Wellybobs Day Nursery

Inspection of Wellybobs Day Nursery Barn Hill Offices - Unit 6, Barn Hill Farm, Selby Road, Goole DN14 7JP

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision is outstanding

Children are greeted with enthusiasm by friendly staff. They confidently say goodbye to their parents at the door. There are highly effective settling-in arrangements alongside a well-established key-person system. This ensures children are happy and transition through each of the rooms with ease. Attentive staff know each child exceptionally well. This allows them to plan a range of exciting and engaging activities. Babies' routines are particularly well supported. As a result, children are happy and content.

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The provision is outstanding

Makaton is deeply embedded within the curriculum to further support children's communication skills. Children learn new signs each week during group times. Staff report this has also had a benefit on children's behaviour, particularly those who cannot yet communicate verbally. Additional funding is used effectively to ensure it supports children it is allocated for. As a result, all children make excellent progress. This includes children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

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The provision is outstanding

Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. Staff skilfully support interactions between children. They teach children to ask each other for a turn once the other has finished with a toy. Children and staff show high levels of respect for each other. For example, children kindly point out where their friends can get a paintbrush from.

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need to do better?

n Managers and leaders have developed a highly ambitious curriculum that is based on 'promises' they have made to children. This ensures a well-sequenced plan as children move through the nursery. Regular and thorough assessments mean that any concerns are addressed at an early stage and correct support can be put into place. Staff skilfully plan engaging activities to support gaps in learning. For example, children enjoy developing their knowledge of shape while practising their scissor skills. n Staff plan a range of exciting activities to further support children's wider experiences. For example, children have visited a local kitchen to learn how food is prepared. Visits from ice-cream vans have provided some children with new experiences. During mealtimes, children are shown what pasta looks like before it is cooked. Staff explain how it becomes softer when cooked in water. This supports children's understanding of the food we eat.

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need to do better?

n Managers and staff continuously reflect on practice to ensure they are meeting the needs of all children. For example, they have recently moved around rooms based on parents' feedback to ensure they can fully support children in toilet training. Staff enthusiastically talk about recent changes they have made. They explain how these changes have had a positive impact on children's

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18 February 2025 development and learning. n Highly focused professional development opportunities ensure staff feel well supported in their role. Staff and managers regularly evaluate each other's practice. Managers provide clear targets and guidance to practitioners to develop their practice to the highest level. Staff thrive on additional roles and responsibilities they have been given. As a result, staff morale is exceptionally high, and staff report high levels of well-being. Robust recruitment and induction processes ensure new staff feel confident in their role and welcomed. n Children develop a range of self-care and independence skills. They are supported to wipe their own nose, using a mirror until they can do this independently. Staff teach children how to keep safe in the nursery. For example, they explain how to use and carry scissors safely. n Children enjoy a wide range of stories. They snuggle up with staff and talk about

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their favourite books. Some activities are planned around a story of the month. For example, stories based around winter lead to activities exploring ice. This is further extended to develop physical skills by breaking the ice with hammers and exploring the changes as the ice melts. n Feedback from parents and grandparents is overwhelmingly positive. Parents speak extremely highly of the nursery and the support they receive. Parents value the regular meetings they have with their child's key person. These meetings provide opportunities for parents to receive updates on their child's development. Likewise, parents keep staff up to date with any changes at home and share reviews completed by other professionals such as health visitors.

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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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Setting details

Unique reference number EY476324 Local authority East Riding of Yorkshire Inspection number 10380588 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 81 Number of children on roll 271 Name of registered person Wellybobs Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01430 432033 Date of previous inspection 14 June 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Wellybobs Day Nursery registered in 2014. The nursery employs 30 members of childcare staff. Of these, 20 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, and six staff, including the manager, hold a qualification at level 5 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm. The nursery provides government funded childcare and receives additional funding for disadvantaged children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n Senior staff and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke with the manager, deputy manager and directors about the leadership and management of the setting. n The inspector spoke to the designated safeguarding lead to discuss how they keep children safe and deal with any child protection or safeguarding concerns. 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 spoke to the special educational needs and disabilities coordinator

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about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity with the manager. n The manager and inspector discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact that this had on children's learning. n Parents and grandparents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. 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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