Little Care Bearz Nursery

Inspection of Little Care Bearz Nursery 461 Moseley Road, BIRMINGHAM B12 9BX

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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 enjoy their time at the nursery. The manager and her team create a warm, welcoming and secure environment. Babies are quick to settle in the arms of nurturing staff. Staff are attentive, offering cuddles and reassurance, and they ensure children's individual routines are followed. Children's behaviour is good. They follow instructions and respond to staff when they are reminded about the expectations. Staff are polite and speak calmly to children. They encourage and praise children, which helps boost their emotional well-being and confidence.

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The provision is good

Children who speak English as an additional language receive support to communicate their needs. Staff use some words in their home language alongside English. This helps children to build their confidence and self-esteem. Staff introduce new vocabulary and ask questions as children play. Babies show interest in their play when they tap a light sensor. They babble and repeat words they hear from the staff. Children independently access resources and make choices about their play. Children talk with confidence. For example, they say that the pumpkin has 'so many seeds' when they put their hands in it. Children enjoy the activities staff provide and play with their friends. For example, they work together to build a tower with large blocks and discuss where pieces should go.

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n Overall, leaders and managers provide an effective curriculum across all areas of learning. They base the curriculum on the children's interests and build on what children already know and can do. For example, children explore and decorate pumpkins for Halloween. This motivates children to learn and build curiosity. n Staff take time to build trusting relationships with parents. Staff work closely with parents and keep them informed about their children's day. They review learning targets for children and provide parents with activities to support their children's learning at home. Staff gather important information about children's dietary and care needs. They use this to give children individual care. This supports continuity of learning and promotes children's health and well-being. n Leaders and managers appreciate diversity and differences in people in the community. They promote equality and diversity through resources and cultural

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events they hold at the nursery. For example, parents attend events and show traditional dances from their cultures. This allows children to feel valued and develop understanding and tolerance of others. n Staff support children to interact with others and develop their confidence in social situations. For example, older children sit and talk to their friends and staff during mealtimes. Staff support their conversations and offer praise. These experiences help build children's personal development. n Staff engage children in conversation to support their language development

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5 October 2022 skills. However, not all staff talk to children in a way that challenges their thinking skills. As a result, at times, interactions are not skilful enough to stretch children's communication and language skills. n Leaders and managers promote staff's continuous professional development. They support staff to complete training and further their qualifications. The manager values the individual skills of each member of the team and spends a lot of time in the rooms, providing support as needed. Staff attend team meetings and supervisions. However, the monitoring of staff's practice is not yet focused sharply enough to raise the already good teaching even further. n Children enjoy a range of physical development opportunities throughout the day. For example, babies practise using their fingers to operate musical toys, and crawl freely to take toys they want to play with. Toddlers climb up and

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down on large soft-play equipment and enjoy mark making as they finger paint. As a result, children develop their large and small muscles. n Staff use observation and assessment to identify children's interests and what children need to learn next. They mostly use this information well to plan child- led activities and experiences. However, on occasion, the learning intentions for some group activities planned for younger children are too broad. Although children enjoy the activities on offer, staff do not consistently adapt their teaching enough to capture every child's needs.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff can identify signs and symptoms which may indicate that a child is at risk of harm. Staff understand their responsibility to protect children. They know what to do if they have concerns about the welfare of a child or about the conduct of a member of staff. Regular in-house training is provided through staff meetings and safeguarding quizzes. Staff understand the procedures to follow if an unknown adult arrives to collect a child. Effective recruitment and vetting processes are in place to assess the suitability of adults working with children.

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should:

n support staff to raise the quality of their interactions with children so that they stretch and extend children's communication and language skills even further n monitor staff and evaluate their practice more precisely, to raise the quality of teaching to the highest level n develop further the use of planned group activities to ensure all children fully benefit.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY471621 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 10232571 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 75 Number of children on roll 33 Name of registered person Little Care Bearz Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07891737626 Date of previous inspection 31 May 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Little Care Bearz Nursery registered in 2013. It opens Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, all year round, with the exception of bank holidays. The nursery employs seven members of childcare staff. Four staff members hold early years qualifications at level 3, and two staff members hold qualifications at level 2. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years old.

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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 the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector carried out joint observations of group activities with the manager. n The inspector spoke to several parents and children during the inspection and took account of their views. n Discussions and meetings were held with the management team and staff during the inspection.

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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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