Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bristol Stoke Gifford

Inspection of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bristol Stoke Gifford Simmonds View, Stoke Gifford, BRISTOL BS34 8HL

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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 form extremely strong attachments with warm and caring staff from the outset. Staff implement highly effective settling-in procedures, to ensure they get to know every child as an individual as well as their families. Children are very happy and settle extremely well. Staff work very well with parents to keep them well informed about their children's learning and to make links from home. Parents are very complimentary about the care and education the nursery offers.

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The provision is good

Staff ensure environments are highly stimulating and attractive to children. Children have positive attitudes to learning and are eager to get involved in the vast range of interesting activities and experiences staff plan for them. Children behave well and get on well with one another. Staff ensure they are good role models of positive behaviour and staff morale is good.

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The provision is good

During their time at the nursery, all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those in receipt of additional funding, make good progress in all areas of their development. Staff have a strong knowledge and understanding of child development. They use this knowledge, along with their awareness of each child, to accurately assess children's strengths and overall development. They use this information to determine what children need to learn next, and the well thought-out curriculum ensures it reflects the individual needs and interests of all children.

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n All children benefit from a very effective key person system. Personal care routines are carried out by a child's key-person which supports children's personal, social and emotional development well. Key persons ensure they have dedicated time throughout the nursery day to interact with each of their key children. For example, children sit in key groups at mealtimes. This practice is particularly strong in the under-two's room, where staff maximise all opportunities to spend time building bonds and getting to know their key children. n Staff promote children's independence well. They take opportunities as they arise in everyday situations, to teach children skills to help them manage their own self-care in preparation for the next stage in learning, and the eventual move on to school. n Staff working with the youngest children actively support children's creative development. They provide opportunities for them to explore light, texture,

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movement, touch and the sound of various sensory resources. The youngest children thoroughly enjoy these activities through which they freely explore and develop their physical skills.

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15 November 2022 n Children show delight in learning outdoors. Staff provide children with good opportunities to develop their physical skills and understanding of the natural world. For example, as pre-school children play imaginatively in the mud kitchen, they learn where vegetables come from and how they grow. Others climb, jump and catch balls while completing obstacle courses around the garden. n Staff place high emphasis on continually enhancing children's language and literacy development. They use effective teaching techniques to promote children's language and communication skills, including for children whom English is not their home language. They put these skills into everyday practice with children. For example, children are captivated by stories and toddlers actively join in singing and dancing to action songs. n Staff work effectively with a range of professionals and agencies to meet the

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needs of children, particularly those children with SEND. Through targeted and carefully planned work they consistently help children achieve their personal goals and ensure their individual learning needs are met. n The manager regularly works with staff and monitors practice across the nursery. Staff are inducted well for their role, have supervision sessions and are offered good professional development opportunities. Staff speak highly of leaders; they feel well supported in their role. However, current supervision systems are not always fully effective in ensuring all staff maintain certainty and high levels of confidence in regard to how they implement some of the nursery's policies and procedures. n Staff and leaders promote children's understanding of diversity well. They celebrate what makes people unique and learn about one another's background and culture. This prepares them well for life in modern Britain, and children

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show respect to others from a young age. n Leadership of the nursery is strong. The manager is experienced, passionate, and committed to continually building on the good care and education the nursery provides. All leaders are ambitious and regularly reflect on what is working well and what they could further improve. They have very high expectations and a clear vision for the nursery.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff understand their responsibilities to safeguard children and protect them from harm. Staff have good knowledge and understanding of child protection issues and know how to respond if they are concerned about the welfare of a child in their care. Leaders implement robust vetting and recruitment procedures, to ensure all staff are suitable to work with children. The manager ensures that all staff have regular training to keep their knowledge up to date. The nursery is safe and secure and staff risk assess effectively. First aiders are well deployed throughout the nursery to ensure they are on hand to deal with any accidents that may occur.

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should:

n implement more effective supervision arrangements, with particular regard to new and less regular staff, so staff maintain high levels of confidence and have clear understanding of their role in the implementation of all policies and procedures.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY289385 Local authority South Gloucestershire Inspection number 10234836 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 105 Number of children on roll 83 Name of registered person Busy Bees Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01179 799977 Date of previous inspection 21 December 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bristol Stoke Gifford is one of the chain of nurseries operated by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited. It opened in 1997 and re-registered in 2004. It opens each weekday, from 7.30am to 6pm all year round, excluding bank holidays. The nursery receives funding for free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are 23 members of staff working directly with the children. Of these, one holds qualified teacher status, nine are qualified at level 3, three are qualified at level 2 and 10 are unqualified.

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors Dominique Allotey Rosie Pritchard

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspectors discussed the impact of the pandemic with the leaders and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the nursery. n The inspectors held discussions with leaders at appropriate times during the inspection and in a scheduled meeting. n The inspectors and the manager completed a learning walk together across all areas of the nursery to understand how the curriculum is organised. n The inspectors observed children's activities and staff teaching, inside and outdoors. n One inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager. n The inspectors looked at relevant documentation, including staff's suitability to work with children. n The inspectors spoke to parents, staff and children 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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