Bees Knees Day Nursery and Pre-School

Bees Knees Day Nursery and Pre-School 97 Connaught Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 2UE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 January 2018 16 May 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

 The management team has enhanced the provision since the last inspection. Staff now provide a welcoming environment and tailor learning to support children well. Staff know the children, and track and monitor their development accurately to ensure progress is consistent.  Overall, children arrive confidently at the nursery and settle well to accessible and self- chosen activities. Staff plan for children's next steps and provide a good variety of activities to help promote outcomes for children.  Staff support children's good behaviour effectively. For example, they offer praise and encouragement for sharing and turn taking.  Partnerships with parents are good. Staff keep parents well informed and up to date about their child's day. For example, they communicate on a daily basis and use software to share achievements.  Effective recruitment, induction, supervision and ongoing appraisal processes are used

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This provision is good

well to help ensure that staff are suitable for their roles and teaching is strong.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not consistently extend children's learning about the world. For example, where the food they eat comes from and how healthy eating affects our bodies.  On occasions, especially in the older rooms, staff miss opportunities to extend and challenge children's mathematical knowledge and understanding.

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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

 give children more opportunities to fully enhance and develop their understanding of the world  create more opportunities to challenge children's thinking and promote their ongoing mathematical understanding.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's involvement in activities and spoke to the children at the nursery.  The inspector looked at a sample of children's records and discussed these with staff.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day.  The inspector looked at and discussed documentation in relation to safeguarding, risk assessments and procedures.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff have a good understanding of their roles and responsibilities to safeguard children. For example, they know the procedures to follow should they have any concerns about a child's welfare. The management team and staff work well together. Staff benefit from regular, consistent training and team meetings that help to support their knowledge and skills. For example, staff recently completed training on improving interactions with children which has helped staff to use and understand the importance of open-ended questions. Partnerships with other professionals involved in children's care are good. Self-evaluation processes and action plans devised by the management team are used well to improve the quality of the provision.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff provide a good range of activities and resources throughout the base rooms that successfully engages children. Staff encourage children's physical development well and offer a good selection of sensory experiences to encourage children to explore and feel media and materials. For example, babies enjoy exploring with glitter and glue, using paintbrushes to aid their small physical skills. Older children enjoy exploring with mud and making dough using ingredients. Staff support children's literacy, communication and listening skills well. For example, all children enjoy singing and stories, where they join in actions, sing songs and listen and concentrate well. The management team monitors children's progress effectively. This helps to ensure children's individual needs are met and any required intervention is sought at the earliest stage.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff support children's social skills well. For example, during activities older children are encouraged to share their experiences with others, such as what furniture they have at home when organising the doll's house. All children show that they feel safe and secure. For instance, they explore the play areas with confidence, self-selecting toys and resources from drawers and shelves. Staff support children's developing self-help skills and health well. For example, all staff teach children about good hygiene routines and encourage them to 'have a go' at washing their hands and face. All children have daily opportunities to play outside and be physically active.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children enjoy the activities on offer and have fun playing and exploring. For example, as they explore with sand and water, they use a variety of pots and containers with which to experiment. Children develop good independence skills. For example, they all help to tidy away and younger children are developing skills, such as putting on and taking off their coats. Older children are developing a strong understanding of letters and their meaning, for example, as they copy letters and write their names.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY260405 Local authority Reading Inspection number 1099409 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 - 5 Total number of places 41 Number of children on roll 41 Name of registered person Kingsclere Nurseries Limited

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Date of previous inspection 16 May 2017 Telephone number 01189 590364

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Bees Knees Day Nursery and Pre-School registered in 2010. It is one of a number of nurseries owned by Kingsclere Nurseries Limited and is open Monday to Friday from 7.15am to 6.30pm, all year round. The nursery is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged three and four years. There are 13 members of staff working with the children. Of these, 11 staff hold early years qualifications.

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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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