Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southport

Inspection of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southport 10 Lulworth Road, Southport, Merseyside PR8 2AT

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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 arrive in good spirits, happy and excited to start their day at this bright and welcoming nursery. They immediately engage in play with other children, showing they feel safe and secure. Children form close attachments to the kind and caring staff, who have high expectations for children's behaviour. Staff provide consistent support and gentle reminders of rules and boundaries. Children respond well to staff's guidance and they behave well.

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The provision is good

Staff place a strong focus on promoting children's independence and developing their communication and language skills. For example, older children practise wearing school uniforms and self-serve at mealtimes. Younger children learn how to pour drinks by themselves and wash their hands on their own. All children become confident and independent learners. They are curious and inquisitive, choosing what and where they want to play. Babies take their favourite books to their key person to read to them. They point at pictures in the story books and copy as staff make animal sounds. Younger children who speak English as an additional language progress well. Staff use words from their home language to help children to communicate their needs and feel secure. Older children listen intently as staff read stories and introduce new words, such as 'antelope' and 'ostrich'. This helps to expand their growing vocabulary.

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need to do better?

n The manager shares her ambitious vision for children's learning with her staff team, who skilfully put the curriculum intent into action. There is a strong focus on supporting children's independence, communication and language, which is well established throughout the nursery. n The manager and long-standing staff team have a positive approach to providing the best outcomes for children. They welcome advice and guidance from the Busy Bee's group as well as the local authority and other agencies. Staff say they feel well supported in their roles. Overall, the enthusiastic manager provides a good programme of support and training for the staff team. However, this support does not focus precisely on staff's individual development needs, to ensure teaching is of the highest calibre. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well and they receive good levels of care. Staff make timely referrals and work

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closely with various other professionals and agencies. n Babies are developing a sense of identity and belonging. For instance, staff encourage them to look at their reflection in mirrors. They use words to describe babies' features, such as eyes, ears and nose. Babies laugh and point to their ears as they look in the mirrors, attempting to copy words that staff use. This helps to support babies with their early speaking skills.

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3 March 2023 n Staff working with the younger children skilfully bring stories to life. They use interesting resources to enhance children's participation in activities. For instance, children enjoy making potions and magic spells. They paint natural resources, such as pine cones and twigs to make a broomstick. Children exclaim 'I am a scary dragon' as they pretend their colourful creature is flying through the air. They demonstrate positive attitudes to learning. n Older children enjoy investigating what happens when they mix sand and water together. Staff are nearby to remind them to be careful not to spill water on the floor. They explain that the children could slip and hurt themselves. This encourages children to develop a sense of responsibility for the resources they use and to care for their environment. n The manager and staff create strong partnerships with parents. Parents comment that they receive regular information about their child's day through

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need to do better?

the online app. The manager is currently rolling out a new system to strengthen this partnership with parents further. For instance, she has begun to invite parents to come into nursery to speak to their child's key person about their child's learning and progress. n Occasionally, the organisation of routines means that children miss chances to participate in high-quality interactions with staff and other children. For example, after mealtimes, some staff are busy cleaning the environment ready for the next activity. As a result, they do not notice when younger children would benefit from receiving extra emotional support.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have a secure understanding of how to keep children safe. They know the signs and symptoms of abuse and what to do if they have concerns about a child. Staff are aware of the process they should follow if they were to have concerns about another member of staff. They know the roles of the relevant local safeguarding partners and how to contact them. Staff receive regular training in paediatric first aid. They are very aware of children's dietary requirements and these are strictly adhered to. Staff use a coloured-plate system at mealtimes. This ensures that the risk of allergic reactions is minimised. The manager reviews accident and incident logs to inform the nursery's risk assessments.

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should:

n focus more precisely on staff's individual development needs to help raise the good quality of teaching to the highest levels n review the organisation of routines to enhance the quality of children's social interactions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 310498 Local authority Sefton Inspection number 10280795 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 109 Number of children on roll 150 Name of registered person Busy Bees Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01704 551550 Date of previous inspection 17 August 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southport registered in 2000. The nursery employs 36 members of childcare staff. Of these, 16 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, two staff hold a qualification at level 2 and two staff have qualified teacher status. 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. The nursery cares for some children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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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 inspector observed the quality of education indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The manager and the inspector completed a joint observation of an activity. n Parents shared their views of the setting. n The inspector spoke with the manager about the leadership and management of the setting.

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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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