Everbloom Childcare @Shadsworth Business Park

Inspection of Evolution Childcare @ Shadsworth Business Park Sovereign House, Lions Drive, Shadsworth Business Park, Blackburn BB1 2QS

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Children, including those with special education needs and/or disabilities (SEND), benefit from a rich curriculum. Staff provide a wide range of new and exciting experiences that broaden children's understanding of the world. For example, they learn how guide dogs help people, and they have opportunities to visit farms, nature reserves and libraries. These experiences are used effectively by staff to promote children's knowledge and skills across all aspects of their learning.

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The provision is good

Staff get to know children and their families well. They forge positive, nurturing relationships with the children they care for. This helps children to settle quickly when that start at nursery and supports them to feel safe and secure. Children are confident to approach staff when they are anxious or need help. They consistently receive a warm response from staff, who take time to comfort children and provide reassurance and cuddles.

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The provision is good

The embedded routines that are in place support children to understand the expectations of the nursery. Children demonstrate that they understand these expectations as they promptly respond to staff's instructions. Staff help children to learn about their own feelings and those of others. They read a story about how to fill people's happiness buckets. Following this, children compliment their friends to try to make them feel happy. Children behave well and are beginning to understand how their actions impact on the feelings of others.

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need to do better?

n The dedicated manager strives to continually improve the quality of the care and education that the nursery provides. She accurately identifies the strengths of the nursery and areas for development. The manager is proactive in targeting professional development opportunities for staff in these areas. Staff value the support that they receive from leaders through supervisions and coaching. This helps staff to improve their knowledge and expertise over time. n Staff support children to develop a love of reading and of rhyme. Children gather round as they see staff reading stories. They join in and enjoy exploring books independently after they have been read. Staff and children frequently sing a wide range of songs and rhymes. Children are keen to join in with the words and actions. These experiences support children to develop their language and early literacy skills. n Staff plan a broad range of activities that link to children's interests and promote

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need to do better?

their learning across all aspects of their development. Children make good progress from their starting points. However, at times, staff are not clear about children's precise next steps in learning. They do not always use their interactions with children to specifically promote the targeted next steps for

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need to do better?

23 May 2024 children, including those with SEND. The curriculum is not always delivered as leaders intend. n Parent partnerships are a strength of this nursery. Leaders and staff gather information from parents about children's development and interests. Staff provide parents with information and advice to support them in extending children's learning at home. This helps to promote continuity between home and nursery. n Children's health and well-being are prioritised. Staff provide children with home- cooked, nutritious food at mealtimes and healthy snacks. Children learn how to look after their teeth through regular visits from the local dentist. Staff encourage children to be active outside as they run at speed up and jump as high as they can into muddy puddles. Children look forward to taking part in weekly dance classes and swimming lessons organised by the nursery. Children are developing their understanding of how to keep themselves healthy.

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need to do better?

n Staff support children to develop positive attitudes to learning. They help children to build their resilience. For example, as children attempt to stack tyres in the outdoor area, staff praise them for not giving up when it becomes difficult. However, at key transitions such as mealtimes, staff do not always ensure that children are consistently engaged in purposeful learning. Some children spend long periods of time waiting while the food is being prepared. This causes some children to become unsettled. At these times, staff do not always act quickly to engage children.

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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 staff to understand children's precise next steps in learning so that they are able to consistently deliver the intended curriculum n improve the organisation of transition times so that children are consistently engaged in purposeful learning experiences.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY500311 Local authority Blackburn with Darwen Inspection number 10341220 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 64 Number of children on roll 84 Name of registered person Little Achievers Childcare Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01254 691787 Date of previous inspection 4 July 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Evolution Childcare @ Shadsworth Business Park registered in 2016. The nursery is managed by Little Achievers Childcare Ltd and employs 17 members of childcare staff. Of these, 11 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above, including one with early years teacher status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, from 7am until 6pm, 51 weeks a year. 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 inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n Children communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked 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 Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the

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suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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