St Lukes Nursery

Inspection of St Lukes Nursery St Luke's Terrace, Moorbottom, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire BD19 6AD

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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 demonstrate that they feel safe and secure as they arrive at the setting happy and eager to start their day. Staff greet them warmly and with enthusiasm. They make the best use of information from home to ensure that children's individual care needs are met daily. Staff know the children in their care very well and communicate with one another about each child's needs successfully. This helps to ensure children are well supported during their time at nursery.

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The provision is good

Children are familiar with the daily routines and follow these well. They know what is expected of them and thrive from the consistent boundaries and expectations that staff skilfully reinforce. Children are supported to share, take turns and to cooperate with others from an early stage.

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The provision is good

The provider is passionate about developing children's independence so that they are well prepared for their eventual move to school. Staff support children to become increasingly independent as they move from the baby room through to the toddler and pre-school rooms. For example, babies learn how to feed themselves at mealtimes using sippy cups and spoons. Staff working with toddlers teach them how to drink from beakers and use cutlery to eat their meals. By the time children are in pre-school, they know how to line up at mealtimes, serve their own food and carry their plates to the table.

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need to do better?

n Children benefit from the broad, well-planned and sequenced curriculum, overall. Key persons regularly monitor and assess the levels of progress children are making. They share this information with the wider team, which helps them to adapt their interactions with children. This helps to ensure that children receive the individual support that they need in their learning, overall. n Partnerships with parents and external professionals are effective. The provider and staff team work closely with parents and any outside agencies involved in a child's care. This helps to ensure children receive the targeted support and interventions that they need. Staff use agreed strategies in practice successfully. As a result, all children make good levels of progress. n Staff provide children with opportunities to develop their understanding of different feelings and emotions. For example, they have ongoing discussions and

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plan specific activities that encourage older children to talk about their feelings and emotions. They support and talk to babies and toddlers about how they are feeling, such as when they express that they are happy or sad. This helps children begin to make connections between their feelings and emotions. n The provider and staff recognise the importance of storytelling and singing nursery rhymes to promote children's language development. Babies and pre-

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need to do better?

23 January 2025 school children benefit from the activities staff provide for them, which are connected to the stories they read. Staff read and sing songs with all children daily. However, on occasion, story time is not always well matched to the needs of all children in the toddler room. As a result, some children become bored and begin to distract others. The noise levels in the room increase, and this further impacts the children who are trying to listen to the story. n Children are provided with a wide range of opportunities to develop their understanding of number and shapes through play. For example, staff model mathematical language to younger children and encourage them to count and recognise shapes. They build on the children's understanding of number and shape overtime, such as recognising groups of items up to five and the different properties of shapes. n Children are well supported to develop their physical skills. Staff working with

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need to do better?

babies and younger children provide them with opportunities to develop the physical skills needed for crawling and walking. Staff working with toddlers provide them with games and activities that help to develop their coordination and balance during outdoor play. Pre-school children have opportunities to refine their fine motor skills and develop the hand dexterity needed for writing. n The provider has a good oversight of the nursery. They identify areas for improvement accurately and effectively. Staff access a range of training opportunities for their continued professional development and recognise the benefits this has to their practice. This helps them to maintain the good quality standard of care and learning opportunities provided for children, overall. n The provider failed to notify Ofsted of a significant event within the required timescale, which is a requirement of their registration. This was discussed with

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need to do better?

the provider at the beginning of the inspection, and they are now aware of reporting significant events within the required timescales.

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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 adapt story time activities to ensure that they match the needs of all children in the toddler room so that they can hear more clearly and make the best possible progress in their language development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY457134 Local authority Kirklees Inspection number 10374745 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 80 Number of children on roll 98 Name of registered person Clay, Sharon Annie

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reference number

Telephone number 01274864455 Date of previous inspection 5 June 2019

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Information about this early years setting

St Lukes Nursery registered in 2013. The nursery employs 17 members of childcare staff. Of these, 13 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and one week between Christmas and new year. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm. The nursery offers government funded places for childcare.

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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 inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation during group activities and snack time. n The inspector talked to children, parents and staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector reviewed relevant documentation and looked at evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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