Dandelion Days Nursery

Inspection of Dandelion Days Nursery 62 Church Road West, LIVERPOOL L4 5UF

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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 and settled at this welcoming nursery. They build strong relationships with staff and each other. Children arrive with smiles and are eager to explore the engaging activities that staff thoughtfully plan to reflect children's interests. This helps them to feel safe and secure.

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The provision is good

Leaders and staff have high aspirations for all children. The curriculum is carefully structured throughout the nursery. Staff skilfully build on children's existing knowledge and abilities. They take into consideration their individual learning needs. As a result, all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make progress in their learning.

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The provision is good

Children are sociable and confident. Staff positively role model good behaviours. They have high expectations for children's behaviour and conduct. Children are very respectful of their friends, staff and visitors. They play well together and share resources. Children's physical development is well supported. They have regular opportunities to access the outdoor area. Staff plan a range of activities to develop children's large-muscle movements. Inside, children have opportunities to practise their fine motor skills. For example, pre-school children enjoy rolling, kneading and modelling with clay. This helps to develop their fine motor skills and supports their early writing skills in readiness for school.

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need to do better?

n Staff create opportunities that capture children's imagination and curiosity. They offer children new experiences allowing them to make predictions. Staff ask children thought-provoking questions, such as, 'I wonder what will happen if?' This encourages children to think of new ideas. They are curious learners and display high levels of confidence in explaining their thoughts and ideas. n Support for children with SEND is good. Effective partnerships with parents and other professionals involved in the children's care ensure that all children make the progress they are capable of. Individual support plans are put in place, and these are shared with parents so they can support their child's learning at home. As a result, all children make good progress from their starting points. n Overall, staff promote children's attitude to healthy lifestyles well. Children understand the importance of regular exercise. They have weekly visits from an

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external dance teacher as well as daily access to the outdoors. Children are provided with a range of fresh fruits at snack time. However, staff do not consistently ensure children develop a good understanding of positive hygiene procedures. Children know to wash their hands regularly. However, staff do not always encourage children to wash their hands before mealtimes. These inconsistencies mean children do not always understand the importance of

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need to do better?

14 March 2025 making healthy choices. n Staff plan regular trips to the local community to build on children's experiences and support them to learn more about the world around them. For example, children enjoy trips to the local library, rhyme time sessions at the local play centres and going to the local shops. This helps them understand more about where they live. n Children develop an understanding of daily routines as staff encourage children to help tidy up after activities. However, on occasion, transition times, such as mealtimes and when getting children ready to play outside, can become disorganised. As a result, children are left waiting for a long time without anything to do and become distracted. n Leaders are appreciative of staff; they place a strong emphasis on their well- being. Staff benefit from regular supervision and targeted training to enhance their knowledge. For example, staff have recently implemented more sensory

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and physical activities to help children prepare for more focused activities. This helps to promote good outcomes for all children. n Parent partnerships are strong. Parents comment that staff are kind, caring and extremely supportive. Effective communication ensures that parents are kept up to date with the progress their children make in their learning. This helps parents to support children's learning at home. Staff work very closely with parents and use additional funding effectively to support children's developmental needs. This helps all children to reach their potential.

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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 enhance the ways children are helped to learn about healthy living, including healthy attitudes to mealtimes and practising good hygiene n develop routines to ensure transitions throughout the day run more smoothly so that children remain engaged.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY539809 Local authority Liverpool Inspection number 10372212 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 45 Number of children on roll 76 Name of registered person Dandelion Days Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07709065039 Date of previous inspection 5 April 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Dandelion Days Nursery registered in 2016. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff. Of these, nine staff hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 2 and above. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, from 8am until 6pm. It is open all year round, except for bank holidays and a week at Christmas.

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Inspection activities

n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want children to learn. n The inspector read testimonials and spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector observed interactions between children and staff. n The manager and inspector completed a joint observation of a focused activity. n The inspector spoke to staff and took their views into account. 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

14 March 2025 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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