Bunny Run Childcare Centre & Schools Out Limited

Inspection of Bunny Run Childcare Centre & Schools Out Limited Bunny Run Childcare Centre Ltd, The Drive, Hellingly, Hailsham BN27 4EP

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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 are happy and safe at this setting. They enjoy exploring the outdoor environment and talk excitedly about their friends and the pet rabbits. Children benefit from the warm and kind relationships they have with adults. As such, they play well together, taking turns on the trampoline and sharing the dressing-up clothes. Babies are well supported to develop their physical and communication skills. Staff set up an attractive space for babies to explore. Children can recall previous learning. For example, they talk about the recent Gruffalo story, which adults had read to them in the woods. Children talk together about their plans for the holidays, and adults listen to what they say, showing interest and valuing their contributions.

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The provision is good

Through participation in a 'children's council', where they are involved in making decisions about the setting, children's views are encouraged. Children benefit from a range of practical opportunities to develop their understanding of the world around them. For example, they enjoy exploring the inside of pumpkins, talking about the seeds and what they could do with them and exploring what happens when they mix mud and water outside.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and managers have a strong vision for the future of the setting. For example, they have plans to invest in a range of resources to develop the provision further to support children's experiences. They plan to develop children's imagination and curiosity through forest school and develop children's language skills further through support from the local authority. n The manager ensures child ratios are maintained to keep children safe. However, ongoing staffing challenges mean that children are not always looked after by staff who know them best. This means that although staff are very kind and caring they do not always have a detailed understanding of children's specific learning needs. As such, opportunities to support and extend learning for individual children are missed. n The manager leads by example. She is a positive role model who spends time in the different rooms. She uses these opportunities to help staff develop their

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teaching skills further. Staff comment that they benefit from wider staff meetings to enhance their knowledge. They report that she is very accessible, and they have seen improvements since her appointment. n Children are involved in a range of opportunities to develop their appreciation of the natural world. For example, they grow their own vegetables and look after animals. They engage excitedly when chopping different vegetables to try and choose which ones to feed the rabbits. n Although staff greet children warmly, the individual needs of children are not

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19 October 2022 always met, as they do not consistently use information obtained from parents when children start. For example, staff do not always know about the languages that children speak at home. However, parents report that their children are happy to attend and can talk about progress they have made. n Staff model good manners and are calm and patient in their approach. They offer children cuddles and use gentle words to soothe them. This supports children's behaviour. For example, at lunchtime, children sit and eat lunch together, listening and behaving well. n Children play well together, eagerly trying on different dressing-up clothes and role playing. Adults support their choices and help them to get dressed. Although children are encouraged to wash their hands and go to the toilet independently, adults are sometimes too quick to wipe children's noses for them and pull up their sleeves. n Children enjoy the outdoors, where they excitedly explore the wooden climbing

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frame and look forward to circle time in the woods. They confidently explain how they keep themselves safe outside, such as waiting their turn for the trampoline and checking the logs before they climb on them.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The premises are safe and secure for children. The manager fully understands her roles and responsibilities for recruiting new staff safely. She undertakes thorough recruitment checks to ensure suitability. Staff know how to identify signs of abuse and what to do if they have concerns about children's welfare. Staff have regular safeguarding updates to ensure that they know about safeguarding issues. They can identify what to do in a range of safeguarding scenarios and know how to protect children from harm. Children learn how to keep themselves safe. They are involved in risk assessing play equipment and outdoor activities.

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should:

n use the information gathered when children join, including for children who speak English as an additional language, to help them settle and begin learning from the start n review staff deployment to ensure children spend as much time as possible with staff who know them best, ensuring that there is a more consistent approach to meeting their learning needs n ensure staff consistently take the time to teach children how to do things for themselves, to support their independence.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY543801 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 10257755 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 140 Number of children on roll 227 Name of registered person Bunny Run Childcare Centre Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01323 848490 Date of previous inspection 7 February 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Bunny Run Childcare Centre & Schools Out Limited has been in operation since 1997 and re-registered in 2017. It operates from premises in Hellingly, East Sussex. The setting is open from 7.30am to 6pm, each weekday, for 51 weeks a year. There are 26 staff who work with the children, 22 of whom hold relevant childcare qualifications. The setting receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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 We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children spoke to/communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector carried out joint observations of group activities with the manager.

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n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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Inspection activities

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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