Little Footprints Nursery Limited

Inspection of Little Footprints Nursery Limited 459 Uppingham Road, Leicester LE5 6RA

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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 Good

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The provision is good

Children are provided with daily opportunities to be physically active in the nursery garden in all weathers. Staff support children's increasing independence. They help and encourage toddlers to learn how to put on their coats, hats and boots. Staff support babies and toddlers to ride bicycles with pedals, and steer and move sit-on toys. They show children how to control the bicycles, so that they can avoid obstacles. Staff play alongside children, sharing bicycles with them. Lots of laughter can be heard as they play together and race each other.

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The provision is good

Children are learning how to stay safe. Staff talk to them about the need to walk carefully on the frosty ground, as it will be slippery. Children explore the frost using toys and their fingers to make marks in it. Children comment about how cold the frost feels on their fingers. At circle time, pre-school children talk about the change in season and the weather. They excitedly talk about the snow that fell earlier in the week. Staff give children gentle reminders that they need to listen as others talk. When the children become over excited, the staff count backwards from five to give the children time to calm and refocus.

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need to do better?

n Staff comment that they enjoy working at the nursery. They have regular staff meetings and training opportunities. The manager regularly observes staff practice. However, the feedback given to staff does not always focus precisely on increasing and improving their individual knowledge and teaching practice. n The manager and staff have a clear curriculum intention, which focuses on supporting children to gain school readiness skills, such as being confident communicators, independent and sociable. However, not all staff are aware of how the curriculum is planned and sequenced to build on what children already know and can do. n Staff effectively support children to learn about the traditions, cultures, and festivals that others within their community celebrate. They encourage children to be aware of, and proud about, what makes them unique and individual. Children behave well. Pre-school children have good friendships with each other

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and show each other respect and kindness. When one child notices that their friend has lost their shoe, they set about helping them to find it. They then help their friend to put their shoe on, making sure that they are putting their shoes on the right feet. n Staff support children to count, recognise numbers and use mathematical language as they play. Pre-school children count confidently up to 20 as they point to numbers written on a measuring stick. Staff skilfully weave mathematical concepts into conversation as children play, talking to them about the size, weight, and shape of toys.

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need to do better?

16 December 2022 n Staff recognise the importance of children developing good communication skills. They talk clearly to children and model language for them to copy. Children of all ages develop a love of books. Babies look at picture books with staff. Pre- school children and toddlers sit and listen as staff read stories to them. Staff encourage children to talk about the pictures and to guess what happens next in the story. Children confidently share their ideas. n Staff promptly recognise the signs that children may need additional help or support. They work alongside parents and other professionals to implement targeted support, where gaps in children's learning and development are identified. Parents comment about the progress that children have made with their communication and language development, due to the close partnership working between the staff and the speech and language therapy team.

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need to do better?

n Parents say that their children are very happy and settled at the nursery. They praise the staff for knowing their children well. Parents comment that they are very well informed about the time their child spends at the nursery and how their child is developing. Information is shared with parents about their child's development. Staff encourage parents to extend their children's learning by giving them ideas about the types of activities they can do at home with their children.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff know the signs and symptoms of abuse. They are confident about the procedures to follow if they have concerns about a child's well-being or safety. Daily risk assessments are carried out to identify any potential hazards. When risks are found, staff take appropriate action to ensure children's safety. The building is kept secure, doors and gates are kept locked. This prevents unknown people entering the premises. When employing new staff, the provider ensures that they are suitable for their role by carrying out rigorous background checks. The ongoing suitability of staff is regularly checked throughout their employment.

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should:

n enhance arrangements for the monitoring and supervision of staff, to provide staff with precise feedback and targets that will help them develop their childcare knowledge and teaching practice n deepen staff's understanding around providing a sequenced curriculum, in order to help children to make the progress they are capable of.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY365635 Local authority Leicester Inspection number 10262797 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 75 Number of children on roll 60 Name of registered person Little Footprints Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01162412020 Date of previous inspection 16 May 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Little Footprints Nursery Limited, located in Leicester, registered in 2008. The nursery opens Monday to Saturday from 7am to 7pm throughout the year. The nursery employs nine childcare staff, seven of whom hold appropriate childcare qualifications at level 2 and 3. 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 setting. 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 carried out joint observations of group activities with the manager. 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 talked to staff and parents at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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