Cherry Tree Children's Day Nursery

Inspection of Cherry Tree Children's Day Nursery 86 Main Street, Menston, ILKLEY, West Yorkshire LS29 6HS

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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 make song and rhyme time engaging for babies. They use props and instruments that babies enjoy holding and playing with. Babies independently say and repeat single words. When responding, staff expand on what has been said. For example, when a baby says 'fish', staff say, 'green fish'. Staff provide comfortable areas for toddlers to share books. Toddlers repeat words and phrases from familiar stories, such as 'squash' and 'squeeze'. They ask questions about the book, make comments and share their own ideas. Toddlers link five words or more together when speaking with staff. Pre-school children ask questions of staff to find out more information. For example, following their spontaneous interest in birds, pre-school children ask why birds may use pieces of wool to make their nest. Children demonstrate their positive attitude to learning through their curiosity, concentration and enjoyment. Children's learning is built sequentially. The

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The provision is good

curriculum is planned to ensure that children practise and embed each step of learning throughout the nursery. Children are well prepared for their move on to school.

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The provision is good

Staff place a great emphasis on helping children to learn how to manage their own emotions. Children behave well. They are happy and safe in the care of warm and friendly staff.

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need to do better?

n Since the last inspection, the provider and manager have worked hard to improve practice. Daily checks have been implemented to ensure the nursery is safe for all children and adults. Staff have a good awareness of emergency evacuation procedures. Good arrangements for recruitment and supervision of staff, including the manager, are in place. However, systems to evaluate the teaching of the curriculum are not yet fully embedded to help ensure a consistently high standard across the nursery. n Pre-school staff confidently follow children's spontaneous interests. For example, following pre-school children's interest in birds, they go outside and create a nest. Pre-school children work together to gather leaves and twigs. This learning is continued inside as children use creative materials to design a nest of their choice. Pre-school staff have a secure knowledge of the children they support to continue to build on the skills children already have in these unprompted

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need to do better?

situations. n Staff plan to enhance children's small- and large-muscle coordination and physical development. They place babies on their tummy to help them develop strength in their neck and arm muscles. Toddlers and pre-school children eat with cutlery and use scissors safely. They climb the steps of the slide outside and show the physical risks they are confident and able to take.

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need to do better?

30 April 2024 n Pre-school children eat their lunch in the dining area and serve their own food. They mirror learning that they will follow at school. Staff ensure all children are supervised at mealtimes. Children enjoy healthy snacks and home-cooked meals. n Parents report how they are happy with the care and learning afforded to their children. They say that staff provide good information about what their children are learning and how this can be supported at home. Parents say that they have seen good progress in their children's confidence and speech since being at the nursery. They particularly note the emotional literacy their children have to express their feelings. Parents also report the care their children show to other family members because of this learning. For example, they explain how they observed their child asking grandparents how they are feeling today. n Staff disseminate training that supports them and colleagues in their role. For

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need to do better?

example, staff share strategies to support and prevent babies who try to bite others. Staff now ensure that they say 'bye' to babies when they leave the room for a short period of time. This is to support their emotional security and well- being and to reassure them that they will be coming back. n Children enjoy group time activities, such as creative play and song time. However, staff do not always encourage quieter children to join in to extend their learning further. n The manager checks staff's well-being on a daily basis. She asks staff a safeguarding question to keep their knowledge fresh. The manager checks on a child's progress in each room and their next steps. This helps her to have an overview of all children's good progress.

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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 continue to monitor staff's practice to enhance the already good quality of teaching of the curriculum n support staff to provide high-quality interactions with quieter, less-confident children during group time activities to extend their learning further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY423234 Local authority Bradford Inspection number 10327896 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 55 Number of children on roll 43 Name of registered person Jonathan Roe and Kate Roe Partnership

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reference number

Telephone number 01943 878 100 Date of previous inspection 14 November 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Cherry Tree Children's Day Nursery registered in 2011. The nursery employs eleven members of childcare staff. Of these, seven hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above and four are unqualified. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round 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 manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector spoke to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. 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 viewed the nursery and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises.

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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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