Little Steps Nursery (2) Limited

Little Steps Nursery (2) Limited 1223 Warwick Road, Acocks Green, BIRMINGHAM, B27 6PX

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 December 2017 30 January 2017

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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

 Significant improvements have been made since the last inspection. Effective self- evaluation and the implementation of action plans help to ensure continuous improvement of the nursery.  Children thrive in this warm and welcoming nursery. Staff are kind, caring and nurturing. Children develop good social skills, gain confidence and form close bonds with staff.  Staff provide a wide range of activities for children to experience. Children play and learn in a well-resourced environment. Overall, good-quality teaching from the enthusiastic and dedicated staff team helps all children to make good progress.  Staff promote children's physical development well. They provide a range of activities that helps to enhance children's large- and small-muscle control.  Staff are good role models. They remind children to use good manners and follow simple nursery rules. Children behave well.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always fully challenge the most able children to maximise their learning even further.  At times, staff do not provide parents with enough information about their children's next steps in learning, so that parents can extend learning opportunities at home.

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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

 provide more challenge for the most able children and increase the potential for them to achieve rapid progress in their learning  continue to strengthen partnerships with parents and provide ongoing information about children's learning in the nursery.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector checked a range of documentation, including safeguarding procedures and evidence of staff suitability.  The inspector spoke to staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector completed joint observations of activities with the manager.  The inspector took into account the views of parents spoken to on the day.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The manager is committed to providing good-quality childcare. She has identified ways to improve staff's knowledge and skills further through professional development. Staff have completed a range of training courses since the last inspection. For example, staff have recently developed their knowledge of how to identify and support children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. As a result, the quality of teaching has improved. The manager monitors staff teaching and children's learning well. She quickly identifies and addresses any gaps in their learning. Safeguarding is effective. All staff have received appropriate training in child protection. Staff are aware of the procedures to follow in the event of concerns about a child or allegations against staff. This helps to protect children from harm.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Overall, the quality of teaching is good. Most staff are qualified and have a good understanding of how children learn through play. Staff get to know children well. They make regular observations and assessments of children's learning. Staff use this information effectively to target planned activities based on what children need to learn next. Staff model simple mathematical language and encourage children to count during everyday activities. Staff encourage children to be creative learners. As children engage in pretend play, staff enhance their learning further. For example, when children begin playing with dolls, staff introduce dressing-up clothes and props. Children are soon engrossed in their play as they pretend to be mothers, doctors and firefighters.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff foster children's emotional well-being effectively. They are sensitive and effective in their support to help children settle when they join the nursery. Children are happy and eager to play and learn. Staff help children to understand how to lead healthy lifestyles. For example, children benefit from a range of healthy meals and snacks. Staff continually provide children with praise and encouragement, and support them to recognise their own achievements. This helps to raise children's self-esteem.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points and most are working within the typical range of development for their age. Early mathematical skills are emerging. Children are beginning to sort, match and count. Language and literacy skills are developing well. Children enjoy singing songs and rhymes. They listen to stories and show their understanding as they talk about the characters. Children develop good physical skills. They learn to control different pencils, chalks and brushes well, such as during creative tasks and mark-making activities. Children understand and follow simple rules. They learn to share and take turns with resources. Children develop a range of valuable skills to prepare them for the next stage of their education.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY495495 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 1084310 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 2 - 2 Total number of places 15 Number of children on roll 21 Name of registered person Little Steps Nursery (2) Limited

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Date of previous inspection 30 January 2017 Telephone number 0121 296 9875

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Little Steps Nursery (2) Limited registered in 2015. The nursery employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, one at level 2 and one at level 4. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, during term time only. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. 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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