Wishing Well Day Care Coventry

Inspection of Wishing Well Day Care Coventry 34a Prior Deram Walk, Coventry CV4 8FT

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Inspection date: 12 November 2024 - 28 November 2024

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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

The provider has made the necessary improvements in the setting since the last inspection. All staff have completed background checks, and training has been received to ensure that they meet paediatric first aid requirements. Staff have received support to improve the effectiveness of their teaching, and the arrangements for children's learning ensure that children make continual progress. On arrival, children receive a warm welcome from the staff. Staff are nurturing and gentle, helping children feel safe and secure in their care. Children are keen to come inside and engage in play with their peers. For example, they happily sit together to look at books, giggling and pointing to the pictures. Others sit comfortably in the staff's laps while they listen to stories and turn the pages when it is time.

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The provision is good

Children behave well because staff help them understand the behaviour that is expected of them. Staff use gentle guidance and explanation so that children know how to be kind to their friends, take turns and use their good manners. In general, children gain the skills and understanding they need to prepare them for the next stages of their learning.

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need to do better?

n Managers have implemented a curriculum that has clear intentions for what they want children to achieve in the setting. Staff gather information from parents when children first start, which helps them to settle children in. However, they do not yet gather enough information about children's prior learning to help them to decide what they need to be taught next from the outset. n Staff make regular observations during activities and while children play. This informs their regular assessments of children's learning. That said, staff's plans for children's next learning are broad and do not yet focus sharply enough on what each child is ready to learn so that they make the most progress they are capable of. n Staff promote communication and language well. They use clear speech and repetition of new words to help build on children's vocabulary and understanding. Children are eager to talk with staff about what they are making.

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need to do better?

They select from a vast range of real-life resources and use these to represent items in play. For example, children select cars and a pearl necklace to mix in a bowl and say, 'I'm making a cake.' They listen to the sounds the items make on the metal bowl as they stir them. n Children develop increasing independence. They learn to complete tasks for themselves, such as managing their personal care when they are capable and dressing themselves. Children understand routines well and readily wash their hands before eating and after using the toilet. They say this washes off the

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need to do better?

12 November 2024 germs. This contributes towards children's understanding of living a healthy lifestyle. n The play environment is arranged and amended to present children with abundant opportunities to explore and learn about resources they may not have had experience with. They fully immerse themselves in play for extended periods, opening draws and lifting the lids of boxes to discover glitter paper, jewelled lids on bottles and a range of sunglasses and other accessories to try on. This helps children to develop new interests, focus their attention and engage their exploratory impulses. n Staff encourage children to play together. They use the opportunity to help children to take turns and to discuss what they are playing. For example, they work on building a train track together. While staff support with how the pieces fit together, children say, 'We are going to the shops,' and agree where their

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need to do better?

next pieces should fit. n Staff receive the support, guidance and training they need, which has helped them to improve the quality of the learning provision for children and their interactions. Managers regularly monitor staff practice and ensure that the support and guidance given is tailored to their needs. They are committed to continuing to embed the improvements. n Parents are happy with the nursery. They say their children are happy and enjoy attending. Parents comment on how supportive the staff are. They say they receive regular updates about their children's care and learning progress.

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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 make effective use of the time spent with parents when children first start to gather information about their child's prior learning that informs the plans for their next learning from the outset n use information gained from assessment to focus the plans more sharply for children's next learning so that they receive the support to make the most progress they are capable of.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2624400 Local authority Coventry Inspection number 10358365 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 Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 25 Number of children on roll 28 Name of registered person Wishing Well Day Care Coventry Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07960 199235 Date of previous inspection 26 June 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Wishing Well Day Care Coventry registered in 2021. The nursery is situated in the Canley area of Coventry. The nursery operates sessional care from 9am until 4pm, Monday to Friday, during term time only. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 5, three at level 3 and one at level 2. The nursery provides funded early education for children aged nine months onwards.

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors Suzanne Taylor Suzanne Taylor

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed the quality of teaching throughout the inspection and considered the impact this has on children's learning. A joint evaluation of the quality of teaching during an activity took place between the leader and the inspector. n The inspector spoke to parents at appropriate times and took account of their views of the nursery. n The inspector spoke to children and staff at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector held a meeting with the leader and the manager and discussed how the setting was organised. The inspector reviewed relevant documentation, including evidence of the suitability of staff working in the setting.

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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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