Children 1st @ Wragby Road

Inspection of Children 1st @ Wragby Road 145 Wragby Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN2 4PL

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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 show close attachments with staff, showing that they feel safe and secure in their care. For example, when older children arrive, they greet staff by name and hold out their arms to receive a cuddle. Children sit on staff's knee and beside them to listen to stories, supporting children to follow their interests in books.

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The provision is good

Children learn about different languages and cultures from around the world. For example, older children copy staff as they count in Spanish. Children develop their knowledge of traditions from other countries, such as China. Staff use key words in children's home languages, as well as English, when introducing the routines of the day. This helps children who speak English as an additional language with their language skills and understanding. Additional funding that some children receive is spent effectively to meet their individual needs. For example, additional resources are purchased for the garden to encourage children to develop their physical skills outdoors. When children play in the garden, staff ask them to use magnifying glasses and work as a team to look for insects, encouraging them to explore and investigate their surroundings. Staff help children to develop their knowledge of spiders. Children learn what spiders eat and that spider webs are strong.

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need to do better?

n Staff's curriculum to support children's speaking skills includes, for example, introducing plenty of songs and rhymes to children's play. For instance, younger children listen to staff sing songs and then begin to copy the actions to rhymes. Older children hold cardboard tubes to their mouths and confidently sing songs through the tubes by themselves. n The management team and staff work closely with other professionals to support children with individual needs. They identify and implement targets to support children's learning, such as to help develop their social skills and interactions with others. n Children are encouraged to be independent, learning skills for the future. For example, at lunchtime, older children serve their own food, managing portion sizes. Children who are learning to pour their own drinks are supported by staff to understand quantity and measure. For example, when children pour water

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need to do better?

from a jug, staff say, 'One, two, stop,' reminding children when to stop pouring. n Children are keen to join activities that staff plan for them. They have opportunities to learn about the benefits of food on their bodies. For example, staff talk to older children and help them learn that fruit contains vitamins that help to make their bodies strong. However, occasionally during planned activities, staff do not fully support older children to take turns in conversations and to listen to the views of others. n Staff develop strong relationships with parents. They invite parents to attend

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need to do better?

3 February 2025 stay-and-play sessions and parents' meetings to play alongside their children and discuss with staff their child's development. Staff support parents to continue their children's learning at home, such as to nurture their love of books. Children show that they take home books regularly from the nursery, bringing them back in the morning and placing them in the allocated space. n Staff have rules and boundaries in place that children understand. Children say that they need to remember to use walking feet and inside voices. Younger children are supported to learn how to share. For example, they take it in turns when they pretend to pay staff for a current bun. n Staff are supported to reflect on their practice and the experiences they offer children. However, some knowledge that staff gain from professional development is not fully implemented when planning activities to help develop younger children's learning.

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need to do better?

n Staff help children to learn how to manage some of their health needs, such as if they have minor accidents. For example, children learn how to administer basic first aid. They develop their knowledge of how to apply bandages and clean a wound. Children show visitors a cool first-aid pack and explain they use this if they fall down.

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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 support staff to help older children to learn how to take turns in conversations and listen to the views of others n support staff to implement knowledge from professional development when they plan activities to help raise learning opportunities for younger children even higher.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY481234 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 10367905 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 90 Number of children on roll 159 Name of registered person Breedon House Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01522870111 Date of previous inspection 28 February 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Children's 1st @ Wragby Road registered in 2014 and is situated in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The nursery employs 20 members of childcare staff. Of these, 14 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. 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 from nine months up to four years.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and the 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 and interacted with 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 and area manager. 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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