Busy Bees at Cheam

Inspection of Busy Bees at Cheam Ewell Road, Sutton SM3 8QL

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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 provide an inviting environment for children to enter. Key staff come to the main door to collect children and use this as an opportunity to talk to parents and hear children's news. Children happily leave their parents with staff to go to their rooms, and once there they quickly settle down to play with their friends.

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The provision is good

Staff have built strong bonds with children. Children eagerly explore the activities that staff have set out for them. Babies explore and investigate with different textures and apparatus, building on their coordination and physical skills. Staff encourage children's communication. They narrate what is happening and reinforce this with signing. Older babies enjoy action songs and excitedly try to pop bubbles and chase them around the room. They observe a tomato plant with staff and create their own using paint. This encourages children to explore and investigate and to use a range of different mediums to express themselves.

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The provision is good

All children benefit from a well-equipped outside play area that provides plenty of shelter and shade. Older children enjoy negotiating obstacle courses, digging in the sand trays and pouring water using various containers. Staff use these activities well to build on children's skills and extend their knowledge. For example, they encourage children to learn how to manoeuvre over equipment safely, predict what might happen if they pour water over a waterwheel and match upper- and lower- case letters as they dig blocks out of soil. Children are kind to each other and behave well. All children make good progress in their learning and development.

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n Leaders and managers have a clear vision of the provision they want to provide. They work with their dedicated staff team to reflect on how they can provide the best experiences for children and their families. Managers and staff evaluate the effectiveness of the care and education they provide and recognise areas for development. For example, changes are being embedded in one room to help younger children learn what is expected of them and how to manoeuvre safely around the nursery and to support staff's consistency. n Managers and staff ensure that children remain safe in their care. Robust recruitment and induction processes help ensure that staff are suitable. Risk assessments are completed to help ensure the environment is safe and secure for children, and action is taken when potential hazards are identified. For example, following on from a recent action, staff have removed some wooden edging around a sandpit to ensure all children can play in safety outside. The

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chef and staff work together to ensure that children's dietary needs and allergies are adhered to. These measures help keep children safe from adverse reactions. n The managers and staff have high expectations for all children. Each room has a

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need to do better?

24 July 2024 curriculum that focuses on providing children with experiences and activities that build on their interests and skills. Staff know the children well and confidently share their identified next steps in learning. They plan how they will implement activities and what they intend children to learn from these. However, staff across the nursery are not always consistent in ensuring children are also being challenged where needed. At these times, this leads to children disengaging from their learning and walking away. n Staff set clear expectations for behaviour. They act as good role models and demonstrate by example how to treat others with respect. Staff help children understand the consequences of their actions from an early age. They calmly support children when minor disputes occur and encourage sharing and taking turns. For example, staff encourage toddlers to be careful of their friends as they

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jump to pop bubbles. Staff get younger children to use the 'bumble train' to line up nicely and walk carefully outside. Older children know why they need to wait patiently in line, without pushing, for their turn on the obstacle course. n Staff regularly share a wide range of information with parents. There are noticeboards and information sheets outside the nursery, and by each room there are details about the staff, the monthly focus in the room and resource packs for parents to use at home. Parents are very complimentary about the staff and the care that their children receive. They say that the online parent apps keep them informed about their children's day and what they have done and give them ideas on activities they can do with their children at home. n Careful monitoring by staff ensures every child makes good progress from their starting points and any gaps in learning are swiftly identified. Staff respect

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need to do better?

children's home backgrounds and learn words in any other languages they hear to support their inclusion. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive good support from staff, who demonstrate a secure knowledge of any individual educational plans and education, health and care plans and how to implement them. Managers and staff work closely with parents and other professionals to provide any extra support needed.

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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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n strengthen the curriculum intent, and staff consistency in implementing this, to ensure it is challenging, maintains all children's interest and consistently meets their individual needs.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY404033 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10353065 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 83 Number of children on roll 95 Name of registered person Busy Bees Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 02083938775 Date of previous inspection 19 July 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Busy Bees at Cheam is one of the nurseries run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited. It re-registered in 2009 and operates in the grounds of Nonsuch High School in Cheam, Surrey. The nursery operates each weekday from 7.30am to 6.30pm, all year round. It employs 29 members of staff. Of these, 14 hold appropriate early years qualifications. The nursery receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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 together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection and explained what they like to do when they are at nursery. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the 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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