Bambino's Nursery

Inspection of Bambino's Nursery 222 Uttoxeter Road, Stoke-On-Trent ST11 9JR

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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

Staff focus strongly on developing children's personal, social and emotional skills within the curriculum. For instance, young children learn to recognise themselves by looking at photos during group activities and labels on their pegs. As children get older, they learn to recognise their written name, promoting their school readiness. Staff provide children with lots of time, praise and encouragement to ensure that they succeed in their learning. For instance, they talk to children at a steady pace and give them appropriate challenges to ensure that they can easily join in. This positively boosts children's self-esteem and enthusiasm to learn. For example, older children eagerly put up their hand, showing excitement for their turn.

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The provision is good

Staff create a safe environment where all children flourish in their physical skills. For instance, toddlers happily engage in music and movement sessions where they practise moving in a variety of ways. Outdoors, children show confidence and control as they navigate the large play equipment. Staff support them to take appropriate risks and encourage them to have a go at trying things for themselves, promoting their independence. Children thrive in well-established routines. They know to look for their own place mat at lunchtime to help them to identify where they need to sit. Toddlers, prior to going to sleep, take off their shoes and try hard to put them away into their individual bags.

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n Staff provide children with expert support to promote their speech and language development. For instance, they teach children how to identify and pronounce the sounds that letters make. They repeat phrases back to them, use sign language and ask open-ended questions to ensure that children have an opportunity to practise their communication skills. As a result, children talk with confidence and fluency. n Staff visit a variety of places in the community to promote children's cultural capital, including trips to the local bakery where children learn to buy their own snacks. Parents and carers comment on the superb experiences their children receive and how these have personally motivated them to take their children further afield. n The manager is highly experienced and committed to the children in her care. She continuously evaluates policies and procedures, taking on board any feedback from staff, parents and external professionals to enhance the setting.

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She goes out of her way to support staff, recognising that at times they may need extra support. She ensures that they receive this. n Staff positively discuss plans for their ongoing professional development. They identify how well they work together as a team 'bouncing ideas off one another'.

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28 June 2024 For instance, room leaders support staff through peer observations, which feed into supervision to plan for further training. This fosters a culture of teamwork and mutual support. n Partnerships with parents are excellent. Parents know exactly what their children are learning, how staff teach and what their role is in supporting their children at home. They attend stay-and-play sessions, receive termly reports and attend designated evenings organised by staff to discuss children's progress. n The special educational needs coordinator has undertaken relevant training to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. She works closely with staff to spot the signs that may indicate a child is falling behind in their learning. For instance, staff use communication screening to assess any delays in children's speech. This means children quickly receive targeted support and staff signpost families to further agencies if needed.

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n Children benefit from focused group activities where staff teach them what they need to know to be ready for the next stage in their learning. Staff invite younger children to visit the next room during key times of the day, helping to prepare them for the eventual move. Children transition to the next room when they are developmentally ready. This supports their emotional security. n Children and staff play games together to promote number recognition. For example, they play 'What's the time, Mr Wolf?' where children count out the correct number of steps that they move to try and reach the wolf. Staff use every opportunity to introduce mathematical concepts to children, including inviting them to complete headcounts before going outdoors. Children identify that there are six children and one more is seven. n Staff provide children with accessible and well-stocked book areas in all rooms, and there is a lending library for children to take books home. Additional funding

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need to do better?

is used to buy books for disadvantaged children. However, children have less opportunity to explore non-fiction, cultural and dual-language books than fictional stories. This reduces their opportunities to learn about the world, real places and people.

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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 provide children with daily opportunities to access a broad range of stories, books and literature, taking into consideration children's backgrounds, cultures and languages to further create a positive sense of belonging.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY538391 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 10347088 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 60 Number of children on roll 108 Name of registered person Wise Owl Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01782 397624 Date of previous inspection 8 August 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Bambino's Day Nursery registered in 2016. It is situated in Blythe Bridge, Stoke-On- Trent. The setting employs 17 members of childcare staff. Of these, 16 hold appropriate qualifications at level 2 or above, including one member of staff who holds early years professional status. The setting is open Monday to Friday, from 7.30am until 6.30pm, all year round. It receives funding to provide free early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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 and the inspector completed a learning walk to discuss the curriculum intent. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager in the Jelly Babies room. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children throughout the day. n The inspector held discussions with the manager, staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n Relevant documentation was reviewed by the inspector, including evidence of the suitability of those working with children and the progress checks for children at two years old. n The views of parents were considered by the inspector, through verbal discussions and emails.

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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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