Raised in Bristol at Felix Road Adventure Playground

Inspection of Raised in Bristol Felix Road Adventure Playground, Felix Road, Easton, Bristol BS5 0JW

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Children and their families receive a warm welcome as they arrive at nursery. Children play together well and make friends easily. Staff regularly praise children's achievements. They treat children with kindness and respond quickly to provide comfort, when needed.

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The provision is good

Staff gather detailed information from parents when children first start, to support their understanding of children's individual needs and routines. This information is used effectively to meet children's needs, and it helps children settle well. An effective key-person system helps children to form close attachments with staff. Children benefit from a wide range of enjoyable activities and experiences across all areas of learning and development. Staff plan activities that interest and excite children. For example, in the toddler room, staff set up a doctor's surgery and children engage in imaginative play with one another and dolls using their real experiences of visiting the surgery in their play.

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The provision is good

Children make choices as to where they play and move freely between indoors and outdoors. Staff are keen for children to explore nature and develop their physical skills outdoors. Children listen to birds and observe their nests in the trees above them and learn about what insects are living in the insect hotel. Children have good opportunities to practise their physical skills outdoors. For example, they swing on rope swings and create balancing beams from logs and planks of wood.

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need to do better?

n The provider has worked hard to address actions raised at the previous inspection. Leaders have increased professional development opportunities for staff and reviewed staff deployment arrangements. They have implemented more regular supervision to give specific support and coaching to staff to develop their knowledge and skills and improve practice. This has resulted in staff supporting children's learning through good-quality interactions that also enhance children's communication and language skills. n Leaders and staff have designed a curriculum that is challenging, reflective of the needs of the children that attend and based on how young children learn best. The curriculum is well sequenced to ensure children learn skills in a particular order before moving on to their next stage of learning. Staff observe and assess children's progress. If they identify gaps in children's learning, targeted support is put in place. Staff implement the curriculum effectively.

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need to do better?

n Staff provide children with a balance of child-led and adult-initiated activities throughout the day, both indoors and outdoors. They are skilled at following children's lead. They use opportunities as they arise in children's play to build on what children already know and can do and to extend their learning further. For

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need to do better?

5 March 2025 example, pre-school children show an interest in shiny number objects and staff build on this by teaching them number recognition and extending their counting. It is then further extended by encouraging children to use their physical skills to carefully trace around the number shapes on paper and then use scissors to cut the numbers out. n Staff ensure that there is a strong focus on developing children's language and communication across the nursery. Children are keen to participate in the specifically planned sessions that enhance their communication skills. For example, babies thoroughly enjoy 'bucket time' sessions. They bounce, clap and smile in excitement throughout. They learn new vocabulary and valuable attention and listening skills as staff introduce them to a range of interesting objects. n Partnerships with parents are good. Parents are complimentary about the care and education their children receive and feel well informed about their child's

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need to do better?

development and time at nursery. However, sufficient systems are not currently in place for staff to share ideas and suggestions with parents on how they can extend their child's learning at home. n Staff promote children's healthy lifestyles. Children eat nutritious meals provided by an external catering company. Staff incorporate opportunities throughout the day for children to develop their self-care and independence skills. For example, they wipe their faces and scrape their own plates after meals. n Children behave well. Staff are good role models to children, and they support children to take turns and share, which helps them play cooperatively. Children develop good social skills during their time at the nursery and they build strong friendships. However, at times, when there are minor disputes between children, some staff do not help children understand their feelings and the feelings of others. They miss opportunities to teach children strategies they could use to

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need to do better?

help them regulate their emotions and manage disputes in the future. n Safeguarding is at the forefront of staff practice and staff knowledge of their safeguarding responsibilities is secure, risk assessment is effective.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture of safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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should:

n offer more support to parents about ways in which they can extend their children's learning at home, to help children progress further towards their next steps

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should:

5 March 2025 n support staff to consistently help children to understand and manage their emotions, to help them resolve conflicts and self-regulate.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2579443 Local authority Bristol City of Inspection number 10391499 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 62 Number of children on roll 96 Name of registered person Raised In CIC

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reference number

Telephone number 07756033288 Date of previous inspection 18 September 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Raised in Bristol registered in 2020. It is a social enterprise and operates in Felix Road Adventure Playground, Easton, Bristol. The nursery operates Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, all year round, with the exception of bank holidays and Christmas to New Year. There are 20 staff who work with the children. Of these, three hold qualified teacher status, five hold an appropriate qualification at level 5, five hold an appropriate qualification at level 3, and two hold an appropriate qualification at level 2. The nursery provides funded care and early education for children aged from nine months up to four years.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector held discussions with leaders at appropriate times during the inspection and in a scheduled meeting. n The inspector completed a learning walk with leaders across all areas of the nursery to understand how the curriculum is organised. n The inspector observed the quality of education and staff teaching during children's activities and assessed the impact this was having on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including staff's suitability to work with children. n The inspector spoke to parents, staff and children during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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