Jellybean Nursery

Jellybean Nursery Claremont Road, Hockley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B18 5NJ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 March 2017 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

 The indoor play environment is a stimulating, well resourced and vibrant learning environment. Children make choices about what they would like to do and happily play together with staff and other children.  Staff are well qualified and know what children can do and what they need to learn next. They plan a wide range of activities and experiences that matches children's individual needs. Children are excited and motivated to learn.  Children's safety and welfare are fostered well. Staff carry out regular checks and keep the premises safe and secure. Gentle, age-appropriate reminders from staff help children to understand how to use the space and equipment in appropriate ways. As a result, they develop an awareness of how to keep themselves safe.  Staff work closely with other professionals and staff at early year settings where children also attend. This helps to ensure that children benefit from a consistent

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This provision is good

approach in their care and learning experiences.  The manager has built a close-knit team who are ambitious, reflective and demonstrate a strong commitment to provide the best possible experiences for the children in their care. They work closely together and support each other to improve outcomes for children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always use assessment findings precisely enough to plan activities that ensure every child is highly challenged.  Staff's professional development is not yet focused well enough on raising the quality of teaching to the highest level.

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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

 refine the use of information gained from assessments to plan more precisely so that all children are highly challenged and make rapid progress  sharpen the focus on performance management and staff's practice to raise the standard of teaching even higher.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager. She looked at relevant documentation and checked the qualifications and suitability of all staff.  The inspector completed joint observations with the manager.  The inspector spoke to the staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views.  The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. All staff have a secure understanding of their responsibilities to protect children from abuse and neglect. Clear procedures enable them to share any concerns about a child in their care in order to keep them safe. Robust recruitment procedures ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. The manager has good systems in place to monitors children's learning. These include checking the progress of individual and groups of children. This helps to target where the most support is needed. Self-evaluation is ongoing. Staff are actively involved in reviewing the provision and contribute to implementing changes that benefit children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff support children by taking account of their individual learning and developmental needs. They provide a wide range of stimulating activities and experiences that matches children's preferences and interests. Some children choose to explore and investigate during sand play and others pretend to care for babies during role play. Children's perseverance and motivation are encouraged by the involvement of staff who follow children's lead. They supports children's communication skills as they model the use of language and respond to what children say. Children construct using plastic blocks. They learn to recognise colours and shapes and explore the letters and sounds of the alphabet as they play. This helps to build on their awareness of similarities, size, and matching and strengthens their developing mathematical and literacy skills. Staff share information with parents about their child's experiences so that they can extend these at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are inquisitive, willing to learn and competently develop their own play ideas. They are supported by calm and caring staff who create a nurturing environment which helps to raise children's confidence and develops their self-esteem. Staff work with parents from the start to foster children's emotional well-being. Children are encouraged to be respectful, share and take turns. This creates a positive environment for children to play and learn in. Staff help children to learn about the benefit of good hygiene practices, eating well and regular exercise. Through activities and discussions with staff, children have opportunities to learn about similarities and differences between themselves and others and to appreciate the wider world beyond their own experiences.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those who speak English as an additional language, are developing the underpinning skills and confidence they need for their future success and for starting school. Children use good manners and follow staff's instructions well. Early literacy skills are emerging. Children show a keen interest in books. They are imaginative and creative and develop their own ideas for play. Children are beginning to focus their attention for longer periods and are developing their communication and language skills well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY482538 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 992578 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 32 Name of registered person Jellybean Nursery Committee

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07794224855

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Jellybean Nursery was registered in 2014. The nursery operates from 8.30am to 3.30pm, Monday to Friday, term time only. The nursery employs five members of staff. Of these, three hold appropriate childcare qualifications to level 3 and two hold level 6. 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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