Busy Bees Preschool

Busy Bees Preschool Stoke Albany Village Hall, Lower Green, Ashley Road, Stoke Albany, Leicestershire, LE16 8PL

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 June 2017 25 June 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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 Staff establish very strong bonds with the children and are highly skilled in supporting all children and their families. Children settle extremely quickly and demonstrate very high levels of self-esteem and security in readiness for school.  Children's behaviour is exemplary. They are extremely kind towards each other and go out of their way to help their friends, supported by the highly skilled staff team.  Children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities receive effective support to help them achieve well. For example, staff regularly meet with parents and take advice from other professionals to help them meet children's individual needs. All children make good progress in their learning.  Staff work well with parents. They are particularly effective at helping them to extend their children's learning at home in order to further encourage children's development. Parents express how the help they receive improves their understanding of how

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This provision is good

children learn.  The manager and staff are very ambitious and dedicated to providing the best quality provision they can for children. They carry out accurate evaluations of the pre-school to support their proactive drive for continued improvement.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The programme of professional development is not always precisely targeted to ensure that the quality of teaching is consistently outstanding.  Although the manager monitors the progress that individual children make, she has not yet made best use of the information to assess the progress made by different groups of children.

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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

 build on the programme of continuous professional development so that the quality of teaching is consistently outstanding  make further use of information gathered from tracking children's progress to identify progress made by different groups of children, in order to help all children achieve at the highest level.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including policies and procedures, staff suitability checks and records of children's progress.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching across the setting, and assessed how this contributes towards the progress children make in their learning.  The inspector spoke to some parents and took their views into account.  The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have a good understanding of child protection issues. They know what to do if they are worried about the welfare or safety of a child. Regular risk assessments help staff to minimise potential hazards and promote children's safety. Management follows effective procedures when recruiting and vetting staff to ensure that they are suitable to work with children. The manager has supervision meetings with staff to support them in their roles. She encourages staff to attend training, which has a positive impact on the overall quality of the pre-school. Staff accurately identify where children need extra help and work well with other professionals to help them catch up. For example, they work with speech and language specialists to help children develop their speaking skills. Staff are deployed effectively and work together well. They share ideas and effectively support each other throughout the day.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Well-qualified and experienced staff provide children with stimulating activities that promote their interest and cover all areas of learning. Children are happy and enthused in their learning. They demonstrate confidence in trying new activities and are motivated to learn. Staff make good use of their assessments of children's development to plan a broad range of play-based experiences that children find interesting and challenging. Children enjoy a variety of opportunities to develop their imagination, such as when pretending to cook and eat food. For example, children have fun pretending to make cakes with coloured rice, adding flower petals for fragrance. Children learn to count, measure and explore a range of mathematical concepts, such as size. They have fun filling containers and pouring water outdoors.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Confidence among children at the pre-school is exceptional and staff employ highly effective methods to ensure that all children feel valued. For example, children are congratulated individually for their achievements during the session. Children choose from a wealth of toys and resources, which enhances their ideas for play and further builds on their independence. They are physically confident and competent, skilfully using apparatus and wheeled toys. Children have an excellent understanding of hygiene procedures, have continual access to fresh air and are extremely active. This contributes to their deepening understanding of the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle. Children play an active role in helping to keep play areas tidy and they safely use a very wide range of tools, utensils and equipment.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children gain good skills in preparation for their future learning, including the move on to school. They learn to recognise and write their names. For example, they find their name cards for snack time and write their names on their drawings. Children learn to express their own ideas thorough a variety of creative activities. They enjoy listening to and discussing favourite stories. Their communication and literacy skills are developing well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY457825 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 1066593 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 - 5 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 18 Name of registered person Kerry Ann Gedge

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 25 June 2013 Telephone number 07517145282

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Busy Bees Preschool registered in 2013. The pre-school employs three members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The pre- school is open Monday to Friday during term times. Sessions are from 9am until 3pm. The pre-school 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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