Little Monsters Day Nursery

Inspection of Little Monsters Day Nursery 2 Wakefords Corner, Sandy Lane, Church Crookham, Hampshire GU52 8DB

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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 provider has made good improvements to provide quality care and education for all.

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The provision is good

Children are confident and happy in the setting. Staff build and develop strong bonds. They provide the care and nurture children need to feel a strong sense of belonging. Children enjoy cuddles and seek to join their favourite adults in play.

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The provision is good

Staff plan a range of engaging and interesting activities for the children. They reflect on how children have interacted with, and enjoyed, these. They use assessment and observation well. This helps them to ensure that children are making good progress. Staff talk to children about previous experiences and activities, to reinforce their learning. They successfully support children to build on what they know and this gives them the confidence to master new skills.' Staff talk to children about prior learning and experiences. Through doing this, children master their skills and knowledge, building on their next steps in learning.

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The provision is good

Young babies develop good physical skills. They explore a well-planned and well- designed space. They practise their skills of balance, early walking, and crawling. Older children are learning to follow the simple instructions of a recipe to make dough. They engage and focus on the task, and they are keen to take turns and share resources to create the dough together.

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The provision is good

Staff interact and help children manage risk as they explore a range of apparatus outside. Children grow in confidence through the encouragement and praise of staff. As they climb, balance, and slide, they show pride in their achievements.

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The provision is good

Children show positive attitudes to their learning and behaviour. Staff model positive and caring interactions that support children to know and understand their actions have an impact on others.

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need to do better?

n The manager and staff have a clear and ambitious vision for what they want children to learn. Through effective assessment they are prompt to identify gaps in learning and provide the support and targeted approach children need to make the progress they are capable of. For example, the recently appointed special educational needs and/or disabilities coordinator works with staff, parents and children to plan and provide activities to support children in their unique next steps in learning. n The manager has placed a focus on supporting staff and their professional development. Through training and regular meetings she has worked with the

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need to do better?

10 July 2024 team to identify areas for development. She has provided the coaching and guidance needed for staff to fully understand what it is they are teaching and how young children learn. n Parent partnerships are strong. Staff have open and detailed conversations with parents about their child's learning and next steps. Parents know how they can help and support their child's learning at home. They speak highly of the staff and make reference to the nurturing environment staff have created for the children and the wider family. n Children's communication and language skills are generally supported well. Staff plan group time activities where children engage in stories, songs and rhymes. These activities are sequenced to support children's language as they progress through the nursery. Children and focus engage well during these adult led activities. However, staff are not fully consistent in building on children's

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need to do better?

interests to promoting these skills during child-led play. This does not reinforce the work staff do to help children develop conversational skills. n Children show positive attitudes towards their behaviour and their learning. Staff are polite and offer a calm approach when talking to the children or explaining and activity. They give lots of praise and encouragement to children. They target their praise to individual children, highlighting what they are giving praise and celebrating children achievements. Children see this and enjoy offering the same encouragement and praise to their friends. n Staff understand what makes children unique and know their preferences. They support children to express their feelings and emotions. For example, staff engage children in dance activities to express themselves. Children join in at a level they are comfortable with and staff support those who are shy and like to

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need to do better?

watch at first. Children learn to know what makes them unique and to value the differences between them and their friends. n Staff teach the children about healthy lifestyles. Children have a vegetable patch and children learn what they need for the vegetables to grow. Children learn about where our food comes from. For example, children talk about where flour comes from and the kinds of foods they can make from it, such as cakes and bread. Staff provide the teaching to extend their learning on how the food comes from the farm into the shops.

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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:

10 July 2024 n enhance interactions to offer a more consistent approach to supporting children's communication and language development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2685069 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10309434 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 46 Number of children on roll 59 Name of registered person Aryan Associates Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01252 628111 Date of previous inspection 16 August 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Little Monsters Day Nursery first registered in 2009 and re-registered at its current premises in 2022. It is located in Church Crookham, Hampshire. The nursery is open from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks of the year, excluding bank holidays. The nursery is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged three, four and five years. There are 13 staff employed to work with children. Of these, nine hold a level 3 qualification, including the manager, who also holds qualified teacher status.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n Children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Inspection activities

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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