Little Buds

Little Buds Lydiate Primary School, Lambshear Lane, LIVERPOOL, L31 2JZ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 January 2017 8 October 2013

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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

 Staff are well qualified and experienced. The dedicated manager and enthusiastic staff provide a warm, safe and stimulating environment. Children are happy, settled and display high levels of confidence and self-esteem.  Robust systems for observation and assessment are in place. These are monitored regularly by the staff and management team. Children are provided with an educational programme that has depth and breadth across the curriculum.  The key-person system is highly effective. Staff know children very well and form trusting and secure bonds. They use information from parents and others involved in children's care well to ensure their educational and emotional needs are met.  Staff are good role models who treat children with kindness and respect. Staff use age- appropriate strategies to manage behaviour. Children behave very well given their age and stage of development.  The manager and staff demonstrate a dedicated drive to improve the outcomes for

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This provision is good

children. They use self-evaluation effectively to identify and develop strategies that aid improvement and benefit children and their families the most.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Supervision arrangements do not yet support staff to share their knowledge and skills, to further enhance the already good quality of teaching.

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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

 strengthen the existing arrangements for supervision to help staff share their knowledge and skills and to enhance the good quality of teaching even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager, who is also the provider. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to a number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The management team and staff have a thorough understanding of their roles and responsibilities and know who to report any safeguarding concerns to. Clear policies and procedures are in place. These are regularly reviewed and effectively implemented by all staff. Risk assessments are undertaken for the nursery and for any outings. A robust recruitment procedure is in place and a thorough induction programme is completed. This means that all children are cared for by suitable adults. Overall, staff are supported by the management team. They attend a wide range of training courses that supports them to deliver high-quality care and education. Staff are deployed effectively according to their individual skills and experience. Parents are actively encouraged to be involved in the nursery. They attend regular parents' evenings and stay-and-play sessions. Parents comment that they are pleased with the

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children enjoy playing with a wide selection of high-quality toys and resources. Activities are based on children's interests and staff adapt the environment well to further support children's learning. This contributes towards children being motivated and exploring freely. Parents are well informed about their children's ongoing achievements and are supported to continue their learning at home. Staff use a variety of questioning techniques to help effectively promote children's communication and language. For example, outdoors, they discuss the front cover and different pages of a favourite book to help extend children's vocabulary.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Flexible settling-in sessions work well and children's needs are considered as they move to the next room in the nursery or to school. Staff quickly and sensitively respond to the non- verbal cues of babies. They hold and cuddle them and make sure they have access to their comfort items. Staff consistently encourage and reinforce good hygiene practices. They support children's understanding of the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle. The meals and snacks that are provided for children are healthy, nutritionally balanced and take account of unique dietary requirements. There is easy access to the outdoor play areas. These are extensively resourced and provide children with numerous exciting opportunities to be physically active and explore.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are confident communicators. They enjoy sharing their ideas and personal experiences with staff and each other. Staff make the most of everyday activities and routines to build upon and extend children's mathematical skills. For example, they discuss concepts, such as shape and size, as children experiment with pens, rulers and stencils. Additionally, children count each other as they line up. Babies are encouraged to explore using all of their senses. They excitedly engage in a music and movement session and enjoy using a variety of tools and their hands as they play with malleable dough. Children are developing the skills needed for future learning and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY461658 Local authority Sefton Inspection number 1066842 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 45 Number of children on roll 53 Name of registered person Little Buds Lydiate Ltd

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Date of previous inspection 8 October 2013 Telephone number 0151 526 1708

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Little Buds was registered in 2013. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at levels 2 to 6. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round, except for two weeks at Christmas. Sessions are from 7.45 until 6pm during term time. In the holidays the setting is open from 8am to 5.30pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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