Nuffy Bear Day Nursery

Inspection of Nuffy Bear Day Nursery Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing Centre, St. Davids Way, Bermuda Park, NUNEATON, Warwickshire CV10 7SG

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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 settle quickly in to play on arrival at the nursery. They are greeted by familiar staff who are kind and nurturing towards them. Children build close relationships with staff and readily go to them for cuddles and comfort, which they receive in abundance. This helps children to feel safe and secure in their care. Babies begin to explore nearby areas of the play environment. For example, they use their imagination in the role-play area, picking up cups to pretend to drink, and know how to use other equipment as they pretend to chop food with a wooden knife. Staff engage all children well in stories. For example, toddlers and older children particularly enjoy helping to retell the sequence of a popular story of a bear hunt, using props that are thoughtfully prepared by staff. They delight in exploring the textures of cotton wool and branches used to represent the different areas of woodlands during the story.

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The provision is good

The nursery atmosphere is calm as children play and engage with staff in their chosen activities. Staff gently remind children to be kind to their friends and use good manners. They model respectful behaviours and support children to learn how to resolve minor matters for themselves. Children routinely use their good manners at mealtimes. Children gain the skills and understanding they need to help prepare them for their next stages of learning.

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need to do better?

n The nursery curriculum is ambitious, with clear intentions for what they want children to achieve and when. Staff use information gained from parents when children first start to help them to understand about children's prior learning and what to teach them next. Staff monitor children's progress during their play interactions and observations, which helps them know when children have learned and are ready to move on. n Communication and language is promoted well. Children enjoy a wealth of stories, interesting discussions and singing throughout the day. For example, babies sit to turn the pages of board books and focus on the pictures. They enjoy listening to songs and begin to make sounds as they join in with the actions they know. Older children giggle and become excited to join in when staff speed up the singing and actions to point to their body parts. n Children become increasingly independent over time. For example, babies feed

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themselves competently and learn to drink from unlidded cups during mealtimes while older children become increasingly competent at using cutlery and pouring their drinks. Toddlers learn to manage their personal care and when to wash their hands to keep them healthy. This helps to raise children's self-esteem and confidence in their abilities. n The play environment for toddlers and pre-school-age children has been adapted

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need to do better?

15 January 2025 to enable children the space to play, have quiet time and create and explore. However, the arrangement of the play spaces for the youngest children leaves some areas, such as for construction, unused at times while the busier areas for climbing where children become excited are beside the areas for rest, where quiet is more needed. n In general, staff provide children with high-quality play interactions across the nursery. Children are keen to play with them and gain staff support when needed. For example, during discussions, staff extend children's thinking to decide which pieces they need to use to include other equipment in their train track. Children use their imaginations and problem-solving skills well. However, at times, when involved in play, staff do not position themselves to view the remainder of the room to provide other children with the support that they also may need. n Children strengthen their larger muscles and have fun while they exert their

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energy. For example, babies climb in and out of a ball pit. They position their hands ready and squeal with delight as staff build anticipation before rolling a ball to them. Older children build an obstacle course using various crates and take turns to practise their balancing skills to walk along it. They run about excitedly while staff begin a game using road signs of 'stop' and 'go'. n Managers are committed to continually developing the nursery provision for children. They monitor an ongoing programme of support, guidance and training. This ensures that staff continue their professional development, procedures are robustly followed and the learning provision for children is enhanced. n Parents speak highly of the nursery and say that their children are happy attending. They comment on children's close relationships with staff and how well their children have settled in. Parents are pleased with the regular

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information they receive about their child's care and learning progress.

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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 play environment for the youngest children to enable children to make the most use of the play experiences that are on offer n support staff to deploy themselves more effectively so that all children are provided with the support to engage in purposeful learning and build on their existing skills and knowledge.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY406554 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 10379040 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 45 Name of registered person Nuffield Health

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reference number

Telephone number 02476370007 Date of previous inspection 20 September 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Nuffy Bear Day Nursery registered in 2010 and is in Nuneaton. The nursery employs 11 members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 6, six at level 3 and two at level 2. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and a week at Christmas. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm. The nursery is in receipt of government funding for early education for children aged nine months and onwards.

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Inspection activities

n The manager showed the inspector all areas of the premises and discussed how staff ensure that they are safe and suitable for children to attend. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching throughout the inspection and considered the impact this has on children's learning. A joint evaluation of teaching during an activity took place between the manager and the inspector. n The inspector took account of the written views of parents and also spoke to parents at appropriate times during the inspection to consider their views of the nursery. n The inspector spoke to children and staff at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector held a meeting with the leader and the manager and discussed how the setting is organised. The inspector reviewed relevant documentation, including evidence of the 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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