Innisfree Child Care Limited

Inspection of Innisfree Child Care Limited 1 & 2 Park House, Langroyd Road, Colne, Lancashire BB8 9EN

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Staff create a happy, home-from-home environment where children feel confident and relaxed. Children interact kindly with their friends, supported by staff who play alongside them. Relationships between staff and children, including babies, are warm and positive, and there is lots of laughter, fun and cuddles at the nursery.

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The provision is good

Communication and language is a particular focus throughout the setting. Great care is taken to assess and track children's communication and language skills in order to give them the best possible support. Staff skilfully engage children in conversations as they play. For example, children are building a house in a construction area. Staff introduce new and useful vocabulary, asking children what 'materials' they are going to use and teaching prepositions such as 'under' and 'over'. They give children time to reply to questions and listen carefully to their answers. This supports the development of children's early language well.

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The provision is good

Staff and leaders have reflected on the very best way to support children at times of transition, such as when they move room or key person. Key persons gather lots of information about their key children. This includes information such as children's communication and language development, next steps and emotional well-being. They then share this with other staff and take time to discuss each individual child. This ensures that staff are able to provide tailored care and meet children's individual needs.

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need to do better?

n Since the last inspection, leaders and staff have worked extremely hard to address the actions raised. The leadership team and staff have worked closely to identify clear targets for improvement. This has helped to strengthen practice and has enabled leaders and staff to make positive changes. n Staff are keen for all children to do well and make good progress. Overall, leaders and staff plan a well sequenced curriculum. They carefully assess children on an ongoing basis and plan activities according to their next steps. Staff successfully deliver activities that support children's progress effectively. However, some staff are not always fully clear about how best to implement some aspects of the curriculum. At these times, children's learning is not built on as precisely as possible. n Staff encourage children to develop some independence skills through daily routines, such as pouring their own drinks and putting their own coats on.

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need to do better?

Overall, transitions between activities run smoothly. However, some snack and lunchtime routines are not as well considered. This has an impact on the attention that staff can provide to children. At these times, some children become distracted and lose focus.

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need to do better?

17 June 2025 n Staff are excellent role models. They speak kindly and politely to children, and in turn, children are helpful and well-mannered to their friends and other adults while at play. For example, children play cooperatively in a kitchen role-play area. They take turns to slice up a pretend cake using a pizza cutter, kindly passing the cutter to their friends when they have had their turn. This shows the respectful relationships between children, their friends and staff. n Children's physical skills are well supported in the outdoor space. Children enjoy working together with huge blocks to build a giant house, supported and encouraged by the enthusiastic staff. They roll cars down a ramp and develop their fine motor skills when playing in a tray of sand. However, the same consideration is not given to all aspects of the curriculum outdoors. This means that children who prefer to learn outside are not fully supported to do so in their

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need to do better?

preferred learning environment. n Staff report that they feel well supported by leaders. They attend regular supervision meetings with leaders where they discuss their areas of strength and development and any further training required. Leaders gather feedback from staff about their well-being in order to provide them with the best possible support. Staff say that they enjoy working at the nursery and that there is a strong sense of teamwork. Staff work together to identify strengths of practice and where they would like to make further improvements in the future. This ensures that the setting continues to develop and improve. n The manager and staff build effective relationships with parents and involve them in their children's learning. Parents have access to an online application and can see regular updates and photos of what their children are doing. Parents report that staff and leaders are warm, approachable and helpful. They

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need to do better?

value the guidance they receive from staff to help support children's progress at home, such as with toilet training.

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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 review the organisation of routines so that all children are supported to become fully involved n enhance learning opportunities in the outdoor environment so children who prefer to learn outdoors can fully extend their learning in their preferred environment n support staff to understand how to implement all aspects of the curriculum

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Setting details

Unique reference number 309345 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 10358051 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 74 Number of children on roll 81 Name of registered person Innisfree Child Care Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01282 861355 Date of previous inspection 19 June 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Innisfree Child Care Limited registered in 1992. The nursery employs 17 members of childcare staff. Of these, 15 hold appropriate early years qualifications to at least level 2, including one member who holds a qualification at level 6. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 5.45pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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 the children to learn. n The inspector spoke to children to find out about their time at the setting. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. 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 carried out joint observations of group activities with the manager. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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