White House Nursery Alfreton

Inspection of White House Nursery Alfreton 1 Watchorn Lane, Alfreton, Derbyshire DE55 7AT

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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 are supported to understand their emotions and feelings. Younger children are shown images of facial expressions and asked to identify how they are feeling. Older children are supported to understand why they feel a certain way, such as being sad when they want to play with a toy that another child has. Children learn the rules and boundaries that staff implement. For example, staff remind older children to use their 'walking feet' when they begin to run indoors. When children's nappies are changed, staff ensure this is a positive experience for them. For example, staff change children in areas that promotes their privacy. Staff sing songs to children when they change them, supporting their speaking skills and contributing to children forming close bonds with staff.

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The provision is good

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well by staff. Referrals to other professionals are made in a timely manner and their involvement supports staff to identify specific targets to meet children's needs. This includes staff using pictures to help children with SEND to understand and follow routines in the day. Older children solve problems when they use wooden blocks to build and construct. For instance, when staff ask them how they can build on top of triangle shapes, children persevere and find shapes that will balance.

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need to do better?

n Additional funding that some children receive is used effectively to help close any gaps in children's learning. For example, the management team purchase bikes for children to ride, helping to develop their balance and coordination. n Staff ask parents to share information with them about what children learn at home. This information helps staff to plan different experiences for children to help build on their learning. For example, when staff identify that some children have not been to museums, staff take older children to a museum. Younger children use clay to make pretend fossils. n Overall, staff support children's communication skills well. For example, staff sing nursery rhymes with children, supporting their speaking skills. However, staff do not identify further ways they can support children who speak English as an additional language with their language development. n The management team and staff maintain a safe and secure environment for

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children. They complete risk assessments to identify and remove any hazards. n Staff find out about children's dietary requirements. They have effective procedures in place to ensure that children are provided with food and drinks that are appropriate for their needs. This helps to promote children's good health. n Staff help children to settle when they first start. For example, they use distraction, such as taking children outdoors. This is effective in helping children

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need to do better?

15 January 2025 to settle and feel secure in staff's care. When some children start attending, they move from other early years settings. When this happens, staff do not gather information about children's care and learning from previous early years settings children attended to help support children's individual needs more precisely. n Staff are supported with their well-being. For example, they have access to a counselling service. Staff are asked to make suggestions about how their time in the nursery can be improved. Changes made include providing staff with drinks and food in the staff room. n Staff support children to develop their mathematics skills. For example, they introduce the names of 3D shapes when they play alongside children, such as a cylinder. Staff encourage children to use language that describes size in their play. Children say that they are making a big ladder. n Staff provide children with experiences to show positive behaviours. For

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example, staff ask younger children to turn on their 'listening ears' when they describe objects that are hiding in a box. Children show excitement, listen to staff and take it in turns to guess what object is in the box. n Staff know their key children well. They observe and assess children's learning to help identify what they need to learn next. However, information about children's next steps in learning are not fully shared across the staff team. This means that not all staff understand how to support children's individual learning needs when they play alongside them.

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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 develop strategies to help children who speak English as an additional language to increase their language skills even more n gather information from other early years settings children attend to help staff plan for children's care and learning more precisely from the outset n strengthen the sharing of information between children's key person and other staff to further support children's individual learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY548911 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 10379504 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 82 Number of children on roll 153 Name of registered person Whitehouse Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01773 687880 Date of previous inspection 11 November 2019

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Information about this early years setting

White House Nursery Alfreton registered in 2017 and is situated in Alfreton, Derbyshire. The nursery employs 29 members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 2, 17 at level 3, two at level 5 and one at level 6. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for children aged nine months upwards.

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Inspection activities

n The manager, deputy manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed how staff implement the curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n Children spoke to the inspector throughout the inspection. n The inspector spoke with staff at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the manager, deputy manager, area manager and provider. She reviewed relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n Parents shared their views on the nursery with the inspector.

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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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