Daisybank Day Nursery Ltd

Inspection of Daisybank Day Nursery Ltd Somersby House, Somersby Court, Carrwood Road, Bramhall, Stockport, Cheshire SK7 3EJ

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Staff greet children warmly when they arrive. Children enjoy their time at this cosy and welcoming nursery. They demonstrate curiosity as they independently explore the homely environments and outdoor areas with enthusiasm. Babies benefit from many opportunities to develop their physical skills as they become increasingly mobile. For instance, they confidently climb steps and delight in sliding down the slide.

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The provision is good

Staff implement a carefully sequenced curriculum that reflects and builds on children's interests. All children make good progress from their starting points in development. Staff place a strong focus on supporting children's emotional resilience. They invite children to attend for shorter sessions before they attend full time. This enables children to become familiar with the routines, environment and staff. Children settle quickly and demonstrate trusting relationships with staff. For example, children seek comfort and reassurance, such as a cuddle, when needed.

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The provision is good

Staff model polite and respectful behaviours to children. They offer regular praise and encouragement. Staff plan activities that promote sharing and turn-taking. For example, during painting activities, staff encourage children to take turns using different colours. This helps to reinforce children's positive behaviour effectively. It also helps children to build strong friendships and develop the social skills they need for their future learning.

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need to do better?

n Leaders reflect on the nursery's practice. They implement action plans and strategies to continuously enhance the provision. Staff feel supported and motivated. This helps to ensure that all children consistently receive high-quality care and education, helping them to achieve positive outcomes. n Children's communication and language development are a key strength of the nursery. Staff create environments rich in language and actively extend children's communication skills. For example, staff narrate routines and sing to babies, which increases babies' vocabulary. Older children listen to stories and join in with songs. This helps to strengthen their listening and speaking skills. Through these experiences, children develop confidence as communicators. n The nursery provides children with healthy and balanced meals and snacks. Staff promote many healthy habits. For example, they engage children in discussions

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need to do better?

about nutrition and oral hygiene, and they routinely encourage children to wash their hands after using the toilet. Occasionally, however, staff do not build on what has already been taught and learned, to promote the continual development of some self-care skills. For example, although babies quickly learn to wipe their own faces with a flannel, staff do not consistently build on this to

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need to do better?

27 August 2025 help older children learn how to wipe their own noses. n Staff skilfully sequence learning so that children build on their existing skills and knowledge. For example, they provide activities to encourage older children to use tweezers to move objects. This helps to strengthen children's fine motor skills. These experiences develop children's hand-eye coordination and build the muscle control they need for early writing. n Children explore the community around them. They access a wide range of experiences beyond the nursery. For example, children regularly visit the local care home and engage in activities with the residents. Staff take children to visit the local shops to learn where things come from and visit the nearby farm to see animals first hand. Staff use these rich experiences to broaden children's knowledge of the world. n Staff create inclusive, stimulating and inviting indoor and outdoor environments.

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need to do better?

They make sure that resources are engaging and accessible for all children. However, staff do not consider that when rooms become overcrowded with resources, children become distracted. At these times, some children lose focus and disengage from their learning. n Leaders carefully plan training to ensure that staff can apply new knowledge effectively. Staff access targeted training and ongoing support to excel in their roles. For example, staff working with babies have recently completed training on the importance of positive interactions for brain development. These opportunities for continuous professional development help staff to ensure that children benefit from meaningful interactions. n Partnerships with parents and carers are strong. Staff work closely with parents to gain an in-depth understanding of children's individual needs. The key-person approach is promoted well to parents. Parents say they are kept well informed

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need to do better?

about the progress their children make through online systems and daily conversations. This helps to support a consistent approach for all children's care, learning and development over time.

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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 encourage staff to implement the curriculum in a way which builds even further on children's already developing self-care skills n review the arrangements to support staff so that they consistently promote a calm learning environment that fully supports children's learning and

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY363031 Local authority Stockport Inspection number 10393685 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 60 Number of children on roll 94 Name of registered person Daisybank Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0161 439 4726 Date of previous inspection 31 October 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Daisybank Day Nursery Ltd registered in 2008 and is situated in Stockport, Cheshire. The nursery employs 17 members of childcare staff. Of these, 15 staff hold appropriate childcare qualifications at level 2 or above, including 3 staff who hold qualified teacher status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The nursery offers government funded childcare for children aged nine months to four years.

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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 The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke to the staff during the inspection. 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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