Bright Bees Nursery

Inspection of Bright Bees Nursery 394 Gipsy Lane, LEICESTER LE4 7DA

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Outstanding

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The provision is outstanding

Children enter the nursery happily with smiles and giggles. They confidently settle to play, making choices freely from the exciting range of resources. Staff give all children and parents a warm welcome. Leaders design an ambitious, structured curriculum offering stimulating experiences. Children are consistently engaged and active in their play. They concentrate for significant periods relative to their ages and work together to solve problems. One example is when they experiment with resources in a water tray to guess, and then check, which items float and which sink. They talk with staff about how some materials soak up water. Children make marks on a chart to show what they have discovered to their friends.

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The provision is outstanding

Children explore the wider community extensively. For instance, staff take children to choose fruit and vegetables for their snacks at the local shop. Children investigate the world around them with great curiosity. They visit parks, woodland and farms and enjoy daily outdoor play at the nursery. Staff help children to learn to care for others. For example, children feed the chickens in the garden and watch with awe as they lay fresh eggs. They learn to keep themselves safe, including thorough handwashing after careful handling of the birds. Staff teach children to understand where food comes from and how to cook ingredients such as eggs.

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n Staff build precisely on what children know and can do as they play. They take account of children's interests and abilities from the start. They swiftly identify any gaps in learning and take action immediately. Leaders use additional funding highly effectively to support individual needs. Staff work extremely closely with other professionals and settings including schools that children will attend. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and who speak English as an additional language, make rapid progress from their starting points because of the excellent support given by staff. n There are high expectations of behaviour. Children demonstrate their understanding of the rules to follow when they remind each other to use 'kind hands'. Staff model politeness, saying 'please' and 'thank you'. They show great respect for children and each other. Children cooperate well and take turns. For

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example, while they mix and pour 'magic' potions into bottles, they willingly share pipettes, funnels and jugs. Staff offer specific praise about children's achievements, such as when they solve the problem of how to fill the bottles using the tools. n Staff strongly encourage all children's independence. Babies practise using spoons to eat soup. Older children drink water from glass beakers and serve nutritious meals onto china crockery. They learn about portion size and healthy choices. When children pretend to be superheroes, they work out how to put on

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29 January 2025 a cape, with guidance from staff. n Development of children's communication and language skills is the highest priority across all age groups. Staff repeat new words clearly in conversations. They provide core high-quality stories and songs for children to know and join in with. The repetition of these helps to enrich vocabulary. Young children concentrate well as they access books independently, lifting flaps and turning pages. Older children use their imaginations as they create 'books' with mark making and talk about what their lines and drawings mean. n Staff use mathematical language frequently during activities. For example, they ask older children to name what shape they want to cut out. Children use scissors safely and confidently. Staff support the development of early literacy skills highly effectively. Children learn to listen intently while playing games. Staff support children to build muscles for gross and fine motor control through

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physical play. They encourage children to copy symbols representing Chinese New Year, using chopsticks in dough. They are motivated to draw shapes to represent their favourite superheroes because staff know their interests very well. n Parents access detailed information about children's learning and development. There are frequent updates online, daily discussions and regular meetings. Staff provide fun home-learning bags to support continuity. Parents take part in workshops about healthy eating and self-care skills, such as toilet training. Parents say children make 'wonderful' progress, particularly with socialising, behaviour and language skills. n Leaders use their observations and discussions to sharply focus on the best opportunities for staff to develop their practice and achieve qualifications. Staff use updated skills to enhance interactions with children and broaden experiences even further. They feel extremely well supported and valued. The aspirational

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need to do better?

team continuously reflects on ways to make improvements to achieve the very best outcomes for children.

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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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Setting details

Unique reference number EY407679 Local authority Leicester Inspection number 10367510 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 135 Number of children on roll 137 Name of registered person Bright Bees Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01162767492 Date of previous inspection 11 February 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Bright Bees Nursery registered in 2010 and is managed by a limited company. The nursery is located in Leicester and employs 34 members of childcare staff. Of these, 29 hold early years qualifications between levels 3 and 6. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.15am until 5.45pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to them about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. 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 staff and the children. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. 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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