Young Ones Nursery

Inspection of Young Ones Nursery 34 Wood End Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV11 1NR

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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

Staff are warm and nurturing as they welcome children into the nursery. Children seek out familiar staff when they are feeling unsure. Staff provide children with a soothing approach by giving them reassuring cuddles to help them settle. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Staff plan experiences for children to develop their imagination and understanding of the world around them. Children eagerly explore what is available to them and build positive friendships with their peers. They style each other's hair in the mirror as they pretend to be hairdressers. This helps to develop their awareness and understanding of other people in their community and their roles.

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The provision is good

Children demonstrate a positive attitude to their learning. Staff encourage children to try things for themselves. As children concentrate on building towers, staff ask them how many they have and how many more they might need to reach a particular number. This helps to develop their understanding of mathematical concepts. Children behave well and are polite to staff and their peers. For instance, when children need help and ask staff for a drink they say 'please' and 'thank you'. Staff respond politely back to children to reinforce the use of manners.

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need to do better?

n Staff have thorough inductions when they start at the setting to ensure they understand the expectations of their roles and responsibilities. Leaders and staff attend regular supervisions. They discuss ongoing improvements and support they may need to help them in their role. All staff attend regular training to keep their knowledge up to date. Staff say they feel valued members of the team. n Staff observe and accurately assess children's development. They implement a curriculum that is planned around children's interests and builds on their knowledge. However, not all staff always implement the curriculum with precision to consistently support the intent of some activities. This means not all children are making the highest possible progress. n Children explore a range of activities to promote a healthy lifestyle. Staff play games with children to help them to understand how to make good food choices. During mealtimes, staff talk to the children about the food they eat and

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how this affects their bodies. Children join in with these discussions, developing a deeper understanding of good choices to help keep them healthy. n Children access different experiences to develop their fine motor skills. They use their pincer grip to pick up resources and make marks with chalks in the sensory tray. Older children enjoy riding their scooters and tricycles in the garden. However, not all staff have considered how they plan their environment indoors to consistently provide babies with opportunities to practise balancing and their coordination to further develop their physical skills.

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17 September 2024 n Children develop their communication and language skills through a range of activities and stories. They discover the different animals in the activity. Staff introduce new words, such as tusks, as they describe the features of the rhinoceros. Children confidently repeat back familiar words as they develop their vocabulary and speaking skills. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Staff communicate with parents throughout their children's time at the nursery. They keep parents well informed about their children's day and what they are currently working towards. Parents say they value the staff at the nursery because they know their children are safe in their care. Staff work with parents to support children who may be falling behind in their development. They implement targeted support that helps every child to reach expected development. n Staff implement effective procedures and routines to ensure the environment is

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safe and clean for children. They are vigilant with their routines for teaching children about self-care. Children wash their hands before mealtimes and staff remind them to wipe their noses. This helps children to understand the importance of keeping themselves healthy and well. n Children are creative when they use different coloured paints to create their pictures. They chose from different tools available to them to make marks on the paper. Children have a sense of pride as they talk to staff about what they have created with their paintings. This helps to develop children's confidence and self- esteem.

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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 further enhance learning environments for babies to focus more closely on their physical skills n develop staff confidence in delivering the curriculum to more precisely understand the intentions of activities and what they want children to learn next.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY475328 Local authority Wolverhampton Inspection number 10362626 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 64 Number of children on roll 70 Name of registered person Young Ones Nursery School Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01902733566 Date of previous inspection 8 September 2022

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Information about this early years setting

Young Ones Nursery registered in 2014 and is managed by Young Ones Nursery School Ltd. The nursery employs 16 members of childcare staff. Of these, 14 hold appropriate qualifications at level 3 and two hold an appropriate qualification at level 2. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and one week at Christmas. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the provision 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 the children to learn. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. 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 and manager carried out a joint observation. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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