Ladybirds Early Years Care & Education

Inspection of Ladybirds Day Nursery BROWNS ANTIQUES, Pilton Causeway, Barnstaple EX32 7AA

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

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

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The provision requires improvement

The quality of teaching is not consistently good. Staff do not all make effective use of the activities and their interactions to capture children's interest and challenge their learning further. On occasions, they do not encourage children to follow their own ideas and interests to enhance their motivation to learn.

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The provision requires improvement

Most children are happy and content. They learn good social skills and develop positive attitudes. Children follow staff's instruction well, such as helping to tidy up when asked. They develop friendships with others and treat one another with kindness. Staff maintain a safe and secure environment for children and provide lots of outdoor play time. They help children to develop the courage and confidence to test their boundaries and take risks under close supervision. For example, children learn how to climb up the climbing wall outside. They call out to staff telling them proudly what they have achieved and enjoy repeating this as their confidence increases. Babies share warm relationships with staff who they go to for comfort. Staff know the babies well and support children in their transition through the nursery. However, staff do not work closely with parents to support all younger children's health care, particularly at sleep times when toddlers go to bed

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The provision requires improvement

with bottles or cups of juice. This does not support their good oral health.

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need to do better?

n Leaders plan and deploy staff to meet the required staff ratios. n Leaders and managers do not ensure the quality of teaching is consistently good. While some staff interact in children's play with enthusiasm, they do not have high expectations of what older children can achieve in all aspects of their learning. For instance, children count easily in play, but staff do not challenge them further to build on what they already know. At times, staff do not help engage younger children in play and they become bored. This does not help to motivate them to learn. n Staff monitor children's development appropriately and plan learning experiences for all areas of the curriculum. Most children make expected progress for their age. However, staff do not use the activities and spaces consistently well to support all areas of children's learning. For example, some children cover their ears, and cannot hear or communicate well when the pre-school room becomes

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need to do better?

very noisy. On occasions, staff do not encourage children to develop their ideas and interests as they explore. For instance, they stop activities suddenly while children are engaged and deter children from using resources to develop activities in their own way. n Staff provide activities to encourage children's literacy, such as painting on boards with water. They sometimes join in children's play cheerfully to ensure they are happy and to support their imaginative play. Staff encourage some

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need to do better?

17 September 2019 children to talk about home life to help them learn about one another's diverse lives. n Leaders and managers monitor and evaluate some aspects of the provision and staff interactions with children. For example, they arranged training after they identified the need for staff to develop a better understanding of how to manage behaviour challenges with children. Staff continue to use what they have learnt to help children understand their expectations and to behave well. n Staff work efficiently with other professionals and settings to help meet children's needs and use specialist equipment to include them in the activities. n Staff keep parents informed of children's care routines and well-being each day and invite parents to attend meetings to discuss their children's progress. They do not obtain information from parents about children's development after they return from breaks in attendance. This does not help to support their learning

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need to do better?

consistently. n Staff support children of all ages to develop their independence and help them to manage tasks for themselves, such as peeling fruit and removing lids from pots at lunch.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff understand the risks to children and the correct procedures to follow if they have any concerns about a child. They understand the importance of supervising children closely as they move around the play areas and when they need to use the bathroom.

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Due date

improve the quality of teaching and use of activities and spaces to build on older children's learning and to engage all children well in their play. 08/10/2019

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should:

n develop partnerships with parents further to support children's good health and all-round development n provide children with more encouragement to develop their own ideas and develop activities to interest younger children more throughout the day.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY498094 Local authority Devon Inspection number 10123890 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 0 to 8 Total number of places 100 Number of children on roll 159 Name of registered person Ladybirds Barnstaple Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01271 321333 Date of previous inspection 5 July 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Ladybirds Day Nursery registered in 2016. It is one of two privately-owned nurseries and is located in Barnstaple, Devon. The nursery is open all year round from 6.30am to 6.30pm. It receives funding for the provision of free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. The provider employs 29 staff who work with the children, of whom 21 hold relevant qualifications, from level 2 to level 6.

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors Bridget Copson Michelle Heimsoth

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Inspection activities

n The inspectors had a tour of the nursery. n The inspectors looked at a sample of the children's records and documentation relating to the suitability and training of staff. n The lead inspector held a meeting with the management team and conducted a joint observation with the manager. n The inspectors talked to staff, children and parents at appropriate times. n This inspection was carried out following the risk assessment process.

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Inspection activities

17 September 2019 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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17 September 2019 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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