Baytree Park Private Day Nursery

Inspection of Baytree Park Private Day Nursery Joshua Lane, Middleton Junction, Middleton, Manchester M24 2AZ

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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 Inadequate

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The provision is good

Children arrive at the setting with confidence. They smile with delight as their key person greets them with open arms at the door. Staff provide children with a well- rounded curriculum that, overall, builds on what they already know and can do. Babies move their bodies to the rhythm as they listen to songs and rhymes. They show their excitement as they squeal and giggle with staff and clap their hands. Babies explore musical instruments and puppets. This helps to bring the songs and stories to life and promotes their engagement. Two-year-old children beam with joy as they explore messy play activities. They tell staff that they are making milkshakes for their friends. Staff offer children resources, such as cups and jugs, to enhance their play further. This helps children to develop their imaginative play skills. Older children enjoy group sessions, where they manipulate dough to music. They use their hands to stretch, squeeze and pinch the dough as they singalong to

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The provision is good

their favourite songs. Children concentrate intently as they use scissors to snip and cut paper with skill. This helps children to develop their physical dexterity in readiness for writing.

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The provision is good

Staff provide children with plenty of opportunities to play outdoors. Children enjoy the challenge of balancing carefully over a narrow beam. They soar around the painted road on their bicycles, showing coordination and balance. Overall, children follow the rules well. For example, they know to stop riding when children are crossing their painted road. Staff teach children how to keep themselves healthy. For example, children know to drink water and wear hats in the sun. This helps them to develop an understanding of how to take care of their bodies.

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need to do better?

n Since the last inspection, leaders have welcomed support from the local authority. They have worked tirelessly to address the weaknesses and raise the quality of the setting. They now put in place thorough risk assessments each day to identify and remove hazards. Staff implement safer sleep and medication procedures. Leaders have made improvements to the maintenance of the premises to ensure suitability. These changes help to keep children safe. n Staff are happy and state that they feel well supported. Leaders provide them with supervision sessions and some professional development opportunities. Leaders have started to provide staff with feedback on their practice. However, these systems are in the early stages and not all staff are given regular coaching and mentoring at present. This means that there are some minor inconsistencies in practice that leaders do not identify. For example, some staff do not

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need to do better?

implement the intended curriculum for children's independence skills in the pre- school room. n Children's love of books is well promoted throughout all rooms. Younger children

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need to do better?

14 July 2025 enjoy looking through books with adults and independently throughout the day. Staff bring stories to life with props and puppets. Older children make predictions and gasp with anticipation as staff turn the pages to see what happens to the gingerbread man. Older children go on trips to the local library. They enjoy taking books home to share with their families. This helps children to develop their early literacy skills. n Staff show a good understanding of how to promote children's communication and language skills. For example, they allow children plenty of time to think and respond to questions. They introduce 'words of the week' that they use in repetition with children. Staff use some simple sign language that children respond well to. In addition, staff use picture boards to help children who need additional support to communicate their needs. This has a positive impact on children's communication and language development.

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n Older children enjoy taking on extra responsibilities, such as being 'lunchtime helpers'. They help to organise the mealtime routines and ensure that the areas are clean and tidy. Staff promote children's behaviour generally well, such as offering children positive praise. However, staff working with two-year-old children are not consistent in helping children to understand their own and other's feelings. They do intervene quickly in any minor disputes, such as when children take toys or push others. However, they do not consistently help children to understand how their behaviour impacts on others. n Staff build strong partnerships with parents. They ask parents to contribute to children's assessments from the start. Staff share information about children's learning and provide ideas about how they can support children at home, such as toilet training advice. Staff invite parents to join them for regular stay-and-

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play sessions. This helps parents to be involved in children's learning and ensures that they are updated about their child's progress and experiences at the setting.

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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 systems for coaching and mentoring staff, to help them to develop their practice and implement the intended curriculum more consistently n support staff to use consistent approaches when managing children's behaviour, to help children to understand the impact their behaviour has on others.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 511126 Local authority Oldham Inspection number 10394221 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 80 Number of children on roll 92 Name of registered person Parkinson, Gary William

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reference number

Telephone number 0161 653 7589 Date of previous inspection 14 February 2025

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Information about this early years setting

Baytree Park Private Day Nursery registered in 1993 and is located in Middleton. The setting employs 23 members of staff. Of the 23 who work with the children, 20 hold an early years qualification at level 2 and above. The setting is open from 7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round except for public holidays. The setting offers government funded places for childcare.

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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 looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector and the manager carried out a joint observation of a mealtime. 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 Children spoke with the inspector during 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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