Crigglestone Day Care

Inspection of Crigglestone Day Care The Standbridge Centre, Standbridge Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF2 7NP

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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 eager to enter the nursery and explore the activities. Staff prioritise children's happiness and safety. They ensure that the environment is safe and secure for all children. Staff are nurturing and kind, which helps children to build strong relationships with them. Children show they feel safe and relaxed as they snuggle closely up to staff to read books.

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The provision is good

Leaders plan a curriculum that is ambitious for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This helps all children to make progress and be ready for the next educational stage.

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The provision is good

Staff maintain high expectations of all children's behaviour. The majority understand the rules and enjoy playing with other children. A few children need additional support, for example, to resolve minor disagreements or to wait their turn. In such instances, staff quickly and sensitively help children. This supports them to develop their social skills and start to understand emotions.

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The provision is good

Parents of older children no longer enter the setting as they did pre-pandemic. Instead, they have daily chats with staff at the door and via an online app.

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need to do better?

n Children develop small muscles in their hands as they complete inset puzzles and threading activities and draw pictures and build models. Additionally, they develop large muscles as they run, splash in puddles, climb the slide and dance to music. These activities help children to develop their balance, strength and coordination. n Leaders are aware of the strengths and areas for improvement within the nursery. For instance, they have prioritised mathematics and developing children's speaking and listening for staff training and development. Staff engage children in counting and shape recognition activities. Older children count how many children are at nursery as they register their attendance. Leaders use additional funding well to support children's learning. For example, they purchase numbered beanbags to support children to recognise numbers. n Staff are extremely effective at teaching babies and younger children new

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words. They share books and use puppets to act out stories with children. This enhances their speaking skills, including children learning English. However, staff do not consistently plan opportunities to teach older children ambitious words and enhance their play through talk. Leaders are supporting staff to develop their talk so that it is of the highest quality across the setting. n Children develop independence skills through well-planned routines. For example, babies learn to feed themselves using a fork. Older children scrape

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20 March 2024 their plates and pour their own drinks at lunchtime. They independently put their coats on and learn to fasten them. These experiences help children to gradually become more independent as they move through the nursery, preparing them for school. n Staff provide home-cooked nutritious meals for children, catering for those with food allergies. Staff ensure that portion sizes are appropriate for children. Older children help to prepare snack, cutting fruit carefully under close supervision of staff. Children learn about good dental hygiene and brush their teeth daily at the nursery. These experiences help children to learn about making healthy choices. n Leaders work well with others. For example, they seek support and advice from health visitors and the area special educational needs and disabilities coordinator (SENDCo). This ensures that they gain the information required to meet the needs of all children and to support their families.

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n Parent partnerships are strong. Parents speak highly of the nursery. For example, they state how impressed they are at children's memory of Ramadan, which they learned about in the nursery. Feedback from parents and staff aids self-evaluation and improvement planning. n Parents actively share their child's learning as they start the nursery. Regular assessments shared via an online app, which was introduced by leaders to ease staff's workload, foster continuous communication. Moreover, parents receive guidance on supporting children's learning at home. For example, they take home bedtime books for babies, which enhances parental involvement in their child's learning. n Overall, staff provide a wide range of experiences, such as music, growing plants and going for walks. However, chances to use technology and to educate children and families about online safety are overlooked.

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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 plan more effectively to support older children's communication skills to maximise their learning n help older children to develop an understanding of online safety.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY496593 Local authority Wakefield Inspection number 10308569 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 44 Number of children on roll 079 Name of registered person Crigglestone Day Care Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01924 242262 Date of previous inspection 28 March 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Crigglestone Day Care registered in 2016. The nursery employs 21 members of childcare staff. Of these, 16 hold appropriate early years qualifications, 12 hold level 3 qualifications, one holds level 4 qualification, three hold level 6 qualifications and two hold early years professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and the week between Christmas and New Year. Sessions are from 7.45am to 6pm. 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 the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years foundation stage curriculum. n Children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The area SENDCo spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability

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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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