Wendy House Day Nursery

Inspection of Wendy House Day Nursery 28 St Helens Road, Dringhouses, York, North Yorkshire YO24 1HR

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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, and their families, receive a positive start to education through attending this nursery. Experienced staff know and care for children well. Close-knit relationships between staff and children are nurturing and warm. Staff provide well-tailored support to each child and their family. Children are designated a key worker swiftly. This, along with effective settling-in sessions, helps children to make good progress from the start.

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The provision is good

Staff support the development of children's social and emotional skills from a young age effectively. Children of all ages get along impressively well together. With the support of staff, they are encouraged to learn from one another. Children are happy, confident and feel safe in their surroundings.

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The provision is good

The nursery has aspirational learning goals for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children's progress is reviewed regularly. Their achievements are shared with parents, for example, through written reports and photos. Children's next steps in their learning are identified and updated effectively, as and when needed. This helps to support an effective key-worker system.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. Staff sensitively help children to understand and follow the nursery's boundaries and routines. Children learn to be kind, to help one another and to show good manners. They are encouraged to say 'please' and 'thank you'. They are able to wait patiently, take turns and share, such as at snack times. Children's good behaviour, along with their positive attitudes to learning, prepares them well for school.

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need to do better?

n Staff know children well. They skilfully adapt the planned curriculum to reflect children's varying ages and stages of development, as well as their current interests. For example, as children use spades, magnifying glasses and paintbrushes to dig and search for 'dinosaur bones' in sand, staff promote discussions around size and composition. Some children are able to use mathematical language in context, while others learn size-naming words and mimic those of others. n The nursery has high expectations for children's development. Children's next steps of learning are identified and well planned for by their designated key worker. However, sometimes, when children are not learning alongside, or in the same room as, their key worker, other staff are unclear about children's next steps in learning. This limits children's ability to consistently make the best possible progress, particularly those with SEND.

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need to do better?

26 November 2024 n A strong focus is placed on developing children's language and communication skills. Children listen to stories attentively as a group. Props, along with the creative reading skills of staff, capture children's attention. Staff ask questions throughout the story, which helps to check children's knowledge and understanding, such as vocabulary. Children are supported to learn the features of storybooks, such as the author and illustrator. Children confidently state that 'illustrations' are within storybooks. Children's advanced speaking and listening skills help to prepare them well for learning at school. n Overall, staff are on hand to offer support to children during times when children are free to choose what they play. Children enjoy activities such as manipulating play dough and undertaking role-play in home corners, 'cooking' pasta like 'fusilli and macaroni'. However, other duties of staff at more demanding times, such as

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need to do better?

nappy changing, staff breaks and while cooking meals, mean that children's play and learning are not supported consistently well by staff. At these times, some children become less engaged in purposeful play. n Children are provided with good opportunities to develop their independence skills. At snack time, for example, children pour their own drinks of milk or water from jugs. They help to collect used cups and sweep the floor following mealtimes. Staff ensure children learn how to clean their own noses and hands, when needed. They are encouraged to put on their own coats when going to play outside and know to ask for support when needed. Children develop the skills and confidence they need for the next stage of their education. n Parents are, rightly, happy with the care and quality of education their children receive. They are regularly kept well informed of their child's development. Staff work alongside parents to ensure that they are able to access additional support

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need to do better?

and funding where needed, such as for children with SEND and those with any additional care needs.

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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 ensure children's next steps in learning are shared more effectively among staff so that children, particularly those with SEND, make more effective progress during times when they are not directly supported by their key worker n ensure staff delegate the timing of tasks effectively during busy times to better support children's learning and behaviour during free-flow activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 321600 Local authority York Inspection number 10368023 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 22 Number of children on roll 34 Name of registered person Wood, Wendy Diane

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reference number

Telephone number 01904 704468 Date of previous inspection 6 March 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Wendy House Day Nursery registered in 1990. The nursery employs four members of childcare staff, three of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and a week at Christmas. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for under two, two-, three- and four-year- old children.

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Inspection activities

n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. 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 carried out joint observations of group activities with the deputy manager.

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Inspection activities

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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