Ladybird Heaton Norris

Inspection of Ladybird Heaton Norris All Saints C Of E School, Churchill Street, Stockport SK4 1ND

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is outstanding

The well-qualified managers and staff have an excellent understanding of how children learn. The impact of this is demonstrated when children greet staff, then quickly become deeply engaged in purposeful play and rich conversation. Staff know what each child is ready to learn next. This means that every interaction promotes children's rapid progress. Children concentrate hard to work out which upturned beaker is hiding the golden-egg rattle. Staff expertly model and encourage what children need to do to find it. The game is fun and the happy surprise is rewarding. It motivates children who are at an early stage of learning to talk. They make clear requests for 'more'. Staff's responsive repetition of the game helps children to learn that spoken words have meaning and power.

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The provision is outstanding

Staff embed and implement routines that demonstrate the team's strong professional knowledge and superb attention to detail. At circle time, children eagerly join in with the words and gestures that match visual symbols for 'good sitting, good looking' and 'good listening'. This promotes children's communication and literacy from an early stage of their development. The familiar routine tells children what will happen next and reminds them how they are expected to behave. It promotes children's self-control and sense of security.

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The provision is outstanding

Parents and carers feel very welcome at the pre-school. The team makes highly effective use of introductory home visits to begin forming warm, trusting relationships with families. Parents quote staff's reassurance that, 'there are no silly questions'. They say that the advice and training offered by the pre-school extends their understanding of how children learn. Parents feel even better equipped to continue children's learning at home.

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n Managers communicate their vision for children's care and education effectively. They check that everything that staff do 'starts with the child'. Children encounter staff who are dedicated to nurturing their unique talents and promoting their well-being. The provider's confident delegation of responsibility makes the provision a joint venture. Managers and staff say that they feel challenged and supported to move forward. n Managers ably use educational theory to underpin their practice. The curriculum is always under well-informed scrutiny and it continuously evolves. The manager completed training that enhanced her knowledge about children's physical development. She applied her learning and made precise, sustainable changes to the curriculum. Children now draw and paint at floor level more often. This promotes their shoulder strength and stability really effectively. n The team worked together to design a curriculum that reflects the provider's

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31 January 2024 ethos and promotes high-quality teaching. They looked at photos of activities and discussed which curriculum heading was the best fit. The 'master of maths' section shows children climbing onto something to make themselves 'taller'. Staff demonstrate their strong understanding that the photo also captures a moment when so much else was being learned. n The curriculum has children's communication and language development at its heart. Staff use a screening tool to check new children's speech and comprehension. This helps them to tailor their conversations accurately to each child's stage of development from the start. New staff learn a core number of frequently used signs. Everyone uses signs and visual prompts consistently across the day. This deepens children's understanding of words and events. n The provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is exceptional. The experienced pastoral manager coordinates a joined-

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up approach to promoting children's progress and welfare. Her sensitive support helps parents to play an active role in agreeing multi-agency action plans. Pre- school staff know the targets that children are trying to achieve. Children with SEND make rapid progress from their starting points. n Partnership with the school is extremely positive. Difficulties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic sparked some creative thinking that brought the two organisations even closer together. Staff from the pre-school now work part time in the school's nursery class. The friendly teamwork of this professional community promotes children's confidence and emotional well-being, particularly when they make the move to school. n Staff teach children to take risks safely. This promotes children's capacity to judge danger and to keep themselves safe as they grow. Staff help children to form habits that promote their good health. For example, they teach children

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how to fasten their coats and patiently give them time to complete the task independently. Children feel proud when they progress from needing lots of help, to doing it all by themselves. They demonstrate a high level of self-esteem and readiness to learn.

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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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Setting details

Unique reference number 2656507 Local authority Stockport Inspection number 10308760 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 16 Number of children on roll 22 Name of registered person Ladybird Childcare (Brinnington) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07904215402 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Ladybird Heaton Norris registered in 2021. It operates within All Saints C.E. Primary School in Stockport. The pre-school employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold qualifications at level 6, one holds a qualification at level 5 and three members of staff hold qualifications at level 3. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday, term time only. Sessions are from 8am until 4pm. The pre-school 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 pre-school 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 pre-school. n The inspector met with the provider, the pastoral manager and the pre-school manager as appropriate throughout the visit. n The pre-school manager and the inspector completed a learning walk of the pre- school. They conducted joint observations of practice. n The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection. n Parents and carers spoke with the inspector. The inspector met with representatives of partner organisations and read written feedback. She took account of everyone's views. n Examples of relevant documentation were sampled and reviewed by the inspector. She checked evidence of the suitability of staff working in the pre- school.

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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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