YMCA Beginnings Day Care

Inspection of YMCA Beginnings Day Care Beginnings Day Care Ltd, Park Springs Road, GAINSBOROUGH, Lincolnshire DN21 1NY

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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

Children are excited to attend the setting and are warmly welcomed by happy staff, who are genuinely pleased to see them. Children leave their parents with ease and enthusiastically settle at an activity of their choice. Staff remind children to sit down when using scissors, so they learn to keep themselves safe. Staff display children's drawings on the wall. Children show pride as they point their pictures out to visitors.

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The provision is good

Staff support children to be independent from an early age. They help younger children to learn to pour their own drinks. Staff hold the jug handle with them and count 'One, two, three' as they pour, so they learn when their cup has enough in. Staff encourage older children to label their bottles with their names. Consequently, children learn to recognise their names and their friends as they give them their bottles to drink from throughout the day.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. They encourage children to remember the 'Pre-school promises'. Children show their understanding as they say they need to use their listening ears to hear instructions from staff. Children learn how to work together and to be kind. Pre-school children confidently relay staff instructions as they say that if they want a turn with a toy, they need to ask their friends, get a timer and wait until it has run out.

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need to do better?

n The manager and staff understand child development and use this knowledge to implement a clear curriculum for all children. Staff set up the learning environments using children's interests, which supports children to engage for long periods of time and embed knowledge they have gained from staff. n The manager and staff build positive relationships with parents and carers and gather information from them when their children first start. The manager and staff use this information to tailor the support they provide for families. For example, they use additional funding to create parcels to send home with children to ensure families have equal access to food and toys. The setting extends its support in the local community. Staff work with other services to help families find suitable housing and access additional support. This gives children and families beyond those who use the setting improved outcomes.

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n Staff name the items babies reach for and describe the illustrations as they look at books and point to pictures. This helps babies learn new words. With toddlers, staff describe what they are doing, teach additional words and repeat what children say. While older children safely use knives to chop a variety of mushrooms, staff introduce new language and name the different types of mushrooms. Children are keen to use the new language, such as 'shitake'

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5 August 2024 mushrooms. Staff working with pre-school children use mealtimes to engage them in conversations. They encourage children to compare lunches and talk about different foods. Children learn about new foods, such as beetroot, and refer to these in conversations later in the day. n Staff provide children with a range of experiences that develop children's physical skills. Staff arrange low-level furniture, which enables babies to pull up to standing. They support their movements forwards and backwards on rocking toys so they develop core muscle strength. Staff support toddlers to learn how to use balance bicycles as they describe how they should use their legs to propel themselves forward. Toddlers follow these instructions before confidently pushing themselves around the garden. Staff build on this as they encourage pre-school children to ride bicycles without stabilisers. Staff give clear instructions on how to push off with one foot, move their feet around on the

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pedals and hold the handlebars. This supports children to gain the skills required to ride a bicycle independently. n Staff understand their roles and know how to meet babies' care needs well. They give them time to follow their interests and investigate the environment around them. However, staff are not always attuned to these moments to help build on babies skills and knowledge. As a result, babies are not experiencing the same high-quality interactions in comparison to their older peers.

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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 develop their interactions further so babies benefit from high- quality teaching experiences.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY395902 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 10337238 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 62 Number of children on roll 79 Name of registered person Lincolnshire Y.M.C.A Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01427 679806 Date of previous inspection 29 August 2018

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Information about this early years setting

YMCA Beginnings Day Care registered in 2009 and operates from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. The setting employs 17 members of childcare staff. Of these, 16 hold relevant early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The setting is open Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The setting 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 observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector viewed the setting 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 The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff. n The inspector carried out joint observations of group activities with the manager. n The inspector spoke to children to find out about their time at the setting. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection.

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n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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