Little Gems Nursery Compton

Inspection of Little Gems Nursery Compton 4 Avenue Road, Wolverhampton WV3 9JR

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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 Inadequate

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The provision is good

Staff plan a range of activities that meet children's individual interests and stage of development. As a result, children are engaged and motivated to learn. Staff know children well. They are attentive to their personal needs and routines. Relationships between staff and children are strong. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure. They actively seek out staff to involve them in their play. Children's communication and language are given high priority. Staff are attentive to what children say. They model words to encourage children whose speech is not as clear as it could be, to repeat them and name familiar objects. Children have lots of opportunities to engage in conversation and to make their needs and opinions known.

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The provision is good

Staff provide a range of activities to support children's physical development. Children manipulate play dough to support their small-muscle skills in preparation for early mark making. They enjoy the time they spend outdoors as they climb, jump and balance. Staff encourage children to kick a ball at a target and offer lots of praise when the aim is achieved. Children behave well. Staff teach them to have 'kind hands' and not to throw their toys.

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need to do better?

n The manager, who is also the provider, has implemented changes since the previous inspection. These have been instrumental in helping to raise the quality of the provision. However, these improvements are not yet embedded fully into practice to ensure that the quality continues to improve and is sustained. n Staff talk positively about the changes that the manager has put in place. They say that supervisions are now more frequent, and that they have regular team meetings to discuss planning and improvements. They also have more opportunities to enhance their own professional development through training. The manager monitors staff practice and can recognise where staff may need additional support. Staff feel that their well-being is important to the manager and that they are valued as a staff team. n The manager has a clear view of what she wants children to learn at each stage of their development. She recognises that the curriculum needs to be geared to

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each individual child, to provide them with learning experiences that they may not otherwise have. n Staff obtain information from parents before children start to find out what children already know and can do and their likes, interests, and routines. They use this information to carry out a base line assessment, so that they know where each child is on their learning journey. Staff use ongoing observations and assessments to track children's progress. This helps them to swiftly recognise any potential gaps in children's learning and seek additional support if

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need to do better?

12 October 2023 needed. n Children play in the role-play home area. They persevere as they try to place the 'toast' in the toaster. They pretend that the toast is hot and blow it before they confidently take it to staff and visitors to try. Outdoors, children pretend that the playhouse is a kitchen. They collect leaves and stir them in a bowl before presenting them to staff to eat. This helps to foster their imagination. n Children learn about their emotions. They make happy, sad and angry faces using play dough. Staff encourage children to look at themselves in a mirror and make a face to show how they feel. Children use scissors to cut facial features, such as eyes, and glue them onto their picture. However, at times staff are too prescriptive and tell children what to cut out and where to put the features. In addition, they put the glue onto the paper for children instead of encouraging them to do it for themselves. This does not support children to make choices

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need to do better?

and begin to carry out tasks independently. n Staff share information with parents about what children have done during the day. They discuss what children are working towards and provide parents with ideas and resources to continue to support children's learning at home. Staff have recently introduced coffee mornings and parents' evenings to share information and encourage parents to be a part of nursery life. This helps to forge relationships with parents and leads to good partnership working.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff have a good knowledge of safeguarding. They are aware of the different signs that may indicate that a child is being abused. They know the procedures to follow and who to contact, including if an allegation is made against another member of staff. The premises are safe and the manager has made changes to the outdoor area since the last inspection. Recruitment and induction procedures, as well as ongoing suitability checks, ensure that all staff working with the children are vetted and deemed suitable.

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should:

n embed and monitor the changes that have been recently implemented, to ensure practice across the nursery continues to improve and develop n provide more opportunities for children to make choices in their play and carry out tasks independently for themselves.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2614886 Local authority Wolverhampton Inspection number 10298171 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 24 Number of children on roll 2 Name of registered person Little Gems Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07505543582 Date of previous inspection 25 April 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Little Gems Nursery Compton registered in 2021 and is in Wolverhampton. The provider employs four members of staff who are all qualified from level 3 to level 6. The nursery is open flexibly between Monday to Friday, from 8am until 6pm.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager, who is also the provider, and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. 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 carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n The inspector talked to staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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