Nanny Bears Bradford Farm

Inspection of Nanny Bears Childcare Bradford Farm, Uplowman, Tiverton EX16 7DQ

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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

Children form secure and trusting bonds with staff, who support them well as they transition through the nursery. Consequently, children are happy and settled. They enter the nursery enthusiastically and engage in play and learning immediately. Staff manage transitions well to ensure that children are ready emotionally and developmentally before they move up to the next room in the nursery. There is a well-thought-out curriculum, based on children's interests and next steps in learning. Staff use this successfully to prepare children for their future learning, including school. There is a strong focus on building children's confidence and independence, to help them become resilient and sociable.

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The provision is good

Staff help children to respect behaviour boundaries and develop positive attitudes to learning. The key-person system is a particular strength across the nursery. This helps staff to get to know the children well and children settle quickly and have the confidence to explore their environment.

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The provision is good

There are extremely strong partnerships in place with parents and carers. Parents are overwhelmingly happy with the progress their children make. They are kept up to date and value the excellent communication, including bi-monthly parents' evenings. At these meetings,they find out about what their children have been learning and get ideas of how to support their children's learning at home.

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n Children of all ages develop a love of books and stories. Staff bring stories to life as they read, using different tones of voice and facial expressions to help children understand the character's emotions. This captures children's attention and interest, developing their listening and speaking skills successfully. n Staff provide children with many opportunities to play outdoors and explore the on-site facilities around the farm. Children benefit from daily fresh air and exercise. They take part in yoga, demonstrating challenging poses before placing their hands together and saying 'namaste' altogether. This helps children's balance, strength and endurance. It helps them to be calm, concentrate and focus. n Staff engage children in lively conversation as they enjoy exploring the sand, filling different sized containers. This develops children's understanding of quantity, comparison and measurement. They count how many scoops or

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spoonfuls of sand it takes to fill a container and compare the size of different objects. This supports children's early mathematical development. n Children use their imagination well. They pretend to cook meals in the mud kitchen and talk to one another about making cupcakes. They explore and develop their play as they add more water to the mud and pretend to grate

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19 February 2025 cheese. Children learn that there are different purposes for writing, such as showing an interest in recipes for a 'conker cake' or an 'acorn crumble'. n Staff encourage children to listen well and introduce words to widen children's vocabulary. Overall, children understand and communicate their thoughts, needs and ideas. Occasionally, staff do not ask key questions or make the most of spontaneous opportunities to enhance children's learning as much as they could. n Staff promote children's behaviour well. From a young age, children learn to be kind, share and take turns. Staff recognise when children need help to manage disputes or when they are feeling sad and skilfully come alongside children to help them resolve issues for themselves. Staff use praise effectively to support children's good self-esteem. For example, they say 'good teamwork' as the children help to carry the sand cover across the garden.

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n Staff support children well to develop a good understanding of healthy lifestyles. They follow thorough hygiene routines, understanding the importance of good handwashing and the reasons why. They enjoy a broad and varied vegetarian diet provided by the nursery and engage in conversation with staff about healthy eating. n The provider and staff are reflective practitioners. They successfully evaluate what they are doing well and consistently look at ways to improve to further benefit the children and families that attend. n There is a strong emphasis placed on staff's well-being. As a result, staff are extremely happy in their work. The team are exceptionally close and feel very well supported to extend their professional development. Consequently, there is a happy and nurturing environment, which has a positive impact on children's well-being and learning outcomes.

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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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n support staff to develop their questioning techniques further to consistently engage children in discussion and support them to share their thoughts and experiences.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2703395 Local authority Devon Inspection number 10372279 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 49 Number of children on roll 66 Name of registered person Nanny Bears Childcare Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07931461593 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Nanny Bears Childcare registered in 2022 and follows the Hygge approach. They are based in a renovated barn conversion at Bradford's Farm near Tiverton in Devon. The setting employ 12 members of staff. Two members of staff hold qualified teacher status, one is qualified to level 5, five to level 3 and one to level 2. Three members of staff are training. The setting opens from 7.45am until 6pm each week day, all year round.

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Inspection activities

n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked about their curriculum and what they want children to learn. n The inspector and manager carried out a joint observation of an activity outside. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspector. n The inspector looked at the relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n The inspector spoke to children and staff throughout the inspection at appropriate times.

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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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