Redditch YMCA Pre-School and Nursery

Inspection of Redditch YMCA Pre- School and Nursery Church Hill Community Centre, Loxley close, Church Hill, Redditch B98 9JL

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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 Inadequate

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The provision is good

Children settle very well in this setting. Time is afforded by staff at the onset of care to ensure secure settling-in arrangements. Children are provided with an individual settling-in process that is tailored to meet their needs.

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The provision is good

Staff provide activities that strongly link to the children's individual interests. For example, dinosaurs and animals that live in the jungle are heavily featured in many of the activities. Older children lead their own learning with confidence. Together, they create winding pathways with a range of bricks. They then walk along the pathways practising their skills in balancing. Younger children access dough and use cutters to create their favourite animals. Babies explore stacking beakers with staff, who praise them when they pack the beakers inside one another.

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The provision is good

There is a high emphasis throughout the setting on children becoming independent at different stages in their lives. The youngest of children are encouraged to learn to feed themselves. Toddlers learn to access resources of their own choice and make decisions about where and who they want to play with. Pre-school children gain skills in being able to dress themselves and confidently seek support from adults. This supports them well in being ready to start school.

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need to do better?

n The management team has taken action to address weaknesses raised at the last inspection. This has positively impacted on the safety of the children. Leaders have also accurately identified areas that require adjustments to improve some aspects of the provision. They use their observations of the staff who work directly with the children to support them to develop their skills in promoting children's positive behaviour. This positively impacts on the children's understanding of what is expected of them and how to behave well. n The staff at this setting work very well together as a team. There is a strong focus on supporting children and their families. A variety of timely support is provided for parents who are experiencing difficult times in their lives. n Staff support children to feel safe and secure. Children who are new to the setting who, at first, are less settled, spend more time with their allocated key

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person in the presence of their parents. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive care and support from staff who are knowledgeable about what these children know and can do and what they need to do next. The planned curriculum is inclusive for all, offering children a variety of fun experiences that support their all-round development. Consequently, all children make good progress in relation to their starting points. That said, at times, some staff direct questions at children in a speedy manner, not giving them time to think, digest the information and

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8 October 2024 respond. As a result, occasionally, this restricts the conversations that children engage in. n Overall, activities and experiences for the children are well organised. However, occasionally, staff do not organise adult-led activities as well as they could. This means that some children's learning is not extended. Children learn to understand the importance of keeping active and healthy. They participate in early morning 'wake up and shake up sessions', exercising their bodies in preparation for the day ahead. Staff support children to understand the importance of good oral health. Dedicated sessions are organised with dental professionals to ensure that the brushing of teeth is as effective as it can be. n Parents are extremely positive about the care of their children. They describe the staff as 'brilliant'. They say that the staff team is consistent and this means that their children are greeted by the same familiar faces every day. Parents

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compliment how well key-person system works in practice. Parents also appreciate how well transitions from one room to another are managed when their children move up a room. Consequently, this ensures that children feel confident in their new surroundings and are ready to learn. Parents are invited to attend a parents' evening. They frequently receive information electronically and verbally from staff in relation to their children's care and development. As a result, children's care needs are consistently met, and parents can support their children's learning at home.

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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 review the organisation of adult-led activities in order to ensure that children's learning can be extended n support staff to develop their skills in communicating with children, with specific reference to engaging them in conversations.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY338265 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 10357334 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 48 Number of children on roll 69 Name of registered person Worcestershire YMCA Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01527 65668 Date of previous inspection 13 June 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Redditch YMCA Pre-School and Nursery registered in 1978. It is run by Worcestershire YMCA Limited, and located in Redditch. The nursery opens each weekday from 8am to 5pm for 51 weeks of the year. It employs 15 members of childcare staff. Of these, two staff hold an early years qualification at level 6, 11 hold an early years qualification at level 3 and two at level 2. 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 had a tour of the nursery and pre-school and completed a learning walk with the manager. The manager described how the environment and the curriculum are organised. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this had on children's learning. n The inspector completed joint observations with the manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the manager and held discussions with staff. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the evidence of the suitability of staff working in the setting. n The inspector spoke to a selection of 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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