Havelock Day Nursery

Inspection of Havelock Day Nursery Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Scartho Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire DN33 2BA

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Staff greet children warmly as they arrive at the nursery. They have positive relationships with children and their families. This helps children to settle quickly into the routines of their day. Staff are good role models towards children. For example, they teach children to understand what is expected of them. As a result, children behave well. Staff teach children to take turns and the importance of kindness. Children are confident to reach out to staff for comfort or to play alongside them. This helps children to feel safe and secure.

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The provision is good

Staff know children well. They provide interesting and challenging activities that will build on what children already know to further expand their learning and development. For example, staff teach children to identify different features of dinosaurs, enabling children to correctly identify them by the number of horns or the length of their neck. Children practise saying dinosaur names, such as 'triceratops' or 'brachiosaurus', as they use water and brushes to draw them onto the fence. These activities provide wonderful learning opportunities for children and help them to make good progress in their learning and development, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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need to do better?

n The provider has identified the skills and knowledge that they intend staff to teach children as part of the nursery's curriculum. Staff plan activities based on children's interests and needs, which helps children to focus on what is being taught. For example, when children learn about keeping warm around campfires, they collect sticks to make the fire while staff teach children how to keep themselves safe. In addition to this, staff provide small, quick, focused sessions daily to help develop children's attention. n Mathematics is not consistently introduced into children's play and learning from an early age. This limits children's opportunities to practise and develop their mathematical knowledge and understanding. n Staff teach children how to keep themselves healthy. Children learn good hygiene routines, such as washing their hands before eating and after personal care routines. They are provided a healthy balanced meal made fresh on the

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premises and plenty of fresh fruit for snacks. Staff are aware of children's allergies and dietary requirements when serving food and ensure that these are adhered to. n Staff extend children's communication and speech, such as through regular storytelling, songs and rhymes. This is done with individual children, based on their choice, or in groups, which promotes discussion and introduces new words to children. Babies are engaged in stories as they explore their senses using the textured books and props. This helps children to make good progress in their

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21 August 2024 speech and language. n Children make good progress in their physical development and develop their physical skills in the large outdoor areas. Staff plan opportunities for them to climb and build, and explore many textures, such as sand, water and mud. Babies and toddlers build their core strength, such as when they push and pull the prams and bicycles. n The knowledgeable special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) knows children's needs well. Communication is effective within the team. This ensures that any concerns are brought to the attention of the SENCo and their parents quickly. Strategies are put in place straight away to ensure that children's gaps in development close quickly. The SENCo has good links with outside agencies, who are invited into the setting to support children and staff. n Partnerships with parents are positive. Parents express that they feel staff keep them informed about their children's daily routines. They receive regular updates

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need to do better?

on their children's learning and development and how they can support this further at home. This helps to provide a consistent approach to children's learning and development. n Leaders and staff show a positive commitment to the continued development of the nursery. They reflect on practice through observations and children's progress to identify areas they can develop to enhance children's experiences in their care. Leaders and staff have completed a wide variety of training opportunities to help to develop their knowledge and skills.

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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 provide more opportunities for children to practise counting and mathematical concepts during their play, to build on their mathematical skills and knowledge.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 205585 Local authority North East Lincolnshire Inspection number 10325882 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 55 Number of children on roll 60 Name of registered person For Under Fives Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01472 870618 Date of previous inspection 27 November 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Havelock Day Nursery registered in 1997 and is located in Grimsby. The nursery employs 14 members of childcare staff, who all hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 7am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together to understand how the early years provision and curriculum are organised. n The inspector made observations throughout the inspection of children's experiences in the nursery and assessed the impact on children's learning. n Children spoke to the inspector about their experiences in the nursery. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspector. n A meeting was held with the manager. This included a review of relevant documentation, including staff's suitability and training.

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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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