Abbeywood Tots Day Nursery

Inspection of Curious Hedgehogs Day Nursery and Pre-School Stockwood Lane, Bristol BS14 8SJ

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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

The dedicated management team has worked tirelessly to address the weaknesses raised at the previous inspection. They have designed a curriculum that progressively builds on what children have already learned. This supports children's ongoing development as they transition from one room to another. As a result of their sustained commitment to raising quality, the provision is greatly improved.

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The provision is good

Staff organise the learning environment well to motivate children to play and explore. They place a strong focus on children's physical development and communication. Children benefit from both indoor and outdoor learning. Babies confidently travel around and build their muscle strength as they pull themselves up to standing. Staff encourage babies to stand so they can see themselves in a mirror. Older children thoroughly enjoy the opportunities to increase their heart rates as they use a wide range of equipment to travel and explore within the playground.

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The provision is good

Children demonstrate that they feel happy and secure. They are motivated to learn and show high levels of social confidence. For instance, babies excitedly smile and wave at the inspector. Staff encourage children to make their own choices about activities they want to engage in. They store toys in low-level drawers and open units so that children can access resources for themselves. Young children are learning to share toys, and older children are becoming increasingly able to build relationships with their peers.

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need to do better?

n The management team works alongside staff to provide an ambitious curriculum for all children. They have a clear vision: to continually improve the provision and the quality of practice in the nursery. Meticulous attention to staff training, alongside a programme of support for staff, has helped to raise the overall quality of education and care children receive, although there are still some inconsistencies in the quality of staff interactions and challenge that children receive. n Communication and language are promoted well. Children's joyful singing can be heard throughout the nursery. Staff bring stories and songs to life as they sing and read books to children. Toddlers are actively involved in stories. They listen attentively to the staff reading. In addition, they demonstrate their understanding as they act out the story with available props. Staff encourage babies to join in with repeated phrases in books and the sounds the animals

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make. This helps children make progress with their communication skills, and it develops their recall and memory skills. n Children develop their independence. Even young children are beginning to

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24 October 2023 serve their own food at mealtimes. Children practise their independence skills as they attempt to put their own shoes on and begin to take care of their own personal care needs as they wash their hands after using the toilet. This helps children to become self-sufficient. n Staff set high expectations for behaviour. Toddlers and pre-school children find the praise they receive from staff highly motivating and replicate this modelled behaviour in their own play. They say 'well done' to their friends as they work together to build using the construction blocks. However, some children do not receive the full support they need to understand how to manage their feelings and behaviour for themselves. Children are sometimes told what to do without an explanation as to why this is desirable behaviour. n Staff support children to develop their knowledge of mathematics. They support children in recognising numbers up to 10 within the environment and encourage

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them to practise their counting skills during play. As a result, children are developing good mathematics skills. n Partnerships with parents are a strength of the setting. Parents comment that they are pleased with the efforts of the management team and staff to ensure consistent improvements in the setting. In addition, they say that staff support their children well and regularly share information with them about their child's progress and how they can extend this at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The management team and staff fully understand their responsibilities relating to safeguarding children. They have completed appropriate training to ensure that their knowledge of all aspects of child protection remain up to date. They know the local procedures they should follow and have processes for recording information to be shared with external agencies. Staff are deployed effectively to meet ratio requirements and supervise children well. The management team follows robust recruitment procedures to help ensure that all staff employed to work with children are suitable. Risk assessments and safety checks help to minimise potential hazards to ensure that children play and learn in a safe and secure space.

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should:

n continue to embed the new arrangements for staff coaching and supervision so that children receive consistently good-quality interactions and challenge from all staff n support staff to further develop children's understanding of how they can manage their feelings and behaviour so they can share resources and resolve conflicts during their chosen play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY221445 Local authority Bristol City of Inspection number 10309808 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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inspection

Total number of places 79 Number of children on roll 147 Name of registered person Abbeywood Tots Day Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01275 839 188 Date of previous inspection 12 July 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Curious Hedgehogs Day Nursery and Pre-School registered in February 2002. The nursery offers care from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. There are 18 members of staff employed to work with the children. Of these, 11 staff hold appropriate childcare qualifications at level 3 and two hold appropriate childcare qualifications at level 2. There are five members of staff who are unqualified. The nursery receives early education funding for children aged two, three and four years.

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors Marie Swindells Sarah-Louise Clements

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Inspection activities

n The inspectors discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the provider and have taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The area manager and the inspectors completed a learning walk together and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspectors observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this was having on children's learning. n One of the inspectors spoke with parents as part of the inspection process. n The area manager and the inspectors carried out two joint observations. n The inspectors talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspectors looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the setting. n One of the inspectors spoke with the manager and owner about the leadership and management of the setting.

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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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