N Family Midlands Ltd

Inspection of N Family Midlands Ltd The Bradshaws, Holyhead Road, Codsall, Wolverhampton WV8 2HU

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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

The curriculum is designed to provide children with opportunities to revisit previous learning and build on their knowledge. This helps children to gain a secure foundation in their early education. For example, babies become familiar with the animal characters in a book that staff purposefully read to them over several occasions. Babies know which animal appears next in the story and retrieve the corresponding toy animal from the basket. Staff create anticipation and intrigue as they share a book with pre-school children. Children excitedly join in with the story and know key phrases, such as 'Abracadabra'.

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The provision is good

The manager ensures that children have access to a wide variety of learning experiences to broaden their knowledge and understanding. For example, children watch the recording of the night-time animal visitors to the garden and learn about their behaviours. They learn about people and facilities in the local community.

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The provision is good

Children have formed close bonds with the staff. Staff promote children's safety and emotional security throughout the day and especially at sleep times. Children enjoy the comfort and cuddles from the staff. They are relaxed and content as they settle of to sleep and awake happily. Staff have clear arrangements for the various routines of the day. Children know what staff expect from them and behave well.

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need to do better?

n Overall, self-evaluation is effective. The manager has a detailed list of actions she has identified to further improve. She consults with parents as part of this process. Recent improvements involved making changes to the daily routine to minimise disruption to children's play and learning. n Staff receive regular training and purposeful supervisions from the manager. She oversees the monitoring of teaching and the impact this has for children's learning. This is a large nursery and the manager delegates some of the monitoring of staff practice to middle managers. The deputy and room leaders have identified some aspects of staff practice to develop. However, their monitoring has not been fully effective in identifying where staff need further support to provide children with the highest quality of education. n Overall, staff are skilled in supporting children's communication and language development. They provide good language role models that is matched well to

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children's development. For example, staff working with babies and toddlers copy the sounds children make and use nappy changing times so children can see how they move their mouth to create different sounds. Staff use well- planned language interventions and signing to support children in the early stages of language development. Although there are no concerns about behaviour management, the toddler rooms and pre-school room are, at times,

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need to do better?

13 May 2024 very noisy. This makes it difficult for adults and children to hear what is being said to them. n Staff know the children very well. A 'buddy' key person system is in place so that there is always at least one adult available who knows each child well and can communicate verbally with parents at drop off or collection times. Staff have a secure understanding of child development and the manager's curriculum. They use this to plan the individual learning programmes for each child. This includes having specific focus on children's next steps in learning. n The provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is excellent. The SENCo thoroughly monitors children's progress. This includes the use of baseline assessments to ensure that they make timely referrals when children need support from outside agencies. Leaders show integrity to provide children and their families with additional support. A high

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need to do better?

staff to child ratio ensures that children's needs are met well. n The manager and staff have planned the outdoor learning environment to provide children with opportunities for risky play, to develop their understanding of the world and to use their critical thinking skills. Pre-school children show they are resourceful and have a 'can-do' attitude as they solve problems independently as they play outdoors. Children access equipment that offers a range of movement including balancing and swinging. n Staff are skilled in helping children to develop their emotional understanding. The manager has identified a progressive approach from babies to pre-school to help children develop their understanding of emotions and self-regulation. n Staff support children's health well and thorough arrangements are in place to minimise the spread of germs. Staff are attentive to children's physical needs and are diligent when they change nappies.

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need to do better?

n Parent partnerships are good. Parents and Grandparents highly praise the staff. They share how their children have progressed very well since starting. They appreciate the online and in-person feedback.

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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 support middle management further in their roles to monitor staff practice to ensure that children consistently receive high quality education n enhance the arrangements indoors for the toddlers and pre-school children to further support their communication skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2666437 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 10339489 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 126 Number of children on roll 181 Name of registered person N Family Midlands Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01902 842 847 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

N Family Midlands registered in January 2022. The nursery employs 33 members of childcare staff. Of these staff, 3 hold appropriate level 5 childcare qualifications with one at level 4, 19 at level 3 and 3 at level 2. It is open all year round, Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm. The nursery receives funding to provide free early years 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 inspectors discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The inspectors viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager joined the inspectors on a learning walk and talked to the inspectors about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n Children interacted with the inspectors during the inspection. n The inspectors talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspectors about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. n The inspectors observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

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n The inspectors carried out joint observations with the manager. n Parents and grandparents shared their views of the setting with the inspectors. n The inspectors looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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