Little Walkers Day Nursery Coseley

Inspection of Little Walkers Day Nursery Coseley st John Fisher Roman Catholic Church, Yew Tree Lane, Coseley, West Midlands WV14 8RF

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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 Good

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The provision is good

Children arrive at nursery and separate from parents with ease. Staff greet children with warmth and excitement and invite them to come and join in their play. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Staff are kind, nurturing and attentive to children's needs. Children have fun and staff encourage this as they play alongside them. Children initiate a game of chase as they pretend they have spiders in their hands and chase the staff. Staff join in and run away laughing. They then change this when they pretend they are the spider and chase the children. Children run away giggling and squealing in delight.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy fresh air outdoors. They use their large-muscle skills as they use paint brushes and pots of water to 'paint' the fence. Children use their core muscles as they propel themselves forward and backwards on the swing. Staff implement the curriculum well as they continually enhance children's learning. Children show an interest in making magic potions outdoors. Staff use this interest and provide flowers for them when they go back inside, so children can continue with their learning and experiments as they make and create their potions.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and staff have a clear vision for the nursery and what they want to provide for children. They are currently making changes to the outdoor area to provide an allotment so children can grow their own fruit and vegetables. This will help children learn more about how things grow and support them to understand further about healthy food. n The nursery curriculum centres around the children. It is sequenced to continually build on and enhance children's learning to provide them with the skills needed for their eventual move to school. It is play-based. It does not focus on writing skills and letters, but more on children making strong friendships, sharing, learning to communicate their needs and being independent. However, staff still provide activities to support writing skills, such as children using age-appropriate knives to chop and cut up carrots. This helps strengthen finger muscles, ready for pencil control.

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n Staff report high levels of morale. They have access to training to support their professional development. Regular staff meetings and supervisions provide opportunities to reflect on what has gone well and what has not. For example, when staff provide an opportunity for babies to have a mini 'spa' experience and baby massage, they realise that while intentions are well placed, this does not meet the needs of the babies. This is because young babies are not able to communicate whether they want to join in the activities. n Support for children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is exemplary. Leaders ensure meticulous observations are made and swift early

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24 July 2025 intervention is obtained. This ensures that these children make the best progress that they are capable of. Excellent partnerships with outside agencies ensure that a full support package is given to parents as they embark on applying for an education, health and care plan for their children. n Partnership with parents is strong. Parents are complimentary about the nursery and say that staff are amazing and recommend the nursery. They receive regular updates on the progress their children are making, and there are opportunities for more formal feedback and detailed reports. n Staff demonstrate a secure understanding of the benefits of leading a healthy lifestyle for children. Children benefit from healthy meals and snacks. Hygiene practices are good. Children know they must wash their hands before and after eating. They are encouraged to learn self-care skills and independently access tissues to wipe their noses. A good focus on toilet training is started by staff in

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the younger children's rooms. n Babies enjoy exploring their environment. They crawl to choose which resources they would like to play with. Staff support non-mobile babies in developing physical skills well. They encourage them to follow a ball held in the air with their eyes. This helps them to lean over and roll onto their side. Safe sleep practices are followed, and each baby has a cot or sleep mat. Staff conduct regular sleep checks, which are recorded. n Children enjoy counting with staff. Head counts are conducted when lining up to go outdoors. Children count themselves and their friends. They find their coats and put them on independently. Children complete their own self-registration. They find their name and place this into the area to mark themselves present at nursery. They can choose whether to have a wave, dance or hug from staff when they arrive. n When the pre-school room is in operation, children can freely choose whether

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need to do better?

they take their learning indoors or outdoors. However, this is not the same for the younger children. This means children who engage better in their learning outdoors do not always have the same opportunity. Consequently, they can flit from one activity to another indoors, which results in some unwanted behaviour. However, overall, children behave well. Staff implement the golden rules well and remind children of the expectations for their behaviour. n Staff obtain detailed information from parents about their children's likes and dislikes. They use this information to plan a variety of different activities. Staff observe children and assess the progress they make in their learning. However, sometimes children's next steps for learning are not precise enough. This means occasionally, children do not always learn the desired skill early enough.

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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 consider how to provide more opportunities for those children who prefer to learn outdoors to access the curriculum on offer n support staff to plan more precisely for children's next steps in learning to specifically target skills which they want children to learn next.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2579056 Local authority Dudley Inspection number 10412139 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 52 Number of children on roll 54 Name of registered person Firewalker (UK) LTD

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reference number

Telephone number 01902 498893 Date of previous inspection 29 March 2022

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Information about this early years setting

Little Walkers Day Nursery Coseley registered in 2020 and is situated in Coseley. It is one of three settings owned by the same provider. The nursery employs 22 members of childcare staff. All of the staff hold appropriate early years qualifications from level 2 to level 5. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for all children who are eligible.

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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 Children spoke to/communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector spoke to parents in person and through telephone calls, and they shared their views of the nursery. 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 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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