Little Oaks Day Nursery Penn

Inspection of Little Oaks Day Nursery Penn Little Oaks Day Nursery, 1 Woodfield Avenue, Wolverhampton WV4 4AG

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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 Inadequate

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The provision is good

Staff warmly welcome children into this bright and friendly nursery. They get to know each child well and forge strong and caring relationships with them. As a result, children are happy, settle quickly and demonstrate that they feel safe and secure in their environment. Staff understand and recognise that each child is unique, and they respond appropriately to their individual needs. For example, they know that the two pre-school rooms are very different and that less confident children thrive in the quieter room.

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The provision is good

Staff provide children with a range of interesting activities and resources to promote their curiosity and motivate them to learn. As a result, children concentrate for periods of time at their chosen activity and are keen to try new experiences. Staff recognise any gaps in children's learning and development and swiftly put in place additional intervention if needed. As a result, all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress from their individual starting points.

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The provision is good

Staff are positive role models. They have high expectations for children's behaviour. Children learn to share, take turns, and respect others. Strategies and support are put in place for children who struggle to regulate their behaviour, to enable them to manage their feelings in a safe environment.

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need to do better?

n Significant changes have been implemented since the last inspection. The newly appointed manager has introduced initiatives, such as regular supervision meetings and individual action plans, to help staff to develop their practice. Staff are eager to share the changes they have made. They say that leaders and the manager are very supportive and value their ideas. As a result, their confidence has grown. n Leaders and the manager monitor staff practice and provide ideas to help them improve. Staff have attended copious amounts of training to support their professional development. Leaders and the manager ask questions to consolidate staff's learning, and encourage them to share what they have learned with others. That said, there is scope to monitor the impact of the changes even further, to ensure that they are fully embedded into practice, so that the quality continues to be raised even more. n Leaders and the manager have an extremely good understanding of what they

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expect children to learn at each stage of their development. They share this knowledge with staff. They check staff's understanding of the curriculum and how they implement it for the children. Staff recognise the intent of the activities they have planned and know which children's next steps they meet.

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29 January 2024 n Children thoroughly enjoy the activities on offer. Younger children enthusiastically hunt for animals in the sand that staff have innovatively put in a suitcase with pictures of the sea, so it resembles a beach. Older children work together as they make a zoo for the animals and transport them in trucks. Babies listen to the story of 'Dear Zoo'. They reach to lift the flaps in the book to reveal the animals, copy staff as they make the noise of the animal and wave goodbye as the animal goes back to the zoo. n All children are beginning to learn mathematical concepts. Younger children count five little ducks as they sing the corresponding song. Older children compare sizes as they build towers with cylindrical blocks. They compare which is the tallest and which is the shortest. They follow shape patterns on a card and can match the correct colour and shape. Some children are beginning to

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need to do better?

recognise two- and three-dimensional shapes as they draw a house on paper and then construct it using a box. n Children develop their imaginations. They play in the role-play areas, where they dress up and pretend to rock and feed their babies or work on the construction site. Children enjoy messy activities. They relish using paints to create pictures. However, sometimes the organisation of activities does not fully enable all children to make the very best of their learning opportunities. For example, when children paint at an easel, the size of the paper is too small. Consequently, children paint the easel, which is then wiped clean, and they have no record of what they have painted. n The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) and the nursery area SENCo are extremely knowledgeable. They work closely with other professionals to ensure that children with SEND and their parents receive the support they need.

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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 monitor the recent changes to ensure that they are wholly embedded into practice, so that quality continues to improve n organise activities, so that they fully support children's learning and help them to make even better progress.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2711432 Local authority Wolverhampton Inspection number 10313166 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 95 Number of children on roll 81 Name of registered person GLM Early Years Penn Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01902 334864 Date of previous inspection 5 September 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Little Oaks Day Nursery Penn registered in 2023. The nursery employs 17 members of childcare staff, all of whom hold early years qualifications at level 2 or level 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery 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 nominated individual, the manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. 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 observed the interactions between staff and children. n The inspector carried out joint observations of a group activity with the manager. n The inspector spoke to children, staff and parents during the inspection and took account of their views. 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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