Busy Bees Day Nursery at Wigan Marylebone

Inspection of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Wigan Marylebone 35-37 Walkden Avenue, Wigan, Lancashire WN1 2JJ

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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 greeted warmly by nurturing staff as they arrive. They happily settle into their learning. Children enjoy a gorgeous array of learning experiences that spark their curiosity. Staff regularly refresh the activities so that there is always something new and exciting to explore. Children are supported in their learning by knowledgeable and experienced staff. They make good progress in their learning. Children respond well to the high expectations of staff and behave beautifully. They take care of their environment and look out for each other. Staff act as role models as they talk to children with care and respect. For example, they ask, 'Would you like to wear an apron?' and 'Can I help you?' as toddlers get ready to explore paint.

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The provision is good

Children are learning to take turns and share their resources. Children are confident and enjoy sharing their ideas and successes with adults. Every day, the older children reflect on the things that they have enjoyed and achieved during the session. They can talk about their friends and what makes each of them unique. Children have made a friendship book to show how special their friends are. Staff have identified that some children had limited opportunities to socialise during the COVID-19 pandemic. Staff focus on developing communication and language skills for children of all ages. This is helping to bridge some of the gaps in learning created when children had fewer people to chat with during restrictions.

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n Books are everywhere, and children enjoy sharing books with adults throughout the provision. They become enthralled as staff tell stories with expression and joy. This means that children are developing a love of books. Staff use creative ideas to develop children's literacy skills. For example, they have created an alphabet from the characters and logos that children know and love. This helps children to recognise words and remember letter sounds. n Children are developing their physical skills through a range of activities. They beam with delight as they succeed in using tweezers to pick up small objects. Outdoors, they tackle climbing and balancing challenges as well as moving around on bicycles. This is improving their muscle tone, strength and coordination. n Staff chat effortlessly with children. They provide imaginative learning experiences that provide opportunities to use new words. Staff comment on

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what children are doing and ask questions to extend their thinking as they play. This develops children's vocabulary and is helping them to become confident communicators. n Parents and carers say that they cannot praise the staff highly enough. They report that their children have strong bonds with staff who know them extremely

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4 November 2022 well. Parents say that the nursery staff are 'like a second family'. Staff regularly update parents on their child's progress. They talk with children about the things that they have done at home. This sharing of information helps parents to understand how their children are learning. n Staff tune in to the interests of children effectively. They use these to plan innovative and challenging activity ideas. However, some activities are too ambitious and do not accurately match children's stage of development. As a result, children sometimes lose interest and become less engaged in their learning. n Staff promote children's independence effectively in a range of ways. They provide water in small jugs with lids so that toddlers can pour their own drinks successfully. In each room there is an 'independence station', where children can access all they need to take care of themselves. This builds their skills and

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confidence as they move from room to room. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well. Staff are skilled in identifying children's needs early and put effective plans in place to offer additional support when needed. They work effectively with parents and other professionals to ensure that children make good progress from their starting points. n Leaders are passionate about the quality of service that they provide to children and families. They use systematic and robust processes to reflect on practice and strive for improvement. Leaders use regular supervisions to identify staff training and development needs. They consider staff well-being, and staff report that they feel well supported.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have a breadth of safeguarding knowledge. They know what signs may indicate that a child is at risk of harm and understand what action to take in order to protect them. Robust processes are in place for the safe recruitment and induction of new staff. In this way, consistent approaches to safeguarding are maintained. The health and safety of children is a priority. Safeguarding messages are shared with parents in a range of ways, including online videos. Children are learning to keep themselves safe within the setting and online. They take on the role of 'garden detective' to look for any potential risks in their outdoor environment and keep their friends safe.

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n reflect on the way in which the experiences offered to children consistently build on their prior knowledge and maximise learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 322990 Local authority Wigan Inspection number 10234538 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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Total number of places 76 Number of children on roll 129 Name of registered person Busy Bees Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01942 821898 Date of previous inspection 15 November 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Wigan Marylebone registered in 1998. There are 27 members of childcare staff. Of these, 19 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am 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 managers joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n The inspector spoke to children to find out about their time at the setting. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector carried out joint observations of group activities with the managers. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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