The Childcare Village

Inspection of The Childcare Village Pre-School and Out Of School Care, St James Street, Shaw, Lancashire OL2 7TD

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision requires improvement

Children enjoy taking part in the activities planned by staff at the nursery. Leaders and staff take account of children's next steps and their interests and support and encourage them to make the most of the opportunities on offer. Children play with sand and water, build with bricks in the construction area or listen to a story in a cosy reading corner. Staff are kind and patient towards the children and relationships between staff and children are warm, respectful and trusting.

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The provision requires improvement

Children and families receive a warm welcome when they arrive at the nursery. Children separate confidently from their parents and happily greet their friends and the staff. There is lots of laughter and chatter. In the home corner, staff engage children in conversations and encourage them to talk about what they are doing and what food they are cooking on the pretend cooker. Staff discuss with children why they need to strap the dolls into the prams and how to walk with the prams so that the dolls do not fall out. These conversations and positive interactions ensure that children make progress with their communication and language.

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need to do better?

n The nursery has set itself firmly at the heart of the community. Leaders and staff care deeply about supporting the whole family and go to great lengths to ensure that all children and families feel nurtured, respected and cared for. This inclusive ethos ensures that all children are valued members of the nursery community. This supports children to feel emotionally secure. n Staff speak highly of the ethos of the teamwork within the setting. Leaders support staff with their well-being. However, the provider has not ensured that the arrangements for supervisions and monitoring of staff are consistent. As a result, staff do not have regular opportunities to improve the quality of their practice and ensure that interactions and learning are of a consistently high quality. n Staff teach children to wash their hands before mealtimes and after they have been to the toilet. However, at other times, hygiene practices and routines are

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need to do better?

not well followed. Children cough over staff and other children and are not reminded to cover their mouths. This does not teach children the importance of good self-care and risks spreading infections. n At times, children are supported and encouraged to do things for themselves. For example, at the end of the morning session, children help to tidy up the toys and put things away. However, at other times, staff do things for children that children could do for themselves. For example, children are not encouraged to have a go at putting their own coats on when they go out to play, or unpack their own lunch boxes at lunchtime. This limits the opportunities for children to develop their independence skills.

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15 July 2025 n Overall, children behave well. They share the toys and resources, speak politely to others and wait to be served a drink at lunchtime. Occasionally, however, routines do not support good behaviour. Children are asked to sit longer then they can for their age, waiting to wash their hands before lunch. They become bored and fidgety and have to be told several times to sit down again. At these times, children's positive behaviour is not well supported. n There is a strong focus on children's communication and language development at the nursery. Staff have taken part in a range of additional training to develop their skills and expertise in this area. Children enjoy taking part in a singing session. They enthusiastically join in with the familiar rhymes and choose a toy from the box that links to the rhyme. They discuss the feel of the dough when they have used different rolling pins to flatten it out. These activities support the

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development of children's speech and language and help to extend their vocabulary. n Outside, children get plenty of exercise and fresh air. They push themselves along on bicycles and tricycles and enjoy using the slide and see-saw. Children jump up and down excitedly as staff blow bubbles up into the air. Children bend and stretch up high to reach the bubbles, using their fingers to burst them. These activities support the development of children's physical skills. n Parents speak warmly of the positive partnership they have with the nursery. They consistently describe leaders and staff as 'so supportive' and value the expert advice and support they offer with issues, such as toilet training. Parents appreciate the discussions which take place at the start or end of the session, where they share useful information about their children's development and progress. This enables them to continue 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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Due date

ensure that hygiene practices are improved in order to promote children's good health 29/07/2025

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Due date

15 July 2025 implement stringent arrangements for the supervision and monitoring of all staff, including the manager, so that they are supported and coached to improve outcomes for children. 26/08/2025

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should:

n support staff to implement effective routines that encourage and support children's independence and self-help skills n support staff to implement strategies that encourage and support children's positive behaviour.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY348662 Local authority Oldham Inspection number 10398452 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 73 Name of registered person The Childcare Village Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01706 843556 Date of previous inspection 23 October 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The Childcare Village registered in 2007. It is situated in the Shaw area of Oldham. The nursery operates from St James Parish Rooms. The nursery and pre-school are open from 8.50am to 3.15pm, during term time only. The out-of-school facility operates from 7.30am to 8.40am and from 3.15pm to 5.30pm, during term time, and from 7.30am to 5.30pm during school holidays. The nursery employs six members of staff who work directly with the children. All staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above.

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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 their 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 spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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