The Greentop Nursery Ltd

Inspection of The Greentop Nursery Ltd Green Top Nursery, Clayton Lane, Clayton, Bradford BD14 6SP

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Staff offer families a warm and friendly greeting. This helps children to feel safe and settle quickly in the bright and welcoming nursery. Staff display words in different languages and create a 'family' board. This helps children and families to feel valued. Children take great delight in looking at their family photos with each other and staff, who also display photos of their own families and pets. Children have formed secure attachments to the nurturing staff, which helps them to feel content, at ease and emotionally secure. Newer children, who are a little upset on arrival, are soon keen to play after a comforting cuddle and reassurance from staff.

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The provision is good

Staff enthusiastically join in with children's play, which motivates children and helps them to develop a love of learning. Staff plan challenging and generally effective educational programmes that prepare children well for starting school. Children demonstrate a positive and inquisitive approach as they play and explore. For example, toddlers peer in mirrors while learning about facial features. Every child makes good progress. Staff are good role models who help children to learn important social skills, such as sharing, taking turns and being kind and respectful to one another. This leads to children playing harmoniously with their friends. They share ideas, for instance, while making 'pancakes' in the exploratory kitchen.

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need to do better?

n Overall, staff plan a broad and effective curriculum. However, after merging the two-year-old children with older children, some activities and care routines, such as mealtimes and 'carpet' time, do not fully align with the younger children's stages of learning and development. Similarly, when resourcing the baby room, staff do not consider toddlers' interests and stages of learning to the highest level. n Staff gather a wealth of information from parents to support new children's excellent transitions to the nursery and build on their existing knowledge and experiences. For example, because some children only travel by car and some are without grandparents, staff plan outings on the bus and visit a local care home. n Children enjoy staff's good-quality interactions, resulting from their qualifications and continued professional development. Staff expand children's learning and essential early speech. For example, as toddlers excitedly explore water, staff

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enthusiastically narrate and sing a song about ducks. Staff read familiar stories with great animation; children recall complex words, such as 'cocoon'. Staff model words and actions during the 'song bag' activity. n Staff encourage children to develop good levels of independence during daily routines. For example, children learn to put on their coats, pour drinks and serve themselves at breakfast, snack time and lunchtime.

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need to do better?

17 September 2024 n Older toddlers getting ready to move up enjoy visiting their new room. However, staff do not always recognise when they would benefit from more age- appropriate activities and greater levels of attention and support as they play. n Staff use a sand timer to prepare children for changes in the daily routine and sensitively intervene where minor squabbles occur over the same toy. This helps to support children's emotional well-being and understanding of expectations. Children beam with pride as they receive a sticker for helping to tidy up. n Staff undertake detailed assessments of children's progress. They swiftly identify and address any emerging developmental delay through timely discussions with parents and other professionals. n Staff have some excellent arrangements for sharing children's progress and their next steps in learning with parents, although this is sometimes inconsistent. In

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addition, staff do not maximise opportunities to guide parents on how they can support children's learning at home. n Staff promote children's physical health and well-being exceptionally well. For example, children from the age of two and older have free access to outdoors throughout the day, and children enjoy hearty and nutritious home-made meals. Staff reinforce messages about healthy lifestyles through displays, stories and activities, for instance. Staff meet children's specific health or dietary needs to the highest level. n Staff provide a wide range of opportunities for children to develop their physical skills. Toddlers negotiate rocking toys, and two-year-olds use the indoor slide. Older children confidently negotiate the indoor climbing dome and carefully balance on planks. Toddlers squeeze and prod dough, and two-year-olds use rolling pins and varied utensils to scoop, pat and mix sand. Older children use

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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 take greater account of the individual learning and development needs and interests of children under three years when planning care routines, the environment and the curriculum n provide increased levels of attention and support for older toddlers during the periods where they join up with other age groups n consistently share information about children's next steps with parents and how they can support these at home, to help children to make even better progress.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2691442 Local authority Bradford Inspection number 10357613 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 89 Number of children on roll 29 Name of registered person The Greentop Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01274426230 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The GreenTop Nursery Limited re-registered in 2022 due to a change in legal entity. It is operated by a limited company and is situated in Clayton, Bradford. The nursery employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, five hold appropriate early years qualifications; one is at level 2, three are at level 3 and one is at level 4. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and the week between Christmas and New Year. Sessions are from 7am to 6pm. The provider offers the government funded places for childcare and receives specific funding for disadvantaged children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector held discussions with the nursery manager and carried out a learning walk with them. This helped the inspector to understand how staff organise the early years provision and the curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact of this on children's learning. n The nursery manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity. n The inspector spoke with children, parents and staff during the inspection. This included the deputy manager, who is also the special educational needs coordinator. n The manager shared relevant documents with the inspector, including those related to the suitability of staff.

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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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