Nanny Bears Greendale Farm

Inspection of Nanny Bears Childcare Nanny Bears Childcare Ltd, Unit 4, Greendale Farm Shop, Sidmouth Road, Farringdon, Exeter EX5 2JU

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children are very happy and settled at the setting. They form close and trusting bonds with staff, who interact warmly with them and are very kind and caring. Staff know the children well and encourage them in everything they do. As a result, children flourish and thrive. They are confident and show high levels of self- esteem.

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The provision is good

Staff plan and implement an ambitious curriculum that successfully challenges children to make good progress across all areas of learning. The focus of leaders and staff on developing children's independence and resilience successfully supports children in achieving their next steps in learning. Staff provide many opportunities for children to carry out tasks for themselves and to become socially confident with their peers.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations for children and support them well through their positive interactions. Children's behaviour is good. Staff provide children with good opportunities to think and talk about their emotions and how they are feeling. This helps children to better recognise different emotions in themselves and in others.

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The provision is good

The setting works well in partnership with parents. Parents report very positively on the good communication. They appreciate the nurturing environment, where their children are happy and grow in confidence.

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need to do better?

n Children are motivated and excited by the learning opportunities outside. Children visit the on-site farm every day, which offers real life experiences of what they have heard about in books and stories. As a result, children gain a deeper awareness of the wider world. They learn about the different animals, their diets and habitats, and develop an understanding of new words. n Toddlers and pre-school children thoroughly enjoy using their senses to explore and investigate. For example, they work well together to cut and chop vegetables. This helps to develop their fine motor skills. They identify and name the vegetables, such as a 'leek' and 'potato', and talk about what they see inside when they cut them in half. Staff support children's understanding further by describing the features of the vegetables, such as the 'long green and white layers and the bulb' of the leek. This builds children's vocabulary further.

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need to do better?

n Children understand the familiar routines and expectations of staff, which results in happy children with a positive attitude to learning. However, not all large- group times work as well as they could to ensure that children focus more and benefit fully from the learning opportunities provided. n Staff working with babies understand what they need to learn next and how to

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15 August 2024 help them achieve this. Staff plan some stimulating activities and set out some enjoyable resources for babies to explore. For example, they explore animal figures, learning their names and the noises they make. n Children develop good communication and language. Staff encourage the babies to babble and make sounds. They use books to engage children's interests and get them talking. Toddlers and pre-school children label different sea creatures, such as a 'crab' and a 'lobster', as they play in the sand. They explore what will happen as they mix two different colours of water together. Although children benefit from targeted teaching that engages them well, staff do not always recognise when those children who do not yet communicate as well verbally need further support to participate fully. n Strong bonds are developed between children and their key person, who gets to know them well. Staff use their assessments effectively to identify what children

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need to do better?

need to learn next. Staff work hard to ensure that children are well prepared for the next stage of education, including starting school. For example, they provide opportunities for children to use large tweezers to take pom-poms out of water. This helps to develop children's coordination and strengthens their hand muscles, ready for early writing. n Children are well supported by staff to develop a good understanding of healthy lifestyles. Children benefit from lots of outdoor learning and physical play. They learn about and understand the importance of healthy eating, and benefit from a range of home-cooked meals that are prepared by the resident chef. n Staff support children to take turns and be kind. Children help one another to carry boxes of resources. They stack bricks and play well with one another, taking on different roles when caring for the dolls during pretend play. n The setting is well led and managed. Leaders encourage staff to extend their

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need to do better?

professional development through training to increase their knowledge and understanding. Leaders value and nurture staff's well-being. Staff confirm that they feel valued and well supported.

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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 make better use of group times to help children focus more and benefit fully from the learning opportunities provided n develop further strategies to support those children who are not as confident to communicate verbally.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2675884 Local authority Devon Inspection number 10350634 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 43 Number of children on roll 95 Name of registered person Nanny Bears Childcare Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07403171542 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Nanny Bears Childcare registered in 2022 and follows the Hygge approach. The setting has a separate building dedicated to the setting within Greendale farm, Farringdon, near Exeter. The setting employs 12 members of staff, of whom 11 hold a qualification at level 3. The setting opens from 7.45am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. The setting 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 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 joined the inspector on the learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want children to learn. n The inspector and the manager completed two joint observations. n The inspector talked to staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. 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 inspector spoke to parents and read written feedback from them and took account of their views. n The inspector sampled relevant documentation.

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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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