Childcare on Domestic Premises, Full day care in Lincolnshire

Report for childcare on domestic premises

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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 and parents are greeted with a smile by staff when they arrive, and staff welcome them inside. Children are learning to be independent as staff encourage them to find their peg and hang up their coats and bags. The relationships between children and staff are positive and children know the staff are there for them. For example, when children make a den, staff facilitate their ideas by providing them with resources they need, such as large coverings. The supportive approach from staff results in children being motivated to take part and stay focused for lengthy periods of time in activities and learning.

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The provision is good

Children respond to the staff's gentle and clear approach when they remind children about the expectations for behaviour, such as reading a story about sharing. Staff treat children with respect and children show a sense of kindness and care towards others. When a staff member comments they do not know how to play a specific game, children take time to explain how it works and take the staff member's hand when they play the game to help them. The nurturing and caring approach from staff helps children demonstrate their sense of well-being and belonging at this setting.

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need to do better?

n Managers are successful overall in providing quality care and learning for all children who attend. Staff are supported through their induction and ongoing professional development to understand their role and continue their own learning. Managers involve all staff in reflecting on their practice. The implementation of the sensory room has a positive impact on children's well- being. It provides space for children to take part in small group or one to one activities with staff. n Staff use what they know about each child's learning to plan activities that children are interested in and contribute to children's progress. Overall, staff are effective in their teaching. For example, staff show younger children how to make music by shaking and tapping instruments. However, sometimes staff do not build on children's knowledge and skills when they notice new things as they explore activities. n Overall, staff promote children's developing language and communication skills

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need to do better?

well. They speak clearly to children during play and when reading stories. Staff listen to children and comment on new language they use, such as embarrassed during a story. However, occasionally, staff do not encourage and continue conversations with children to build on children's confidence to speak. n Children are eager to learn about nature. Staff promote this interest as they talk to children and encourage them to dig in the soil. When children find a seedling, staff talk to them about the roots and how it needs to go back in the ground to

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need to do better?

3 March 2025 grow. Children are delighted when they find worms in the soil. Staff talk to them about other creatures they might find. Staff provide models and help children identify the spider and the beetle. n Managers work closely with staff to ensure that children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive appropriate support. Effective partnerships are in place with children's parents, carers and other agencies who are involved with them which contributes to a consistent approach for the children. Staff recognise when children need assistance or support. Staff plan specific activities that are tailored to the children's needs. n Children demonstrate their attachment to the staff. Babies and toddlers snuggle into staff for comfort and reassurance as they need it. They settle to sleep and wake happily. Staff help pre-school children begin to recognise and put their feelings into words. During group activities children choose a picture that depicts

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need to do better?

how they are feeling. Staff help them think about why they might be feeling that way. Some children say they are happy because they love their mummy and daddy. n Parents speak highly about theirs and their children's experience at the setting. They know their children are nurtured and cared for as individuals. Parents comment on the progress their children make in relation to their social skills, communication and developing awareness of numbers and letters. Staff speak to parents every day their children attend, so they know what their child has been doing at the setting and give them ideas to continue learning at home. Staff encourage parents to share information from home to incorporate into the planning for their child. Children's links between the setting and home are strengthened through the consistent approach and effective partnership working.

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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 enhance staff's abilities to consistently support and extend children's thinking and learning as they interact with them during activities n strengthen staff's interactions so they consistently promote and encourage children's conversational skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2700146 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 10372277 Type of provision Childcare on 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 28 Number of children on roll 51

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Little Leverets Childcare registered as Childcare on domestic premises in 2022 and is based in Market Deeping, Peterborough. The setting operates for 50 weeks of the year, from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays. The setting employs 13 members of childcare staff. Of these, nine hold appropriate early years qualifications from level 2 to 6. The setting provides government funded places for children aged from nine months to four years.

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Inspection activities

n The manager, assistant manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the setting and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this was having on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with the manager and the assistant manager about the leadership and management of the setting. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector carried out two joint observations, one with the manager of an activity outdoors and one with the assistant manager of a circle time activity. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector spoke to several parents and grandparents during the inspection and took account of their views. She also took account of written feedback from parents.

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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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