Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bromborough

Inspection of Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bromborough 41 Bridle Road, Bromborough, Wirral, Merseyside CH62 6EE

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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 Good

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The provision is good

Children arrive happy and excited for their day at nursery, welcomed by the kind and nurturing team. Newer children settle quickly and seek comfort from their trusted adults, showing that they feel safe. The nursery helps children develop their communication and language skills continually. They babble along with babies and help them learn the meaning of their first words. All children hear words pronounced clearly and concisely and learn to speak correctly from the outset. The nursery ensures that children are exposed to a vivid vocabulary through songs, stories and broad and exciting topics within the well-sequenced and challenging curriculum. This helps ensure that any gaps children may have are rapidly closed and that they make strong progress.

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The provision is good

Children are actively engaged in their learning throughout the day, as activities draw and maintain their interests. The nursery follows these interests, extends learning and provides continual challenge to children. The nursery uses its knowledge of children's interests to create a monthly timetable of events to engage children and families even further in areas that are of real importance. For example, to enhance children's physical skills in balance and coordination, and artistic expression, the nursery provides children with entire days focused on learning about things such as dance, yoga and creative activities.

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need to do better?

n The support in place for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is excellent. The nursery ensures that they prioritise early help and intervention for children with SEND. It works closely with parents and external professionals. Children with SEND flourish at this nurturing nursery. They make good progress and are well prepared for their next steps in learning, including their eventual move on to school. n The nursery gives staff well-being a high priority. It provides staff with incentives for their work with children. For example, staff attend an awards ceremony where they receive recognition for their achievements. Staff reported that working at the nursery is 'fantastic'. Their morale is high, and a strong sense of teamwork permeates throughout the nursery. n The nursery has acted on the recommendation from the previous inspection by ensuring that supervision arrangements for staff have real purpose. This means

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need to do better?

that staff receive regular formal overviews, feedback and reviews of the progress children are making. However, there is more to be done to help strengthen practice, in a practical sense, so that interactions with children are of a consistently high standard. For example, observations of practice are not as frequently undertaken by senior leaders, leading to some inconsistencies in practice. The nursery is aware of this but has not yet fully embedded its

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need to do better?

19 June 2024 procedures to raise standards to the highest level. n The nursery has a clear vision of the curriculum and education to be provided to children. It is well sequenced, tailored to children's individual requirements and takes account of the needs of the community it serves. Children benefit from a broad range of learning experiences which engage their interests across all areas of learning. Threaded through the curriculum is a meaningful focus on children's and families' interests, cultures and beliefs. As a result, all children develop a deep knowledge about, and celebrate, the similarities and differences they share. n The nursery understands the importance of delivering a curriculum built on the bedrock of understanding emotions and the importance of children's individuality. The impact of this is seen throughout the nursery in children's confidence, independence and inquisitive nature. This means that children are

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need to do better?

willing to try, have a go and be truly resilient in all aspects of their development. As a result, all children make good progress from their starting points and are well prepared for their eventual move to school, as their personalities shine through. n Parents compliment the nursery for their partnership working. They know exactly how their children are progressing and are given the time they need to interact with their children's key staff. They explain that the information they receive and the ideas to help children extend their learning at home make a real impact. Parents are clear that so much of the development and achievements of their children are as a direct result of the quality education they receive in the nursery.

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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 refine arrangements for staff coaching and mentoring to help improve interactions with children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 503196 Local authority Wirral Inspection number 10355595 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 105 Number of children on roll 175 Name of registered person Busy Bees Day Nurseries (Trading) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0151 327 8073 Date of previous inspection 23 May 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bromborough registered in 2007 and is located in Wirral, Merseyside. The nursery employs 38 members of childcare staff. Of these, 18 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including one who holds early years professional status. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors Richard Sutcliffe Luke Heaney

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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 joined the inspectors on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n Children told the inspectors about their friends and what they like to do when they are at nursery. n The inspectors talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspectors about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. n The inspectors observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n An inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activities with the

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manager. n The inspectors spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The manager showed the inspectors 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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