Bears Hideaway Nursery

Bears Hideaway Nursery 6a Stourwood Avenue, Southbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH6 3PN

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 July 2017 16 February 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

 The management team has a strong commitment to the nursery's continued development. It reflects well on areas to improve and incorporates specific targets for development through detailed action plans.  Staff provide children with interesting and challenging activities to freely explore and investigate. They assess their progress accurately and plan effective next steps in learning. Children make good progress from their starting points.  Staff establish good links with schools and other providers. They invite teachers to visit children in the nursery, and share information about their progress and development priorities, to promote continuity in children's care and learning.  Staff forge positive partnerships with parents. They keep parents informed about their children's progress well, for example, at parents' meetings, and help them to support children's learning at home successfully. Parents regularly share information with staff

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This provision is good

about the skills children develop at home.  Staff support children who have special educational needs very well. They work closely with parents and professionals to ensure they meet children's individual needs fully.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 On occasion, staff miss opportunities to help older children count and recognise numerals.  Arrangements to track the progress of different groups of children are not embedded enough to identify and address any gaps in their learning as promptly as possible.

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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

 extend older children's mathematical understanding of counting and numerals during their play  build on the procedures for tracking the progress of different groups of children, to assess and target any potential gaps in learning swiftly.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children and staff engaged in activities indoors and outdoors.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the owner. She met with her and the manager at appropriate times throughout the inspection to discuss how they monitor and support staff.  The inspector looked at a range of relevant documentation, including policies and children's assessment records.  The inspector checked evidence of staff suitability and qualifications.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and carers spoken to on the day of the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The management team and staff demonstrate a strong understanding of how to report any concerns about a child's welfare. Staff are vigilant and carry out effective risk assessments and safety checks to support keeping children safe. The management team has robust systems for recruitment and induction to ensure staff are suitable to work with children. It provides supervisory sessions to guide and identify further professional development for staff to help improve the quality of teaching. For example, staff have increased their knowledge of how to support and develop children's physical skills, which has had a positive impact on this aspect of children's development. The manager swiftly identifies and addresses any gaps in individual children's learning effectively.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff support children's developing communication and language skills well. They engage children in meaningful conversations and ask questions to encourage their thinking. Toddlers join in with well-known songs and babies imitate what staff say. Children develop a good understanding of the world as they learn how to care for animals and grow their own vegetables with staff. They learn to experiment and explore, and enjoy water play. Children chalk on the wet ground enthusiastically, mixing colours and jumping up and down in the coloured puddles. Staff support children well to measure and compare weights, for example, as children make cakes and pour sand into balance buckets.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children and babies receive lots of individual care and attention. They build trusting relationships with staff which support their emotional well-being effectively. Children are happy and settled, and develop good social skills. Staff have high expectations of behaviour, and children learn to share their toys and take turns during their play. Children develop a good awareness of a healthy lifestyle. They have ample opportunities to be physically active outdoors, for instance, as they climb, use scooters and twirl large hoops around their waists. Children enjoy healthy foods to eat and follow good hygiene routines. They develop in confidence and learn to manage their personal care needs successfully.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those learning English as an additional language and those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities, develop important skills for their future learning and their move to school. Children are self-assured and motivated to learn. Babies explore a wide range of materials using their senses and enjoy making marks with paint. Children listen to stories carefully and practise writing letters to their friends. Their favourite stories inspire them to act out familiar scenes eagerly, confidently reciting well- known refrains.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY335199 Local authority Bournemouth Inspection number 1092745 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 40 Number of children on roll 72 Name of registered person Bears Hideaway Nursery Partnership

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Date of previous inspection 16 February 2015 Telephone number 01202 422 987

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Bears Hideaway Nursery registered in 2006. It operates from a converted house in Southbourne, Bournemouth. The nursery is open weekdays from 8am to 6pm, for 49 weeks of the year. It receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are 14 members of staff. Of these, one holds early years professional status, one holds a level 4 qualification, eight hold a level 3 qualification and two hold a level 2 qualification.

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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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