Bluebell Nursery & Preschool

Inspection of Bluebell Nursery & Preschool 39a Swiss Road, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset BS23 3AY

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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 form close relationships with staff. They eagerly run in to see staff when they arrive and are greeted warmly, staff show genuine pleasure in seeing the children and chat with them happily. Staff have developed skilful techniques to support children's behaviour and implement these consistently. Children benefit from the staff's clear explanations, learning to share items and appreciate the needs of the others. Visual cues are used well by staff to support children with the routines of the day. Sand timers help children take turns with toys, picture timetables and countdown signs help them understand what is happening next.

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The provision is good

Staff have clear intentions for supporting children in their learning and implement their plans well. They provide interesting areas for children to explore, stimulating activities and good teaching. The nursery has a high proportion of children that are bilingual or who speak English as an additional language. Staff are very attentive and sensitively join children in their play extending their understanding, speech and learning effectively. They give children time to respond. Children listen well and are keen to learn. Many staff are multilingual and offer strong support for children's language. They model words in both the children's home language and English, building children's confidence effectively. They translate skilfully and ensure children understand and progress their skills.

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need to do better?

n Managers and staff have shown dedication to improving practice at the nursery. They have received a great deal of support from outside professionals, such as local authority advisors, and undertaken considerable relevant training. Their clear action plans and targets have been focused upon and implemented closely to ensure that practice, teaching and the environment support children to learn and develop to a good level. n Staff observe children as they play. Each child's key person tracks their achievements and focuses carefully on any gaps in children's development. They follow children's interests and outline suitable next steps in their learning. Children make good progress, including those in receipt of additional funding. n Managers and staff promote a strong community feel and broaden children's understanding of the world well. Parents really value the nursery's regular 'trip of the month', offering interesting useful experiences for their children. Staff

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take children on visits out into the local area, to nearby parks, the library and local shops, and the beach and pier. n Children count items in books, spoonfuls of ingredients, they talk about how many items they have in their role-play area. However, staff do not consistently teach children about other maths concepts. In a cooking activity and when planting seeds, staff miss the opportunity to discuss capacity and quantity fully.

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need to do better?

16 March 2023 Similarly to this, they do not make comparisons in size as children construct towers with large bricks building these taller than themselves. n Children develop their independence skills and sense of responsibility well. They help tidy away toys. They persevere to change into their outdoor clothes and get their boots on. Staff empower them to manage the tasks on their own, and children listen to the staff's well-placed tips which make their confidence grow. Children do very well and are proud of their achievements. n Staff foster a calm atmosphere at the nursery. The new thoughtful routines and decluttered environment provide suitable areas and sessions that foster children's focused exploration and learning. Smaller group sessions for the pre- school children beneficially reduce the number of children outside at one time and inside children are offered interesting adult-led activities, such as cooking.

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need to do better?

n Children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities are closely supported to reach their potential. Their key person liaises with parents and other professionals to outline targets, these are focused on and implemented very effectively. Staff are skilful in their support building the children's understanding, involvement and communication very well. n Staff develop good partnerships with parents. They share information with them through daily chats, online through an app they use and during regular parents' meetings. The provider and bilingual staff ensure that parents understand the information shared and often translate general information into parent's home language. However, staff have not developed links with other settings children attend to inform future planning and a consistent approach for children.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff know the possible signs of abuse and are aware of what to do if they have any concerns about a child's welfare or the conduct of other staff. All staff attend regular safeguarding training to help keep their knowledge up to date. Managers ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. Staff minimise risks across the nursery. They patiently offer explanations for children to learn to manage risks and keep themselves safe. Children listen respectfully and adapt their exploration, they independently moderate their actions after minimal reminders when using the large play equipment outside.

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should:

n support staff to extend their teaching of mathematical concepts to extend children's skills further n strengthen the sharing of information with other settings children are involved with, to inform future planning and provide a consistent approach for children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2497009 Local authority North Somerset Inspection number 10247554 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 48 Number of children on roll 38 Name of registered person Moryn, Aneta Barbara

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reference number

Telephone number 07731968673 Date of previous inspection 21 June 2022

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Information about this early years setting

Bluebell Nursery and Preschool registered in 2018 and is located in Weston-Super- Mare, Somerset. It operates from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. There are nine members of staff, two of these have qualified teacher status, four hold an appropriate qualification at level 3 and two are unqualified. The nursery provides funded places for children aged three and four years

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with the manager and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provision. n The inspector viewed all areas and discussed with the manager how these areas are used. n The manager and the inspector evaluated the effectiveness of an activity together. n The inspector observed the children and staff and spoke with them at appropriate times during the inspection. n Parents shared their views of the provision with the inspector. n Relevant documentation was reviewed by the inspector including suitability checks and paediatric first-aid qualifications. n The manager discussed their safety and child protection procedures and safeguarding discussions were undertaken with members of the staff team.

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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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