Early Years @ Shape
Baton House, 14c Holly Bank Road, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, HD3 3JE
Type of Institution
Nursery
Age group
0-4 years old
Number of places
28 places
Number of staff
Not yet updated
Ofsted Rating
Good
Summary
- The provision is good The nursery forms an integral part of the local community.
- Staff provide a welcoming and inclusive nursery for children and their families.
- Children's uniqueness, ethnicity, culture and diversity are supported, valued and celebrated.
- Children thrive in this nursery.
- Due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, parents are not able to come into the nursery and currently leave their children with a member of staff at the door.
- Children and families receive a warm smile and cheery greeting from staff.
- Babies and children eagerly and confidently enter nursery.
- They develop strong, trusting relationships with staff and demonstrate how happy and safe they feel.
- Babies show their delight through smiles and giggles as they initiate games of peek-a-boo.
- Staff are highly responsive and sustain babies' play.
- Staff are good role models for children and have high expectations of them.
- Children behave wel .
- They play cooperatively together to build towers and garages for the cars using wooden bricks.
- Children take turns and discuss the best way to build their constructions.
- Staff spontaneously sing throughout the day.
- They teach children a wide range of songs and rhymes to help develop their language and early literacy skil s.
- What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?n The manager and staff are ambitious for children and plan a broad curriculum tosupport their learning.
- Staff use themes to help them plan and sequence what they want children to learn over time.
- They teach children about the role of the dentist and dental hygiene, and use innovative play ideas to help children understand how to care for their teeth.
- This includes providing plastic building bricks to represent teeth, using string as dental floss and marshmallow as plaque.
- Children concentrate wel and persist in using the string to remove the marshmallows from the bricks.
- Staff help children to understand the importance of removing food from their teeth.
- They also extend children's vocabulary skil s through introducing new words.n Staff place a high priority on the curriculum for personal, social and emotionaldevelopment.
- Children become resilient and develop independence in managing their self-care.
- They are wel supported by their caring and consistent key person and other staff.n Parents are extremely pleased with the nursery and the progress their childrenmake.
- They feel wel supported despite the restrictions that COVID-19 has imposed.
- Parents state that they 'cannot praise the staff high enough for the great support they provide' to themselves and their children.
- Parents feel that staff provide children with 'a really solid foundation' and children demonstrate at
Extract from latest Ofsted Report.
Overview
Manager
Not yet updated
Owner
Baton House Enterprises Limited
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises
Provider subtype
Not yet updated
Local authority
Kirklees
Parliamentary Constituency
Colne Valley
Education Stages
Year Founded
29/4/2018
Education Provision
Education Stages
Nursery / Early Years
0 - 3 year olds
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Ofsted
Breakdown of Ofsted Rating: 18/6/2021
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