Haven Day Nursery Ltd

Inspection of Haven Day Nursery Ltd 529 Anlaby Road, HULL HU3 6EP

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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

Staff provide children with a welcoming and fun environment. As children arrive, they are greeted warmly by the caring staff. Children are happy to attend and keen to start their day at the nursery. Throughout the nursery, staff build strong and affectionate relationships with children. Younger children approach familiar adults for cuddles and reassurance, if they need it. Older children show growing confidence as they talk to visitors about their time at nursery and politely ask their names.

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The provision is good

Children demonstrate high levels of independence in their play. For example, they confidently choose books and activities, and take a lead in their own learning. Older children pour their own drinks, find their cutlery and use the toilet independently. Children are proud when staff praise their good behaviour and acts of kindness towards others.

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The provision is good

All children benefit from opportunities to develop their physical skills. Younger children learn to navigate small steps and ramps. Staff teach children how to roll a ball to their friends. They encourage older children to use spades to plant seeds in the garden, which helps them learn about the natural world. Staff support children's developing imaginations. They engage children in a range of role-play activities, including making pretend ice creams in the outdoor mud kitchen.

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need to do better?

n The ethos of the nursery is to use 'in the moment planning', which they describe as enabling children to follow their interests and ideas. Staff give children the space and time to make their own decisions about what they want to do. Staff are organised well and use their teaching skills to support children in what they choose to do. As a result, children are active and motivated learners, who make good progress. n Special educational needs coordinators demonstrate a good knowledge of supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Managers and staff are passionate about providing every child with the very best early education. They work in close collaboration with parents and carers and professionals to ensure children with SEND receive the greatest support at the earliest opportunity. Staff set realistic, yet challenging, targets to enable children with SEND to make their own individual progress.

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need to do better?

n Staff support children's behaviour in effective ways. They give praise and recognition when children do the right thing. When children make a mistake in how they behave, staff clearly explain what they have done that needs to be changed and the impact of their actions. This helps children to understand why they need to behave in a certain way.

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need to do better?

18 June 2025 n Children have many opportunities to explore the world around them. For example, children and staff at the nursery have a strong relationship with the neighbouring residential home for older people. Children regularly attend the home to sing with them. Children learn to build relationships which contributes to their social and emotional skills. n Staff place an importance on children's health. Managers, staff and children have created a balanced and nutritious menu. They also incorporate regular exercise into the curriculum, such as through fun classes that involve dance. Children stretch, wave their arms up high and shake their bodies. This support for children's personal development helps to instil positive attitudes in children towards maintaining good and healthy lifestyles. n Overall, staff promote children's communication and language well. They expose younger children and babies to purposefully modelled language. Children enjoy

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need to do better?

opportunities to join in with familiar stories. Older children are exposed to new words in context to broaden their vocabulary. However, there are times when some staff ask children questions and provide them with information in quick succession. This does not consistently give children enough time to process language or enable them to respond to share their own thoughts or ideas. n Parents speak positively about the nursery and the progress that their children make while attending. They are grateful to the staff for the help that they receive, for example, with toilet training and behaviour management. However, managers do not ensure that all parents are aware of their children's key person and what their children need to know next.

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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 provide more opportunities for children to use their language and communication skills, such as by using more effective questions and giving children time to think and respond n build further on partnerships with parents to ensure that they know who their children's key person is and understand how to provide continuity in their children's learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2745477 Local authority Kingston Upon Hull City Council Inspection number 10405845 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 90 Name of registered person Haven Day Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01482576003 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Haven Day Nursery Ltd registered in 2023 and is located in Kingston upon Hull. The nursery employs 17 members of childcare staff. Of these, 16 staff hold appropriate early years qualifications and one member of staff is unqualified. The nursery is open all year round, from 7.00am to 6:00pm, Monday to Friday. It provides government funded childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector went on a learning walk with the deputy manager of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum and the expectations for children's learning. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children. n The inspector spoke with parents, staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector looked at a sample of relevant records and documentation, including evidence of staff's suitability and training. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the deputy manager.

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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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