Little Legs Day Nursery & Pre School Ltd

Inspection of Little Legs Day Nursery & Pre School Ltd 315 Pickhurst Lane, West Wickham, Kent BR4 0HW

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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 are happy and extremely settled attending the nursery. Staff provide an ambitious curriculum that helps all children make good progress with their learning and development. Staff make good use of children's next steps in learning. They plan fun and exciting activities to help children make good progress towards the early learning goals.

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The provision is good

Children are highly skilled in serving their own meals. They develop key skills in using tongs to serve food. This helps towards their early literacy skills. Children further practise this skill when using chalk boards. They thoroughly enjoy making different marks and working with staff to draw and name different shapes. This also helps to support children's early mathematical development.

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The provision is good

Care of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is a key strength. All staff are fully aware of children's backgrounds and receive specialist training to help meet children's individual needs, such as specialist feeding and use of equipment. Children thoroughly enjoy singing and dancing along to nursery rhymes. Staff support younger and less mobile children to dance along. This helps to support children's physical development and ability to listen to instructions.

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need to do better?

n Leaders are proactive in ensuring staff have training to improve their practice. Recent training has supported staff to enhance their knowledge and understanding of reporting safeguarding concerns and whistle-blowing. This helps staff to keep children safe. n Staff do not always extend activities to provide challenge for the most-able children to reach their full potential. Older children enjoy activities such as sand play, however, staff do not adapt their level of questioning to extend further the most-able children's language development. n Parents are extremely happy with the care staff provide. They relish feedback staff provide to help them understand their children's progress and their next steps. Parents explain the progress children are making since joining the nursery with the support of hard working staff. n Staff do not always plan for the younger children when they first play outside. As

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a result, younger children do not settle straight away into their play and learning when they go into the garden area, to fully support their development. n Staff work extremely well with other agencies. They attend regular meetings, sharing reports and progress towards targets. They use information gathered to reassess their targets to help children reach their next milestone. n Leaders make good use of extra funding to help meet children's individual needs. They research resources that will support children's learning and use

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8 July 2024 these to work towards progressing children's learning further. n Children behave extremely well. They readily help and support their friends in getting resources to support their play and learning. Children are all highly mindful of each other as they play. Older children are mindful of younger ones toddling around and make sure they do not bump into them. This further supports children's behaviour. n Staff are fully aware of the impact COVID-19 has had on some of the children. They work closely with parents to narrow gaps with children's development. They make good use of resources, such as climbing frames and ride-on toys, to support children's physical development. n Children are able to choose where they wish to play and learn. Staff are aware that some children learn best when outside and others inside. Staff are mindful and considerate when children need some down time to relax and to have

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cuddles or reassurance. This helps to promote children's personal and social development. n Staff ensure children have plenty of space to move around safely. They are mindful that younger children require space free from trip hazards so they can practise their new found skills, such as crawling and/or walking. This helps to keep children safe and supports their physical development.

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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 support staff to adapt activities to provide more challenge to most-able children n improve planning for the outdoor area to enable younger children to engage and start their learning as soon as they arrive.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY495054 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 10352647 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 21 Number of children on roll 30 Name of registered person Little Legs Day Nursery & Pre-School Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 020 8464 8464 Date of previous inspection 18 September 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Little Legs Day Nursery & Pre School Ltd registered in 2015. It is located in West Wickham, in the London Borough of Bromley. The nursery is open from 8am to 6pm from Monday to Friday, all year round. There are six staff employed to work with the children. All staff hold relevant early years qualifications at level 2 and level 3.

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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 provider, manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The manager and inspector carried out a joint observation of garden activities. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspector. n The inspector reviewed relevant documentation to demonstrate the suitability of

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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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