Overbury Grasshoppers

Inspection of Overbury Grasshoppers Overbury Grasshoppers, Overbury, Tewkesbury GL20 7NT

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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 arrive at this warm and welcoming nursery happy and eager to begin their play. They form strong relationships with the kind and familiar staff team who greet them with a smile and a cuddle. Older children are independent and take responsibility for their belongings. They hang their coat on their peg and put their personal belongings in their drawer.

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The provision is good

Staff plan a broad and sequenced curriculum inspired by children's interests and learning needs. Children of all ages enjoy lots of opportunities to play outside in the nursery garden. They develop strength in their bodies as they balance and climb on apparatus. Babies are becoming confident walkers and toddle around exploring and investigating. Young children pretend to cook in the outdoor kitchen. They carefully add ingredients, such as petals and pasta to their bowl. Staff effectively support children's communication and language skills, engaging them in thoughtful conversations. Children display early mathematical knowledge and announce that their pot is empty. Staff encourage children to engage in experiences in the community. Staff take them to borrow books from the mobile library. They extend children's interest in construction, taking them to watch builders working on the farm estate. Children behave well because they know what staff expect from

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The provision is good

them. Staff remind babies to use kind hands and young children to share and take turns. Older children confidently repeat and explain the reason for the rules during group activities.

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need to do better?

n The rural nursery is clean, organised, and equipped with a wide range of high- quality toys and resources, both indoors and outdoors. The enthusiastic staff team work well together, with clear roles and responsibilities to ensure the nursery runs smoothly. Staff are good role models and treat children with kindness and respect. They are eager to develop professionally and attend training based on their personal interests and needs. Staff speak highly of the provider and value the strong support they receive for their well-being. n Staff regularly assess what children know and can do. They use this information, along with input from parents to plan for children's future learning. However, the next steps staff plan are too broad and not specific enough to help children make even better progress in their learning. n Children have some opportunities to develop early technology skills. They listen to soothing music on the desktop computer after lunch. Children sit alongside

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need to do better?

staff to recall past experiences. They use technology to look at photographs on their learning records. However, staff are yet to effectively support children to develop their understanding of the risks associated with technology and how to keep themselves safe when using the internet.

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need to do better?

7 March 2025 n Staff effectively support children's good health and well-being. They follow strict protocols to ensure dietary requirements are met and mealtimes are a social event which is safe and inclusive. Staff use colour coded plates to identify children with specific food preferences or allergies. Children learn the importance of good hygiene because staff remind them to wash their hands at regular intervals throughout the day. n Staff teach children about life cycles to help them understand where food comes from. Children know that much of the food they eat at the nursery is grown locally and on the farm and kitchen garden where the nursery is located. They regularly pick vegetables with staff to make soup for lunch and watch workers feed and care for animals, such as piglets and lambs. n Staffs are attentive and gently attend to children's personal care. They seek children's consent before wiping their nose or changing their nappy. Staff

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need to do better?

encourage young children to take an active role. They ask them to hold their clean nappy. Staff support young children to sleep peacefully in a comfortable environment. A staff member stays with them to ensure they are safe and well. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Staff share information about children's time at the nursery through daily discussions, digital messages, and online learning records. They regularly ask parents about children's interests at home and what they would like their children to learn next. However, staff do not consistently keep parents informed about children's next steps in learning at the nursery, to help them to continue these at home. That said, parents are very happy with the quality of care and education children receive at the nursery. They comment on the good progress their children make and staffs' excellent communication.

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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 planned next steps for children's learning to make them more precise and fully support children to make the best possible progress in their learning. Additionally, share these with parents to create a collaborative approach to children's learning journey n provide children with more experiences to help them learn how to keep themselves safe when using the internet and digital technology.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2706077 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 10375812 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 34 Number of children on roll 108 Name of registered person Overbury Enterprises Partnership

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reference number

Telephone number 01386 725755 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Overbury Grasshoppers registered in 2022. The nursery employs 14 members of childcare staff, including the manager. Of these, six hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and two hold higher qualifications at level 6. The nursery operates all year around, except for bank holidays and one week at Christmas. Sessions are available Monday to Thursday from 8am until 6pm and Friday from 8am until 5pm. The nursery offers funded early education for children aged between one and five years.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The deputy manager, manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. 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 inspector carried out joint observations of a group activity with the manager. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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Inspection activities

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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