Precious Moments Childcare (Darwen) ltd.

Inspection of Precious Moments Childcare (Darwen) ltd. Precious Moments Childcare Ltd, Primrose House, Primrose Street, Darwen BB3 2DE

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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

Staff create a nurturing, home-from-home environment. They gain information from parents about children's care and learning needs on entry to the nursery. This enables staff to develop strong attachments with children, which has a positive impact on children's well-being and emotional development. Children build warm, trusting relationships and feel happy and secure in staff's care. They are eager to start their day as they are warmly welcomed by staff.

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The provision is good

The manager has an ambitious vision to provide high-quality inclusive care and education to all children. She uses additional funding well. She provides a curriculum that is designed to give all children the knowledge and skills they need to succeed. This includes children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and those learning English as an additional language.

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The provision is good

Staff complete regular observations of children. They use these to promptly identify any gaps in children's learning and seek early professional help, when needed. This consistent approach to supporting and assessing children's learning, ensures that those children are catching up quickly.

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The provision is good

Staff skilfully support children to understand boundaries and to develop an awareness and respect for their peers. Children behave well. For instance, staff allow children time to try and resolve conflicts and take turns on their own. Children demonstrate that they are starting to understand this as they take turns independently on an interactive whiteboard.

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need to do better?

n Staff support children's communication and language well. For example, they use good questioning skills as children play, to engage them in conversations. Staff support children to learn new vocabulary. They introduce new words and their meaning. For example crabs, pincers and claws. However, during some activities in the preschool room the noise level makes it hard for children to hear and concentrate. n Children have a range of opportunities to develop independence skills. For example, children pour their drinks and are given knives at lunch, so they learn how to use a knife to cut food and push food onto their fork. However, children are not supported to wipe their noses with tissues. Children use their sleeves or hands. This impacts on their ability to develop strong self-help skills, ready for their future move to school. n Children have opportunities to develop their physical skills. Preschool and toddler

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need to do better?

children have regular access to the outdoor space and use this to run, climb, kick balls and use ride-along toys. They manage their coordination as they climb

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28 June 2024 up and down equipment and navigate around obstacles as they run. However, opportunities for babies to access the outdoor space is limited. It is not organised well. Babies that prefer to learn outdoors are not always supported to do so. This results in babies losing interest and getting frustrated to go outdoors. They do not stay engaged in their learning. n The manager is passionate about providing high-quality care and education and has high expectations for all children. Staff are supported well in their roles by the leadership team through effective supervisions. They are encouraged to develop their knowledge and skills through regular training. Recent training has focused on developing children's attention skills. This has led to staff making resources to support children to engage in activities for extended periods of time. n The staff team have developed close relationships with parents and support

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children and their families well. Parents speak highly of the nursery and their children's keyperson. They say that they are very supportive and help them to understand how they can extend their children's learning at home. n Staff are good role models and have consistent expectations of children's behaviour. Children behave well and enjoy the company of others. They play cooperatively and demonstrate a positive attitude to learning. They listen intently and respond well to adults. Childrens behaviour is good. n The keyperson system is securely in place. Staff have a good knowledge of their individual key children, including their development, care needs and what makes them unique. Staff are attentive to children's needs and recognise when they need additional emotional support, for example when younger children become tired and need a cuddle.

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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 help staff to consider the impact of noise levels on children's learning, to better support children's concentration skills n improve consistency in how children are supported to develop independence and self-help skills n review how access to outdoor play is planned and organised for babies.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2732681 Local authority Blackburn with Darwen Inspection number 10354680 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 55 Number of children on roll 74

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Name of registered person

Precious Moments Childcare (Darwen) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01254 957104 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Precious Moments Childcare (Darwen) Ltd, registered in 2023. The setting employs 16 members of childcare staff. Of these, 10 staff hold an early years qualification at levels 2 to 6. The setting operates Monday to Friday, from 7am to 6pm, all year round, apart from Bank Holidays and one week at Christmas.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the coronavirus pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the setting and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The inspector observed the interactions between the staff and children during activities and assessed the impact these have on children's learning. n The manager, deputy manager and the inspector completed a learning walk and discussed how the nursery deliver their curriculum. n Joint observations were completed by the inspector and the deputy manager. n The inspector spoke to staff, children and a number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector sampled documentation, including suitability checks of staff and first-aid certificates.

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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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