Beechwood Nursery & Pre-school Ltd

Inspection of Beechwood Nursery & Pre-school Ltd Grasmere Drive, Beechwood, Runcorn WA7 2TT

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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

There is a warm and nurturing atmosphere at the nursery. Children are relaxed, happy and settled. Babies wave and laugh as they sit together listening to a story and clap along as the staff sing familiar rhymes. Older children giggle with their friends and staff as they play a guessing game, drawing pictures on a board. Children cuddle up with staff as they enjoy listening to a story sitting under a tree in the outdoor area. This demonstrates the positive relationships that children have with the staff and each other.

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The provision is good

Pre-school children wait politely at the gate to the wooded area. They then walk carefully through the gate and excitedly go to explore the woods and the activities on offer. Children have great fun as they dig a water-filled hole, taking turns to use the spade and encouraging their friends as they dig deeper and deeper. Children rake up leaves and concentrate hard as they throw stones into buckets strung up high among the trees. They play in a mud kitchen making a 'magic potion' and explore the area looking for a 'treasure chest'. These activities support children to develop their physical skills and their imaginations well.

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need to do better?

n There is an ambitious curriculum in place for all children. Leaders and staff collect information about children's level of development when they start at the nursery. They carefully map out children's next steps and support them to make these next steps through planned activities and thoughtful interactions. Usually, activities are well planned and engaging for children. However, occasionally, the activities planned are not interesting to the children. At these times, children are not as motivated to learn and progress is less secure. n Staff and leaders have a strong commitment to supporting all children, including those children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to achieve their full potential. The nursery works proactively with a wide range of partners in order to seek further specialist support and advice. Staff have undertaken additional training to enable them to support all children in the best possible

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need to do better?

way. Staff speak with genuine warmth and pride about children's progress and achievements and their high ambitions for their next steps. This ensures that all children make good progress. n Overall, children are supported and encouraged to develop their independence skills. Children are encouraged to put on their own waterproof suits and boots when they go to play in the wooded area. However, at times, some staff do things for children that they could do themselves, such as serving their own cereal or pouring their own milk. At these times, the development of children's independence is not as well supported. n At times, children are supported to understand how to be healthy and to learn

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need to do better?

28 July 2025 good self-care. Children are taught to wash their hands after they have been to the toilet and about oral hygiene and tooth brushing. However, at other times, children are not as effectively supported. For example, children are not consistently reminded to cover their mouths when they cough or supported to wipe their noses. This does not fully help them to establish strong foundations for self-care routines. n Staff report that they are well supported by leaders and the wider team. Staff are encouraged to continually enhance their skills and knowledge. They undertake additional training and qualifications and discuss their professional development at formal supervision meetings. Staff are encouraged to be reflective of their own practice. For example, staff carry out audits of the environment in their room to make the provision even more engaging for the children. This ensures that the provision continues to develop and improve to

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need to do better?

support the needs of children. n Parents speak highly of the nursery and the staff. They say that the staff and leaders are 'really amazing' and that they are always friendly, helpful and caring. Parents appreciate events such as stay-and-play days and parent meetings. These events enable parents to see the activities on offer in the nursery and discuss their child's progress and next steps in detail. This supports parents to continue children's 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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should:

n further enhance the implementation of the curriculum so that all children are consistently motivated to learn n further support children's independence skills and encourage children to do more things for themselves n support children to learn more about good hygiene practice and self-care skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2770820 Local authority Halton Inspection number 10413805 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 84 Number of children on roll 98 Name of registered person Beechwood Nursery & Pre-school Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01928577855 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Beechwood Nursery & Pre-school Ltd registered in 2024. The nursery employs 28 members of childcare staff. Of these, 23 hold appropriate early years qualifications. The nursery is open from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, except for a week at Christmas and bank holidays. The setting provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The deputy manager, manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. 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 Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. 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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