Busy Bees Day Nursery at Shenley

Inspection of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Shenley 22 Andrew Close, Shenley, Radlett, Hertfordshire WD7 9LP

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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 like coming to nursery. They settle happily with staff who respond to their needs. Children make good friendships with each other and their key persons. Those who will soon move on to school are well prepared for this significant step.

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The provision is good

Children who speak English as an additional language make good progress. Staff focus on their language development throughout the day. They help children to talk about things they do, for example putting coats on and washing their hands. All children eagerly talk about their feelings, thoughts and ideas. Older children become very excited when looking at butterflies they have hatched from eggs. They have lively discussions with each other about the changes they can see. They are curious, for example noticing when a butterfly wing has not fully developed.

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The provision is good

Staff have a real sense of fun and enthusiasm. They encourage children to join in spontaneous activities, such as catching rain in buckets during a downpour. Children fill their buckets with rain and giggle as they splash in the water and try to catch the raindrops. Children enjoy the time they spend outdoors and show good control as they run, climb and explore.

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need to do better?

n Staff are enthusiastic and knowledgeable about children's development. They are working hard, particularly during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, to support children's emotional stability and well-being. Staff know their individual children well. They talk about them with great affection and interest. They plan and provide experiences that help children develop the skills they will need to move to the next stage in their learning. They help children to become independent, for example by following photographic instructions to wash their hands, and to help get their own beds ready for sleep time. n The management team has made significant improvements since the last inspection. Managers support staff to feel safe and secure at work and to achieve good outcomes for children. Managers involve staff in making changes. They encourage them to take responsibility for their rooms and activities. Staff

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need to do better?

feel involved in the running of the nursery. They take part in a wide programme of training that helps them to improve their knowledge and practice. n Parents are very well informed about their children's development. They praise the efforts that staff have made, such as using a book about home learning, to help settle children back into the nursery. Parents comment on the improvements they have seen in the nursery in the last year. They recognise that their children make good progress and are becoming ready to move on to school. They appreciate that staff offer activities and ideas to help them encourage children's learning at home.

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need to do better?

13 May 2021 n At times staff do not link children's learning needs to the activities that they plan and provide. This means that some staff-led activities are too simple or too complex for the children taking part. Some staff do not give children enough time to answer questions to help children to work out ideas for themselves. n Staff work hard to understand the different experiences that children may have had before they come to nursery, and how these might affect children's emotional development. They use stories and imaginative games to help children explain their feelings and how to manage friendships. For example, staff help children to talk about their emotions to solve disagreements with their friends. Children are able to listen to one another and work out how to share toys in a fair way. They play games that help them work as a team, for example helping to fit small magnetic shapes together to build one big shape.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Whistleblowing procedures are well understood by all staff. Even the newest staff are knowledgeable about signs of potential concern and are clear about avenues to report concerns about staff or children. Managers know when to intervene to protect children and how to take action to tackle any developing issues in staff practice. Staff have a good understanding of issues that may affect children's safety, including the potential dangers of using the internet and other technology.

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should:

n support staff to make a clear link between the intent and delivery of planned activities to enable them to shape those activities successfully to the learning needs of children n develop staff understanding of how to help children to develop their critical thinking skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY307712 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 10147662 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 110 Number of children on roll 62 Name of registered person Busy Bees Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01923 857585 Date of previous inspection 13 February 2020

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Information about this early years setting

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Shenley registered in 2005. The nursery employs 14 members of childcare staff, including a chef. Of these, 10 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above, including the manager who holds a qualification at level 5. The nursery opens Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6.30pm all year round, except for bank holidays. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. It supports children who speak English as an additional language.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the setting and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The inspector carried out three joint observations of practice with the nursery manager and the deputy manager. n The inspector spoke to staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection. Children showed the inspector what they enjoy playing with and doing at nursery. They spoke to her about the butterflies that they have raised from caterpillars. n Parents told the inspector about the information they receive from key staff at nursery and how their children are being prepared to take the next step in their learning. n The inspector reviewed a range of documentation that is used to support the safe and efficient management of the nursery. This included evidence of staff

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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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