The Little Academy Day Nursery Ltd

Inspection of The Little Academy Day Nursery Ltd 1040 Manchester Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD5 8NW

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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 well supported by staff to feel happy and settled at this calm and caring nursery. Leaders ensure the security of the premises and place a high priority on children's safety. For example, staff carry out headcounts when children move from one area of the nursery to another. Leaders and staff work with parents and carers to provide flexible settling-in sessions that meet children's needs. There is a well-established key-person system in place. Children receive cuddles and reassurance from staff. As a result, they build good relationships with staff and feel emotionally secure in their care.

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The provision is good

The stimulating learning environment supports children to be highly engaged in their learning. Children play well alongside each other and together. Staff explain to children how they must wait for their turn and share the equipment. Children learn to be patient and build good relationships with each other.

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The provision is good

Leaders recognise that some children arrive at the nursery with lower communication skills than expected. Staff carefully monitor children's language skills. This ensures that they identify any gaps in children's learning. Staff have carried out training on how to support children who need further support with their communication skills. For example, they show children real objects, such as nappies and bowls, when communicating with them. This promotes children's understanding of daily routines and builds their knowledge of new words and concepts.

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need to do better?

n Staff know children well and plan activities and experiences that meet their needs. For instance, staff know that some children in the nursery have recently welcomed new babies into their families. They provide dolls and baby equipment to promote children's understanding of how to care for babies. Children play imaginatively with the dolls, pretending to feed and rock them. This also supports children with the experience of becoming an older sibling. n Children show that they remember newly learned vocabulary. For example, children use the word 'cobweb' when they find a spider outside and observe its habitat. Staff are skilled at making on-the-spot observations about what children know and can do. This helps them to decide what they want children to learn next. However, on occasion, staff do not consider how to adapt activities and experiences to further extend children's learning as they are playing. This does

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need to do better?

not support children to consistently make more rapid progress in their development. n Staff promote children's independence skills. For instance, children learn to drink from open-top cups and clear away their plates at lunchtime. Staff encourage

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need to do better?

14 October 2024 children to wipe their own noses and put on their own items of clothing. As a result, children learn how to manage their own needs in preparation for starting school. n Children receive lots of time to develop their physical skills in the spacious outdoor area. For example, they practise riding on wheeled toys, kicking footballs and balancing on stepping stones. However, there are fewer opportunities for staff to support children to develop their skills across the other areas of learning. This does not fully enable staff to provide a broader curriculum for children when they are playing outside. n Parents access an app to receive information about their children's learning and daily routines. The nursery hosts parents' evenings to update parents about their children's progress. Leaders work with local family hubs to signpost families to services and support that they may benefit from accessing. Parents say that they

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appreciate the support that they receive from the nursery staff, for example, with potty training their children. n Leaders and staff evaluate their practice and aim to make continual improvements. For instance, they recently reviewed and improved home-time procedures to further support children's emotional well-being. Leaders plan to continue to develop the outdoor area. They have put in place a continuous programme of training and development for staff. Consequently, staff's skills and knowledge continue to improve over time. This, in turn, leads to positive learning experiences for children to support their ongoing development. n The provider did not inform Ofsted about a notifiable event. This was an oversight, and all other aspects of leadership and management are good. The provider has notified Ofsted of other recent significant events and now has a good understanding of notifications to Ofsted. There is no impact on the safety

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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 understand how to adapt activities and experiences to further extend and challenge children's learning as they play n continue to enhance and improve the outdoor area to broaden children's experiences across the areas of learning when playing outside.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2699968 Local authority Bradford Inspection number 10369162 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 65 Number of children on roll 53 Name of registered person The Little Academy Day Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01274 966643 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The Little Academy Day Nursery Ltd registered in 2022 and is located in Bradford. The nursery operates Monday to Friday, all year round, from 7.30am to 6pm. It employs six members of childcare staff, all of whom hold a relevant childcare qualification at level 3 or above. The nursery offers government-funded childcare for children aged between nine months and four years.

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Inspection activities

n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n Children communicated with 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 spoke with the registered individual and manager about the leadership and management of the nursery. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and the children. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation during snack time. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspector. n The inspector spoke with leaders and staff about their safeguarding knowledge and responsibilities. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability

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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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