Egerton Nursery and Out of School Club

Inspection of Egerton Nursery and Out of School Club c/o Egerton CP School, Cox Green Road, Egerton, Bolton, Lancashire BL7 9RE

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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

Staff praise children and they respond with positive behaviour. Children take turns and play cooperatively and are kind to each other. For example, a toddler pats their friend's back when they cough. Staff form strong bonds with children, and they enjoy the staff's interactions in their play. Children enjoy a calm and well-organised environment. Staff have very good relationships with children. For example, children are excited and run to hug staff when they arrive at the nursery.

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The provision is good

Children are fully engaged and motivated. They are confident in initiating and choosing their play. Children show pride in their achievements and proudly show the inspector their creations. Staff support children to 'have a go' and succeed. As a result, children develop a strong 'can-do' attitude. For example, children show great resilience as they practise riding a scooter outdoors. Each time they lose their balance, they keep trying until they succeed. Children's control of their hands and fingers is enhanced as they excitedly search for bricks hiding in foam, then build towers. Outdoors, they run, jump and manoeuvre themselves around obstacles using their whole bodies. This encourages children to be physically active.

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The provision is good

Staff have well-planned transition procedures, and they develop positive key-person relationships. This helps children to feel safe and secure. For instance, when children start nursery, they have settling-in visits and staff spend time with families getting to know them and their child. This helps children settle quickly and become familiar with their new environment, different toys, and new people.

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need to do better?

n Staff make regular observations and assessments of children's individual learning. They have a clear intent of what they want every child to learn next. Staff work hard to make sure that the planned activities are carefully matched to children's interests and learning needs. They organise the learning environment well, enabling children to access toys and resources independently. This allows children to learn independently and develop their thinking skills and own ideas. n Children are supported by staff to learn to recognise and write the letters in their name. They demonstrate good pencil control. Children who prefer to learn outdoors enjoy the wide range of resources and activities that staff provide. This promotes and enhances children's physical skills. Children are well prepared for their eventual move to school. n Staff show a genuine interest in what children say. They engage in meaningful

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conversations. Toddlers copy the actions of staff as they sing and repeat some familiar words. Staff promote children's early reading skills. For example, staff read stories with good intonation, and children are very motivated and engaged as they become engrossed in the story. This promotes children's language skills

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25 September 2025 and a love of books. n Staff encourage children to learn to do things for themselves. For example, they tidy up after themselves, help prepare the daily snacks and put on their coats so they can play outdoors. This promotes and encourages their independence skills. n Parents are very complimentary about the nursery. They attribute their children's good progress, particularly in developing confidence, social skills and speech skills, to the staff. However, staff do not always effectively support parents in helping to promote continued learning at home. For instance, they do not always offer advice and guidance on how to promote toileting training at home. This does not fully promote children's self-help skills. n Children demonstrate a positive attitude towards their learning. They are eager to explore their environment. Children begin to solve problems, such as how to create repetitive patterns with coloured bricks. However, on occasion, staff do

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need to do better?

not promptly recognise when they can offer further challenge. This does not enhance their learning opportunities. n The staff provides swift intervention when children require additional support. They offer effective small-group or one-to-one support. Staff work closely with outside professional agencies, such as speech and language therapists. They welcome support from the local authority's early years team. Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is strong. This has a positive impact on the progress children make from their individual starting points.

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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 work more closely with parents to share strategies to help accelerate children's acquisition of toileting skills n develop staff support and help staff to understand how to challenge children even further in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 315991 Local authority Bolton Inspection number 10407875 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 35 Number of children on roll 55 Name of registered person Egerton Out of School Club Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01204 305 665 Date of previous inspection 21 January 2020

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Information about this early years setting

Egerton Nursery and Out of School Club registered in 1998. It opens Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6pm. There are 10 members of staff who work directly with the children. Of these, two hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 4, four hold level 3 and two hold level 2.

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Inspection activities

n The manager led the inspector on a learning walk and told her what they wanted the children to learn at the nursery. n The manager and the inspector carried out joint observations. They observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector held discussions with the manager and the staff throughout the inspection. She looked at relevant documentation, such as, first- aid certificates and evidence of the suitability of those working with children. n The inspector took account of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection, as well as written views of parents that were provided by the manager.

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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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