Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bitteswell

Inspection of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bitteswell Hall Lane, Bitteswell, Lutterworth, Leicestershire LE17 4LN

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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

Pre-school children enter the nursery eager to tell key practitioners what they have been doing at home. Toddlers, who are sometimes reluctant to enter, are distracted by practitioners who excitedly tell them of the great range of play on offer. Babies show they feel confident as they hold at their arms to their key practitioner and wave 'bye' to their parent. Practitioners have a good understanding of how to support children's learning. They work closely with parents to ensure the support they provide is reflective of children's interests as well as their stage of development. Consequently, all children make good progress.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy accessing a wide range of interesting and exciting learning experiences. For example, two- to three-year-olds enjoy exploring mud and sand in the tough spots. They dig and search for laminated worm pictures and show good small-muscle skills as they use large tweezers to pick them out. The children explain to visitors how practitioners help them to make their own wormery and show them the 'wiggly' lines the worms make.

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The provision is good

Children learn to manage risks. Pre-school and two- to three-year-olds risk assess the garden each morning to check for any potential hazards. Practitioners help them to think about how they know the garden is safe and how to minimise risks. Children are encouraged to become skilled in managing their own needs, such as blowing their nose, washing their hands and using the toilet independently.

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n Children of all ages show good physical skills. Pre-school children skilfully run in and out of cones, showing good coordination. Two- and three-year-old children ride small, wheeled toys with ease and younger toddlers and babies carefully climb onto low-level chairs and move easily in the well-organised play spaces. n The curriculum is carefully considered and planned effectively by a well-qualified team of practitioners. They ensure they link activities to what children can do and need to do next. Practitioners use 'inspirational' information, shared by parents, to help embed and build on children's skills and knowledge. For example, children learn about animals after discussions about a visit to the zoo. However, some practitioners do not always fully understand what they want individual children to learn from activities. n All children are offered a healthy and well-balanced diet and have good access

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to the outdoors. Children learn how much food should be on their plates and the different range of food groups they should have. Practitioners use mealtimes to help support good eating habits. However, sometimes they do not consider the age or stage of development of the children. For example, babies and very young toddlers are given cutlery they are not yet ready to use, such as children's

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29 September 2022 safety knives. This leads to children reverting to using their hands to feed themselves. n Children are very well behaved and show a positive attitude to learning. All practitioners have high expectations for children's behaviour and help children understand how to follow rules. For example, when children squabble over a toy, practitioners come down to their level and remind them of the importance of sharing. Children are given time to finish what they are playing with before having to tidy away or move onto the next activity. As a result, relationships are positive across all age groups and between children and practitioners. n Partnership with parents and carers is a real strength of this nursery. Parents speak with genuine fondness and respect about the practitioners and manager. They compliment them on their positive attitudes and their ability to help their children make good progress. Parents talk about the many ways their children's

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learning is shared with them and how well they are supported to continue learning at home. n The manager has a clear vision for the nursery that she shares with her team, to ensure the best support, care and education are offered to children. She is a good role model and works hard to help practitioners to be the best they can be and to enable them to deliver the curriculum in the most effective manner. The manager offers regular support and supervision to all practitioners and sets targets to help them build on their good practice. Training, such as food hygiene, is offered to all practitioners along with a range of other short courses to develop their skills further.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and practitioners understand how to identify if a child is at risk of harm. They know who to report their concerns to and ensure children's welfare and safety are supported. Practitioners complete safeguarding training and have regular discussions to ensure that their knowledge is up to date. The setting is safely maintained, and daily checks are completed to ensure all areas children access are hazard free. Children talk about how to keep safe in the event of a fire; they know to exit the building and go to a 'safe space with staff.' Recruitment systems are clear, and thorough checks are completed on new practitioners to ensure all are safe and suitable to work with children.

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should:

n strengthen practitioner's teaching skills in order to help them have a better understanding of how to support individual children's learning during activities n provide younger children and babies more support to help them feed themselves

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should:

29 September 2022 independently using appropriate cutlery.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY482339 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 10138568 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 Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 110 Number of children on roll 115 Name of registered person Busy Bees Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01543 678530 Date of previous inspection 3 June 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bitteswell registered in 2014 and is located in Bitteswell, in Lutterworth, Leicestershire. The nursery employs 16 members of childcare staff, 12 of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications between levels 2 and 6. The manager has a degree in early years practice. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.45am until 6pm. The nursery 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 manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about the curriculum and what she wants children to learn. n The inspector viewed the nursery and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises with the manager. n The inspector talked to practitioners at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke to children to find out about their time at the nursery. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation together. n The inspector spoke to parents to gain their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of practitioners working in 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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