Snapdragons Nursery

Inspection of Snapdragons Nursery The Wylands, Bristol BS11 0DA

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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 build strong bonds with staff. Staff are attentive to young children's care needs, quickly fulfilling these to ensure that their well-being remains high. Parents comment on the very personal approach that staff offer their children. New babies thrive on this, settling in quickly. They eagerly put their arms out to their key person as she welcomes them on arrival.

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The provision is good

Each child's key person follows the nursery's strong processes for assessing their development and outlining children's next steps and form a clear curriculum from these. Staff work to build babies' and toddlers' communication and confidence. They use books and rhymes to engage young children. Staff model speech so children hear the correct pronunciations. They wait patiently for children to respond, either verbally, with gestures or signs. Children are learning that communication is a two-way process and that their voices are important. Older children confidently hold more complex conversations and have good vocabulary. Children's language skills develop well, and this includes those who speak more than one language. Children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities are closely supported. The manager liaises with staff, parents and other professionals to ensure that children get the help they need. All children make

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The provision is good

good progress, including funded two-year-old and older children in receipt of additional funding.

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need to do better?

n Older children enjoy risky play out in the challenging terrain of the woodland area of the garden. They navigate steep slopes confidently. They are mindful of their friends and other obstacles around them, recognising risks and taking turns well. Toddlers eagerly hunt for bugs and staff encourage their concentration and suitable behaviour when children get overexcited. They support children's use of the climbing frame and children keep trying to achieve their goal. Children develop their physical skills well, learn to adapt their behaviour and gain positive attitudes to challenges they encounter. n Children show good levels of independence and learn how to keep themselves healthy. Staff teach toddlers how to use knives to cut their potatoes and encourage them to use their forks to eat with. Older children serve themselves lunch, carefully spooning items onto their plates. Staff follow good hygiene

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routines and promote these values in children too. They follow children's dietary requirements and preferences, and children eat well. However, staff do not always organise the routines of the day as effectively as possible, particularly mealtimes. On occasion, children have to wait for periods of time, they become frustrated and their skills do not develop as much as possible. n Managers and staff build strong links within the local area, developing children's

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20 July 2023 awareness of the community and the world around them. Children create artwork for the local art festival. Families donate much needed items for local food banks. There are good partnerships with other settings children attend and local schools that children move on to, fostering a consistent approach for children. n Staff lead a suitable balance of child-led and adult-led activities. Older children build models with small building bricks. Staff effectively help children to persevere and solve the problems they encounter. Children enjoy cooking activities and carefully chop fruit. Staff support them to count items and work out how many more they will need. However, occasionally pre-school staff do not adapt their teaching to focus on the individual needs of all the children, making sure children can get the most out of planned activities. n Parents are full of praise for the dedicated staff and the wealth of information

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that is shared with them about their child's time at the nursery. Parents say staff are so supportive. They use thoughtful resources, such as the nursery's lending library and activity bags to help parents support children's learning at home. n The company's area managers and directors, and the nursery managers closely support the staff team. The manager undertakes supervision meetings with staff and regularly discusses their professional development, workloads and supports staff's mental health. The team's regular meetings and discussions, help them gain ideas to continue to analyse and enhance practice.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

All staff have a strong understanding of their role to protect children from harm. They know the possible signs of abuse and understand wider issues surrounding child protection. Staff are fully aware of what to do if they have any concerns about a child's welfare. All staff attend regular training to help them keep up to date with current safeguarding requirements and statutory duties. The managers have robust recruitment procedures in place to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. Managers and staff work together to carry out regular, thorough risk assessments. They minimise hazards and ensure the nursery and gardens are secure, and children are kept safe.

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should:

n enhance the arrangements and support staff offer children during the routines of the day, particularly around mealtimes, to reduce waiting time and develop children's skills as much as possible n help staff to flexibly adapt their teaching, consistently focusing on the individual needs of the all the children and make sure they can get the most out of

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY499802 Local authority Bristol City of Inspection number 10303064 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 124 Number of children on roll 151 Name of registered person Snapdragons Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0117 3704230 Date of previous inspection 15 October 2021

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Information about this early years setting

Snapdragons Nursery registered in 2016 and is located in Shirehampton, Bristol. It operates from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. There are 35 members of staff, including admin staff and a cook. Two staff hold qualified teacher status and 13 staff have early years qualifications ranging from level 2 to level 6. There are also 10 apprentices working towards a relevant qualification. The nursery provides funded places for children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection of the setting since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspectors discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provision. n The inspectors viewed all areas and discussed with the managers how these areas are used. n The manager, deputy manager and the inspectors evaluated the effectiveness of activities together. n The inspectors 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 inspectors. n The inspectors held meetings with the manager, deputy manager, area manager and directors to discuss the leadership and management of the nursery. n Relevant documentation was reviewed by the inspectors including suitability checks and paediatric first-aid qualifications. n The manager discussed their safety and child protection procedures and

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safeguarding discussions were undertaken with members of the staff team.

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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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