Racing Start Pre-School & Nursery

Inspection of Racing Start Pre-School & Nursery Belle View Childrens Centre, Ardeen Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN2 5EU

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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

Staff greet children and families warmly at this welcoming nursery. Children are happy and settled. Leaders and managers implement an effective key-person system. Staff build positive relationships with children. They know children very well. Staff find out about children's likes and dislikes before they start. This helps them to create a bond with children, who settle quickly. Children feel safe and secure. Staff create a calm environment for children to play. Children are excited and eager to learn. They concentrate as they pour water from one container to another. Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. Children say 'excuse me' and 'thank you' as they pass staff. Their behaviour is good.

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The provision is good

Staff provide activities that develop children's physical skills effectively. Babies learn to feed themselves using their hands and then a spoon. Children use their large muscles outside to run. They learn to ride tricycles and scooters. They take delight in playing hide and seek with staff. They move their bodies in different ways as they try to hide from their friends. Staff plan opportunities for children to use the small muscles in their hands. Children confidently use mark-making equipment, which helps to ensure that they are ready for their move on to school.

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n Staff promote children's communication and language skills very well. They crouch down at children's level and show an interest in what they are doing. Staff use clear spoken language alongside hand gestures and pictures. This helps all children to feel included. Staff introduce new vocabulary as children play. For example, they describe how the water wheel works. Staff ask questions that encourage children to think, and they give them time to answer. n Staff teach children to develop their independence skills. They show children how to put their coats on and encourage children to try before offering support. Older children serve themselves at lunchtime. They learn how to use tongs to serve their food. Children show determination and a 'can-do' attitude to their learning. n Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) very well. They attend meetings with outside agencies. Staff plan children's next

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steps in learning. Leaders and managers use additional money effectively. Children have one-to-one time with staff. All children make good progress. n Children develop a love of stories, songs and rhymes. Staff read stories and sing with all children. Babies look at board books and point to the pictures. Toddlers sing the songs they learn with their friends. Older children listen to stories in small groups. Pre-school children have a story of the week and develop a good understanding of the story structure. Children act out and retell the stories they know.

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25 January 2024 n Staff introduce children to mathematical language and concepts. They plan activities to help children learn about size and shape. Staff support children to count objects. Children learn how to use weighing scales. Staff introduce mathematical language, such as 'light', 'heavy' and 'equal'. Children use mathematical language in their play. For instance, they confidently use number to count how many children are at the water tray. n Overall, staff teach children how to keep themselves safe. For example, they tell children not to speak with food in their mouths in case they choke. However, staff do not consistently support children to understand further how to keep themselves safe. For example, they do not always help children to understand how to keep themselves safe online or explain to children why they should not tip over chairs, and they instead remove the chair with no explanation.

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need to do better?

n Parents speak positively of the nursery. They comment that their children are very happy. Staff keep parents well informed about their child's day. They share information on the online app. Staff build positive relationships with parents. They share ways they can support their children's learning and development at home. n The nursery has gone through some recent staff changes. The new management team has worked swiftly to identify the strengths and areas of development at the nursery. It has plans in place to continue the improvements it has already implemented.

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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 use all opportunities to teach children about how they can keep themselves safe, including how to keep themselves safe online.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2501163 Local authority Doncaster Inspection number 10326810 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 111 Number of children on roll 86 Name of registered person Racing Start Preschool Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01302 802220 Date of previous inspection 24 August 2021

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Information about this early years setting

Racing Start Pre-School & Nursery registered in 2018 and is located in Doncaster. There are 16 members of childcare staff, of whom 11 staff hold early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including the manager who holds a qualification at level 6. The nursery opens all year round, from 7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays. It provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The inspector viewed the nursery 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 the curriculum and what they want children to learn. n The inspector spoke to children to find out about their time at the nursery. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation during a mathematics activity. n The inspector spoke with the manager and nominated individual about the leadership and management of the nursery. n The special educational needs and disabilities coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning.

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n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspector. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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