Manor Childcare Centre

Inspection of Manor Childcare Centre C/O Christ Church (Hall), Martins Lane, Wallasey, Merseyside CH44 1BQ

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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 happy, well cared for and safe in this warm and welcoming centre. They are supported by experienced staff who are passionate about their role. Children play in bright, clean and well-resourced environments. They make independent choices from a wide range of age-appropriate toys. Children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are eager to join in the activities offered. For example, toddlers delight in exploring the texture of paint. They mix paint to create different shades while describing it as 'soft' and 'smooth'.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations of children's learning, overall. They focus on helping the children to become confident, skilful learners who are keen to talk and investigate. They plan activities based on the interests and individual needs of the children. They manage the care needs of the babies well. Staff and children show kindness and respect towards each other throughout the day.

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The provision is good

Children talk with relish about animals, cooking, nature and characters from books they have been learning about. They enjoy learning and behave well. They use new knowledge and words in their play. Parents speak highly of the staff at the centre. They highly value the close relationships the staff foster with them and appreciate the regular updates on their child's progress.

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need to do better?

n Communication and language are a key focus throughout the centre. Well- trained staff encourage a love of stories and rhyme. Children listen to stories and join with songs enthusiastically, copying actions and repeating words. They find quiet areas to act out stories they have heard and access books of interest to them. Children, including children with SEND, gain confidence in communicating and gaining new knowledge. n Experienced staff organise learning activities so that children can ask questions and explore their interests. For example, in the base for three- and four-year- olds, staff respond to children's curiosity about tigers by encouraging talk about the characteristics of tigers and providing orange dough and mark-making tools for children to create animal stripes. This helps children to develop their own ideas while practising their manipulative skills to shape the dough. n Children are developing knowledge of mathematics throughout the day. For

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need to do better?

example, while lining up to go outside, they gleefully count how many children there are. They say, 'Eight children plus me makes nine.' Other children role play shops, counting and sorting the ingredients they will need to make vegetable soup. This demonstrates children's keen interest in number as well as an understanding of using mathematical language in play.

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need to do better?

5 February 2025 n Staff talk about exercise and the importance of having a nutritious diet. Children have opportunities to prepare healthy options in the centre together. For example, at snack time, children are given a choice of fruit, freshly made pizza and water. Children learn the importance of hygiene through activities. Staff remind children to wash their hands and ask them if they know why to check their understanding. This helps children develop social skills and learn the importance of good health. n Staff manage the care of babies well. They implement flexible routines that mirror those from home and consistently share positive interactions with babies. For example, staff keep eye contact, talk and sing while changing babies' nappies. This supports children's early development well. n Staff care deeply about the children and want the best for them. However, staff have not thought well enough about how the curriculum is sequenced to support

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need to do better?

children as they progress from the birth to two-year-olds' base to the three- and four-year-olds' base. This means staff are not consistently building on children's learning to plan their future development effectively. n Staff provide children with a range of meaningful activities to extend their wider development. For example, they introduce children to the celebrations of different families and communities. Children go on trips to the farm and have a series of visitors who talk to them about the world around them. Children learn to respect other people. n Children are kind and friendly. They take turns and follow instructions. Children with SEND have specific plans in place and multi-agency access to support their development. Parents state they are given resources to help them manage their children's learning and behaviours at home. Over time, this consistent approach and understanding of need helps all children to become increasingly

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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 sequence the curriculum more effectively so that it builds on what children know and can do as they progress through the centre.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY419929 Local authority Wirral Inspection number 10368083 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 36 Number of children on roll 33 Name of registered person Manor Child Care Centre Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 07941115572 Date of previous inspection 7 March 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Manor Childcare Centre registered in 2010 and is located in Wallasey. The centre employs nine members of childcare staff. Of these, seven have appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and above. The centre opens Monday to Friday for 51 weeks of the year. Sessions are from 8am until 5.55pm.

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Inspection activities

n The leaders and the inspector had a learning walk together of all the areas of the centre and discussed the implementation of the curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The children spoke to the inspector throughout the inspection. n The inspector and the deputy manager carried out a joint observation. n The inspector had a meeting with leaders. She reviewed relevant documentation, including risk assessments and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the centre. n Parents shared their views about the centre 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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