Busy Bees At Biggleswade

Inspection of Busy Bees At Biggleswade Bantock Way, Biggleswade SG18 8UQ

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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 arrive at the nursery very happy. They demonstrate that they feel safe and secure as they quickly start to explore the thoughtfully arranged environments. Children thrive and show high levels of curiosity. They make independent choices from a wide range of good quality resources. Babies use all of their senses to explore the texture of large pine cones and leaves with their hands. They experiment making sounds as they gently bang the bristles and handle of a brush on different surfaces.

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The provision is good

Younger children work out how to join large square shapes together to create a cube. They use mathematical language, such as 'big' and 'little' to compare the size of toy animals. Children mould dough with their hands to add intricate details to their models.

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The provision is good

Older children show a love of books. They listen well as staff read stories in an expressive way which captures their attention. Children develop a good understanding of the wider world. Staff read children a letter received from a child attending a nursery in Poland. This inspires children to share the interesting experiences that they enjoy at nursery with them. Some children are beginning to form letters and words. Their writing is displayed in the nursery. This helps them to have a strong sense of belonging.

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n Staff have a good understanding of children's previous experiences and focus on providing opportunities to broaden children's knowledge. Staff skilfully use 'Waffle', the nursery's soft toy pet, to inspire children to share photographs of their pets at home. This helps to raise children's awareness of each other's lives and how they care for their pets. n An effective key-person system is in place. Children have secure emotional attachments with all staff, not only their key person. Babies snuggle up to staff as they wake from their sleep before they are ready to resume their play. n Staff act as positive role models to children. They listen when children talk and value what they say. Children articulate themselves well and most children are confident communicators. Older children are beginning to recognise some rhyming words, such as 'rice' and 'nice'. n Staff take into account children's starting points, current interests and what they

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know and can do. This enables them to plan a rich curriculum to support children in what they need to learn next. Staff work in close partnership with other professionals to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities to make good progress. However, staff do not fully support all children who speak English as an additional language to hear and use their

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19 August 2021 home language, to enhance their understanding and speaking skills. n Children have a strong exploratory impulse. They enjoy crushing a variety of dried cereal with their hands and experiment making sounds as they push toy farm animals into the cereals. On occasions, staff do not adapt activities so that additional children who express a keen interest are able to join in, to capture their immediate curiosity. n Children benefit from opportunities to support their physical development and lead a healthy lifestyle. They enjoy healthy foods and spend quality time outside in the fresh air. Younger children take calculated risks as they build their own structures from planks of wood to balance on. Older children develop control of their body as they eagerly participate in daily yoga sessions. Children behave well and play harmoniously together. n Partnerships with parents are strong. They feel very well informed about their

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child's progress. Staff work well with parents to prepare children for new experiences in their life. Parents comment how the nursery is managed 'brilliantly' and how staff 'adore' the children who attend. n The dedicated manager is inspirational. She places a high priority on the well- being of staff. They benefit from regular well-being and supervision meetings. The manager is committed to the professional development of her team. They have access to a good range of training and support to develop their practice.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff understand their responsibilities to keep children safe. All staff have completed safeguarding training, ensuring children's safety and protection are a priority. Staff understand and recognise the possible signs that may indicate a child is at risk of neglect or abuse. They know the procedure to follow should they have a concern about a child's welfare. The manager has a safe recruitment procedure in place and checks the suitability of new staff and the ongoing suitability of existing staff. The nursery is safe and secure. The manager closely monitors children's attendance to identify any possible cause for concern.

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should:

n help staff find ways to give all children who speak English as an additional language more opportunities to use and hear their home language at nursery n continue to develop staff practice to adapt activities in response to children's immediate interests.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY557600 Local authority Central Bedfordshire Inspection number 10175048 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 106 Number of children on roll 139 Name of registered person Busy Bees Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01543 678593 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Busy Bees at Biggleswade registered in 2018. The nursery is open from 7.30am until 6.30pm all year round, except for bank holidays. There are 34 staff members who work directly with the children; of these, three hold qualified teacher status and 17 hold relevant childcare qualifications at level 3. 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 (coronavirus) pandemic. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the manager and has taken that into account in the evaluation of the setting. n The inspector, manager and assistant centre director completed a learning walk across all the areas of the setting to understand how the curriculum is organised. n A joint observation of an activity was carried out by the inspector and manager. The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors. She assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector held a number of discussions with staff at appropriate times during the inspection and also spoke to children. n The inspector held a meeting with the manager, assistant centre director, interim area director and divisional quality advisor. She looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the suitability of staff working in the setting.

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n The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day and their written feedback.

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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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