Baby Bugs Nursery

Inspection of Baby Bugs Nursery Baby Bugs Nursery, Tregonissey Close, St. Austell PL25 4DN

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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

All children settle well in this fun, friendly and welcoming nursery. Children have formed positive relationships with staff and feel safe and secure. They show a positive attitude to learning and behave well. Children play cooperatively with their peers and follow the nursery routines independently.

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The provision is good

The curriculum is designed and implemented well. Staff know what they want children to learn to help them progress in their development. Babies develop strong physical skills. They reach and grab items hanging down from the activity gym as they lie underneath. Staff implement tummy time, encouraging babies to strengthen their head, shoulders and arms. Staff lay on the floor with them and make eye contact. They use tambourines to encourage babies to reach out and to roll from their front to their back, strengthening their core muscles. Older babies confidently climb up the small climbing apparatus, carefully navigating their way up the steps and down the slide. They beam with delight at their own achievements, and staff clap and smile. Older children learn to ride bikes, using the pedals to move forward and backwards. They help each other to push the bikes back up the slope and understand how to keep themselves and others safe.

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n Staff engage well with children and talk to them about recent experiences, such as a trip to the local fire station. Children talk about the emergency services and how they would need to dial '999' to call for an ambulance, the police or a firefighter. Staff extend their knowledge, talking to children about how they can also call the coastguard if someone needs help in the sea. n Children develop a strong understanding of oral health. They use real toothbrushes and toothpaste to clean the toy dinosaur's teeth. They use their hand-eye coordination to squeeze the toothpaste out of the tube and onto the brush. Children use magnifying glasses and tell staff that the dinosaurs have poorly teeth. Staff and children engage in meaningful conversations about the importance of brushing their teeth and visiting the dentist. n Staff plan and implement weekly cooking and baking activities for the children. Children learn how to make pizza and about the ingredients they will use. Staff

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teach children about healthy foods and the benefits to the body, such as tomato puree containing vitamin A. However, staff do not always consider the length of such activities, which continue for long periods, meaning younger children lose interest. n Stories are an integral part of the nursery curriculum. Children write letters to well-known authors, who then come to the nursery to read their published stories. Children show interest in story sequencing, competently using visual aids to retell familiar tales.

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3 February 2025 n Staff identify strengths and areas to develop within their practice. They implement novel ideas to help develop children's mark-making skills, such as helping children to write imaginary letters to 'Doctor Dolittle'. Children write about which animals they would like at nursery and vote for their favourite. Staff then provide children with real fish to care for. n Overall, partnerships with parents are effective. Staff share regular information with parents about their child's development and provide support for families around various topics, such as breastfeeding and potty training. However, staff do not obtain enough information from parents about younger children's care routines, which, at times, affects children's sleep. n Staff morale is high. The team members work well together and support each other. For instance, staff write positive recognition notes to their peers and display these on an achievement board. Leaders provide effective supervision

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and support for all staff. n Children enjoy mathematical experiences. They go on walks with staff into the local community and talk about the shapes they see in the environment. When they arrive at the train station, staff and children talk about what they see, such as different numbers on the train timetables.

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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 adapt activities to help keep younger children consistently engaged n gain further information from parents about children's care practices to support sleep routines.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2760285 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 10383830 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 30 Number of children on roll 46 Name of registered person Lewis, Alice

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reference number

Telephone number 01726 74233 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Baby Bugs Nursery is a family-run setting that has been operating since 2006 and re-registered in December 2023 due to a change in the nominated person/owner. The nursery is situated in St. Austell, Cornwall. It is open Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6pm, for 50 weeks of the year. The nursery employs 11 staff. Two members of staff hold a qualification at level 6, one member of staff has a level 5 qualification, two hold qualifications at level 4 and six staff members hold level 3 qualifications. The nursery provides government funded childcare and receives specific funding for disadvantaged children.

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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 spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n Staff spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. 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 manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation during a cooking activity. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed 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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