Paskals Day Nursery Limited

Inspection of Paskals Day Nursery Limited 6 Farnley Road, Balby, Doncaster DN4 8TS

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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

All children are supported to make progress. Staff interactions are positive and respectful. Children eagerly participate in an interesting range of hands-on learning experiences, which are planned around their individual needs and interests. The special educational needs coordinator is extremely skilled at supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Targeted interventions are identified and implemented skilfully, supporting achievement gaps to narrow. For example, objects of reference, visual props and pictures enable nonverbal children to have a voice so that they can make their needs known. It also enables staff to identify children's abilities and levels of understanding so that they can plan further quality interactions to support each child.

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The provision is good

Staff implement the nursery curriculum well, helping children to develop a broad range of skills and knowledge over time. Through staff's ongoing observations and monitoring of children's progress, they have identified a need to focus on supporting children's listening and attention skills. Children's good behaviour is encouraged and their safety maintained through the introduction of clear routines, boundaries and expectations. Staff help children to learn new words, extending their vocabulary. For example, when exploring pasta, staff pick a handful up and squash it. They advise the babies that this makes a 'crunchy' sound. When staff come across more complex words in stories, they ask children about these. For example, staff ask older children if they know what 'furious' means. Children confirm that it means 'angry'.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and managers review staff's practice, ensuring they understand their roles and responsibilities to promote the welfare of children. Following a recent safeguarding concern, managers established they had not correctly followed relevant procedures. They have taken their own action to update their safeguarding knowledge and implement further risk assessments and supervision of children procedures. This all contributes to ensuring children remain protected from potential harm. n Staff strongly encourage all children to develop their independence. Babies learn to use cutlery to feed themselves. Staff plan activities to help children to develop these skills as babies use tools to scoop, aiding their hand-eye coordination. Babies progress from drinking out of lidded beakers to glasses. Older children are able to serve their own meals. Most older children can put their own coats on and staff help them to learn how to zip these up.

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need to do better?

n Staff plan daily group singing, story and 'welcome time' activities to promote children's communication, sitting and listening skills. However, these are not always organised effectively to ensure all children remain actively engaged. For

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14 May 2024 example, the younger children in each room, and children with SEND, quickly lose focus when stories are read. This is sometimes because the story is too long or there is a lack of resources used to maintain their full interest. n Children's good health is promoted. Babies learn to wash their hands and wipe their own faces when capable. Older children are encouraged to learn independence in their self-care skills. Accessible resources and planned activities help all children to learn about developing good oral health. n Activities are planned around chosen storybooks to enhance children's learning. For example, after listening to the story of 'Jack and the Beanstalk', children explore their creativity as they paint and stick their own beanstalks. On another table, staff encourage children to copy reoccurring patterns using different- coloured beans. The play dough table has been set up to encourage children to

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need to do better?

make different-sized beanstalks and then order them in size. However, not all staff are confident to support children's learning effectively in this area. n Parents feel well informed about their children's ongoing care and learning. They confirm that staff provide them with ideas for how they can continue to support their children's learning at home. For children who have specific dietary or healthcare needs, parents feel reassured by the information obtained that these will be met. n Children consider how to solve problems when trying to balance a plank of wood between two logs. They work out that if they move the logs closer together the plank of wood will balance on top of them. Staff praise the children for continuing to try until they solved the problem. n Children develop close bonds and attachments to the caring staff team. Staff are respectful, asking and explaining to children before completing nappy changes.

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need to do better?

They ensure clear routines and boundaries are in place, which helps children to become familiar with expectations for their behaviour.

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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 consider children's varying abilities when planning large-group activities, including story times, so that all children benefit fully from the learning provided n help all staff to develop confidence in their abilities to implement planned activities that support children's awareness of size.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY540002 Local authority Doncaster Inspection number 10348423 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 25 Number of children on roll 49 Name of registered person Paskals Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01302 859120 Date of previous inspection 13 November 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Paskals Day Nursery registered in 2016 and is located in Doncaster. The nursery employs nine members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 above. The nursery opens 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 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 We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children spoke to/communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation during a planned activity. 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.

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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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