The Early Years Academy Loughborough

Babblebrooke Day Nursery 5-7 Limehurst Avenue, LOUGHBOROUGH, Leicestershire, LE11 1PE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 October 2017 21 February 2014

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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 place a high priority on providing early intervention for families and children. This promotes children's safety and support for individual needs. Staff work closely with other agencies and professionals to support children's learning.  Staff encourage parents to bring their children for visits to the nursery before they start. This helps children to settle from the outset. Children form strong emotional attachments with their key person who provides continuous support for them throughout their time in the nursery.  Staff are well qualified and support each other well in their roles. This helps staff to gather an accurate picture of children's levels of learning. Through observations and assessments, they clearly identify what children need to learn next.  Partnerships with parents is strong. Staff encourage parents to attend in-house training events. They provide parents with information about their child's learning and ways to

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Occasionally, some staff do not carefully consider how to plan activities to ensure that all older children are engaged and remain focused.  Staff do not provide younger children with the same learning experiences in the new outdoor environment as they do indoors. This means that younger children who prefer to learn outdoors do not always benefit from the same stimulating learning experiences.

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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

 ensure all staff are supported to prepare activities and experiences that consistently engage older children and maximise their learning  strengthen the planning of activities in the new outdoor environment to provide younger children with the same level of stimulating experiences as provided indoors, and in the under-twos' front garden, particularly for those children who prefer to learn outdoors.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children’s learning.  The inspector spoke with staff and children.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager and provider. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views and written testimonials.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff attend child protection training regularly and have a good knowledge of where to report any concerns about children's safety. The management team supports their staff well through supervision meetings. Staff reflect on their practice and identify how they can further support children with their learning. Training has helped staff to enhance children's understanding of mathematics and the world. The management team shares information about children's abilities with schools when children move on, to support a consistent approach to children's learning. They provide opportunities for children to see their teacher and to become familiar with the school environment. The management team reflects on their practice and gathers the views of staff, children and parents. Suggestions from parents have increased opportunities for staff to promote children's good health.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The manager and staff work very well together and are very keen to improve learning experiences for children. Babies confidently explore the toys and resources offered. They play musical instruments when staff sing nursery rhymes. This helps babies to develop an understanding of rhythm and to develop their language skills. Children who speak English as an additional language are supported well. Staff use key words in their home language and use picture cards to help develop their level of understanding. They use sign language with all children to help complement their speaking skills. Staff weave mathematical language into children's play. They model drawing a circle and talk to children about it being, 'little' or 'big', encouraging children to understand different sizes.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children develop good social skills. Staff provide time for children of all ages to play and interact with each other and to explore all rooms in the nursery. Staff supervise children well and ensure that they access toys that are appropriate for their age, promoting their safety. Young children are confident to do things for themselves, for example, they put empty paint pots in the bin. Older children select their own bowls and cups for snack time, and put these away when they have finished. This promotes their independence. Children behave well. Staff encourage children to share and take turns when they use binoculars to look outdoors at the weather. Children know the routine of the day and what happens next. Staff sing a song with them to initiate tidy-up time. Children learn key skills in readiness for their move on to school.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those in receipt of funding, make good progress from their starting points in learning. Young children demonstrate great levels of achievement when they make marks on paper and show visitors and staff their creations. Older children develop their physical skills, such as coordination and balance when they walk on wooden blanks and logs outdoors.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY466142 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 1102593 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 44 Number of children on roll 57 Name of registered person Babblebrooke Limited

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Date of previous inspection 21 February 2014 Telephone number 01509263930

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Babblebrooke Day Nursery registered in 2013. The nursery employs 11 members of childcare staff. Of these, 8 hold early years qualifications at level 3 and 2 at level 6. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6.30pm. The nursery 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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