The Co-operative Childcare Body Shop

Inspection of The Co-operative Childcare Body Shop Watersmead Business Park, Littlehampton BN17 6LS

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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

Children are warmly welcomed by staff as they arrive ready to start their day. Overall, staff deliver a broad and balanced curriculum. Staff want all children to achieve well. They plan stimulating activities that supports children's individual learning, incorporating their own interests and in-the-moment curiosities. As such, children are quick to immerse themselves in activities and play experiences of their choice. This supports children to be motivated in their learning.

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The provision is good

The manager, alongside her staff team, has worked tirelessly to make the necessary improvements since the last inspection. Staff are given the coaching and support needed to ensure they implement effective and consistent strategies to support children's behaviour. Some staff have access to additional, targeted training to understand how to implement these strategies successfully. This is cascaded to other staff to ensure a consistent approach is applied. This helps children to understand behavioural expectations and begin to learn about their own emotions.

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The provision is good

Staff recognise the importance of children's emotional well-being. They work hard to develop secure bonds with children, including those who have recently started at the nursery. In turn, children confidently seek out staff for play, praise and reassurance when needed. Staff are respectful of children. For instance, they ask children if it is ok to change their nappies and gently support younger children to wipe their own noses. This helps children to feel valued, as well as gain early self- care skills.

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need to do better?

n Overall, staff plan and provide meaningful, and appropriately challenging learning experiences for children. The broad curriculum on offer provides children opportunities to practise and develop their skills in all seven areas of learning. Staff know the children well and precisely plan for children's individual next steps. They know what skills children have already learned, and what they want to teach them next and why. However, on occasions quieter children and those less able than others, are not fully engaged in the learning experiences on offer. This does not always fully support these children to make the good progress they are capable of. n Generally, children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) have their needs met very well. The manager, alongside the special educational needs coordinator (SENCo), has good knowledge of local referral processes, and ensures children get timely support when needed. Staff work closely with a

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need to do better?

range of external professionals, alongside parents, recognising the importance of partnership working. The SENCo works with key persons to develop children's individual education plans. These incorporate strategies from other professionals

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26 March 2024 and identify children's personalised goals. However, these strategies are not always used by the staff. For instance, when a child's key person is not there, a secondary key person system is in place. However, the buddy key person does not consistently implement the strategies for children with SEND. Consequently, this does not fully support their learning needs. Nevertheless, the manager and SENCo are taking steps to strengthen this. n Staff teach children how to keep themselves safe. They give gentle reminders and clear explanation as to why they ask children not to do something. Children listen and respond well. Staff place significant emphasis on other aspects of practice, including supporting children to learn about healthy lifestyles. However, they do not plan regular opportunities to help children learn about online safety. This does not fully support their understanding of how to keep themselves safe

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when accessing the internet. Despite this, children demonstrate positive attitudes to their own health and well-being. n Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. They role model these expectations positively. They apply a calm and consistent approach when supporting children to understand right and wrong. Staff give additional support to children who, at times struggle to understand their own emotions. This supports children's personal, social and emotional development well. n Communication and language are a fundamental part of the curriculum. Children benefit from high-quality interactions. For instance, staff encourage babies to make early sounds. They mimic back and forth communication with babies as they expressively babble and begin to say their first words. Staff expose children to new words that help to build on their range of vocabulary. For example, during group story time sessions, pre-school children learn words such as

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'author' and 'illustrator'. Staff take time to teach children what new words mean in the contexts of the activity. This helps children to make connections in their learning.

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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 strengthen the curriculum so it consistently meets the needs of all children, ensuring learning is equally as purposeful, particularly for those that are quieter and less able n strengthen key person arrangements to ensure children with SEND receive consistent support in their learning

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should:

26 March 2024 n enhance the curriculum to provide opportunities to support children's understanding of how to keep themselves safe online.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY466159 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 10318264 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 113 Number of children on roll 159 Name of registered person The Midcounties Co-Operative Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01903 731848 Date of previous inspection 12 October 2023

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Information about this early years setting

The Co-operative Childcare Body Shop registered in 2013. It is managed by The Midcounties Co-Operative Limited. It is located in Littlehampton, West Sussex. The nursery is open from 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. The provider receives funding to provide free early education for two-, three- and four- year-old children. The setting employs 27 staff, 18 of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the manager and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the nursery. n The manager, and inspectors completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspectors observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The manager and the inspector carried out joint observations of children taking part in a planned activity. n The inspectors talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspectors observed the interactions between the staff and children. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspectors.

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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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