Treetops Gloucester

Inspection of Treetops Gloucester 10 Denmark Road, Gloucester GL1 3HW

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Children come into the setting eager and ready to learn. Staff greet children warmly on arrival. Staff provide welcoming play spaces for children. They know children well and provide activities that interest children and spark their imaginations.

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The provision is good

Babies feel safe and secure. Staff have created family books with help from parents. Babies can look at the photos of family members and share these with others. Staff talk with babies about the similarities and differences in their families. They use home languages as well English when talking about family members. Children begin to recognise their uniqueness and feel a sense of belonging.

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The provision is good

Outdoors, toddlers and pre-school children run around and challenge each other to races. They try out the new two-wheel bicycles, showing how well they can balance. Pre-school children negotiate safe pathways as they move about. They tell staff that they are doing good exercise because they can feel their heart beating fast.

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The provision is good

Following children's interest in building towers, staff have purchased new building blocks. Staff have added high visibility jackets, trowels, and construction signs to the role-play areas. Children play well together. They sort out how high to build the towers and where to lay the wooden planks to make bridges.

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need to do better?

n Staff recognise that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected children and families. Some children have moved settings, others have had prolonged absences. Staff have introduced 'emotions' activities and visual aids to help children cope. Children talk about how they are feeling and can use signs or the cards to express their needs. Staff who are working with the pre-school children model this fantastically. For example, staff talk with children when they feel frustrated due to someone having the toy they want. They remind children that everyone needs to share and it will be their turn soon. Children agree that they can wait and find different activities to do in the meantime. n Babies show an interest in the animal figures. They show that they can recognise the different animals as they play. For example, they make a 'meow' noise when they find a cat, and roar when they pick up the lion. They find a pair

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of tigers and stand them on the pretend grassland. They wave at the tigers and tell them 'hello'. n Staff working with the babies model language and use signs to support interactions with others. They help babies to use the signs for 'please' and 'thank you' when babies get their food and drink at snack time. Yet, at other times,

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need to do better?

3 November 2021 staff do not provide clear messages about what is expected of young children. For example, children who want to get into the same space push to get past each other and staff tell them 'no'. Children continue pushing, so staff then suggest they may need to wait. n Staff track and assess children's progress to plan for what children need to learn next. Staff take into account children's individual needs and provide tailored support. Parents talk with staff about what children are doing. This helps staff to have a clearer idea of children's learning at home and any changes they may need to be aware of. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, develop well. n Children enjoy listening to and acting out stories. Toddlers recall phrases from familiar books. They know the names of the baby owls and can remember the animals from the story about an overcrowded house. However, staff use this

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time for nappy changes, which causes a distraction. Some children become bored or miss out on the story. Pre-school children have great fun as they learn about the job of firefighters in a book. They discuss the clothes the firefighters wear and find similar ones in the dressing-up box. They then pretend to put out a fire and rescue the people and animals. Staff encourage the children to think about how they would feel after helping others in this way. Children tell staff that they feel good. Children are developing self-esteem and showing care and consideration for others.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Children have safe, secure places to play and learn in. Staff make sure that they carry out risk assessments to identify, minimise or remove any hazards. The manager and staff have a good understanding of their duty of care to protect children. Staff know and understand the indicators that may mean a child is at risk of harm. They know how to record and report concerns about children, or adults working in the setting, to appropriate agencies. The manager has thorough systems in place for recruiting staff and ensuring their suitability to work with children.

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should:

n provide babies with clear and consistent messages to help them understand what is expected of them n improve the organisation of activities and routines to better support younger children's learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY406047 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 10210535 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 68 Number of children on roll 52 Name of registered person Busy Bees Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01452 525 666 Date of previous inspection 24 October 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Treetops Gloucester registered in 2009 and operates in the city of Gloucester. The nursery offers care from Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, all year round, except for bank holidays. There are 13 members of staff who work with the children. Of these, 10 members of staff hold appropriate childcare qualifications: seven at level 3 and three at level 2. The nursery is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting has received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the setting and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children told the inspector about their friends and what they like to do when they are at nursery. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a small-group activity with the manager. n The manager provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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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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