Little Green Rascals Flaxton

Inspection of Little Green Rascals Flaxton Draft Farm, York YO60 7QP

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Staff provide a calm, nurturing environment for children. They know how to meet their care needs and build secure relationships. This helps children to feel safe, and they show they are settled in the nursery. Children make good progress across all areas of their development and are well prepared for the next stages in their learning. The manager and staff team have a clear vision for the curriculum and understand what they need children to learn. They focus on developing children's communication skills and provide a range of activities to help broaden their experiences. For instance, children enjoy taking part in rugby and football sessions each week.

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The provision is good

Staff help children to develop good personal, social and emotional skills. They encourage children to take turns and consistently model good manners to them. Children develop good levels of self-confidence and independence. They benefit from regular praise from staff, and their behaviour is very positive. The nursery has a strong ethos for providing organic meals and promoting children's health and well-being. Children thoroughly enjoy their meals. They learn about the food they eat and how this comes from the local community.

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need to do better?

n Staff provide a range of exciting activities for children. They carefully prepare environments, inside and outside, to meet children's individual learning needs. For instance, babies enjoy playing in the ball pool in the sensory room. Staff help them to develop their physical skills. Older children look at bugs with staff and describe their features. Toddlers learn about trees and paint with twigs outdoors. Children show enjoyment in activities and maintain good levels of concentration. n A strength of the nursery are the opportunities for children to learn outdoors. Staff ensure that children have access to the full curriculum and their learning is purposeful. Toddlers thoroughly enjoy activities outside and practise throwing coloured beanbags into the hoops. Staff use the space to have small-group time, where they use musical instruments in different ways and children develop their listening skills. Older children use the nursery's forest school provision and

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develop their understanding of the world. n Staff help children to develop good communication and language skills. They have regular group sessions, and staff use different initiatives to build on children's vocabulary. For example, children thoroughly enjoy closing their eyes and guessing the sounds they can hear as staff shake objects from the bag. However, staff do not recognise when the group size becomes too large, and this hinders children's levels of engagement. n Staff consistently promote children's independence and self-care. For example, young children get their own sun hats and put their own shoes on before they

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29 April 2025 go outside. Staff support them to feed themselves at lunch, and older children begin to self-serve. However, younger children and babies wait for a long time before their lunch, and some struggle with the length of time they are sat down. n Staff report good levels of well-being. They say they are happy and feel supported in their role. They have access to a wide range of professional development opportunities and create their own evaluative diaries to help them use the knowledge to benefit children in the nursery. Children's voices are included in providing feedback to drive improvements in the nursery. They share their views in their school council, and staff make changes which reflect their wishes. n The leadership team is strong. It has implemented positive changes. For example, children benefit from the newly embedded curriculum, and management continues to reflect on this with the staff team. Leaders have

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need to do better?

reflected on staff's workload and ensured they have time to manage their roles. This means children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported effectively. n The staff team maintains good relationships with families and promotes effective partnership working. For instance, staff provide a wide range of information to families through parents' evenings and parent workshops. This helps them to feel included in their children's learning. Parents say they are thrilled with the 'amazing approach to learning' and give special thanks to the chef who provides 'wonderful, nutritious food'.

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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 help staff to consider how they provide support to other staff during focused group time activities, to maintain highest levels of engagement for children n reflect on lunchtime arrangements to ensure that young children and babies do not wait for too long.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY546379 Local authority North Yorkshire Inspection number 10395900 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 47 Number of children on roll 90

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Name of registered person

Little Green Rascals Organic Day Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01904 566740 Date of previous inspection 2 December 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Little Green Rascals Flaxton registered in 2017 and is situated in Flaxton, York. The nursery employs 15 members of childcare staff. Of these, eight hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and above, including two with qualified teacher status and one early years teacher. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6.30pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n A joint observation was completed by the manager and inspector indoors during a planned activity. n The inspector held a discussion with the manager and leadership team in relation to the leadership and management of the nursery. She looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of recruitment, staff's qualifications and their suitability to work with children. She discussed children's learning and development with the staff team and nursery manager. n The inspector spoke to parents and obtained feedback for the inspection.

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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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