Roundabout Nursery Northfield

Inspection of Roundabout Nursery Northfield Roundabout Nursery Northfield At Northfield Infant School, Southfield Close, Driffield, East Yorkshire YO25 5YN

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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 enter the setting. They are warmly welcomed by staff who ensure that they are prepared for an exciting day of play and learning. Children eagerly explore the resources and enter into periods of free play.

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The provision is good

Children experience a wide range of learning opportunities in the local community. They develop their mathematical thinking as they learn about shapes and numbers when staff point out the street signs and house numbers. They learn about the environment as they talk about the changing seasons and the weather. Local residents wave to them as they walk down the road, and this promotes children's feeling of belonging.

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The provision is good

Staff know and understand the curriculum that they want to promote to support children's learning. They place a strong focus on extending children's social interactions, and communication and language. Staff follow children's interests as they participate in free play. For example, they spontaneously follow children's comments about cutting down trees, leading to a walk to look at the trees. This later extends to watching a tree surgeon in their work. All children are fully immersed in the opportunities provided by this inclusive setting.

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need to do better?

n Children practise their gross motor skills in the large outdoor learning areas. They join with their friends to hold a parachute low and high, moving up and down. They develop their balancing skills as they move across obstacles. Children pass a ball backwards and forwards. These movements contribute to children's developing mark-making and writing skills. They are excited to use paintbrushes to show their creations on walls. n Staff accurately assess the progress children are making. A strong key-person system and shared communication about children ensures that all staff are aware of children's individual care and learning needs. Staff ensure that all children have next steps in their learning to strive towards. n Communication and language are strengthened and extended in a language-rich environment. Children are introduced to new words as they link sounds to picture cards. Staff offer an ongoing dialogue as children play. However, in their

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eagerness to open children up to new experiences and learning, they sometimes do not give children enough time to respond. n Children's behaviour is excellent. Staff act as good role models to show positive interactions with others. They promote the use of good manners and model being kind to others. Older children show younger peers how to solve problems. They work together to open the conkers, telling them to use their heels to stamp on them to stop them rolling. They are praised for their accomplishments.

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2 October 2024 n Children learn about hygiene and healthy choices. They wash their hands before lunch and brush their teeth afterwards. Staff share ideas for nutritious packed lunches with parents. This extends children's understanding of healthy eating. It further supports the setting's approach in growing and eating its own produce. n Staff enable children to practise their independence skills. Children put on their own coats and high-visibility vests before going out. They serve their own vegetables at lunchtime and independently access drinking water. They wipe their own hands and faces after lunch. n Strong links with the host school enable children to transition seamlessly to the next stage in their learning. Staff prepare children for school by providing transition sessions and preparing detailed reports to share with teachers. Children who may need additional support are helped to start their school life

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with extra resources provided by the setting. This helps them to settle quickly and ensures that their emotional and physical needs are met. n Staff foster strong partnerships with parents. They extend children's learning at home by providing a library sharing scheme. They inform parents about the next steps in children's learning. The setting offers stay-and-play sessions and parents' evenings. These give parents opportunities to discuss their child's development and speak to their key person. Parents are very complimentary about the care and education provided to their children. They appreciate the updates given regarding their children's development. n Leaders and staff carefully evaluate the provision, taking into account feedback from others. They have an accurate view of the areas they would like to develop and strengthen. Staff are able to contribute to this evaluation and also identify training needs to promote their teaching to a higher 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 consider the length of time young children need to respond during conversations so they can share their ideas, knowledge and understanding of different concepts.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY540685 Local authority East Riding of Yorkshire Inspection number 10362713 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 32 Number of children on roll 42 Name of registered person Roundabout Nursery Partnership

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reference number

Telephone number 01377 259317 Date of previous inspection 5 March 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Roundabout Nursery Northfield registered in 2016. It is owned by Roundabout Nursery Partnership. The nursery employs seven members of childcare staff. Of these, five hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. This includes the owner, who has early years professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, term time only. Sessions are from 8am to 4.30pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The deputy manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to the staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The staff spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. 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 the deputy manager carried out a joint observation of a communication and language activity. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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