Little Discoveries Day Nursery

Little Discoveries Day Nursery The Bungalow, Bernards Way, Yeovil, BA20 2FH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 November 2016 19 March 2014

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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 are happy and confident. They all develop close attachments with staff, which helps them to feel secure, to settle well and be ready to learn.  Staff are good role models and provide children with positive examples of how to behave, and how to communicate and interact with others. They teach children to use kind hands and be considerate of others. Children behave well.  Babies receive good support from staff to learn through enjoyable activities and games such as making noises of farm animals to identify animals.  Staff support children's communication and language skills very well, for example, through frequent singing sessions. They teach children to use sign language to help them express and share their needs. This effectively supports children whose language is developing such as babies.  Self-evaluation is effective. The manager monitors staff performance well to identify areas to support. She has clear plans for development such as improving the outdoor

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This provision is good

area further to increase children's exploration and sensory play opportunities.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 There are few opportunities for babies to explore and investigate a wider range of textures and resources.  Staff do not extend literacy opportunities for children who prefer to learn outside.

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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

 provide a more varied range of materials and objects for babies to explore and investigate  increase children's literacy opportunities to support those who prefer to learn outside.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children participating in organised activities and playing with resources they chose themselves.  The inspector spoke to parents, staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager to discuss how she organises staff and manages the nursery.  The inspector sampled a range of documents including staff training certificates and children's records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff are aware of how to identify and report any concerns they have about children's welfare including wider child protection matters. All staff receive good ongoing support to increase their knowledge and improve their skills, for example, through training. This has led them to successfully extend children's communication skills through using sign language. The manager monitors children's progress well to identify any gaps in children's learning and work with staff to provide additional support where needed. Staff work successfully in partnership with other providers to meet children's needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff effectively support children, offering challenging experiences that meet children's individual needs. For example, they support babies well to develop their communication and language skills through singing songs, listening to stories and asking questions. They encourage children to respond using sign language to help engage them in learning. Staff provide interesting outdoor experiences that develop younger children's learning well, for example toddlers dig to find vegetables as they learn about farming. Staff extend this skilfully to introduce children to counting and help them to sort and group the vegetables.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff work effectively with parents. They share information regularly and provide daily accounts children's general well-being and the activities they enjoy. This helps to provide consistency in learning and care, especially for babies. Staff frequently praise children, helping them to develop good self-esteem. Children take pride in their achievements, such as having their artwork displayed, which further encourages their positive attitude to learn. Staff are vigilant and have clear procedures to keep children safe such as checking identification of visitors. All children enjoy being physically active, for example babies learn to crawl and older children use ride-on toys confidently to negotiate space.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in all areas of learning. They feel secure and form close bonds with staff, especially babies. Children learning English as an additional language and those with special educational needs or disability develop their language and speech well to communicate their needs and ideas. Children learn to behave well from a young age. Older children enjoy the responsibility of showing younger ones how to dance when preparing for their Christmas show. Children learn to be sociable. For example, toddlers choose to join in singing sessions with older children. Children prepare well for their next stages in learning and eventual move to school. For example, older children learn to do things for themselves such as serving themselves at mealtimes.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY465491 Local authority Somerset Inspection number 1069490 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 26 Number of children on roll 26 Name of registered person Cheryl Suzanne Morant

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 19 March 2014 Telephone number 01935 507004

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Little Discoveries Day Nursery registered in 2013. It is located in Yeovil, Somerset. The nursery is open each weekday from 8am to 5.30pm, all year round. There are 12 members of staff including three domestic staff. Of these, nine hold an appropriate early years qualification. The manager/provider is qualified to level 5, one member of staff has a level 6, one has a level 4, five have a level 3 qualification and one has a level 2. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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