Educare Nursery & Out of School Club

Inspection of Educare Nursery & Out of School Club Badelynge Pond, Mill Lane, BEVERLEY, North Humberside HU17 9DH

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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 enjoy their time in the nursery. Child-led play is balanced with adult-led activities, where children learn to sit and listen for short periods. Children develop a love of reading. They look at books independently in the book shed. They learn how to hold them and turn the pages. Children talk to staff about the pictures and what they can see.

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The provision is good

Children's understanding of their community is extended during trips off the premises. They feed the ducks, visit the library, and test their physical skills using large equipment at the local park. Children begin to understand how their body works. Staff explain that they are made up of skin, bones, and blood. Children think about how blood flows through their veins, and how their heart is beating. Children demonstrate good understanding. They ask relevant questions and show curiosity about this subject.

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The provision is good

Children demonstrate positive behaviour. Staff help them to understand their feelings and they begin to manage their emotions. For example, children think about things that make them 'confused', 'scared' or 'calm'. Children enjoy a healthy diet. Embedded hygiene practises ensure that the personal needs of all children are met appropriately. Staff teach children from a young age to be independent in managing their personal care.

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need to do better?

n Leaders plan a coherent, sequenced curriculum based on children's interests and next steps. They identify the skills children need to attain before they move on to the next stage in their learning. However, leaders do not ensure the curriculum is implemented effectively throughout the nursery. As a result, not all children are supported to make the best possible progress in all areas of learning. n Babies demonstrate secure attachments to caring, nurturing staff. Babies nestle in their arms to have their bottle and fall asleep showing how they feel safe and secure. Babies have space to crawl and move around. Staff roll balls to them to encourage them to crawl and develop their hand to eye coordination. Babies pull themselves to a standing position using furniture, strengthening the muscles they need for walking. Staff sing nursery rhymes to them as they play to support their communication and language skills.

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need to do better?

n Overall, staff support children's communication and language skills well. They sing songs that encourage children to chatter, shout, and whisper. They introduce letter sounds. Toddlers develop listening skills when they follow instructions and copy actions. Older children initiate conversations and share their ideas. Staff help children who speak English as an additional language to

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need to do better?

10 September 2024 understand routines by using pictures and single words. However, they do not provide enough opportunities for children to develop and use their home languages in play and learning. n Staff provide good levels of support for children who have special education needs and/or disabilities. They promote their language development by singing, reading, and repeating sounds children make. Staff use facial expressions and physical gestures to help children communicate. They introduce sign language during daily routines, such as washing children's hands. Staff use objects of reference to support children's understanding of routines. n Leaders use additional funding effectively to enhance learning for children. They improved the outdoor area to give children better access. Leaders found that children accessed the equipment and used the outdoor areas more. Children learn to ride bicycles and use stepping stones to develop core strength and

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need to do better?

balance. Children in the preschool room have a book bag and take books home to read with their parents. n Children develop their mathematical knowledge during outdoor play. They talk about how many wheels their toys have. The youngest children begin to understand '1,2,3' and 'ready, steady, go'. Children pretend to work on a construction site. Staff engage in their play, asking how many pennies they need to build a house. Children think about size when they stack bricks to build their house. n Parents and carers appreciate the care and learning their children receive. They say that children make strong progress, particularly in their communication and language, and social skills. Their children build friendships and talk about the nursery and staff at home. n In the main, leaders are aware of weaknesses in their practice. They provide staff with training to keep their knowledge up to date. However, leaders to not

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need to do better?

use the information they gather from their evaluations to target staff's individual professional development needs. This means staff are not fully supported to raise the quality of education to the highest level.

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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 ensure the curriculum for all children is implemented effectively, taking into account their interests and next steps in learning, so that they continually build on what they already know and can do, and make the best possible progress in

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should:

10 September 2024 all areas of learning n provide opportunities for children who speak English as an additional language, to develop and use their home languages in play and learning n strengthen the evaluation of practice to identify the individual training needs for staff, and use the information to sharply focus staff's professional development and raise the quality of education to a higher level.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY296958 Local authority East Riding of Yorkshire Inspection number 10357105 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 136 Number of children on roll 138 Name of registered person Educare Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01482 873344 Date of previous inspection 31 January 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Educare Day Nursery & Out of School Club registered in 1998. The nursery employs 28 members of childcare staff. Of these, 22 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.15am until 6.30pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspectors discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the manager and business director and have taken that into account in their evaluation. n The manager and the inspectors completed a learning walk together. They discussed how the provider organised different aspects of learning. n Children spoke to the inspectors about activities they enjoy when they attend the setting. n The inspectors considered parents' and carers' feedback and discussed working with different families with the manager and business director. n The inspectors carried out joint observations of activities with the manager. n The inspectors observed staff practice and held discussions with staff members about the work that they do and their ongoing professional development.

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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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