.

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The provision is good

Staff are kind, caring and patient in their approach. Those working with younger children are particularly attentive to children's needs. All staff are skilled at recognising the importance of developing strong attachments, so that children settle quickly into nursery life and are ready to learn. Staff have high aspirations for children, including those children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff help children to manage their behaviour by using clear and consistent strategies. Children understand what is expected of them. They show kindness and concern for one another as they play harmoniously together.

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need to do better?

n The manager is knowledgeable and passionate. She leads a dedicated staff team, who together are relentless in their drive to ensure all children have the best possible start. The curriculum implemented in the indoor learning environment is very carefully designed, sequential and ambitious. However, the same, detailed consideration is not yet given to the curriculum for outdoor play. This means, that not all children benefit as well as they could from outdoor learning. n Children are quickly developing into inquisitive learners, who are keen to try new things. Staff create exciting opportunities for children to consolidate their skills and knowledge. For example, older children refine their fine motor skills as they move pom-poms with tweezers around an intricately arranged tray. Children concentrate intently and persevere in this challenging task and their efforts are celebrated. Opportunities such as these support children in building upon what

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need to do better?

they already know and can do. n Children grow vegetables to use in their meals and enjoy yoga and fitness sessions that contribute to their physical health. Children understand the importance of handwashing and talk about the need to remove germs before eating. However, staff do not consistently implement the robust hygiene arrangements expected by leaders. Furthermore, staff do not always recognise opportunities to teach children more about their overall good health. n Children's communication and language development is a golden thread, woven

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5 January 2024 throughout the nursery. Children of all ages are immersed in songs, stories and rhymes. Carefully selected books encourage children to develop a fondness of literacy. Timely interventions help those children who may need additional support in their acquisition of language. As a result, children are making rapid progress in this area of learning and are becoming very skilful communicators. n Children's independence and self-care skills are given high regard. They demonstrate an impressive understanding of what is expected of them as they competently manage self-care routines, such as lunchtime. Children help to set the table and are encouraged to solve simple mathematical equations. What children have learned and what they have remembered is clearly evident. They adeptly scrape their plates and tidy away their cutlery with no prompting from staff. These practices help children to develop and perfect essential skills for the

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future. n Children are very clearly at the heart of this nursery. The same can be said for the staff team. Leaders make certain that staff benefit from round the clock support. This ensures that they are able to give their very best to the children and their families. Frequent supervision sessions, observations of practice and plentiful, purposeful training opportunities, help staff to continually improve their knowledge and skills. This has a resounding impact on outcomes for children.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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should:

n develop a sharper focus on the curriculum for outdoor learning, to ensure it meets and benefits the individual needs of all children n support staff to consistently model robust hygiene practices and strengthen their confidence in promoting to children the importance of good health.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2707686 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 10321176 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 55 Number of children on roll 53 Name of registered person Harp Group Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01772 722764 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Harp at Ingol registered in 2022. The nursery employs 11 members of childcare staff. Of these, nine hold an appropriate early years qualification at level level 3. The manager holds an appropriate qualification at level 6. The nursery opens Monday to Friday from 7.30 am until 6pm, 51 weeks all year round. 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 inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. 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 looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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Inspection activities

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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Inspection activities

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