Little Bears Day Nursery

Little Bears Day Nursery 8 Martindale Road, Weston-super-Mare, Avon, BS22 8QE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 June 2017 26 May 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

 Staff's interactions with children help them take strides in their development. Managers use funding well to improve outcomes effectively for children. Overall, children find the opportunities available to them exciting. They use good social skills and behave well.  Managers and staff have strong and effective relationships with parents and other professionals. This has a positive impact on children's learning at home as well as in the setting.  The manager monitors the performance of her team effectively through well-considered supervision and appraisal meetings. She identifies staff training programmes which promote children's learning. For example, since training, staff have developed their leadership skills and this has helped them to promote a strong team that is responsive to children's needs and interests.  Managers and staff make accurate assessments and track individual children's progress.

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This provision is good

This helps to ensure children have the help they need to progress in their learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not consistently plan some learning opportunities to fully reflect the choices of all children, particularly for the youngest children who prefer to learn outdoors.  At times, staff do not fully consider the impact of changes in the routine on children's ability to remain engaged and settled in their 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

 build on learning experiences and opportunities for the youngest children who prefer to be and learn outdoors  review daily routines, particularly when there are changes, to help children remain settled and more engaged.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke with children and parents and took their views into account.  The inspector looked at documentation, including children's learning journals.  The inspector conducted a joint observation and a leadership and management meeting with the manager.  The inspector observed staff's interactions with children across the setting.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Managers and staff have attended training to keep their knowledge and skills up to date. They fully understand the signs and symptoms that may raise concerns about a child's welfare. Managers are good at evaluating children's learning and make well-considered improvements. For example, staff have increased opportunities for children to experiment and investigate with a range of creative materials. Staff work well with other professionals and build strong relationships which have a positive impact on children's care and learning. This is particularly effective for children who have special educational needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff use their qualifications and experience well to promote children's mathematical understanding. For example, children experiment with size and quantity as they mix chocolate powder with water and improve their mathematical vocabulary. Children enjoy activities that improve their physical skills. For example, they climb up slides, push wheeled toys and chase bubbles. Children develop their understanding of living things and the world around them. For example, they look carefully at the details on a moth's wings and the legs of a spider, and learn to describe their observations. Staff are good at encouraging the development of children's language and communication skills. For example, as children experiment with sea shells and water staff encourage them to talk about the sound of the sea and the things they might find at the shore.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are respectful and helpful. They behave with consideration towards others. For example, they are concerned for their friends when they get messy and help each other get clean and tidy. Children have lovely relationships with their special key person and this is particularly helpful for those children learning English as an additional language. Staff help children resolve conflict and develop a good understanding of the needs of others. For example, children share chalk and space and learn to take turns as they draw together. Children celebrate many events and learn from interesting resources that reflect communities from around the world.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are independent and confident in their play. They follow their own ideas and explore new possibilities. For example, they pretend to be monkeys, listen to monkey stories and then draw pictures. Children gain a range of positive skills in readiness for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY362639 Local authority North Somerset Inspection number 1093212 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 0 - 4 Total number of places 49 Number of children on roll 106 Name of registered person Linda Mary Matthews

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Date of previous inspection 26 May 2015 Telephone number 01934 642 261

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Little Bears Day Nursery was established in 1991 and re-registered under the present ownership in 2007. It is a situated in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset. It is open each weekday from 7.30am until 6pm for 52 weeks of the year, excluding bank holidays. The owner employs 20 members of staff to work directly with the children; of these, one staff member is qualified to level 6, one to level 5, and 18 staff members hold a relevant early years qualification at level 3.

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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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