Setting EY490203

Report for Childcare on Domestic Premises

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 April 2016 Not applicable

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 Children behave very well. Staff maintain clear, consistent boundaries and routines, which help children feel secure. Children respond positively to praise and are supported well in learning how to share and be kind to others.  Staff provide a friendly, nurturing approach and children are relaxed and comfortable in their care. This effectively helps children develop a positive sense of well-being.  Staff plan a good variety of motivating, purposeful play activities. They recognise children's interests and support them effectively in making good progress.  Children benefit from the positive partnerships staff form with parents. Staff actively encourage parents' involvement and keep them well-informed of their children's progress.  Staff ensure good liaison with local schools. They work closely with teachers to support children in gaining the necessary skills to prepare them well for their move to school.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Management and staff do not make full use of assessment to identify the progress made by different groups of children. This does not support them in evaluating the effectiveness of learning overall.  Staff miss some opportunities to help children understand what to do and how to behave safely in an emergency situation, to help them learn more about keeping themselves safe from harm.

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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

 continue to develop the systems for monitoring children's achievements and identify how different groups of children learn and progress best  provide more opportunities to help children learn about keeping themselves and others safe in emergency situations.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's interactions in play indoors and outdoors.  The inspector viewed documentation, such as operational policies, procedures and required records, including those relating to suitability.  The inspector took into account the written and spoken views of parents.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the provider.  The inspector discussed self-evaluation with the provider.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The provider has completed safer recruitment training and understands suitable employment procedures. She actively supports staff in their roles and they work effectively as a team, understanding their responsibilities of protecting children. The provider and staff meet regularly and continually evaluate their practice to make ongoing improvements. For example, all staff have updated their knowledge of safeguarding and have a clear awareness of procedures to follow should concerns arise about a child. The provider has notified Ofsted of recent changes to persons living on the premises. This is a requirement, but she has done so just outside of the required 14 days. However, this has minimal impact on children as she had initiated suitability checks for these persons and they do not have unsupervised contact with children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children are motivated in their play. Staff know children's next stages of development well and engage them effectively in activities they enjoy. Staff actively support children's imagination, and early literacy and creative skills. For example, children go on a 'bear hunt' together. They make some binoculars to help them with their search. Younger children enjoy squeezing and squashing play dough and show interest in the marks they make using different cutters and tools. Older children have great fun dressing up in colourful clothes and sunglasses, and take their dolls on a pretend bus ride. Staff encourage children's understanding of the world. For example, children make a space station using soft-play blocks and find out more information about astronauts using the internet.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are welcomed in the setting and recognised as individuals. Staff support their physical well-being effectively. Children settle easily for a comfortable sleep and wake up refreshed and ready to play. They enjoy a good variety of healthy snacks and learn why these help them to grow strong. Children gain good spatial awareness and control of their movements. For example, they excitedly stretch, bend and slide on a new climbing frame. They carefully move over, under and around an obstacle course. They learn about different ways of living and enjoy celebrating special occasions with their friends.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children become confident communicators. They listen well, eagerly express their ideas and understand simple instructions. Younger children are curious and learn through lots of exploration and discovery. Older children are willing to 'have a go' in their play and become critical thinkers, questioning what and why something is happening. They develop good independence and learn to take small responsibilities. Children show great delight at seeing their friends and play happily together enjoying their time at the setting.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY490203 Local authority Dorset Inspection number 1033074 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 6 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 37

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

Bumble Bees registered in 2015. It is a privately owned childcare setting and operates from the provider's house in Cheselbourne, Dorchester in Dorset. The provider receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. Bumble Bees is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 5.30pm, all year round. At times, the provider works with up to six staff, of whom one holds a childcare qualification at level 5 and three hold childcare qualifications at level 3.

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Telephone number

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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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