Little Pickles

Inspection of Little Pickles Granite Way, Moss Side Industrial Estate, CALLINGTON, Cornwall PL17 7SB

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Children love to sing, dance and hear stories. They pick a song card and use hand signs while they sing along. Children begin to dance and jump around. They find finger puppets to go with the nursery rhyme 'Humpty Dumpty'. Staff follow the children's lead. Children get cosy on a blanket when they feel tired, and staff read a story to them. Other children start the morning with 'wake and shake', which helps them get ready for the day ahead. Children enjoy nurturing relationships with staff, and they feel happy and safe.

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The provision is good

Children learn independence skills at the setting. They go out in small groups to lay the table before lunchtime. Children talk about 'teamwork'. They pour milk into their cups. Children notice when there is water on the floor, and they independently go to find tissues to help clean up the spillage. Staff praise children for their good efforts, and this builds their self-esteem.

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The provision is good

Children feel respected. Staff ask children if they can change their nappy. This teaches children that they have a voice that adults value and listen to. Staff support all children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, effectively. Staff plan for children's individual needs with parents and other professionals. This supports children's progress and well-being.

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need to do better?

n Children access a sequenced curriculum. They make good progress in their communication and language development. Staff talk to children at their level and speak slowly. They use a range of aids to ensure all children can understand. For example, staff show children an amber card to let them know they have five minutes left until it is time to come inside from the garden, and they show a red card when the time is up. Some staff use hand signs with children to communicate. This ensures all children receive the same information and are able to respond. n Staff provide interesting objects for children to explore that spark their curiosity. Children peep inside a large cardboard box and find more smaller boxes. They shake the boxes and guess what is inside. Children are eager to look inside each box and are highly engaged. Staff add items such as long pieces of cardboard, and children suggest using these as tunnels while they build. This motivates

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children to be inquisitive about how things work. n Staff assess that some children need further opportunity to develop their physical skills. They add another outdoor playtime to the daily routine and set up activities to progress children's gross motor skills. Toddlers climb up steps and stand tall above their friends. They push a wheelbarrow along the floor and crawl over mats. Children squeal with delight as they run under the standing

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2 December 2022 tractor tyres. They learn to take age-appropriate risks and build resilience when they successfully jump off a small ledge onto the bark. This promotes children's confidence and coordination skills. n Children have the opportunity to problem-solve together. They take turns pouring water from one container into another. Staff ask, 'Is it empty or full?' Children talk about the jugs made of plastic. This develops their knowledge of materials. Staff support the children in finding a solution for how to transfer water from one pot to another using a tube. However, staff do not extend children's knowledge of numbers. Staff miss opportunities to count with children as they pour from one container to the other and during other activities throughout the day. Children are not consistently able to develop their counting skills. n While staff have recently undertaken training to support children with managing

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their emotions, they are not successfully implementing what they have learned with all children. Occasionally, when children have disagreements with their friends, staff do not help them to recognise the impact of their actions on others. n Parents enjoy receiving updates from an app during the day. They speak highly of the 'home challenge packs' on offer. Parents comment that this helps to further their children's learning at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Children help staff to risk assess the garden every morning. They look for hazards and discuss how they can make the environment safe. This teaches children how to minimise potential accidents. Children learn about road safety and practise crossing a road nearby. Staff are alert to changes in children's behaviour that may give them cause for concern. They know how to recognise signs of abuse or neglect. Staff know how to escalate safeguarding concerns and which outside agencies to contact if necessary. Staff support parents to understand how to keep children safe online.

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should:

n develop ways for children to engage in more opportunities to count, to embed their knowledge of numbers further n continue to develop staff practice in managing children's emotions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY476238 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 10224565 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 Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 34 Number of children on roll 51 Name of registered person Coombe Valley Nursery (Callington) Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01579 382937 Date of previous inspection 21 January 2022

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Information about this early years setting

Little Pickles registered in 2010 and re-registered in 2014. It operates from purpose-built premises in Callington, Cornwall. The nursery offers funded early education to children aged two, three and four years. It is open Monday to Friday, from 7am until 5.30pm, all year round. There are 10 members of staff employed to work with children, including the manager. Nine members of staff hold a relevant qualification at level 2 or above, and the manager is qualified to level 5.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued 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 their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. 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 spoke with the nominated individual about the leadership and management of the setting 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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