Treetops Nursery Bootle

Inspection of Treetops Nursery Bootle 42 Irlam Road, Bootle L20 4AL

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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 warmly welcome children on arrival and take time to chat to them and their families. Leaders prioritise children's individual needs and implement a carefully considered key-person approach. Staff are kind, caring and considerate. For example, they offer younger children hugs and reassurance. Staff help and guide older children as they play or learn new skills. Children demonstrate a real sense of belonging in this home-from-home nursery.

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The provision is good

Children have positive attitudes to their learning. All children display high levels of engagement in their play and learning. Babies develop their core muscles and demonstrate high levels of concentration as they navigate the soft play. Furthermore, toddlers show resilience as they try hard to thread different loose parts, such as pasta shapes onto pipe cleaners, as they build on their small muscles and dexterity.

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The provision is good

Leaders and staff think carefully about what they want children to learn. They have sequenced the curriculum so that children learn and develop from their starting points in development. In addition, staff focus keenly on assessing children's progress. They adapt the curriculum to enable all children to make progress.

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need to do better?

n Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is a strength in the nursery. Staff work in partnership with other agencies, such as speech and language therapists and health visitors. They attend training to further their knowledge of ways to support children with SEND. Parents and carers value the support they receive from staff. They say that their children benefit from the strategies that staff share with them to use at home. Children with SEND thrive and make progress at this nursery. n Parents express how pleased they are with the nursery. Staff involve families in their children's learning through shared and targeted plans. This enables consistent support between home and the nursery. Parents report that their children are happy attending the nursery. They comment that the progress their children make is due to staff's supportive efforts. n The curriculum for communication and language is very good. Staff recognise

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need to do better?

that many children require support with their communication and language development and therefore focus on providing children with an environment filled with language. In addition, staff teach Makaton throughout the day to support children's communication. This, together with vision boards, gives children the tools to help them to express their wishes. All children become confident communicators. n Leaders provide a strong and highly qualified workforce for children and their

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need to do better?

28 January 2025 families. They focus on ensuring that staff are well supported and receive the effective coaching and teaching they need to increase and improve their skills and professionalism. This benefits children's care and emotional well-being. n Staff encourage babies and toddlers to do things for themselves, such as wiping their own hands and face after eating. In addition, pre-school children try hard to put on their jumpers and outdoor wear by themselves. However, there are some tasks that staff complete for children that they can do for themselves. For example, staff serve meals and pour drinks for pre-school children. Therefore, children do not benefit from all opportunities to develop their independence. n Staff work closely with parents and liaise well with other agencies to provide essential support to meet individual children's needs. This helps all children to be prepared for their next stage in learning.

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need to do better?

n Staff have spent funding for individual children with SEND well to support their physical development. For example, children with SEND excitedly engage in dance lessons to help support their large-muscle development.

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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 strengthen the curriculum to support and extend opportunities that enhance all children's independence skills and complete tasks for themselves.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2698054 Local authority Sefton Inspection number 10367965 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 110 Number of children on roll 225 Name of registered person Bedford & Family Childcare Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01513470097 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Treetops Nursery Bootle registered in 2022 and is located in Bootle, Liverpool. The nursery operates all year round, from 7.45am to 5.45pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and one week at Christmas. There are 34 members of staff. Of these, one staff member holds qualified teacher status, one staff member holds early years professional status, two staff members hold early years teacher status and 25 staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and above. The nursery offers government funded childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. 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 talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke to parents and viewed their testimonials 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 on children's learning. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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