Little Rainbow Nursery

Inspection of Little Rainbow Nursery Northgate Close, Pontefract WF8 1JL

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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

Staff place a good focus on supporting all children's early communication and language skills, including those who speak English as an additional language. Babies enjoy songs. They copy actions and repeat words, such as 'pop'. Staff help babies to learn about body parts as they sing 'Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes'. Babies show their enjoyment of the rhymes as they say 'again' when staff stop singing with them. Staff introduce new words in context to babies, such as 'reindeer' and 'tinsel'. Two-year old children enjoy movement as they sway their arms from side to side. They demonstrate the action for open and shut as they sing the wheels on the bus song. Two-year-old children show how they understand tempo as they sing songs faster on request. Staff in the pre-school room listen to children's ideas, and with sensitive questioning, they encourage them to elaborate on their thoughts.

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The provision is good

Children behave well. They have a positive attitude to their learning. Children are keen to take part in physical activity indoors and outdoors. For example, pre-school children enjoy playing with sand as they fill and empty containers. Babies climb small ramps unaided and walk down them with support. Two-year-old children ride wheeled toys. They climb steps and go down the slide independently. Staff consider children's small and large muscle development well.

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need to do better?

n Children learn to manage their self-care needs when the time is right and with support from staff. For instance, two-year-old children wash their hands before and after food, after toileting and nappy changes. Staff ensure that they have all the necessary supplies close by to undertake good nappy changing procedures. They also use this time to sing and bond with the children. n Staff read stories to children. They pause when reading to encourage children to fill in the missing words. Two-year-old children point to pictures and ask questions of staff, showing their enjoyment of the book. Staff support the sequence of learning. For example, they encourage two-year-old children to sit on their bottom for a short period and listen to the story. Staff help children to gain the skills they will need for their move to the pre-school room and on to school when the time comes. n Children show what they have learned and remember. For instance, two-year-old

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need to do better?

children name different-coloured paper correctly. They match objects to the correct coloured paper, such as yellow ducks. Two-year-old children recognise the number of objects they have without counting them. Staff support two-year- old children to count objects and say the numbers in order. Some two-year-old children show their early mathematical progress as they independently count one to ten.

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need to do better?

10 December 2024 n Children benefit from regular fresh air and exercise. They run around and ride wheeled toys. However, the curriculum for outdoor play is not as broad as indoors. For instance, staff do not consistently plan to encourage children's imagination and understanding of the world outdoors. n The leadership team carries out good recruitment procedures to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. Staff receive induction training to help them understand their roles and responsibilities. The leadership team ensures that staff have opportunities to enhance their professional knowledge and many are undertaking a childcare qualification. However, observations of staff's practice are not as focused to help build and improve their practice over time to benefit children further. n Overall, children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well by caring and nurturing staff. For example, children with SEND

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need to do better?

who enter the nursery unable to walk and speak now have attained both skills. However, for some children with SEND, staff do not concentrate fully on the specific targets set by some professionals. This means that these children do not always receive targeted support where they need it the most. n Pre-school children enjoy play with sand. Staff add water so that they can see how the material changes. Pre-school children show their imagination as they say the sand looks like a snowball. Staff extend this conversation by referring to the recent weather of wind and rain. Pre-school children show how they can contribute to a conversation and jump from topic to topic. n Parents report that they are happy with the care their child receives. They know what their child is learning and what they have achieved from their starting points. For example, parents say how their children's understanding of colour, numbers, counting and behaviour has improved. Parents receive progress

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need to do better?

reports and regular updates at drop-off and collection time.

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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 place a sharper focus on the curriculum for understanding the world and expressive art and design outdoors to enhance children's learning further n continue to support staff to maintain the quality of education at a consistently good level n implement further the specific targets set by professionals for some children with SEND and provide targeted support to enhance individual progress even more.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2691938 Local authority Wakefield Inspection number 10369614 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 44 Number of children on roll 61 Name of registered person Walton Childcare Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01977700120 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Little Rainbow Nursery re-registered in 2022 and is situated in Pontefract, Wakefield. The nursery employs 10 members of childcare staff. All of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and above, including one with early years teachers status. The nursery operates all year round, from 8am to 3.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The nursery provides government funded places.

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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 Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector spoke with the manager who is also the nominated individual about the leadership and management of the nursery. n Staff spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND.

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Inspection activities

10 December 2024 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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