Buds to Bloom Limited

Inspection of Buds to Bloom Limited The Old Vicarage, Church Road, Lydney GL15 5EG

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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 enter the nursery excited for their day and leave their parents and carers with ease. They are greeted warmly by staff and show great independence in the morning routines. Children settle straight down to activities that interest and engage them. They behave well. Children understand what is expected of them. Staff act as positive role models and are quick to support children to make the right choices when they sometimes forget. Children learn to put words to their emotions through stories and activities. For example, children discuss their feelings and compare these to a story about a monster. Children link the different-coloured monsters to their feelings using beanbags. The nursery has a strong focus on children's social and emotional development across the whole setting, helping children feel safe and secure in all age groups. This contributes to children being confident, happy, motivated to learn and well prepared for their next stage of

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The provision is good

The managers have planned a well-sequenced programme of learning. Staff have high expectations of what the children can achieve. They carefully plan learning opportunities to help children make good progress in all areas of the curriculum. For example, children develop their strength and hand-eye coordination as they make mud pies in the garden and create spiders using pipe cleaners. They also learn to develop their physical and emotional skills, such as taking part in yoga sessions.

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need to do better?

n Partnerships with parents are good. Parents report that they love the ability for children to spend plenty of time in the outdoor area and feel that they are kept well informed about what their children are doing at the setting. They comment that staff adhere to children's care and learning needs and how quickly their children settled at the setting in the care of the staff. n The management team have expert experience in working with other professional agencies to ensure that children have access to tailored support plans. As a result, all children make good progress. Children who speak English as an additional language make consistent progress in their communication skills. n Staff implement a curriculum that is well sequenced and supports children to build on their knowledge and skills. Staff adapt activities to make them increasingly challenging over time. They consider the interests and needs of

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each child so that they all reach their developmental milestones. n The management team are passionate about providing good-quality care for all children. They are knowledgeable about how children develop. Staff feel well supported. They receive regular supervision sessions, peer-on-peer observations,

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17 May 2024 and training. This contributes to creating a staff team who feel valued and work well together. n Children follow their own interest in the large outdoor area. They have access to a superb range of outdoor resources which provides ample opportunities to run around in large spaces, climb, and eagerly explore the natural areas. This contributes to children being active, which enhances their physical development. n Overall, staff help children to develop their communication skills well. They repeat words to correct pronunciation and add new words to build on children's vocabulary. However, occasionally, staff do not always allow children enough time to consider the question before offering the answer to help develop their speech and language skills further. n Staff build strong relationships with their key children. They have a good understanding of the progress children have made and what their next steps are

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in their individual learning journey. Staff promote children's voice well. They listen to children, allow them to make choices and carefully consider their views. For example, children make decisions and vote for which story they would like to read. n Older children take part in both small group and large group learning. For example, children listen to stories, sing songs and learn about oral health. However, on occasions staff do not always recognise that children have different levels of concentration and sometimes these sessions take too long and children become distracted.

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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 encourage practitioners to give children more time to think and respond to questions, to support their thinking and language skills n review the organisation of adult-led group times to ensure children are interested and engaged and it provides a balance to their day.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2669206 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 10335891 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 58 Number of children on roll 88 Name of registered person Buds to Bloom Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01594368330 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Buds to Bloom Limited registered in December 2021. It is situated in The Old Vicarage, Church Road, Lydney, Gloucester. The setting operates from 8am until 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks per year. The setting receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. There are 18 staff in total. One member of staff holds an early years qualification at level 6, three at level 5, eight at level 3 and two at level 2.

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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 managers joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n The inspector observed interactions between staff and children and spoke to children to find out about their time at the setting. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector conducted a joint observation of an activity with a manager. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The managers 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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