Jelly Bears Day Nursery

Inspection of Jelly Bears Day Nursery 239a Bristol Road, Gloucester GL1 5TL

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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 happily and quickly settle at this homely and welcoming nursery. They form secure attachments with staff and display a strong sense of belonging. Children confidently select their photo and self-register each morning when they arrive. Older children independently hang their belongings on their peg before they greet their friends. They choose to play indoors or outdoors in the fresh air. Children have a positive attitude to learning. They choose from a wide range of activities, thoughtfully planned by staff. These relate to their interests and individual learning needs. Children have opportunities to take part in a range of sensory experiences. They use 'chunky' paintbrushes to make marks with a range of different colours and use their fingers to investigate the inside of a pumpkin. They giggle with excitement as they explore the sound of a hollow pumpkin. Children behave well. They know the expectations, especially during daily routines.

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The provision is good

For example, they quickly tidy up and sit on the carpet ready for group activities. Staff give children plenty of praise and encouragement. For example, they compliment children's manners when they say please and thank you. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the nursery adapted their practice to ensure individuals within the setting remained safe and well. The nursery launched a virtual 'queue app' to enable parents to inform staff that they have arrived at the nursery, to promote social distancing. Additionally, the nursery closed their car park to vehicles to ensure everyone's safety during peak times.

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need to do better?

n Staff use spontaneous opportunities throughout the day to engage children in conversations. This helps to promote their communication skills. Discussions are natural and promote back and forth conversations. Staff encourage children to reflect on past learning experiences. For example, when discussing the circular shape of a plate, staff ask children if they can remember when they drew circles in the garden. n Staff effectively support all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff work closely with parents and other professionals to develop targeted plans to help children progress in their development. n Staff provide good support for children who speak English as an additional language. They gather key words and phrases from parents about their home language to support children's communication and understanding at nursery. n Overall, parents are happy with the care and education the nursery provide.

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need to do better?

Staff speak to parents at drop off and collection times. They discuss each child's day and the activities they have enjoyed. Staff also share ideas for children's learning at home. However, recent feedback from some parents state that the communication methods are not consistently strong throughout the whole nursery. In particular, methods to share information about children's learning

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need to do better?

22 October 2021 and progress. n Staff promote children's social and mathematical skills well. They encourage children to work together, such as collecting toy cars and lining them up alongside a tape measure. Children demonstrate an early awareness of number as they count the amount of cars they have. Staff introduce mathematical language, such as 'longer' and 'shorter'. Children compare the rows of cars and their length as they add and take some away. n Staff promote children's health and well-being effectively. They remind children to wash their hands when they arrive at nursery, after using the toilet and before mealtimes. The nursery provides nutritious home-cooked meals and snacks. Children learn where their food comes from. They have recently started to grow herbs and vegetables in the garden. Children harvest these and give them to the nursery cook, who uses them to prepare their meals. n Managers are ambitious and have high standards for the care and education

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need to do better?

they wish to provide for children. They reflect on the quality of the provision regularly to identify and make improvements to the nursery. Managers monitor staff performance and share their strengths and areas to develop. However, managers do not always monitor and identify individual training needs for staff as well as they could, to develop their practice and quality of teaching to benefit children.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have a secure understanding of their roles and responsibilities to safeguard children. They are aware of the signs and indicators of when a child may be at risk of harm. They are clear on the procedures to follow should they have a concern about a child's welfare. Managers ensure that all staff undertake regular training to keep their safeguarding knowledge and skills up to date. Robust recruitment procedures are in place to ensure the suitability of new employees. Children's safety is of the highest priority. Staff complete daily risk assessments. Any potential hazards are quickly identified and removed to ensure children's safety.

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should:

n provide parents with a consistent two-way flow of information about children's learning and development to help support children's overall progress n build on the existing ways to monitor staff's performance to identify training needs and raise the quality of teaching to an even higher level to benefit children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY556243 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 10190083 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 30 Number of children on roll 48 Name of registered person Jelly Bears Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07557419200 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Jelly Bears Day Nursery registered in 2018 and is located in Gloucester. The nursery is open from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. The nursery employs 11 staff. Of these, nine hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and two members of staff are unqualified. The nursery is registered to accept funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two-, three- and four-years-old.

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Inspection activities

n This is the first routine inspection the nursery received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the owner and manager and has taken this into account in her evaluation of the nursery. n The management team and the inspector carried out a learning walk and discussed the curriculum intentions and activities for children's development. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities indoors and outdoors to assess the impact on children's learning. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the deputy manager. n The inspector spoke to children, staff and parents at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector looked at a selection of documentation and checked the suitability of staff working with the children.

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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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