Ladybird Nursery

Inspection of Ladybird Nursery Fern Road, Farncombe, Godalming, Surrey GU7 3ER

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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

Staff provide an inviting environment. Children are happy to leave their parents, enter the nursery and settle into their base rooms. Strong bonds develop between staff and children. Staff encourage children to develop and build on their skills as they move up through the nursery. From babies up to pre-school, staff encourage children to build on their personal, social, physical and communication development. Babies develop an awareness of washing their hands and faces and learn self-feeding skills through gentle instructions given by staff. Toddlers demonstrate that they know the daily routines and the importance of taking turns and sharing. Pre-school children are confident to choose their own play and include staff and their friends in their learning.

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The provision is good

Staff know the children and their interests well. They use this knowledge to build on children's development and self-esteem. For example, staff incorporate letter activities for the older children who show an interest in forming words. Toddlers enjoy painting, and staff incorporate different ways to apply paint, such as using straws. Staff in the baby room create opportunities for babies to explore different textures and smells, such as using cake crumbs to make edible 'sand'.

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The provision is good

Children behave well. Clear expectations ensure that children know how they should behave. They receive encouragement from staff as they play, cooperate with each other and take turns. Children make good progress across all areas of learning and acquire the skills they will need for their next stage of education.

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need to do better?

n Since the last inspection, the new manager has worked closely with the staff team to improve practice. Staff qualification ratios are being met. A focus on increasing staff's professional development and their qualification levels has led to several staff enrolling on childcare qualifications. Hygiene practices are good and staff remain vigilant and monitor what young children place in their mouth. n The members of the management team demonstrate that they are aware of their roles and the requirements they need to meet. They have put processes and procedures in place to help them drive improvements. The manager shares his commitment to continue and sustain improvements. He has implemented several staff well-being schemes, which staff appreciate, and reduced their workload. n A well-designed curriculum is in place. Staff are building confidence in adapting the new planning to reflect children's interests and their self-chosen play. Staff

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need to do better?

say how, following a reduction in the amount of written observations they make, they are now more able to target their practice on children's learning and development. Overall, Staff work well together. However, on occasion, there are

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14 March 2024 inconsistencies in how they implement their practice to promote consistency for children's learning. For example, some staff forget to encourage older children's self-help skills, such as serving their own snacks, and other staff are less confident at signing to support children's communication. n Children are keen to learn and happily share what they know with staff and adults. Babies share toys as they crawl through tunnels, explore different- textured materials and climb on foam shapes. Toddlers love being creative with train tracks, action songs and exploring in the sand trays. Pre-school children enjoy creating facial features out of play dough to add to a 'face' mat. They enjoy making red cake pops for a charity event and searching for different objects to match against shape cards to reinforce and consolidate their recent learning. n Children develop a good awareness of healthy lifestyles. They receive healthy

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need to do better?

snacks and meals, freshly prepared by the chef. Staff provide a range of cooking activities and use these to build on children's learning, such as their counting and problem-solving skills and their awareness of other cultures and celebrations. A new initiative is teeth cleaning, and children confidently share how and why they brush their teeth. Children enjoy being outside, and staff encourage them to dress appropriately before going out to play. Children enjoy going in the garden; however, the learning environment outside is less engaging for children to build on their skills. n Partnerships with parents are good. Parents receive a range of information verbally and through emails and online systems. Stay-and-play sessions help parents to see how their children learn at nursery and the key-person system enables secure bonds to form. Parents say they appreciate the increase in information-sharing, which has significantly improved over the last year.

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need to do better?

n Children with emerging special educational needs and/or disabilities receive swift support from the special educational needs coordinator and staff. They work in close partnership with parents and professionals to implement strategies and support to meet children's individual needs and enable them to make the best possible progress.

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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 review and improve opportunities for children to engage, explore and extend on their learning and development, particularly outdoors

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should:

14 March 2024 n develop systems for monitoring and coaching staff further to focus on promoting greater consistency in practice.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 120088 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10293508 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 47 Number of children on roll 57

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Name of registered person

Gary Twocock and Pamela Twocock Partnership

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reference number

Telephone number 01483 426717 Date of previous inspection 26 April 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Ladybird Nursery registered in 2000 and is situated in the village of Farncombe, Surrey. The nursery is open for 51 weeks of the year, Monday to Friday. Sessions are from 8am to 6pm. The nursery employs 16 members of staff. Of these, nine hold early years qualifications at level 2, 3, 4 or 6. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the nursery 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 nursery. n The deputy manager, manager and the inspector had a learning walk of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The inspector spoke to children to find out about their time at the nursery. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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