Busy Bees Pre-School

Busy Bees Pre-School Scout Hall, Off Woodlands Road,Allestree, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 2HE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 May 2017 3 March 2015

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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, settled and secure. They enjoy the time they spend at the pre- school and develop strong bonds and friendships. The owner and manager work well with staff to provide effective care and learning.  The owner, manager and staff have strong and effective relationships with parents and other professionals. This helps to provide a positive impact on children's learning at home as well as in the pre-school.  The manager and staff make accurate assessments and track individual and groups of children's achievements and development. They identify gaps in children's learning and provide activities to help close the gaps quickly. Children progress well.  Children behave well. Staff are positive role models. For example, they help children learn how to take turns with toys and be kind and respectful to others.  The manager effectively makes targeted improvements to continually improve outcomes for children. For example, since the previous inspection, she has developed

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This provision is good

secure systems to support staff to help improve their teaching skills.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not consistently offer children a wide range of opportunities to explore different technologies.  Some group activities are not organised in a way that helps children to maintain high levels of interest and learning.

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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

 increase the range of opportunities for children to explore the uses of technology, to help extend their learning further  review the organisation of group activities, to help support children to maintain the highest levels of engagement and interest in all learning opportunities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed staff and children as they played. She spoke with the children and staff. She held discussions with the owner and manager at convenient times throughout the inspection.  The inspector discussed with the key persons and manager how children are progressing in their learning. She also discussed the planning and the tracking procedures that help assess children's progress.  The inspector spoke with some parents to gain their views.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector discussed the pre-school's self-evaluation and action plan with the owner and manager, and checked the suitability of the staff and their qualifications.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff have a secure knowledge of child protection and fully understand the signs and symptoms that may raise concerns about a child's welfare. The owner and manager update policies and procedures regularly to ensure they reflect good practice. They use funding well to effectively meet the needs of children. Recruitment and induction procedures are rigorous to help ensure the ongoing suitability of staff. The well-qualified staff are supported effectively with training opportunities to update their professional expertise and benefit children's learning. For example, they have attended a course on how to teach letters and sounds, which has helped improve children's literacy and language skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The manager and staff understand that children learn though play. They provide a range of exciting activities that helps promote children's learning effectively. For example, children learn how plants grow and sell fruit and vegetables in the farm shop. Staff interact in positive ways with children and promote speaking skills well. For example, they talk with children during their play and describe what they are doing. They use questions effectively to help encourage children to think and introduce new words, such as 'seed packet' as the children talk about planting seeds. Staff promote early writing skills well. They encourage children to write shopping lists and their names. Children handle pencils and glue spreaders well to help develop their small-muscle skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff provide a welcoming and friendly pre-school. Children are confident and move around the rooms demonstrating their independence as they choose activities and toys to play with. They are developing a good understanding of healthy lifestyles. They follow good hygiene procedures, enjoy exercise daily and learn about healthy food options. Staff teach children about safety while they play. Children are consistently kind and respectful. Staff support children well to understand about similarities and differences between themselves and others. Children celebrate many events, such as festivals, and learn from interesting resources that reflect communities from around the world. Transitions are organised effectively to aid the move to school.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress in their learning, including children in receipt of funded early education. They develop good skills to support them in their future learning and their move on to school. They are enthusiastic and curious learners who are keen to try out all the activities. They are developing good literacy and mathematical skills. They love looking at books and count as they play, compare and sort toys and recognise shapes in the environment.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 206126 Local authority Derby, City of Inspection number 1089932 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 36 Number of children on roll 64 Name of registered person Jane Bailey and Sharon Batchelor Partnership

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Date of previous inspection 3 March 2015 Telephone number 01332 510202

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Busy Bees Pre-School registered in 1998 and is privately owned. The pre-school employs 11 members of childcare staff. All staff hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 3 or 4. The manager has a qualification at level 5 in leadership and management. The owner has a BA (Honours) Degree in Early Childhood Studies and has early years professional status. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday during school term times. Sessions are from 9.15am until 3.15pm. The pre-school is in receipt of funding for free 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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