Busy Bees Day Nursery at Eastbourne

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Eastbourne Larkspur Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN23 8BS

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 June 2015 27 September 2010

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Good 2 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision is outstanding

 Managers and staff have an excellent understanding of how to meet the safeguarding and welfare requirements. All staff are checked as to their suitability and fully understand how to record and report concerns about the welfare of a child.  Staff have an outstanding awareness of how to meet the learning and development requirements. They achieve an exemplary balance of planned and child-led activities, so children are confident, independent and eager learners from an early age.  Staff support children's well-being extremely well. Babies and children build firm bonds with their key person and other staff. Staff are very attentive in making sure children feel safe and secure, which fully promotes children's emotional development.  Parents and carers benefit from exemplary partnerships with staff. The nursery runs short courses on child- and baby-care issues to support family life. Social events and a

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This provision is outstanding

parent association build the links between parents to create a strong sense of community.  Children are very independent and move freely around their playroom and their own garden area. Staff follow children's individual routines to enable children to eat, sleep and play according to their own needs. This shows that staff give excellent support to children's physical care and development.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 enhance children's skills in managing their feelings and behaviour by giving them more opportunities to solve their own problems, with specific reference to the pre-school aged children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children in all age groups playing indoors and outdoors.  The inspector examined a range of documentation, including staff ratio records, accident and incident records, and children's learning records.  The inspector and manager carried out a joint observation.  The inspector spoke to parents and carers to gather their views.

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who attend. This is outstanding

Staff and parents enjoy exemplary partnerships in support of children's care and learning. They frequently exchange information and staff promote children's learning at home with exciting ideas for activities related to children's next steps in learning. Staff plan specific activities each week to challenge and interest children. Feedback from parents is included in the children's learning journals and staff share regular summary reviews of children's progress with parents. Staff's expert assessment of children's learning shows that children gain mature skills and make outstanding progress. Staff are highly skilled teachers. Children lead their own play and staff join in with expertly judged questions and comments. This extends children's thinking, encouraging them to be creative and skilled thinkers. Babies and toddlers are also free to explore their surroundings with attentive staff who extend their play, making sure they have great fun as they play and learn.

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outstanding

Staff create a very interesting learning environment for children of all ages. Staff choose colours and textures which calm and engage children so that they are ready to play. Children are highly motivated to explore and can be very independent as they choose from a wide range of equipment. Staff teach children how to play safely and take care of themselves. For example, children ask for sun cream and a hat before playing outside as they see that the sun is out. Staff are very skilled at teaching children how to behave. They give clear, firm boundaries and pay extra attention to particular behaviour patterns, such as when children bite. For example, staff encourage children to 'use their words'. Children learn what is expected of them, and staff usually encourage children to be assertive and support them in solving their own problems. However, on occasion, staff intervene directly which does not fully support children in practising these skills.

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provision is outstanding

Managers are inspirational. They are highly effective at monitoring the provision to drive improvement at every level. This is evident in their recent focus on training staff in high- quality interaction between staff and children. This has resulted in a measurable improvement in children's communication skills. Managers respond thoughtfully to parents' views, such as arranging for additional staff at handover times so that key persons are free to talk to parents. Managers also review the data on children's progress to enhance the high standard already achieved. For example, they devised new literacy packs to promote children's early writing skills and, as a result, children have mature skills in this area. Managers make sure that highly qualified staff hold key positions to act as mentors to colleagues to enhance their teaching skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 508972 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 1017762 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 100 Number of children on roll 156 Name of provider Just Learning Ltd Date of previous inspection 27 September 2010 Telephone number 01323 743838

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Setting details

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Eastbourne is part of a national chain. It opened in 2000 and operates from purpose-built premises on the outskirts of Eastbourne, East Sussex. The nursery opens five days a week all year round. Opening times are from 7.30am to 6.30pm. They receive funding for free early education sessions for children aged two, three and four years. The nursery employs 25 staff, 20 of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications.

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Setting details

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted 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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Setting details

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Setting details

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Setting details

T: 0300 123 4234 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted

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