Little Willows Nursery

Inspection of Little Willows Nursery Chapel Road, Flackwell Heath, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP10 9AA

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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

Managers and staff create a warm and welcoming environment. Children are happy and settled at the nursery. Staff provide children with lots of praise and encouragement throughout the day. They support children to keep trying when something is challenging. Children have a positive attitude to their learning and enjoy their time at the nursery. Staff provide a curriculum that follows children's interests. They interact with the children at key moments and support learning well overall. Children learn about the world around them. They are excited to look for 'wriggly' worms outside and enjoy being active. Staff support children's physical development skills. For example, they teach young children how to climb steps safely. Staff create positive relationships with children. They know when children are hungry, tired or need further movement breaks, and they respond appropriately to meet their needs. Interactions between staff and children are warm and

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The provision is good

meaningful. Staff create a sense of fun and imagination, such as reciting familiar rhymes with the children outside. Staff support children to play together in groups. This helps children begin to create lasting relationships with their key persons and peers. Staff remind children of the expectations in place as needed, such as to remain seated while eating and to use good manners. Children and staff often celebrate each other's achievements with 'high fives', helping to boost children's self-esteem.

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need to do better?

n The curriculum is carefully thought out and ambitious. Staff consider the different ways in which children learn and know what they need to learn next. Staff use this knowledge to swiftly identify any gaps in learning. This supports all children to make good progress. n Staff looking after babies and toddlers are gentle and caring. They respectfully ask children's consent during personal care routines, such as nappy changing and wiping noses. Staff use opportunities for children to practise their independence skills. For example, children learn to put on their own shoes and practise pouring their own drinks. Children's individual health and food preference requirements are met well. n The ambitious managers have high regard for all members of staff and prioritise their well-being. They help to ensure that staff feel valued and supported. Staff say they feel appreciated and that managers help them to develop their practice

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need to do better?

and support training opportunities. n Staff know the children and their families very well. Parent feedback is very positive. They feel supported and say communication is a key strength. These successful relationships support the links between home and the nursery. n Children enjoy listening to stories and singing rhymes. Staff help children to expand their vocabulary and enhance their language skills. However, during

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need to do better?

12 November 2024 group story times, there are many interruptions and distractions, and some children disengage. This means that children do not benefit fully from all learning opportunities. n Children develop their physical skills effectively. For example, they build their hand strength using tools to spread glue and glitter and imaginatively create items such as 'cakes'. They develop their balance, eagerly copying staff as they play games. Children develop their coordination as they scoop sand and transport it into buckets.

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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 review the organisation of some group activities, such as story time, to ensure that children remain fully engaged and disruptions to their learning are minimised.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY251433 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 10361295 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

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

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inspection

Total number of places 33 Number of children on roll 47 Name of registered person Countryside Nurseries LLP Partnership

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reference number

Telephone number 01628 532 738 Date of previous inspection 4 December 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Little Willows Nursery registered in 2004 and is located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The nursery is open from 7.30am until 6pm for 51 weeks of the year, and it receives funding to provide free early education to children aged from nine months to three years. There are 12 staff working with the children and there is also a cook. Ten staff hold early years qualifications at level 2 or level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The deputy manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. 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 the staff and children. n The inspector and manager carried out a joint observation together of activities being supported outside. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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