Buckets & Spades Nursery

Inspection of Buckets & Spades Nursery 37-39 Victoria Road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO11 1SQ

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Inadequate

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The provision is good

Children are happy in the nursery. They demonstrate positive behaviour, confidence and independence, which are encouraged and supported by staff. When children need emotional support, this is readily available from the responsive staff because of the secure relationships they have developed. For example, children who may be upset when dropped off are warmly comforted by a familiar staff member. As a result, these children soon settle and join their friends to play. Leaders plan appropriate activities to support children's learning, and review the effectiveness of these activities. This includes a wide range of opportunities to play physically indoors and outdoors. This means children can take appropriate risks in their play. Additionally, leaders have chosen to implement specific programmes to enhance children's speech and language development. This is having a positive impact for children who have difficulties in this area. Older children learn about

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The provision is good

how to keep healthy. They discuss healthy and unhealthy foods at lunchtime. Leaders have made significant improvements since the last inspection. They demonstrate an ambition to continually improve the nursery to benefit children attending. As a result, staff are proud in their working environment and parents are confident to use the nursery.

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need to do better?

n Leaders recognise the important role they have in monitoring what staff do, celebrating their successes and challenging areas which need improvement. Staff describe being very well supported in their roles. As a result, they are motivated and happy to work at the nursery. n Staff have high expectations for children's learning. They know about children's experiences outside of the setting. Staff use this knowledge to plan appropriate opportunities. They think carefully about what activities to provide so that children are challenged to make good progress. The manager undertakes frequent reviews of all areas in the nursery. However, in one of the reading areas, some books are ripped or have pages missing. This does not fully promote children's respect for resources or further their interest in developing their early reading skills. n Parents speak very highly of staff. They say that they feel well informed about

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how their children are developing because the communication from staff is excellent. They feel confident that their children are well cared for and are learning. n Children are inquisitive and demonstrate high levels of curiosity, which is supported effectively by staff. For example, babies watch older children in the toddler room. They knock on the window and wave, while a member of staff explains what the older children are doing. Older children ask about the accident form a member of staff is completing. They suggest what to record on the form

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need to do better?

23 September 2019 so that the child's parents will know what happened. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are very well supported. The arrangements for working with parents and other professionals are strong. The individual support plans for children include specific targets. This means that children's complex needs are recognised at the earliest opportunity and supported effectively. n Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. They consistently praise behaviour which meets these expectations. Staff are excellent role models because they treat one another respectfully. As a result, children behave well. They listen to one another and to staff. Good table manners are promoted at mealtimes and children are gently reminded to use 'please' and thank you' from a very early age. n Children know and follow daily routines. Staff provide visual prompts to help them remember these. This is particularly helpful for children who speak English

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as an additional language. However, for some of the younger children, the daily routines can occasionally impact on their engagement levels. For example, children who are tired do not show interest in snack time, which affects some other children's enjoyment. n All staff promote children's speech and language skills consistently. They regularly sing and talk with children throughout the day. This increases children's vocabulary and their confidence. For example, children use simple percussion instruments during a group singing session. They know, understand and use words such as 'faster', 'slower', 'louder' and 'quieter' when describing how to use the instruments.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders and staff have undertaken appropriate safeguarding training. They demonstrate a secure knowledge of how to recognise concerns they may have about children. They are able to describe the procedures for managing any child protection concerns, including working with relevant professionals to keep children safe. Leaders describe the continuous ways in which they ensure staff are suitable to work with children at the nursery.

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should:

n revise the organisation of daily routines for younger children to reduce interruptions to their play and enjoyment n review the quality of resources provided consistently to further promote children's love of books and reading.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY283140 Local authority North Yorkshire Inspection number 10113540 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 0 to 4 Total number of places 98 Number of children on roll 77 Name of registered person Sugar & Spice Partnership

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reference number

Telephone number 01723 378 407 Date of previous inspection 4 June 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Buckets & Spades Nursery registered in 2004 and is located in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The nursery employs 17 members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications, including the manager, who has a foundation degree in early years. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. 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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Inspection activities

n The inspector conducted a learning walk with the manager. n The inspector considered the views of children and staff during various discussions throughout the inspection. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of an adult-led activity with the manager. n The inspector spoke to parents and gained their views of the nursery. n The inspector observed the experiences for children in all areas of the nursery, indoors and outdoors. n The inspector held a meeting with the management team to discuss the leadership of the nursery.

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We carried out this inspection 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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