Little Angels Nursery

Inspection of Little Angels Nursery St Michaels Church Hall, Blandford Road, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset BH15 4HP

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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 Good

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The provision is good

Children arrive at this welcoming nursery ready to learn. Most children settle quickly and enjoy the stimulating activities available to them. Children are happy. They are developing close and trusting relationships with caring staff. Younger children demonstrate that they feel safe as they snuggle close to staff for reassurance before they play. Children are sociable and are confident to engage with staff and their friends. They are inquisitive and approach visitors confidently, talking about their favourite activities at nursery. Staff provide children with opportunities to make marks and develop their early writing skills. Older children use felt tips to colour in large wooden letters from the alphabet. Younger children use transport toys to make tracks in sand.

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The provision is good

The manager is aware of the impact that COVID-19 had on children's personal, social and emotional development. Staff found that some children struggled to regulate their behaviour. The manager works with parents to ensure they apply behaviour strategies consistently, to help children understand expectations. Children listen to staff who remind them to be kind to their friends and to share. If sharing becomes difficult, staff use a sand timer effectively to help children to wait patiently for their turn.

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n The manager knows the children well and understands their needs. She makes effective use of additional funding to offer children play opportunities that are tailored to their developmental needs. The manager monitors children's progress and takes prompt action to ensure that no child falls behind in their learning. n Staff use children's interests to plan a varied curriculum, both indoors and outdoors, to enhance children's learning. However, sometimes staff do not always deploy themselves effectively to ensure that all children are consistently supported well. At times, they focus too much on routines and tasks and overlook children who are not engaged in purposeful play and learning. n Overall, staff give children's communication and language development a high priority and model language well. The manager works with other professionals, such as speech and language therapists, to put in place targeted support to help

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close gaps in children's development. However, on occasions, staff do not support children's thinking and communication skills as well as possible. For example, they do not always give children time to think and respond to questions before asking another. At times, staff ask too many questions that only require a 'yes' or 'no' answer. n Older children enjoy playing outdoors and they develop their physical skills by running, kicking a ball and balancing on wooden beams safely. Younger children use their small-muscle skills to manipulate play dough. They roll and squeeze

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23 September 2022 the dough, and push out shapes. Children practise their pincer grip as they handle pipettes and jugs to transport water into large containers. n Children learn about the importance of oral hygiene. For instance, they brush their teeth after snacks, and use role-play toothbrushes and sets of pretend teeth, to learn how to brush teeth effectively. Children enjoy a wide range of freshly prepared healthy snacks. They choose water or milk to support their good oral hygiene. n Staff ensure they form good relationships with parents. They discuss information about children's progress and learning. Staff find out about children's interests and experiences from home. They provide parents with activity ideas. Parents comment that staff support them to continue children's learning at home and that they appreciate the regular information about their children's development. n The manager monitors staff performance effectively. She observes staff

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interactions regularly and completes planned and spontaneous observations on their practice. The manager recognises the strengths in her staff team and provides prompt and sensitive feedback to individuals. n New staff have been recruited. There is a sharp focus on building a strong team. Morale is good and training is encouraged to support their own continuous development. New staff members speak positively about their induction and support.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager is the safeguarding lead for the nursery. She demonstrates a good knowledge and understanding of how to protect children from harm. Children's welfare is of high priority and staff have a secure knowledge of how to safeguard children, including the wider aspects of child protection. A robust recruitment process ensures children are cared for by staff who are suitable for the role. Staff carry out regular checks of the indoor and garden areas to ensure that they are free from hazards. The manager ensures that staff complete mandatory training, for example, in paediatric first aid, to ensure they can attend to children's needs in an emergency.

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should:

n support staff to strengthen their teaching techniques so that they give children the time they need to respond to questions and discussions, to fully support their developing language and thinking skills n review staff deployment to ensure all children taking part in learning experiences can benefit from the attention and support they may need to get the most from the activity.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY292304 Local authority Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Inspection number 10234858 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 34 Name of registered person Mitchell, Lynn

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reference number

Telephone number 07837 303294 Date of previous inspection 9 November 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Little Angels Nursery registered in 2004. It operates from the main hall in St Michaels Church in Hamworthy, in Poole, Dorset. The nursery offers care Monday to Friday, from 8.30am to 3pm, during term time. It also offers sessions Monday to Friday, from 8am to 12pm and 12pm to 4pm, for four weeks during the summer holidays and for one week during the Easter and Christmas holidays. The nursery provides funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. Five members of staff work with the children, which includes the owner/manager. Of these, one holds an appropriate childcare qualification at level 7, one at level 5, one at level 3 and one at level 2.

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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 manager and inspector conducted a learning walk together to review the children's learning experiences. The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager. n The inspector viewed all areas of the premises used by children. She observed the quality of education during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector engaged in discussions with staff and children throughout the inspection at appropriate times. n A number of parents spoke to the inspector during the inspection and the inspector took account of their views. n The inspector held a meeting with the manager. They discussed documentation, including public liability insurance, policies and procedures, and the qualifications

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and suitability checks of staff. The manager discussed self-evaluation and the impact this has on the nursery.

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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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