Best Start Daycare

Inspection of Best Start Daycare 1155-1157 New Chester Road, Eastham, Wirral CH62 0BY

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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 for their day. They thrive in this calm and nurturing setting. Leaders and staff welcome children and their families warmly as they arrive. Children are happy to see staff and are eager to start their day of learning.

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The provision is good

Staff create a safe and nurturing environment where children are happy to explore and have fun. They have high expectations of children's behaviour and are positive role models. Staff are consistent when promoting positive behaviour. For instance, staff naturally encourage children to take turns and share during child-led play. Children know when it is their turn and play well alongside each other. As a result, all children are kind and polite and behave exceptionally well.

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The provision is good

Leaders and staff provide an ambitious curriculum that is flexible to support all children's individual needs, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff plan activities around children's interests, needs and abilities. For example, younger children become deeply engaged when staff use puppets to support them to be a part of storytelling activities. Staff work with families and other professionals to provide support for children with SEND. This means all children make good progress from their starting points.

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n Children, including those with SEND, make good progress from their starting points in learning because staff plan a rich and well-sequenced curriculum. For example, younger children use fruits and paint for printing while older children make marks in the sand. Staff place a strong focus on children becoming ready for their next stage in learning. Staff regularly assess children's progress and share their next steps with parents. As a result, children's learning continues at home. n The daily routine is generally well planned. Children know the routine, and they anticipate what will happen next in their day. Staff plan a wide range of engaging activities. For instance, children become focused as they dance to the different nursery rhymes. However, on occasion, staff interrupt children's learning unnecessarily. For example, some children leave activities early as they are called to participate in other daily routines. This means that they occasionally

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miss potential learning opportunities. n Staff support children to develop a love of reading effectively. Children listen with interest while staff read their favourite stories with animation. Children delight listening to 'Barry the Fish with Fingers'. Staff encourage children to talk and to anticipate what might happen next in the story. As a result, children develop a love of books from a young age. n Staff are supported effectively by the management team and show high levels of

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12 June 2025 commitment to their work. They express how they are happy in the workplace and their well-being is considered. Staff supervisions are carried out regularly and used to strengthen and raise the quality of education. Leaders offer staff opportunities to enhance their professional development through regular training. This enables staff to improve overall outcomes for children. n Children become increasingly independent in their self-care skills. They develop good hygiene practices and begin to understand the importance of washing hands before meals and snacks. All children help themselves to water to keep themselves hydrated throughout the day. This supports children to understand the importance of healthy lifestyles. n Children have daily opportunities to be outdoors and active. Children enjoy frequent trips to the local park and the wider community. Children delight when they stop and wave at the local shop keepers as they walk to the park. Children

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learn how to keep themselves safe when they are near roads. Children develop an understanding of the community in which they live. n Parents are positive about the setting and happy with the care their children receive. They appreciate the regular updates they receive about their children's progress. Parents describe staff as friendly and caring and say they go above and beyond to ensure their children are happy. Parents value the support they receive to help continue children's learning at home.

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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 organisation of routines so that they do not unnecessarily interrupt children's learning opportunities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2813840 Local authority Wirral Inspection number 10409479 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 48 Number of children on roll 62 Name of registered person Best Start Daycare Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01513278557 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Best Start Daycare registered in 2024. The nursery employs 12 members of staff. Of these, 10 hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 2 and above. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, all year round. The nursery provides funded early education for two- and three-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. 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 at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff.

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12 June 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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