Dunky's Day Nursery Warrington

Inspection of Dunky's Day Nursery Warrington The Bowling Green, 47 Old Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire WA5 1AF

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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 provide children with a warm and welcoming environment. As a result, children enjoy coming to nursery and separate from their parents well. In the classrooms, children are keen to learn as they explore the highly resourced environment. All are confident as they readily allow visitors to join their play. Staff form strong bonds with children, which helps them to feel safe and secure.

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The provision is good

Staff promote babies' communication and language development through songs and rhymes. They sit with younger children as they join in with a 'what's in the bag' session. Older children learn to share and take turns because staff support them to manage their own emotions. This helps them understand the nursery's rules. Staff have high expectations for behaviour. They are positive role models and never miss an opportunity to praise a child's achievements or behaviour. Consequently, children have good levels of self-esteem and behave very well.

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The provision is good

The curriculum includes mindfulness activities, such as yoga, to help children regulate their emotions. In addition, staff create a calm and positive social environment. Staff provide children with opportunities to develop their gross-motor skills. For example, in the garden, children learn to negotiate space and climb obstacles as they run around in the fresh air. Staff provide opportunities for children to learn the benefits of being healthy. They provide nutritious meals and encourage children to join in with regular exercise. This helps children to understand how to keep their bodies healthy.

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need to do better?

n Leaders have developed an ambitious curriculum that is tailored to the needs and interests of the children. This includes a focus on promoting children's independence skills. However, staff sometimes do things for children that they can do independently, such as putting on hats or washing their hands. As a result, children are not able to practise and develop these skills in readiness for their transition to school. n Staff take time to get to know children and their families. They gather detailed information from parents, which helps them to understand and plan for children's individual care and learning needs. Staff also share information with parents that helps them to extend their children's learning at home. n Staff observe and assess children's development. They use this information to plan exciting opportunities for children based on their unique needs and interests. This helps to ensure that all children are supported in their individual

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learning journeys. n Staff interactions are thoughtful and engaging. For example, as children explore a birds nest as part of a carpet activity, staff encourage them to describe how it

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1 November 2024 feels. This supports children's communication and language as they talk about textures and the world around them. n Occasionally, staff do not sequence children's learning to build on their existing knowledge. For example, children are introduced to syllables without first developing a secure understanding of vocabulary. This does not build on children's capabilities and leads to some gaps in children's knowledge. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well. Staff work in partnership with a range of external professionals and parents. This enables them to devise tailored plans for children with SEND. These plans include strategies and targets that cater for children's individual needs. As a result, children with SEND make good progress from their starting points. n Managers and staff work effectively as a team. Staff benefit from a management

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team that is supportive and cares about their well-being. Managers and staff are highly reflective and regularly review policies and procedures. This helps to ensure that children are receiving the best care. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Staff provide parents with photos and updates on their children's progress, which keeps them up to date with children's learning. Parents are positive about the nursery and praise the supportive and warm approach of the staff team. Staff seek and act on the views of parents to help identify areas to improve. For example, to further promote inclusivity, the nursery has updated its menus to ensure that meals for children with allergies closely resemble the meals offered to other children.

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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 support staff to consistently recognise when children can do things more for themselves to support children's developing independence skills n support staff's knowledge of how to sequence children's learning so that their teaching builds on children's existing knowledge and skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY481845 Local authority Warrington Inspection number 10367317 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 55 Number of children on roll 42 Name of registered person Dunkys Day Nurseries Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01925 414 686 Date of previous inspection 4 February 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Dunky's Day Nursery, Warrington registered in 2015. The nursery employs 13 members of childcare staff. Of these, 10 hold appropriate early years qualifications from levels 2 to 4. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7am to 7pm. The nursery offers government funded childcare places for children aged between two and five years.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The deputy manager, manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. 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 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. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n Staff spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n Children spoke with the inspector during 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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