Inspire Academy Childcare Arabeeya Nursery

A requirements-met outcome, rather than a graded assessment of early years quality, is the important starting point for Inspire Academy Childcare Arabeeya Nursery in Bradford. At its 4 July 2024 inspection, Ofsted found that the provision met requirements, but no early years children were present, so the quality of their provision could not be assessed.

The nursery has capacity for 144 children aged 12 to 60 months. Its latest assessment therefore needs careful reading: it examined arrangements and plans, rather than their effect on young children attending that day.

The early years foundation stage is the required framework for children's learning, development and care. In July 2024, learning plans prioritised communication and social skills, while activities involving sharing and taking turns were intended to help children build relationships.

In July 2024, the manager planned learning in a sequence to help children build skills for moving between age-related rooms and eventually starting school. Communication, language and social development were priorities following the pandemic. These were intentions for reopening, rather than observations of an early years day in progress.

Enrichment plans also drew on earlier experiences of library visits, playground outings and snowy walks. Those examples show the kinds of experiences leaders wanted children to encounter beyond the nursery, but do not establish a current outings schedule.

In July 2024, settling plans brought parents and children together with their key person before starting. Staff intended to gather information about children's interests and development, giving them a starting point for planning care around the individual child.

The SENCo outlined plans for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, drawing on experience with other professionals and individual support plans. Behaviour plans emphasised taking turns, sharing and understanding boundaries. These describe the intended support arrangements at that time, rather than an assessed impact on children.

Management plans included coaching staff, monitoring their work and using supervision to support their wellbeing. Changes to assessment procedures were intended to reduce staff workload, while parent questionnaires were planned to contribute to evaluating the service.

The address is M A Girls Building, 162 Lumb Lane, Bradford, BD8 7RZ. Opening hours are 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, across the year, with closures on bank holidays and for one week at Christmas.

In July 2024, the nursery provided funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. That is a dated funding position rather than a promise of a funded place today.

• What the latest assessment establishes. No early years children were present in July 2024. The requirements-met outcome should be read as an assessment of arrangements, rather than evidence of their impact on children's daily learning.
• Matching attendance to the household budget. The opening window spans the working day. At a visit, which booking patterns and current funded-hour arrangements can the nursery offer your family, and how are meals and consumables handled?

For families seeking childcare in Bradford within a broad weekday opening window, this nursery merits consideration. Its July 2024 plans gave attention to settling, communication and individual support. The deciding distinction is that these were plans: the latest assessment did not evaluate early years provision with young children present.