Bumblebees Day Nursery (Plymouth) Limited

Inspection of Bumblebees Day Nursery (Plymouth) Limited Woolwell Road, Woolwell, Plymouth PL6 7JW

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Children confidently enter the nursery, where staff greet them warmly. Staff talk to parents about children's general well-being and anything they need to know before the day starts. Younger children have a cuddle with their key person before exploring the activities available. Older children independently hang up their belongings. They wave goodbye to their parents. Children are mostly settled throughout the day.

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The provision is good

The curriculum is designed well to incorporate children's interests and what they need to learn next. Younger children enjoy songs where staff use interactive props to encourage engagement and children's communication skills. Older children show a willingness to join in group activities, such as 'remembering' games. Children take it in turns to hide while their peers guess 'who is missing' to support their problem- solving skills.

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The provision is good

All children behave well and play cooperatively. When outside, older children help one another up the steep grassed 'hill' by stretching out their arms and pulling their friends up. Younger children develop good physical skills as staff teach them how to move safely down the stairs, such as climbing down backwards. Children develop a good understanding of the nursery rules and know they need to be kind, share and use their 'listening ears'.

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n Staff encourage all children to be independent learners. They help children to learn how to feed themselves and how to drink out of open-top cups. Staff are good role models, showing children how to use cutlery effectively. Older children are competent to use a knife and fork in preparation for when they start school. n Children are keen to join in with specific group times. Younger children listen to a story about sharing, where staff encourage them to join in to support their literacy skills. Older children play games to help them learn about words that have the same initial sound, such as 'terrific tiger'. However, staff do not plan the activity well enough around children's individual needs. They do not check children's understanding of what they have learned to build on what they already know and can do. n Older children enjoy working out how to use tools independently. For example, they persevere when hammering plastic nails into foam blocks, helping to

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support their hand-to-eye coordination. n Overall, staff use visual aids and simple sentences to help children's understanding. Occasionally, staff working with the younger children do not always communicate with children effectively. For instance, staff pick children up and take them into the sleep area. They then tell them that they are going for a

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21 August 2024 nap without warning. This upsets children, as they do not always understand what is happening or what will happen next. n The leadership team has high expectations and reflects frequently on its practice to help benefit children. The team has recently implemented changes, for example when older babies move up to the toddler room. Key persons from the toddler room spend quality time with older babies before they move to help them become familiar with the staff who will be looking after them. However, the organisation over the lunch period is not as effective. At times, there are many transitions taking place at once, which upsets younger children and makes them unsettled. For example, staff carry out various tasks and move between rooms. n Staff have formed positive relationships with parents. They communicate well with them, providing them with relevant information about their child's day and

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the progress they are making. Parents comment on this friendly and welcoming nursery, describing how children develop good social and vocabulary skills. n The nursery has established effective links with the community. Once a month, children visit the care home in the area and meet with the residents, sharing their experiences. The nursery also contributes to a nearby gardening group, where children grow vegetables and fruit and show these in their neighbourhood. Additionally, the nursery has formed positive relationships with the local primary school. Children attend extra-curricular activities at the school, such as sporting events, helping them become familiar with their future educational establishment.

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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 plan and implement group activities for older children more effectively, tailoring them to their individual needs to build on their existing knowledge and skills n help younger children understand what is happening now and what will happen next to help them feel secure n organise routines more effectively to ensure younger children feel consistently settled.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY338731 Local authority Devon Inspection number 10357900 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 84 Number of children on roll 220 Name of registered person Bumblebees Day Nursery (Plymouth) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01752 77 77 98 Date of previous inspection 19 December 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Bumblebees Day Nursery (Plymouth) Limited registered in 2006 and operates in Woolwell, on the outskirts of Plymouth. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery employs 29 members of childcare staff. Two staff members hold qualifications at level 6, two staff hold level 4 and level 5 qualifications and 19 staff hold childcare qualifications at level 3. Two staff are qualified to level 2 and three staff are apprentices. The nursery also employs a chef. The nursery receives free early education funding 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 leadership team and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff 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 carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager. n Parents shared their views on the setting with the inspector. 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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