Lady Lane Nursery

Inspection of Lady Lane Nursery Lady Lane Park School, Lady Lane, Bingley BD16 4AP

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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

Children arrive excited and eager to explore the well-planned and organised learning environment. They build strong attachments and relationships with staff who are warm, welcoming and friendly. Staff act as positive role models to children with their kind, caring and nurturing approach. Children play well with their friends and learn how to cooperate, share and take turns. They delight in the encouragement and praise that they receive from staff during their play. Children are motivated learners and demonstrate high levels of confidence and self-esteem.

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The provision is good

Staff give high priority to creating an inclusive and calm learning environment that sparks children's interests to explore the activities on offer. They provide children with quality learning resources that are available for them to self-select and initiate their own learning. Staff support and encourage children to become independent learners. They adapt their approach and respond to children's interests well. For example, staff extend younger children's learning and provide them with different materials to build simple structures as they master using blocks. This helps to further develop their physical skills and hand-eye coordination. Older children have opportunities to refine their fine motor skills and dexterity, for example, through mark making and playing with construction materials. This helps to develop the motor skills needed later for writing.

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need to do better?

n Children settle in at the nursery well. Staff take the time to get to know each child and their family from their starting point. They gather key information from parents about their child and use this to plan familiar care routines and activities according to the child's interests. They use the information that they gathered to help children settle in and provide reassurance when they become upset, for example when children need their comforters that they brought. n The curriculum is well planned and sequenced to help build on what children already know and can do, overall. Staff complete observations and assessments to monitor children's progress. They use these to identify what children need to learn next and plan their curriculum around this. However, on occasions, some of the youngest children do not receive the targeted support that they need to further develop their emerging communication and language skills.

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need to do better?

n Staff value the importance of children having access to a wide range of books and text to help develop their literacy skills and vocabulary. Children develop a love of books and reading. They have daily opportunities to listen to stories during circle time. Children self-select from a wide range of books and look at these independently or with support from staff. n Children are well prepared for their future learning and eventual move to school. Staff support them to become increasingly independent in managing their self-

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need to do better?

18 March 2025 care needs and hygiene as they transition between rooms. For example, babies and younger children learn how to feed themselves independently. Older children learn how to manage their personal hygiene and eat using cutlery in preparation for their eventual move to nursery school. n Staff give high priority to children's personal, social and emotional development. They teach children strategies to help them communicate their feelings and emotions in a variety of ways. For example, they use sign language, picture cards and spend time talking to children about their feelings and emotions. These highly effective strategies develop children's awareness of their feelings. They quickly learn ways to regulate their emotions from their starting points. n Partnership working with external professionals is effective. For example, staff have good links with professionals who work for the local authority. They use

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need to do better?

these relationships to seek support and training, which contributes to the ongoing development of the nursery. Staff have recently received training on developing a communication-friendly environment. This training has been embedded well for staff working with older children. However, this has yet to be fully embedded for staff working with the youngest children in the nursery. n Staff ensure that parents are kept well informed about the levels of progress their child is making. For example, they share information about their child's progress and next steps electronically and during face-to-face meetings. They share ideas about ways to support their child's learning at home, which helps to promote a consistent approach. n The provider failed to notify Ofsted of a significant event, which is a requirement of their registration. This was discussed with leaders during the inspection and they are now aware of reporting significant events to Ofsted.

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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 ensure the youngest children receive the targeted support that they need to develop their communication and language skills even further n embed the recent training that staff have received to further develop their understanding of how to support communication and language skills in the youngest children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2788548 Local authority Bradford Inspection number 10393840 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 37 Name of registered person Lady Lane Park School Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01274 551168 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Lady Lane Nursery registered in 2024. The nursery employs nine members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and two weeks between Christmas and New Year. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm. The nursery offers government funded places for childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The deputy manager, the manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector and the deputy manager carried out two joint observations during group activities. 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 talked to staff, parents and the children at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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Inspection activities

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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