Agility Tots

Inspection of Agility Tots Agility, London Ebor Business Park, Millfield Lane, Nether Poppleton, North Yorkshire YO26 6QY

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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

The nursery has recently undergone significant changes in its leadership and has a new staff team. Despite this, they are now established and have an ambitious curriculum and a clear vision of what they would like children to learn. For example, they have had discussions with all families who attend and have a thorough understanding of children's current stages of development. This helps them to plan activities that meet children's individual needs and are based on their interests. Children show they feel happy and safe in the nursery. They run in happily and show excitement to be in nursery. Staff are aware of how to build secure foundations for future learning and focus their teaching on developing children's communication and language skills.

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The provision is good

The nursery opened after the pandemic, and although staff have seen minimal impact on children's development, they have worked hard to help families feel safe and secure in the setting. Children benefit from flexible settling-in sessions and staff get to know them well before they start. Staff ensure that parent partnerships are good and regularly share information with them about children's learning and care routines. This helps to promote continuity for children. Parents were keen to leave feedback for the inspection. They say the staff team know their children well and keep them well informed of their day. Parents have noticed a positive change in their children's development, particularly in their social skills and communication.

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n Children have formed secure and trusting relationships with staff. They show developing levels of self-confidence and high levels of self-esteem. Children regularly seek reassurance from staff and benefit from kind, nurturing responses. Staff know them well and provide comfort items if they need them to settle. This has a positive impact on children's emotional well-being, and they demonstrate that they feel secure in the nursery. n Children have fun in the nursery. Staff prepare activities that they know children will enjoy. For instance, children develop their hand-eye coordination as they use small rods to catch fish. They spend time making marks in the sand tray with their farm vehicles and develop their mathematical awareness as they empty and fill containers using pipettes. Staff purposefully use mathematical language throughout children's play. n The staff team has a shared vision of the curriculum for children. The focus is on

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helping them to prepare for the next stages in their learning, including their eventual move to school. Children demonstrate resilience and begin to show an understanding of boundaries. Staff have high expectations for them and work hard to maintain children's enthusiasm in their learning. However, some children are easily distracted and regularly lose focus and concentration.

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17 October 2024 n Staff promote children's growing levels of independence effectively throughout the day. For example, children begin to use the toilet and wash their hands. They enjoy buttering their own crumpets at snack time and are encouraged to use the cutlery at lunchtime. Staff follow children's lead and teach them through their play. Children are encouraged to make choices about where they would like to learn. They have access to wide range of resources, which staff purposefully prepare each day. n Staff promote children's good health. Children are encouraged to take part in physical play each day and have access to fresh drinking water. Staff focus on developing children's awareness of the importance of oral hygiene and talk to children at lunchtime about why we need to make healthy food choices. Staff regularly take children on walks out of the setting. However, they have not yet linked this to their curriculum to help children learn about the wider world and

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other cultures. n Children begin to develop their communication and language skills as staff focus their teaching on this part of the curriculum. For example, they enjoy stories and singing each day, and they show excitement as they choose an item from the song box. Children sing out loud to the group and show pride in their achievements. Staff model language consistently and provide a narrative as children play. Children begin to use sentences and develop the skills they need to communicate their needs and preferences. n The curriculum to develop children's personal, social and emotional skills is strong. Staff support children extremely well when they struggle with their feelings and use calm voices to settle them down. This helps children to resolve issues quickly and they learn to manage conflict. Staff are very good role models. They provide consistent boundaries and model good manners. Children

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sit together with staff at lunchtime and demonstrate very positive behaviour. n The provider demonstrates dedication and commitment to providing high standards of care and learning for children. Leaders support the new staff team and provide a thorough induction process. This helps staff to understand the expectations of the leaders' role. n Partnerships are effective. Leaders and the staff team have established strong bonds with families and other professionals who work with children. Children with gaps in their learning benefit from support in the nursery, and staff work alongside other professionals to promote continuity while they wait for further assessments.

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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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n consider different ways to help children focus and concentrate for longer periods so they can deeply engage in their learning n enhance ways to extend children's understanding of other people, places and cultures in the wider world

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2750896 Local authority York Inspection number 10356696 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 39 Number of children on roll 14 Name of registered person Lessicas Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01904340495 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Agility Tots registered in 2023 and is situated within the London Ebor Business Park, in Nether Poppleton. The nursery employs two members of staff, including the manager, who holds an early years degree. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round, except for the week between Christmas and New Year and bank holidays. The nursery offers funded early education places.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n A joint indoor observation was completed by the manager and inspector during planned activities. n The inspector held a discussion with manager and provider in relation to the leadership and management of the nursery. She looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of recruitment, staff's qualifications and their suitability to work with children. She discussed children's learning and development with the staff team and nursery manager. n The inspector spoke to parents and obtained written feedback for the inspection.

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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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