Little Minds Nursery

Inspection of Little Minds Nursery Tormarton Village Hall, High Street, Tormarton, Badminton GL9 1HU

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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

Staff sensitively support babies' and children's emotional and physical well-being. They build strong bonds with children. They closely follow children's dietary requirements and ensure children get the rest they need. Parents are very positive about the level of care and kindness that staff provide to the children. There is a calm atmosphere across the nursery. Children are taught respect for others. They listen to staff and adapt their behaviour, learning to play safely. Babies learn to share toys. Two-year-olds take turns in matching games and persevere with completing puzzles. Older children show good skills, working out and solving issues between themselves, negotiating and showing that they appreciate others' needs.

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The provision is good

The nursery's ethos is to motivate, inspire and challenge children to achieve. Staff put the children at the centre of their curriculum, focusing on their learning needs closely. Children make good progress. Staff speak clearly with babies, offering them signs and words to copy and building their understanding very effectively. Babies show good attention skills during their little-circle time, enjoying songs and learning the corresponding actions. Two-year-olds enjoy listening to stories and skilfully start to learn the initial sounds to their names, knowledgeably recognising their associated rhyming picture. Pre-school children are given time to think, remember and form their responses during conversations with staff and in group sessions. Younger pre-school children confidently discuss slug eggs they found during their forest school session and say they are 'going to change into baby slugs'.

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need to do better?

n Key persons observe children and carefully outline next steps in their development. They work closely with management and parents to help children get any additional support they may need and close gaps in children's learning. Parents say staff share plenty of information with them and usefully incorporate things children do at home into their nursery learning. n There has been a seamless transition through the change in ownership of the nursery. Many of the staff and management are the same and they have ensured consistency for parents, staff and children. The management continue to review and enhance the provision and practice, working closely with their staff team and gaining the views of parents. Further opportunities, such as music and dance sessions, have been a popular addition to the new nursery. n Babies relish the confidence-building opportunities they have to develop their independence, learning to use their cutlery at mealtimes and helping put away

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toys. Pre-school children pour their own drinks at snack time and are supported to scrape their plates after lunch. However, at other times, pre-school children are not consistently encouraged to persevere to do things for themselves, such as getting changed after their forest school session. Additionally, two-year-olds

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need to do better?

3 December 2024 do not have as many chances to develop their independence skills. n Children have lots of opportunities to be active in the fresh air and develop their physical skills. Babies enjoy exploring the nursery's outdoor area, where they carefully and confidently negotiate the little 'hill'. Two-year-olds giggle and have fun as they undertake their 'daily mile' in the park. They run with staff and conscientiously do their warm-up and cool-down exercises. Pre-school children relish their forest school sessions. They explore confidently and understand to take care on the uneven surfaces and riskier terrain. n Staff motivate children to develop their dexterity and coordination. Babies have fun as they make boot prints with paint in the garden and work hard to mix ingredients to make bread. Two-year-olds make marks with chalks on paving at the park and print using interesting items, making paint footprints with winter

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toy animals. Older children beneficially make marks for a purpose as they proudly form letters of their name on the 'helper of the day' sign. However, at times, staff working in the main room do not adapt activities and routines to ensure children's continued engagement and learning. n Staff develop children's sense of community and their knowledge of the world. They take children on walks and to visit the neighbouring farm, learning about nature and the environment. Staff have robust procedures to teach pre-school children road safety as they walk to the forest school site. The nursery has close links with the village church. The reverend regularly visits to read stories to the children. Children join in with church events and pre-school children proudly practise their songs for the nativity play.

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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 help staff to consistently support children to build their independence skills and sense of responsibility n support staff to adapt activities and routines and make the most of learning opportunities, extending children's skills as much as possible.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2690275 Local authority South Gloucestershire Inspection number 10367298 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 65 Number of children on roll 78 Name of registered person Little Minds Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01454 218747 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Little Minds Nursery registered in 2022 and is located in Tormarton, South Gloucestershire. It operates from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. There are 25 staff that work with the children, of whom three hold an appropriate qualification at level 6, 11 at level 3 and two at level 2. There are also two cooks. The setting provides government funded places.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed all areas and discussed with the manager and assistant manager how these areas are used. n The manager and the inspector evaluated the effectiveness of an activity together. n The inspector observed the children and staff and spoke with them at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector discussed the leadership and management of the nursery with the manager and assistant manager. n Parents shared their views of the provision with the inspector. n Relevant documentation was reviewed by the inspector, including suitability checks and paediatric first-aid qualifications. n The manager and assistant manager discussed their safety and child protection procedures, and safeguarding discussions were undertaken with members of the staff team.

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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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