Little Nippers Childcare Ltd

Little Nippers Childcare Ltd Mudge Way, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 2AQ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 July 2017 19 November 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 Good 2

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This provision is good

 The management team uses a robust system to monitor children's progress. They identify gaps in children's learning and address these well, to help support positive outcomes for children.  Partnerships with other agencies are effective. The management team ensures children with specific needs receive extra support when required. This helps all children make good progress in relation with their peers.  Staff teach children to show care and concern for living things, such as their pet cat 'Kevin'. Children learn how to look after animals and attend to their care needs well.  Children have good opportunities to share their own views and opinions. Staff intend to extend this further by introducing a 'pre-school council', to help prepare older children for their move to school.  All children are confident learners. They independently access a good range of resources that captures their imaginations and curiosity well.

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This provision is good

 Children feel safe and secure within the provision. They have close relationships with key staff, supporting their emotional well-being.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always provide younger children with consistent challenges, particularly during the holiday period, to help engage children more.  Staff do not consistently organise younger children's routines, especially during mealtimes, and children become easily distracted as they wait.

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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

 support staff, particularly when working with younger children, to help set children challenges appropriate to their age and needs  organise routines for younger children more effectively, especially before mealtimes, to help reduce waiting times and prevent children from becoming distracted.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector held a meeting with the management team.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including staff training, children's records and the management's self-evaluation process.  The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children.  The inspector gained the views of parents about the provision.  The inspector spoke to staff and children at appropriate times during the day.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The management team works well together to make good improvements within the setting. For example, new areas in the garden further support children's communication skills. The provider and manager carry out frequent supervisory sessions to monitor staff practice. There are plans to improve this area, to help raise the quality of teaching even further. All staff attend frequent training. The management team supports staff well to achieve higher-level qualifications. Staff use their knowledge from research and training to improve outcomes for children. For example, a new outdoor climbing area helps to develop children's muscle strength and mobility, supporting their physical skills well. Safeguarding is effective. Staff receive regular updates and 'quizzes' to test their child protection knowledge. The management team and staff are alert to any children at risk of harm and know the procedures to follow.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff plan a range of good activities around children's interests, such as 'Under the Sea'. Children work well with their assigned key person to help meet their individual needs. For example, all children enjoy making sea creatures, such as fish, octopuses and jellyfish. They use a variety of materials to help develop their creative skills. Children have good opportunities to develop their physical skills. For example, younger children enjoy playing in the 'ball pool'. Older children learn how to use scissors well, cutting out shapes. Staff place a good focus on supporting children's reading skills. For example, staff encourage younger children to repeat words from familiar stories. Older children listen to, and say, letter sounds during adult-led activities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff attend to children's care needs well. They record information about children's daily routines and relay these to parents. This helps provide continuity for children between home and the provision. All children have effective opportunities to learn about where food comes from. For example, children grow apple, plum and fig trees and use the fruits to make delicious tarts with staff. Children grow potatoes, tomatoes and strawberries, to help develop their understanding of healthy foods. There are effective hygiene procedures to prevent the spread of infection. Overall, children's behaviour is good and staff help them to understand 'golden rules'. Staff plan visits for children to learn a good range of information from the local police and fire brigade, to develop a secure understanding of safety.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are active and independent learners. They make good progress from their starting points, including those who are less able. Younger children learn and explore the texture and smell of scented dough. Older children have good opportunities to explore the sensory garden. Children use their senses well, discovering plants and herbs, such as mint, chives and lavender.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY454562 Local authority Plymouth Inspection number 1063095 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 62 Number of children on roll 64 Name of registered person Little Nippers Childcare Limited

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Date of previous inspection 19 November 2013 Telephone number 01752348088

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Little Nippers Childcare Ltd registered in 2012 and operates from a detached house in Plympton, Plymouth. The nursery is open each weekday from 7am until 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year. The setting receives free nursery education funding for two, three and four- year-old children. There are 17 members of staff, 16 of whom hold qualifications ranging from level 2 to 6. The owner has early years practitioner status.

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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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