Little Lancing Day Nursery and Forest School

Inspection of Little Lancing Day Nursery and Forest School 5 Coombes Road, Lancing BN15 0RJ

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children are warmly greeted by kind and caring staff. There are strong bonds between staff and children. All staff know children well, including their likes and dislikes as well as their routines. This helps children to feel safe and secure at the provision. Staff have high expectations for children's learning and behaviour. Children have a clear understanding of the boundaries and what is expected of them. They are curious and keen learners, who are eager to explore the nursery.

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The provision is good

Staff help children to learn about the natural world through their regular forest- school sessions. Children enjoy exploring the natural area and staff help to build on their skills, such as using tools, each week. Staff celebrate each child's unique achievements and recognise that every child will have different needs.

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The provision is good

Children develop their imagination skills through play. They eagerly invite staff to join their play. For example, children develop role play around being at the hairdressers as they enjoy styling the staff's hair. Children develop a love of reading that is skilfully supported by staff. For example, staff happily re-read favourite stories to children throughout the day.

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n The passionate and dedicated manager has a clear vision for the provision. The manager explains that she wants to create a home from home for all children. This helps children and their families to feel included at the setting. n The manager has implemented an ambitious curriculum that is unique to the children in the setting and builds on what children know and can do. This supports children in making good progress from their individual starting points. However, there are occasional inconsistencies in some staff's understanding of the curriculum aims, which impact on the expectations for some children's overall learning and development. n Staff introduce children to a wide and broad vocabulary as they play. For example, as children play 'sound bingo', staff label the different objects clearly for children, such as 'fire alarm' and 'hammer'. In addition, staff model the correct pronunciation of words and give children time to respond during

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conversations. As a result, children's language skills are supported well. n Staff develop children's independence skills through their everyday routines. For example, children take pride in being able to put on their own waterproof clothing before heading outside. This helps children to become confident in their skills and develops children's self-confidence and self-belief that they can do it. n Children's hygiene needs are, sometimes, inconsistently met. For example, some children learn how to wipe their faces after snack. However, sometimes, staff do not fully support them in ensuring that they have cleaned their faces entirely. In

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6 November 2023 addition, some children are not fully supported in learning how to wipe their noses effectively. This impacts on children's understanding of good hygiene practices. n Staff skilfully teach children about emotions and empathy by building on children's interests. For example, while reading favourite stories, they talk about how the different characters feel throughout the story. Children are then able to relate this to their own experiences of emotions and this helps them to begin to label their different emotions. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) have their needs meet well by staff. They adapt their provision as needed to ensure that children with SEND receive the support they need. For example, children take part in speech and language group activities to help to close the gap in their communication development. n Staff feel very well supported by the management team. They find that

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supervision meetings are helpful and aimed at supporting their well-being. As a result, staff are not overwhelmed by the workload and are able to share their thoughts and ideas with the management team. n Parents highly praise the provision. They comment on the good levels of communication between themselves and staff. Parents note that staff provide ideas for home learning, such as collecting natural items on an autumnal walk. This supports children's ongoing learning and further develops the partnerships between parents and staff.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have a good understanding of their safeguarding roles and responsibilities. They know the signs and symptoms that may indicate a child is at risk of harm. Staff know how to raise their concerns with their designated safeguarding lead and with the relevant local safeguarding partners. This includes staff knowing the process to follow in the event of an allegation against a member of staff. The manager has a clear understanding of safe recruitment practices. This includes ensuring that staff are suitable to work with children through completing relevant checks, such as Disclosure and Barring Service checks.

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should:

n build on staff's understanding of the curriculum aims n review hygiene routines to ensure that staff consistently teach children good hygiene practices.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2670743 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 10317929 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 75 Number of children on roll 144 Name of registered person Buxbrass Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01273 465900 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Little Lancing Day Nursery and Forest School registered in 2022. It is based in Lancing, West Sussex, and operates from Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 6.30pm, throughout the year. There are 39 staff members, of whom 27 hold relevant early years qualifications at level 2 or higher. This includes seven staff members who hold relevant level 6 qualifications. The nursery receives funding to provide early education to children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider 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 explained the curriculum intentions to the inspector during the learning walk. n The inspector took part in discussions with the management team and staff during the inspection. n The manager and the inspector observed and evaluated an activity together. n The inspector sampled relevant documents and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff. n The inspector observed staff and children throughout the day. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector.

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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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