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Inspection of The Hunny Pot Day Nursery Launceston Road, Little Hill, Leicester LE18 2GZ

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Outstanding

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The provision is outstanding

Children are excited to attend this nurturing and enriching setting. They are highly motivated to learn and eagerly join thoughtfully planned activities. For example, they watch with awe as staff encourage them to use pipettes to squeeze different food colourings onto bread and then toast it themselves to make rainbow toast for their morning snack.

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The provision is outstanding

Children's independence is a priority as staff encourage them to take responsibility for keeping themselves safe and healthy. For example, the children model the staff's actions as they wear high-visibility waistcoats and use clipboards to risk assess their outdoor area following the rain. They continue their assessments inside as they use mirrors to check their runny noses, access tissues, dispose of them and then sanitise their hands routinely. Children are praised by staff for being responsible, and this sometimes is further developed as part of a reward system where children can earn 'Hunny Money'.

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The provision is outstanding

Children spend time laughing with staff as they chase escaping water balls across the floor, having spilt them from the containers they were using to fill and empty. They develop a positive attitude to learning as they think of ways to extend their own play and are supported by staff to do this. For example, they move from using building blocks to create houses to creating enclosures for the small-world animals while using new vocabulary, such as 'habitats'.

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n Staff have detailed knowledge about the children in their care. They use the information from children's starting points in development and their observations to plan a highly sequenced curriculum that builds on what children know and can do. n Staff provide a multitude of activities to enable children to develop their small- muscle skills. This supports their readiness for early writing. Staff role model a glitter mark-making activity excitedly, so toddlers are curious and join them to engage in play, using their fingers to draw shapes and copying the adult. n Children benefit from very positive interactions with staff, who actively develop children's skills over time. The curriculum for physical development is highly ambitious. Staff use their spacious outdoor areas expertly well to provide activities that have a positive impact on children's physical health. During an adult-led balance bicycle activity, children are able to recall their previous

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attempts at using cones to negotiate a course. Staff then add cones to further develop children's large-muscle skills to move through the course in a new way. n Staff actively engage children in their daily routines that are established throughout the setting. Children demonstrate a good awareness of what comes

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30 March 2023 next and this enables them to predict relevant activities, such as handwashing before lunch. Children support their peers in these activities and patiently wait their turn to use the toilets and sinks. n Staff are excellent role models. They spend time with children in the sand areas in all rooms, demonstrating how to pour, build and empty sand with even the youngest children. Children are confident to copy actions and there is obvious enjoyment as they succeed and receive appropriate praise. n Children benefit from ongoing dialogue with adults in the setting. Staff talk to the children at every available opportunity and are skilled at allowing for valuable two-way conversations to take place. Children are confident to ask questions and staff ask open-ended questions that are thought-provoking to the children. n Children are offered a range of opportunities that promote reading and the love

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of books. Story time and circle time take place in each room and, as a result, concentration levels are excellent. Older children are confident at retelling stories in their own words. Parents are encouraged to borrow books from the setting and are also signposted to the local library as an additional resource in support of reading with their children at home. n Partnership with parents is very effective. Parents are overwhelmingly positive. They state that they benefit from regular updates and receive ongoing support on how to support learning at home. Parents of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) feel well supported and are grateful for the links between the setting and external agencies. They state that without the support of the setting their child would not be thriving and making friends. n The experienced and hardworking leaders are extremely effective at providing a

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professional development programme for the staff. This is well received by the staff. Staff are given opportunities to develop their knowledge and skills through regular updating that supports their own targets set during a robust appraisal process.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

All staff show an excellent understanding of how children are safeguarded. They can confidently respond to a range of scenarios posed to them. Scenarios include signs and indicators of abuse, radicalisation and female genital mutilation. This is consistent across the setting. All staff know who to contact if they have any concerns and also have secure knowledge about the whistle-blowing policy. The manager ensures safer recruitment checks are conducted to ensure the ongoing suitability of staff working with children. Children are well supervised, both indoors and outdoors.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY300863 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 10276606 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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Total number of places 103 Number of children on roll 145 Name of registered person The Hunny Pot Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0116 2811113 Date of previous inspection 25 July 2017

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Information about this early years setting

The Hunny Pot Day Nursery registered in 2005. The nursery employs 24 childcare practitioners. Of these, 12 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, six are qualified at level 2, two at level 4, one at level 6, one has early years professional status and one has qualified teacher status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm. The out-of- school club is open from 7.30am to 8.45am and from 3.15pm to 6pm. The holiday club is open from 7.30am to 6pm. 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 nursery 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 manager shared a range of documentation, such as evidence of Disclosure and Barring Service checks and updating service and paediatric first-aid qualifications. The inspector also scrutinised accident forms. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector and the manager completed a learning walk of the setting, where they discussed the early years provision and the aims of the curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this has on the children's learning. n A joint observation with the nursery manager was carried out during a story time

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activity. n The inspector held discussions with the staff and leaders throughout the visit. n The inspector spoke with parents about their own experience 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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