Little Lambs Nursery Summer House

Inspection of Little Lambs Nursery Summer House The Summerhouse Childrens Centre, Clare Road, Sutton In Ashfield NG17 5BB

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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 at the warm and welcoming nursery. Staff work sensitively with children that require extra support to settle. Once reassured, these children quickly engage in their chosen activities. Children eagerly explore their environment, both inside and outside, and join in the good range of interesting activities that staff provide. For example, children quickly become absorbed in water play as they tip and pour using various containers.

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The provision is good

Staff are enthusiastic in their engagement with children and know how to support children's individual learning well. They spend time at the children's level, as they encourage children to have a go and explore. There is a strong emphasis to support children's sensory development. Children explore herbs that are grown in the garden. They touch and smell them as they put them in containers. Children are proud to show off the new skills they have learned from staff. They take great pride and beam with delight as they learn to twist glue-stick containers and move the glue stick up and down. Children behave well. They are supported from a young age to become familiar with daily routines and understand what is expected of them. Children learn to keep safe. They carefully climb and balance on low-level blocks and move wheelbarrows around the garden without bumping into their friends.

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n The manager is passionate about what she wants children to learn and is a good role model for her staff team. She is highly reflective and knows what she wants staff to do in order to support children's learning and development. This ensures all children, including those who are most disadvantaged, are provided with rich learning experiences to support their good progress. n Staff raise children's self-esteem and confidence. They praise children on their achievements and say, 'well done', 'super' and 'good helper'. Older children, such as four-year-olds are good role models for the younger children. Two-year- old children very quickly learn how to take turns, share and play cooperatively with one another. For example, children happily take it in turns to fill a bucket with rice and water. n The nursery places a strong emphasis on supporting children who require extra support and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The

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manager has built positive partnerships with the local children's centre staff and makes effective use of their additional resources as well as the early years professionals support and advice. This further ensures early intervention and support for children who need it. n All children demonstrate good independence skills. Two-year-old children quickly learn to wash their hands before eating, collect their own plates at snack time

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27 September 2022 and are supported to use knives safely to cut up bananas. As children finish their snack, they place any uneaten food in the bin and put their dirty pots in a bowl to wash. n Staff engage and positively interact with children. They repeat words clearly to help children learn the correct pronunciation, such as 'spider'. Older children demonstrate confidence as they ask questions and engage in conversation with staff. n Staff generally engage with children as they play and during daily routines, for example during snack time. However, staff do not always make the most of children's daily routines and experiences as they occasionally forget to continuously challenge them, in order to help them build on their previous learning. For example, staff do not extend children's learning about the benefits of healthy eating or handwashing to stop germs from spreading. n Overall, the organisation and routine of the day contributes to children's good

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learning and development. That said, towards the end of the session, all children are grouped together to listen to soothing music and calm down ready for parents to pick them up. This activity does not keep all children engaged as they struggle to settle, become restless and lose focus. n Partnership with parents is strong. Staff work closely with parents and make it a priority to get to know each child and their family. They use their initial assessments of children's development to plan activities and to seek any additional funding. The nursery has recently purchased wobble cushions to help children sit and concentrate during small-group sessions and to build their core- muscle strength.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have a secure knowledge and understanding of their role and responsibility to protect children from harm. The manager oversees staff's safeguarding knowledge and skills effectively. She regularly tests their understanding as she asks them child protection questions. The manager ensures all staff complete regular safeguarding training to keep their knowledge up to date. Staff know how to protect children and their families from extremist views and ideas. They have a clear understanding of the safeguarding procedures they must follow. Risk assessments of the environment are completed by staff. This coupled with their close supervision of children, assures their safety.

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should:

n help staff to make the best use of their engagement and interaction with children to challenge and further enhance their learning and development

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should:

27 September 2022 n improve group-time activities to help children remain engaged and focused.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2587882 Local authority Nottinghamshire County Council Inspection number 10249125 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

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

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inspection

Total number of places 38 Number of children on roll 26 Name of registered person Little Lambs Day Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01623230357 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Little Lambs Nursery Summer House registered in 2020. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, from 9am to 12pm, term time only, except for bank holidays. The nursery receives funding for free early education for two-, three- and four- year-old children. There are six members of childcare staff. Of these, five hold an early years qualification at level 3 and one holds a qualification 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 inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The manager and inspector completed a joint observation of an activity and evaluated the observation together. n The inspector took account of the written views from parents and those spoken to on the day of the inspection. n The inspector spoke with the manager, the nominated individual, staff and the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The manager provided the inspector with relevant documentation, including the evidence of staff qualifications and their suitability to work 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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