Bilingual Day Nursery & Pre-school Ravenstone Limited

Inspection of Bilingual Day Nursery & Pre-school Ravenstone Limited Woodstone Community Primary School, Heather Lane, Ravenstone, Coalville LE67 2AH

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is outstanding

Children thrive at this caring and welcoming nursery. Managers and staff have designed an extremely well-planned and carefully structured curriculum which thoroughly supports all children to gain the most from their learning experiences. Children make rapid progress as staff continually build on what they know and can do, ensuring all children remain highly motivated and eager to learn and master new skills. Home visits and regular meetings with parents help staff to have a deep understanding of each child's developmental needs. Staff use their extensive knowledge to plan meaningful next steps, ensuring all children achieve the best outcomes. Children are well prepared for every stage of their learning and transition into school.

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The provision is outstanding

Children demonstrate they are exceptionally confident communicators in both English and Spanish. They delight in engaging with staff and confidently use a wide range of methods to express themselves appropriate to their age and stage of development. Older children delight in singing Spanish rhymes. They show their understanding by following actions and repeating key words. The ease with which children alternate between both languages demonstrates the sheer skill and passion of the staff, who create an environment where children excel in their language development.

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The provision is outstanding

Children's emotional needs are extremely well met. Staff are highly responsive when interacting with children. When babies become tired, they offer warmth and comfort and quickly soothe children to sleep. Food and drink are provided around individual routines. Children feel secure as staff recognise and meet their needs consistently. Children are extremely well behaved and foster positive relationships with one another and staff.

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n Leaders and managers are passionate about their work and strive to ensure every child reaches their full potential. Robust supervision and appraisal systems ensure that individual skills and areas of expertise are valued and fully utilised. This helps to disseminate good practice within the staff team. Ongoing staff training and development are given high priority. Training initiatives focus specifically on the care and developmental needs of children to ensure the best outcomes. For example, highly effective programmes have been implemented to support children's oral health and physical development. n Staff place a strong emphasis on outdoor learning. Children exude enthusiasm as they get ready for a trip to forest school. They show a deep awareness of the need for safety, putting on reflective jackets and being mindful of potential hazards on their journey. Staff expectations for behaviour are fully embedded,

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5 July 2024 and children confidently recall the rules. Children express themselves creatively, taking great delight in mixing potions using petals and water. They go on scavenger hunts to collect foliage to decorate paper crowns. Staff support children as they confidently handle tools and cut and join different materials. They show kindness to others as they make crowns for their friends and staff. The exceptional interactions from staff help all children fully appreciate the awe and wonder of the natural world. n Children's communication and language development is given high priority. For example, babies quickly learn to use facial expressions and gestures to communicate their needs when playing. Staff are extremely observant and follow these nonverbal signs to ensure experiences for the youngest children are stimulating and purposeful. n Staff foster children's love of reading from an early age. They carefully select

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engaging books which are easily accessible to children, indoors and outside. Staff create inviting spaces that draw children in to settle down with a book. Babies learn to turn the pages and delight in exploring different textures with their fingers. Older children consider the text and reflect on what they have learned in the story, for example understanding and respecting differences between one another. n Staff are excellent role models. They seize every opportunity to help children develop high levels of independence. Babies go off to collect their boots when it is time to go outside, and learn how to pull them on. Older children attend to their own care needs, getting a tissue when they need to blow their nose and washing their hands when they get dirty outside. Children develop positive self- esteem as staff acknowledge and praise their achievements. n The partnership with parents and other professionals is exceptionally strong.

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Parents comment that they feel fully included in children's learning due to incredibly strong relationships with key persons and the wealth of information they receive. They express amazement at how quickly children absorb a new language and comment that some of the first words spoken were in Spanish. Parents are fully supported to extend this learning at home as staff provide workshops, activity ideas and online support.

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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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Setting details

Unique reference number 2654583 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 10337180 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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Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 93

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Name of registered person

Bilingual Day Nursery & Preschool Ravenstone Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07827104489 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Bilingual Day Nursery & Pre-school Ravenstone Limited registered in 2022 and is located in Ravenstone, Coalville. The nursery employs 17 members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold qualified teacher status and three have completed level 5 childcare qualifications. Eight members of staff are qualified at level 3 and one is qualified at level 2. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30 am until 6pm. 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 provider. n The owner, manager and the inspector carried out a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children confidently communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager of a group activity. n The inspector spoke to, and read written comments from, parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke to staff at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the

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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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