Mini Bugz Ltd

Report for childcare on domestic premises

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children are happy and enjoy their time spent at the setting. They have warm and affectionate attachments with staff. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and emotionally secure. Staff know children well and provide a stimulating learning environment for children of all ages. They identify children's individual next steps in learning and provide activities that promote these. Younger children successfully build their communication and language skills. For example, staff provide songs and books with repetitive phrases and rhymes to help support their growing vocabulary. Older children develop their literacy skills. They learn about letters and the sounds they represent, and recognise their own names. Children have opportunities to learn about the world around them. For example, they share their experiences of visiting different countries and interesting places.

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The provision is good

Parents speak with confidence about the quality of care that their children receive. There is a strong sense of community at this setting. Staff, parents and children work together in a positive way. Children with additional learning needs are supported very well. Qualified staff share their understanding in this area with less- experienced staff and parents. This means that those children with more-complex needs are very well cared for and make good progress.

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need to do better?

n The managers and staff are committed to providing the best possible care and education for all children. Overall, they plan a broad and interesting curriculum that supports children to make good progress from their starting points and develop the skills they need for their future learning effectively. n Managers are committed to building on the good-quality care and education they provide. They continually reflect on their strengths to enhance the nursery further and target areas for future development effectively. For example, they have identified how they can continue to develop training and one-to-one supervision to help build consistency across the team. n Staff provide engaging opportunities for children to practise making marks and develop their early writing skills. Children comfortably learn how to use scissors to practise their cutting skills, to extend their physical development. n Staff provide children with positive praise and encouragement, to help support

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their confidence and self-esteem. Children behave well. Staff give clear explanations and deal with any minimal disruptions sensitively. For instance, they encourage children to share and take turns. n Parents appreciate the care and time taken by practitioners to provide feedback about their children's learning. Parents are encouraged to be involved in their children's learning, for instance, through questionnaires, parents' evenings and home-learning opportunities.

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need to do better?

17 December 2019 n A quiet space is provided for children to listen to stories or for specific teaching, such as small-group activities. However, occasionally, staff do not fully consider how children of different ages and abilities can be fully involved when taking part in planned activities together. n Children's good health is promoted well. They enjoy healthy and home-cooked meals and snacks prepared by the cook. However, mealtimes are not organised effectively, and children sit and wait for a prolonged period. Although staff talk to the children, eventually children become disinterested and restless as they wait. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported effectively through successful collaboration with a wide range of professionals. This helps to secure any additional support that children may require in a swift and timely manner. Staff provide one-to-one support for children. For example,

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they organise individual activities in the smaller room, which work well for some children. The manager liaises with parents, key persons and other professionals effectively. She uses information to create individual plans to help set small, achievable targets for those children who need extra support. n Children enjoy exploring the texture of sand and are supported to fill and empty containers. Staff model how to make sandcastles, and children confidently turn their buckets over and create castles. Babies enjoy a varied range of sensory activities. They confidently explore and demonstrate that they are inquisitive learners.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Managers and staff complete regular safeguarding training. This ensures that they understand their responsibilities to report concerns about a child's welfare or any inappropriate actions of adults working with children. They read local authority updates to ensure that their knowledge of child protection is current. Managers and staff implement effective procedures and place a good emphasis on ensuring children are cared for in a safe environment. For example, there is a robust mobile phone policy in place as well as robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures. Staff supervise children closely and remind them to stay safe as they play.

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should:

n enhance teaching to enable children of different ages and abilities to focus, concentrate and stay fully involved in a variety of contexts n organise lunchtimes more effectively so that children do not sit around for prolonged periods of time.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY539992 Local authority East Riding of Yorkshire Inspection number 10100704 Type of provision Childcare on domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 0 to 9 Total number of places 42 Number of children on roll 57

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Mini Bugz Ltd registered in 2017 and is located in Goole. There are 10 members of childcare staff, all of whom hold a recognised childcare qualification at level 2 or above. The setting opens Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm, for 48 weeks a year. The setting provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector and the manager completed a learning walk across all areas of the setting to understand how the early years provision and the curriculum are organised. n The inspector completed a joint observation of an activity with the setting's manager. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children, and considered the impact on children's learning. n The inspector sampled documentation, including children's records, staff's qualifications and evidence of paediatric first-aid training. n The inspector spoke to parents, carers and children during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Inspection activities

17 December 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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Inspection activities

17 December 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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