Langwith Junction Childcare

Inspection of Langwith Junction Childcare Burlington Avenue, Langwith Junction, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire NG20 9AD

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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 Inadequate

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The provision is good

Children show high levels of enjoyment and engagement in their learning. They respond positively to staff's invitations to play and eagerly join in with the activities on offer. Younger children self-select books of their choice and safely toddle to a nearby member of staff so that they can share the story together. Staff use a range of tones in their voice to add excitement to their reading. They introduce children to new words, such as 'jellyfish'. When children start to name what they see on the pages, staff respond with praise and extend the language that children hear. For example, when a child names a crab, staff say, 'The crab has pincer claws.' Children are building their vocabulary from a young age.

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The provision is good

Older children quickly follow staff's instruction to come together in a group for song time. They take it in turns to choose a prop that represents a song or nursery rhyme. Children quickly identify a favourite song about a bus. Staff ask children to vote on where the bus will go. Some children raise their hand for Chesterfield and others for Mansfield. Here, staff are teaching children about their local communities as well as introducing the skills of democracy. The children confidently count the votes and then sing about the bus reaching its destination.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and managers have taken appropriate action to rectify the breach to requirements that was found at the last inspection. They have made sure staff fully understand their safeguarding responsibilities, including where to refer any concerns that they might have about children's safety. Staff confidently demonstrate this knowledge by explaining these procedures. n Leaders and managers support staff to implement a curriculum that enables children to develop their skills and knowledge over time. Staff know what they want children to learn from the activities that they provide. They communicate effectively with colleagues across the nursery to make sure children have a chance to build on their learning. For example, younger children develop their hand pincer movement by squeezing sponges while they wash dinosaur toys. Older children refine this skill when they use tweezers to move pom-poms across

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a large tray. These activities help children to develop the skills that they will later use for writing. n Staff promote children's individuality and help them to understand what makes themselves and their friends unique. They find out about children's cultural and religious heritage when they first start at the nursery. Staff recognise the special dates in children's lives, such as religious festivals, and learn about these with children by sharing traditions such as making sweets to mark the festival of Diwali. Parents say that staff work hard to provide a fully inclusive nursery community for them and their children.

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4 February 2025 n Leaders, managers and staff strive to support and build positive relationships with parents and members of the wider community. They acknowledge the positive impact that this has on children's lives. Staff provide a food larder and a clothes-swap scheme for families to access when they need or want. They organise workshops where parents learn how they can support their children's development at home. Staff fundraise with children for local and national charities. This helps children understand the importance of caring for others. n Staff give children clear direction to help shape their positive behaviours and keep them safe. They use children's names to capture their attention and give explanations that help children to understand what they should do and why. For example, staff ask children to sweep sand from the floor and pick up blocks so they do not slip, trip or fall. n Leaders and managers have systems in place to identify staff's training needs.

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need to do better?

Less-experienced staff are allocated a mentor who offers them support and coaching. Leaders and managers arrange for staff to complete relevant training courses to improve their skills and develop their knowledge of childcare and development. However, the impact of this support, coaching and training is still to be seen in some instances. That said, all staff show a commitment to their professional development and want to do well in their roles.

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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 embed their learning from the training, coaching and mentoring that they receive in their daily practice.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY313498 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 10381052 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 64 Name of registered person Langwith Junction Childcare

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reference number

Telephone number 01623 748945 Date of previous inspection 4 September 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Langwith Junction Childcare registered in 2006 and is in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The nursery employs 16 members of childcare staff. Of these, nine hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 3 or above, and the manager holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 6. The nursery opens from 7.45am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. The nursery provides funded early education.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the setting and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children confidently communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector and manager carried out a joint observation. n The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke to staff at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed 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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4 February 2025 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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