YMCA @ City Gateway Day Nursery

Inspection of YMCA @ City Gateway Day Nursery YMCA, Tramway Drive, Wolverhampton WV2 1BJ

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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 arrive at the nursery eager to greet their friends and start their day. Staff are very attentive. They offer comfort and reassurance to new children, who settle quickly. Babies are happy, settled and content. Staff provide plenty of praise and encouragement. Consequently, children have high levels of self-esteem. Children behave well. They show kindness towards each other. Children are keen to draw others into their play. For example, they allocate roles to each other during imaginative play. Children are provided with healthy meals and snacks throughout the day. They have plenty of opportunities to be physically active outdoors in the fresh air.

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The provision is good

Children and babies develop a love of books. They listen intently to stories that staff read to them. Two-year-old children learn repetitive phrases and pre-school children predict what happens next. Children select books independently and share them with their friends. Staff support children to develop high levels of independence and 'can-do' attitudes. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those children who speak English as an additional language, make good progress from their starting points. Children demonstrate a positive attitude towards learning.

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need to do better?

n The manager has devised a well-sequenced curriculum based on the seven areas of learning, with an emphasis on communication and language, physical development and social skills. Staff implement this effectively throughout the nursery. n The manager and staff have high expectations of all children. Staff know the children well. They know what children need to learn next and their current interests. Staff provide an environment that is well organised with a wide variety of exciting and interesting activities and resources. The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) works closely with other professionals to help children with SEND to make the progress they are capable of. n The manager monitors children's progress. Where children need additional help, she ensures that they are provided with tailored support, including one-to-one sessions where needed. The manager deploys staff well to meet the different

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needs of the children attending. n Staff take every opportunity to develop children's communication and language skills. They provide narrative as children play. Staff sing songs with babies. Staff use their good questioning skills to encourage older children to discuss stories, predict endings and to voice their ideas and opinions. However, at times in the toddler room, children are distracted from listening to and concentrating on adult-led activities due to other activities taking place in the same vicinity.

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10 April 2024 n Children's physical development is supported well. Outdoors, children enjoy high-energy play. They climb, balance and ride on wheeled toys. Indoors, children build obstacle courses. Staff encourage children to try again and again until they successfully complete the course. Children enjoy the praise they receive for their efforts and achievements and are delighted when they eventually succeed. Staff encourage children to manipulate dough using simple tools. This helps to enhance children's small-muscle skills. However, in the toddler room, staff do not always notice when quieter, less confident children need support to join in activities. Consequently, these children do not always have the opportunity to share their opinions and views or fully participate. n Staff support children's mathematical development. Throughout the nursery, children learn to count, compare size and recognise shape and number. Staff

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skilfully adapt activities to take account of the age and abilities of the children taking part. For example, during role play, staff introduce simple fractions as children cut fruit and vegetables into halves and quarters. n The manager supervises staff performance regularly and provides a focused programme of training which is linked to the current learning and development needs of the children. The well-being of staff is very important to the management team, and staff report they feel well supported. n Staff manage behaviour effectively. They help children to learn to share and take turns from an early age. Children behave well. They are kind and considerate towards each other. Children are polite. n The manager prioritises the safety of the children. She ensures that ratios of staff to children are maintained as required. Recruitment procedures are robust to ensure that staff working with children are deemed suitable to do so.

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need to do better?

n Parents say that their children enjoy their time in the nursery. They comment on the good progress their children make, particularly in their language development and social skills.

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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 improve children's opportunities to listen and concentrate without distraction during adult-led activities n focus more sharply on improving staff teaching skills, to ensure that quieter, less confident children have the opportunity to participate fully in activities and share their views and their opinions, in particular in the toddler room.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2656128 Local authority Wolverhampton Inspection number 10332925 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 115 Number of children on roll 147 Name of registered person YMCA Wolverhampton

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reference number

Telephone number 01902 371581 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

YMCA @ City Gateway Day Nursery registered in 2021 and is located in Wolverhampton. The nursery employs 15 members of childcare staff. Of these, eight hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or level 3. The nursery operates between 8am and 6pm, all year round, except for bank holidays and over the Christmas period. 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 nursery 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. The inspector carried out a joint observation of activities with the manager. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. Children told the inspector about their friends and what they like to do when they are at nursery. n The SENCo 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. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspector.

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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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