Little Bee's Day Nursery & Pre-School Ltd

Inspection of Little Bee's Day Nursery & Pre-School Ltd 84-90 Quay Road, Bridlington, East Yorkshire YO16 4JB

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Overall effectiveness Inadequate

The quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is inadequate

The quality of education is inconsistent and at times very poor. The manager does not have a clear vision of what children need to learn or what is hindering the older children's learning. Ineffective routines for managing children within the building have a significant impact on children's learning and behaviour. Children are unable to access the toilets or the outdoor area independently. Staff spend a lot of time escorting even the older children to the toilet and on the stairs. While this helps children to be safe, it means that children have extremely limited quality time with an adult. Children wait far too long in a large group, to go outside, wash their hands or for their parents to arrive. This creates an extremely stressful environment for children. They are often distressed or roll around on the floor out of boredom. Children do not have consistent support in their learning when their key person is not available. This is particularly so for children with special

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The provision is inadequate

educational needs and or disabilities. This is because the other adults do not know what those children are meant to be learning.

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The provision is inadequate

Nevertheless, staff have created a calm, welcoming environment for the youngest children. Those children are sensitively supported in prolonged periods of purposeful play and learning. Staff support the youngest children's emotional development effectively. Despite the limitation imposed by COVID-19 (coronavirus), staff, children and parents are getting to know each other. The older children also enjoy themselves at times. They have fun racing the bikes up and down the yard or chasing up and down their classroom with the cars. They also enjoy messy play in the yard. However, there is no clear learning intention to much of this play.

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n Staff do not support children's language consistently. Some staff, including the manager, do not always use correct language when speaking to children. They do not always support children to remove their dummies. The pre-school room is often chaotic and far too loud for any conversation to take place. Some staff then speak loudly to children. This further worsens the noise levels. Staff regularly resort to ringing a bell to gain children's attention. n The curriculum is poorly designed and implemented. This means that older children's behaviour and attitude to learning is often poor. Children do not engage well with the planned learning opportunities. They prefer to choose their own play, such as dinosaur fighting or pushing the small cars around. This unsupported play sometimes leads to disagreements, toys being thrown, and children becoming upset. They also, occasionally, get each other's drinking

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bottles. This creates a chaotic environment that disrupts any meaningful support for children's learning. Staff are unable to support older children's learning as

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22 June 2021 they play. This is because their time is taken up by trying to monitor children's basic safety and attend to their care needs. n Oversight and monitoring of the overall provision is very poor. For example, the manager has not considered the impact the poorly planned environment and time consuming routines are having on children's language development, independence and behaviour. n The youngest children explore their environment confidently and develop a keen interest in books. They are very settled in their calm environment and secure in their relationships with staff. These staff capably follow children's interests and guide their learning within this structure. Children snuggle happily with a familiar adult to read a book. They laugh as they show that they can wiggle their toes as staff help them to get their shoes on to go outside. n Children are beginning to learn about how to talk about their emotions and the

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importance of a healthy diet. Staff usually promote appropriate hygiene. For example, they guide a child to get a tissue when they notice their runny nose. Staff have adapted some of their practices in response to COVID-19. For example, parents follow a one-way system that minimises their contact with each other. n Relationships with parents and other agencies are used appropriately to support children's care and safety. Parents are comfortable to approach the manager when they need support. Parents say their children enjoy coming to nursery and that their children's individual needs are supported.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff and managers understand the difficulties faced by families. They work appropriately with parents and other agencies to protect children. This is, on the whole, a strength at the setting. Other agencies also confirm the nursery's success in safeguarding vulnerable children. A social worker said that staff get to know the children well, which helps to protect them. It is clear that the setting prioritises children's safety over their learning and most of the staff have paediatric first-aid training. However, the manager failed to report a serious accident to the relevant safeguarding authority and to Ofsted. This is a breach of requirements as set out in the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage (EYFS).

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Due date

22 June 2021 plan and implement an ambitious curriculum which is consistently delivered by staff so that all children are engaged, motivated and effectively supported in their learning 31/08/2021

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Due date

ensure that all staff know what children can do and what they need to learn next when children's key persons are not available, especially in relation to children who need to catch up with their peers 31/08/2021

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review critically how the building is used and how staff are deployed to help improve children's behaviour, independence and mental well-being 31/08/2021

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improve all systems to monitor and improve the quality of staff interactions with children to reduce the inconsistencies in practice 31/08/2021

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ensure that staff consistently promote children's good language development 31/08/2021

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Due date

ensure that the manager is aware of basic accident reporting requirements as set out in the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage (EYFS). 25/06/2021

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2576493 Local authority East Riding of Yorkshire Inspection number 10171887 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 54 Number of children on roll 120 Name of registered person Little Bee's Day Nursery & Pre-School Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01262425299 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Little Bee's Day Nursery & Pre-School Ltd registered in 2020. The nursery employs 16 members of childcare staff. Of these, the manager holds a level 3 qualification, five staff hold a level 6 qualification and the majority of the rest hold a level 3 qualification. The nursery opens 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday all year round, except for one week at Christmas and bank holidays. 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 provider received since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The inspector observed children taking part in a range of activities both indoors and out and discussed their learning with staff. n The inspector spoke with the manager, the owner, staff and children during the inspection. n The inspector spoke with several parents and a social worker during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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