Nanny McFiFi's Childcare Service

Inspection of Nanny McFiFi's Childcare Service Sure Start, Alices View, North Wingfield, Chesterfield S42 5XA

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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 create an environment that supports children's developing early independence skills. Children are encouraged to set the table at lunchtime, pour their own gravy, and put their dirty plates and leftover food on the lunch trolley. Staff are vigilant, noticing when children struggle to use cutlery. Staff build on children's skills and demonstrate how to use the cutlery correctly. Babies show interest in feeding themselves. Staff provide motivation as babies use spoons to scoop out yogurt from their yogurt pot. This helps children do as much as possible for themselves.

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The provision is good

Staff embed early mathematics thoughtfully into daily routines and activities. For example, they help children to learn about number, shape, size and colour. Toddlers concentrate as they are supported to match their toys to the correct coloured spots on the table. Pre-school children enjoy making pretend birthday cakes from flour, coco-powder and oil. Staff encourage children to count out the number of scoops of flour they need. When children miscount, staff gently encourage them to check by counting with them to determine the correct number. This helps children develop a positive attitude towards mathematics.

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need to do better?

n Staff provide opportunities for children to access outdoor play. Toddlers are supervised as they use their leg and arm muscles to climb the large outdoor play equipment. Staff know that babies are gaining confidence on their feet. They hold babies' hands as they carefully climb the steps on the small slide, and staff support them to sit safely before sliding down. This helps children develop their physical skills. n Parents are positive about the care their children receive while at setting. They say staff provide them with strategies and ideas they can use at home to help their child progress further. Parents say their children have made new friends and have developed their language and communication skills. n Staff understand the importance of supporting children's good health and hygiene. Children are provided with healthy snacks, nutritious meals and fresh drinking water. Handwashing is an established part of the routine, and children

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need to do better?

readily wash their hands after using the toilet and before eating. n Staff provide opportunities for children to develop their small-muscle skills. They plan activities to help children practise the skills needed for early writing. For example, toddlers enjoy marking marks with their fingers in oats, while others scoop up the oats to fill sand moulds. Pre-school children use colourful chalks to draw numbers on chalk boards. In addition, babies sit with staff and use their fingers to flick beads and picture tiles on an abacus. They smile as they watch the beads and tiles spin. This helps children learn cause and effect. n Staff are positive role models. They encourage children to use their manners,

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need to do better?

29 July 2025 share resources and take turns during play. Staff coach children through routines by gently reminding them what is happening now and next. For example, toddlers are supported to take turns to get their lunch and sit safely while they eat. n Leaders and managers have developed a curriculum that builds on children's existing knowledge and skills. However, during school holiday periods, when this inspection took place, the curriculum is not always implemented as effectively as it is during term time. For example, there is a lack of planning in place for pre- school children during this period. At these times, children are left to wander without purpose or create their own entertainment. This does not fully support children's learning. n Key persons know about each child's care and learning needs. They gather information from parents regarding their child's individual interests, using this to

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need to do better?

help children develop and progress in their learning. However, in the absence of key persons, this information is not always shared effectively with other staff to make sure that activities and learning support children as well as they could.

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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 strengthen staff knowledge of how to implement the curriculum consistently throughout the year n strengthen information sharing between staff, so that all adults working directly with children have a secure understanding of children's learning needs.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2822046 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 10412018 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 36 Number of children on roll 36 Name of registered person Boot, Fiona Marie

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reference number

Telephone number 07966302660 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Nanny McFiFi's Childcare is based in North Wingfield, Chesterfield. It registered in 2024. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, five hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery is open from 7.30am till 6pm, Monday to Thursday, and 7.30am till 5.30pm on Fridays, all year round. The setting provides funded early education for children aged nine months to four years.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. 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 Children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke with the nominated individual about the leadership and management of the setting. 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 observed the interactions between staff and children. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity 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

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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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