Denehurst Day Nursery

Inspection of Denehurst Day Nursery 2a Haymans Green, West Derby, LIVERPOOL L12 7JG

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision is outstanding

Children are welcomed each day by the friendly and caring staff. Nursery leaders are passionate in their commitment to providing children with the best care and education possible. Leaders, alongside staff, plan a rich and exciting curriculum that motivates all children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff enable children to become fully immersed in their play and develop a deep level of concentration, which means that they get the most out of the learning opportunities available to them. Well-thought-out activities and experiences are cleverly located, which triggers children's curiosity. Children ask staff questions and show excitement at the discoveries they make. They are offered learning experiences that promote excellent imagination skills. For example, children pretend to make cookies while in the sand tray. They recite the recipe as they carefully mix the batter, adding their ingredients together. They become fully

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The provision is outstanding

Children have exceptional opportunities to access a range of cultural capital experiences. Staff carefully consider the individual children and build on this to enhance their experiences for all. For example, the children have access to language sessions with 'Spanish Pete'. Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour and are superb role models. Children are confident communicators. For example, they confidently engage in conversations with visitors and proudly show them around the setting. A culture of respect is developed through the way staff and children speak to one another.

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n The exemplary manager and her team demonstrate complete dedication to providing the highest-quality care and education for all children. Managers are highly reflective and evaluate all aspects of practice and the environment to provide children with a safe and exciting space to learn. Staff feel valued and respected in the work they do. Managers place the upmost importance on ensuring the well-being of all. All staff receive excellent support, advice and training. Staff comment on how much they love working in the nursery and the relationships they make with the children and their families. They take pleasure in the opportunities available to develop their teaching further. n Managers support staff to develop strong key-person systems that support children extremely well. Staff complete accurate assessments of children's learning. They use knowledge of their key children to carefully plan for what

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children need to learn next. Staff offer an appropriately challenging and ambitious curriculum for all children, including children with SEND. The manager is also the trained special educational needs coordinator (SENCo), who works closely with staff and delivers high-quality interventions for children with SEND.

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31 May 2024 As a result, all children make significant progress in their learning. This prepares them for the next stages in learning. n The curriculum for communication and language is a real strength of the nursery. Interactions between staff and children are very respectful and responsive. Staff provide outstanding support for children's learning by providing clear instructions and modelling new skills. Children's understanding is further supported as staff routinely use Makaton and visual aids to help embed their learning. Staff practice is of a consistently high standard. n The manager leads a highly professional staff team. Staff engage positively in opportunities for training and development. For example, recent training on sensory processing and communication has led to staff self-evaluating and looking in detail at their environments and interactions with children. As a result, they have improved how they communicate with children. Staff in each room

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have an excellent understanding of how to plan for the skills and knowledge they want children to learn. This helps prepare children extremely well for their next stages of learning. n There is a very strong focus on early literacy. Staff help to instil a love of books and storytelling for children at all stages of their development. They use books as starting points for activities and include them in all spaces that children use. For example, staff bring the story 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt' alive as the children are 'squelching' through the 'thick oozy' mud in the garden. This introduces children to new words while while helping their physical development. n The SENCo and staff create highly effective partnerships with parents, recognising that they are important in helping them support children's learning successfully. Parents comment on how they feel valued as part of their children's learning through support from the 'phenomenal' team.

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n Staff support children to develop their self-confidence and self-esteem through meaningful learning experiences. Children's behaviour is exemplary. Staff help children learn the impact of their actions on others. Children respect their peers and staff. The staff use children's interests to help keep them fully engaged and focused throughout the day. As a result, children are motivated and eager to join in with and lead their learning. n Staff offer children rich experiences and support them to develop an understanding of the communities they live in. Children develop a positive attitude to the importance of good oral hygiene through planned visits to the local dentist. They also learn simple words in Spanish through regular visits from a teacher. This contributes to children's understanding that some people use different languages.

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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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Setting details

Unique reference number EY338827 Local authority Liverpool Inspection number 10335832 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 46 Number of children on roll 46 Name of registered person Denehurst Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01514741133 Date of previous inspection 28 June 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Denehurst Day Nursery registered in 2006. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff, including the manager. Of these, eight hold appropriate early years qualifications between level 2 and level 6. The nursery opens from 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 The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together and discussed the curriculum and what it is that the team wants the children to learn. n The inspector spoke with the staff team and children at the inspection. 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 Parents spoke with the inspector and some shared their views on the setting in writing. n The inspector spoke with the manager about the leadership and management of the setting.

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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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