Safari Childcare

Inspection of Safari Childcare 70A Laindon Road, Billericay CM12 9LD

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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 enjoy their time in the setting. Staff are positive in their interactions with children. They are polite and respectful to them and are good role models. They are responsive to the needs of the children, who seek them out if they need support or comfort. Children play well with each other and have formed friendships. They talk together during their play and share their thoughts and ideas.

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The provision is good

Children are encouraged to cut up their fruit at snack time and pour their drinks. They put their coats on before going outside. The environment is set up so that children can engage in self-chosen play, both indoors and outdoors. As a result, children show good levels of independence and confidence.

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The provision is good

Despite some of the team being new to the setting, they have a sound knowledge of children's current development levels. This allows them to plan appropriate next steps in children's learning that build on what they already know and can do. Staff adapt activities throughout the day to meet children's emerging needs. Effective procedures for tracking children's progress are in place. Gaps in children's development are recognised and acted on. Staff seek support from external agencies where appropriate. As a result, all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress.

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need to do better?

n Leaders are reflective and have a clear and ambitious vision for the setting that is shared with the team. They welcome advice from their local authority advisers. They continually evaluate the quality of the provision and spend time modelling practice and offering suggestions to aid staff with their development. As a result, staff state they feel well supported and are offered relevant coaching and training to help them fulfil their roles. n Staff provide a range of activities and experiences that children are eager to participate in and that link to their developmental needs. They engage with children during their play and teach them new skills, such as how to use stilts. They provide opportunities for children to explore concepts such as what happens when water is added to sand. However, some staff do not always identify times in children's play when they could extend their learning further. This means that children are not consistently provided with high levels of

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need to do better?

challenge. n Children's language development is supported. Staff chat with the children as they play. They use language that is age-appropriate and introduce words such as 'divine' and 'malleable'. This helps children to develop their language skills. However, children are not always given enough time to think and respond to

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need to do better?

8 October 2024 questions before the questions are repeated or the adult moves on. This does not consistently encourage children's communication skills. n Staff provide activities that develop children's physical skills. They develop children's gross motor skills by encouraging them to play ball games and supporting them in using balance beams. Children's fine motor skills are promoted during activities where they use scissors to cut various materials that they thread through small holes, and they use spoons to scoop mud into containers in the mud kitchen. n Staff encourage children to wash their hands at key times during the day and encourage them to cover their mouths as they cough. They change children's clothes if they get wet to ensure their comfort. In addition, they wipe children's noses when required. However, staff do not always wash their hands after wiping children's noses. This poses a risk of cross-infection and does not

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need to do better?

promote good hygiene. n There is a strong partnership with parents. They speak positively about the setting and state their children have made progress since attending. Staff are aware of the needs of the individual families. This allows them to support children and families appropriately. For example, they signpost parents to external services when required and offer information and guidance about healthy eating and toileting. Leaders establish a two-way flow of information with other settings the children attend. This helps to establish a consistent approach to supporting children's learning.

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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 strengthen the quality of staff interactions with children to challenge and extend their learning more effectively as they play n build on staff questioning techniques to enable children to have more time to think, respond and verbalise their ideas and thoughts n develop hygiene procedures in relation to handwashing after wiping children's noses to prevent cross-infection.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY472067 Local authority Essex Inspection number 10364992 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 40 Number of children on roll 17 Name of registered person Little Legs Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01277 514132 Date of previous inspection 24 January 2023

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Information about this early years setting

The Partyhouse registered in 2013 and is located in Billericay. The setting employs 10 members of childcare staff. Of these, three hold appropriate early years qualifications. The setting opens from Monday to Friday, with the pre-school operating from 9am until 3pm and the out-of-school club from 7am until 8.30am and 3.30pm until 7pm. The setting provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the setting and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children communicated with the inspectors 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 joint observations of a group activity with the manager. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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