BEST Nursery and Extended Services (Langford)

Inspection of BEST Nursery and Extended Services (Langford) Langford Lower School, Church Street, Langford, BIGGLESWADE, Bedfordshire SG18 9QA

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

The experienced manager and her staff team have worked hard to make improvements since the last inspection. Staff interact well with children and provide them with meaningful learning opportunities. The manager has worked hard to create a clear and purposeful curriculum, and staff understand what it is that they want children to learn and why. This has a positive impact on all children's learning and development.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy attending the nursery and form good bonds with their key person and the wider staff team. Staff have adapted the learning environment so that children can follow their own interests and freely access the indoors and outdoors. This helps children to remain focused om the activities they complete. Staff gently guide and encourage children, and provide them with support and new information where relevant.

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The provision is good

Staff know the children well and involve them in shaping the nursery provision, such as selecting new resources. They use what they know about children to help them to make connections between their experiences. For instance, staff place flower petals with other objects in the water tray, as well as arranging bunches of flowers in the creative area. They speak to children about the range of activities and encourage them to explore different areas. Through these well-planned and cohesive learning opportunities, children gain a deeper understanding of the topics they learn about.

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need to do better?

n Improvements to the nursery since the last inspection have had a positive effect on staff and children. Staff feel more confident in their roles and enjoy the range of tailored training and support on offer. The manager encourages staff to share their new-found knowledge. The manager invites staff to try different ideas, and offers guidance and support when needed. Staff reflect together on what works well and what they could do differently to help to improve their practice further. n The passionate special educational needs and disabilities coordinator has a clear understanding of what each child requires. She has completed a range of relevant training, and continues to develop her knowledge even further. She works with other professionals. This enables her to provide targeted support to those children who need it, in order to close any gaps in their learning and development. n Parents are happy with the care that staff provide, and comment positively

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need to do better?

about the improvements they have seen since the last inspection. Staff encourage parents to help build on children's learning at home. Children make cardboard 'houses' at home and bring these to nursery. Staff use these to create

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27 February 2024 a village street. This builds on children's understanding of the local community and further strengthens their ability to connect their learning experiences together. n On the whole, staff support children to build on their language and communication skills, which is a strong focus of the curriculum on offer. Staff encourage children to predict what might happen next during the story that they look at while children eat their lunch. On occasion, some children are overly enthusiastic to speak and interrupt or take control of the discussion, without staff reminding them that they need to listen to what other people have to say. This leads to some children not being able to share their knowledge or ideas with those around them. n Children's behaviour across the nursery is good. The manager shares ideas and strategies with staff and shows them how to implement these effectively. However, some staff are not yet as confident in using these strategies, such as

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need to do better?

when they need to support children to understand how others may be feeling. This means that children do not yet receive consistent support in understanding how to manage their own feelings and emotions, and the impact this has on others around them. n Staff monitor and track children's progress effectively. The staff team has access to information about each child's targets, so that everyone can support the children who attend. Small-group time successfully supports children who are at similar stages in their development. Staff provide intensive interactions that are relevant to the children who they work with, enabling all children to focus and progress well.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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should:

n support children to build their conversational skills so that they listen to and value the thoughts and ideas of others around them n help staff to consistently support all children to communicate their feelings and emotions and recognise how their actions may make others feel.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY471343 Local authority Central Bedfordshire Inspection number 10284240 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 31 Number of children on roll 106 Name of registered person Bedfordshire East Schools Trust Nurseries Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01462 815637 Date of previous inspection 8 March 2023

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Information about this early years setting

BEST Nursery and Extended Services (Langford) registered in 2013. The setting operates from within the grounds of Langford Lower School. Opening hours are from 7.30am until 6pm, during term time only. The setting offers wraparound care for school-age children from 7.30am until 8.50am, and from 3.30pm until 6pm, during term time. There are 12 staff members who work directly with the children, seven of whom hold a relevant childcare qualification at level 3 or above. The setting provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation. They discussed the impact of staff's interactions on children's learning and development. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspector. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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