Joeys At Milnthorpe Family Centre

Inspection of Joeys At Milnthorpe Family Centre Firs Road, Milnthorpe LA7 7QF

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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

Staff promote children's sense of belonging and their security as they display photographs of children's families and children's artwork. Children understand the routines of the day. They behave well and are polite, responding to staff's instructions and expectations. Where frustrations emerge, staff step in swiftly to help children to resolve their differences. Children happily lead their own play and staff are close by to engage them in interesting discussions. Children are offered choice and often choose to join group activities with their friends.

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The provision is good

Staff support children to learn about their community as they visit the local library and make juice with fruit which is grown locally. Staff promote healthy lifestyles as they introduce children to new fruits and encourage them to try the savoury muffins they have made together, for instance. Children develop strength and stamina as they climb and explore in their outdoor area. Staff encourage a range of physical skills, sequencing them appropriately as children develop the movements and muscles they will need as they learn to write. Staff help children to develop the skills that they will need as they move on to pre-school and school.

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need to do better?

n Staff's teaching generally promotes children's learning well. Staff plan around children's interests which means that children are engaged and enjoy their play. Although children make good progress towards the next stage of their education, some group activities are not precisely focused on the areas that staff want children to develop. n The provider sources training to enhance staff's skills and knowledge. Staff feel well supported in their roles and are keen to contribute to the development of the provision. Staff are dedicated to their roles and their mixture of experience and enthusiasm benefits children's learning greatly. This helps children to make good progress in their learning. n Staff consider babies' learning and development very well. Babies are gently supported by calm, skilled staff who understand their needs and interests. For instance, staff adapt plans for babies to move up to the toddler room depending

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need to do better?

on their individual abilities. Babies are settled and form strong attachments with staff, helping their confidence and personalities to blossom. n Staff promote children's language skills well as they read and sing key stories, songs and poems with them. Staff have begun to incorporate signing into their singing and narration. Although this has been implemented recently, children's communication skills are progressing more rapidly as a result. n Staff help children to learn about different family dynamics and about how they are each unique. They also look at video clips of how people live in other countries. Staff teach children to be thoughtful of others by donating to food

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need to do better?

17 July 2024 banks and visiting local care homes, for example. Children begin to understand about our diverse world. n Effective monitoring and assessment procedures help staff to identify gaps in children's learning and development. Strategies are implemented to help individual children to catch up and to support groups of children in certain areas. For instance, staff teach children breathing techniques to help them to regulate their emotions. This helps children to make good progress across the curriculum. n Staff work closely with a variety of outside agencies to ensure that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities have appropriate support. Additional funding is spent thoughtfully. For instance, some children benefit from individual support. Staff offer parents targeted support to ensure that their children receive consistent care. Consequently, all children make good progress from their

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need to do better?

starting points. n Partnerships with parents are well developed. Staff involve parents in their children's regular focus weeks and give them lots of ideas of how they can promote their children's learning at home. Parents feel involved in their children's learning and praise staff for boosting their children's confidence. Strong relationships support the consistency of children's care and experiences

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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 ways to focus teaching on children's next steps with more precision to continually build on the quality of education.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY536987 Local authority Westmorland and Furness Inspection number 10350885 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 72 Number of children on roll 67 Name of registered person Milnthorpe Family Centre

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reference number

Telephone number 015395 64090 Date of previous inspection 10 September 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Joeys At Milnthorpe Family Centre registered in 2016 and is located in Milnthorpe, Cumbria. The nursery is open Monday to Friday from 7.45am to 6pm, 51 weeks of the year. The nursery also runs before- and after-school club and holiday club sessions within these times. The nursery employs 22 members of childcare staff. The manager holds a relevant qualification at level 5 and three members of staff hold a relevant level 6 qualification. 14 members of staff are qualified to level 3, and two to level 2. 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 completed a learning walk of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum with staff, taking account of their views. n Children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n Staff spoke to the inspector about how they support vulnerable children and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. n The inspector observed interactions between staff and children and discussed how the curriculum has had an impact on children's learning. n The inspector spoke to several parents and carers during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector 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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