Debbie's Day Care Ltd

Inspection of Debbie's Day Care Ltd Westbourne Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire MK40 4PQ

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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 enjoy their time in the nursery. They confidently move around, selecting equipment and activities that interest them. Children welcome staff, who join their games and explorations. They listen to new information staff share with them, helping to build on what they already know. Children frequently take books to staff, who willingly read them their favourite stories. This contributes to children's expanding vocabularies and levels of concentration. In the garden, children make the most of opportunities to climb and to ride on tricycles and scooters, helping to develop their skills in coordination while strengthening their muscles.

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The provision is good

Routines, such as washing their hands and putting on their own coats, help children become more independent. They happily help to tidy the garden and play rooms and understand the importance of keeping themselves and others safe. Staff remind most-able children to allow others to help and have a go themselves. This helps to promote sharing and taking turns.

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The provision is good

Group activities are popular. Children enthusiastically join in the actions to a familiar story about hunting for a bear. They crowd around staff to demonstrate their understanding of words, such as 'under' and 'behind'. They move a teddy to the place described by staff and crawl or wriggle under obstacles themselves. This contributes to children's developing understanding of position and space in a memorable way.

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n The nursery holds an integral position within the heart of the local community. The manager and staff have a deep and respectful understanding about the needs of the people who live and work in the area. Parents are made welcome in the nursery and say they feel able to seek support from the manager and her staff. The positive relationships help to ensure that continuity of care and education at home and in the nursery are maintained. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported. Staff work closely with professionals from other relevant agencies to help produce a detailed individual plan that supports their learning needs. Key persons are assigned time to give one-to-one support to those children who require dedicated support. This helps to ensure that children make good progress. n Staff act as positive role models. In return, children behave well. They follow simple rules and show how they respect and are kind to others. Staff provide

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need to do better?

children with opportunities to make decisions for themselves and as a group. For example, children ask or point to photos of equipment and toys they would like to use. As a group, they choose the food they would like to eat at snack time

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12 May 2022 during the following week. This helps children begin to understand concepts, such as democracy. n Staff have access to a wide variety of online training courses. In discussion with the manager, they select courses that support their specific roles or broaden their general knowledge and understanding of how children learn. This helps to ensure that staff provide good quality care and education. n Children who speak English as an additional language quickly settle in the nursery. Staff use key words given by parents to help communicate with children. Visual timetables and pictures of resources help children identify what they like and what is going to happen during the day. n Staff are keen to support children while they explore and experiment. However, at times the enthusiastic staff quickly provide solutions to problems or tell children what will happen next. This limits time for children to develop their own

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ideas and thinking skills. n Staff regularly discuss children's progress with parents in great detail, gathering information from home alongside their own observations. However, staff do not sufficiently support children's individual steps in learning during group activities. This hinders children's ability to make the best possible progress in their education.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Managers and staff have a clear understanding of how to identify, record and report concerns and abuse. This includes the impact that extreme views and actions may have on children. Staff have access to regular safeguarding updates and online training to help maintain their sound knowledge and understanding of all aspects of safeguarding. The manager works closely with other agencies involved in protecting children to help keep them safe. The owner of the nursery, who is also the manager, ensures that all staff are suitable for their roles.

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should:

n encourage children to solve problems and predict outcomes for themselves and with their friends n shape activities to precisely reflect what individual children need to know and understand next.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY433736 Local authority Bedford Inspection number 10137491 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 23 Number of children on roll 43 Name of registered person Debbie's Day Care Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01234343431 Date of previous inspection 4 May 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Debbie's Day Care Ltd registered in 2011. The provision employs four members of staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including two who hold early years professional status. The provision opens Monday to Friday, term time only. Sessions are from 8am to 4pm. The provision 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 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 carried out a learning walk with the manager. They discussed the curriculum and the daily routines of the nursery. n The manager and inspector observed staff interactions as part of a joint observation. n Documents, including evidence of the suitability of staff, records of accidents and planning material, were seen by the inspector. n The inspector held a meeting with the manager. n The inspector spoke to children and staff at suitable times throughout the inspection. She observed activities inside the nursery and in the garden. n The inspector spoke to a number of parents and has taken their views into consideration.

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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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