Little Hubbers Day Nursery

Inspection of Little Hubbers Day Nursery 99 Bedford Street, North Shields, North Tyneside NE29 6QJ

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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 benefit from a dedicated staff team. Staff provide a welcoming environment, which ensures that children enjoy coming to nursery and are eager to learn and play. Children enjoy sharing stories and books with staff. Young children giggle and happily join in with repeated refrains as they listen to the story about a bear. Older children are aware of words that rhyme. They learn about letters, sounds and recognising their own names, to encourage their literacy development. This helps them to build the skills they need for their future learning.

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The provision is good

Babies enjoy an abundance of sensory experiences. They curiously explore, prod, squash and then eagerly eat up the raspberries and strawberries. Aromas from segments of citrus fruits add to their experiences. Toddlers enjoy exploring the texture of paint as they use a range of resources to make marks. They remark on how the paint changes colour as they place their hands in it and then rub them together. Older children are keen to count and recognise some written numerals. They enjoy problem solving. For example, they decide to line up counters to assist with counting and carefully use their fingers to count the dots. Children behave well. They take turns and share resources, which helps them to develop good social skills.

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need to do better?

n Staff are very mindful of the impact that the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has had on children's personal, social and emotional development. They have found that new children joining the nursery have struggled more to separate from their carer and form relationships. With effective tailored support from staff, these children catch up quickly and make good progress in their personal and social and emotional development. n Staff closely monitor children's progress and follow their emerging interests, including what they have been doing at home. They use the information to plan for what each child needs to learn next and help them to make the best possible progress. Staff identify when some children may need additional support in order to make good progress. They make sure that they seek timely support from relevant professionals, such as speech and language teams. n Staff ensure that all children have daily opportunities for fresh air and exercise.

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need to do better?

They successfully widen the experiences of children. They visit the fish quay and the beach and have walks along the marina and in the parks. Children have weekly visits to the 'Fit Hub' where they ride trikes, play with hoops and learn how to throw, kick and catch balls. Indoors, children thoroughly enjoy a music and movement session. However, staff miss the opportunity to help them understand the effects of physical exercise on their bodies. n Staff promote children's communication and language skills well. They give

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need to do better?

9 June 2021 younger children time to respond to organise their thoughts and to form sentences. Babies babble in response to their key person, while toddlers use newly acquired words to point out animals in picture books. Staff working with older children provide good opportunities to them to extend their expressive language skills. Staff sit alongside them on the floor and provide time for children to talk about activities that they are doing. Occasionally, opportunities are missed to expand on and add additional descriptive words in order to widen children's vocabulary even further. n Staff support all children to gain confidence in their own abilities, such as at mealtimes and during toileting. Children are kind, caring and courteous. They show a clear understanding of expectations and staff offer continuous praise. n The manager is realistic and constructive in the way she manages staff, including their workload. She offers staff targeted supervision and coaching,

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need to do better?

which encourages them to reflect on their practice and consider how they can enhance their knowledge. This helps to ensure that children receive the best possible teaching and care. n Staff ensure that they keep parents informed about their children's development and achievements. Opportunities for parents to provide detailed information about children's starting points in their learning are good. Parents are also encouraged to add information as children progress and develop. Information is shared with parents on a daily basis. Comments from parents are extremely positive. They state that staff are 'warm, friendly and supportive' and that their children thoroughly enjoy attending the nursery.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have a good understanding of the potential risks children and their families may face. Regular training, quizzes and information-sharing build on staff's knowledge. All staff know how to identify and report a concern where they think a child may be at risk of harm. There are thorough recruitment and induction processes to ensure that staff are suitable for their roles. Staff supervise children well. Daily risk assessment checks are undertaken by staff to help to ensure that the nursery remains a safe place in which children can play and learn.

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should:

n enhance staff's already good practice in developing children's expressive language skills and expand on and use additional words when responding to children n help older children to understand the impact that physical activity has on their bodies.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2526033 Local authority North Tyneside Inspection number 10196908 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 74 Number of children on roll 94 Name of registered person Little Hubbers Day Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07592059906 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Little Hubbers Day Nursery registered in 2019. The nursery employs 20 members of childcare staff. Of these, 12 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, one at level 6 and one holds qualified teacher status. Six members of staff are unqualified. 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 This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The inspector carried out a learning walk with the manager and discussed how the curriculum is delivered. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. She spoke with staff and children during the inspection. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager and provider. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n The inspector spoke with parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Inspection activities

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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