Little Adventures Nursery (Bridgwater)

Inspection of Little Adventures Nursery (Bridgwater) Victoria Park, Victoria Park Drive, Bridgwater TA6 7AS

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

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

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The provision requires improvement

The setting has gone through a period of change in staff and management. Despite this, children demonstrate attachments to staff, who nurture them and respond to their needs. When minor disputes occur, some staff lack the knowledge to manage this effectively. This means children are not always sure of the rules and expectations to support their social and emotional development. Routines are in place to help children understand what is happening next. However, staff do not use the transitions between activities well to extend children's learning. For example, at times, all staff are busy organising the rooms, and children miss valuable time to play and learn. Due to the changeover of leaders and staff, some parents have not received consistent updates about their children's development and care.

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The provision requires improvement

Leaders create a curriculum that provides children with a wide range of experiences. They have identified what children need to know and what they want them to experience by the time they leave the setting. Overall, this is well designed to promote children's progress from their starting points. However, they have not ensured that all staff implement the aims of the curriculum consistently. Some staff do not provide children with experiences that ignite their curiosity or sustain their engagement. Therefore, children quickly lose interest and flit from one activity to another.

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need to do better?

n The new leaders are passionate about providing high-quality care and education for all children. They have a targeted plan to work towards to drive improvements. For example, they are in the process of delivering support, training and supervision to all staff to build a good-quality education. This has been inconsistent in previous months and has affected the staff's performance and the overall quality of education. n Children have access to a wide range of resources and activities. However, staff do not always support age-appropriate learning or use routine activities to help children build on what they already know and can do. Staff do get to know the children and observe them as they play. However, they are not always ambitious and do not consistently challenge children's knowledge. This means that, although children make progress, staff do not fully support them to make the best possible progress they can.

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need to do better?

n At times, the organisation of the environment during some daily routines does not run smoothly. For instance, there are times during the day when the noise levels rise, and the organisation of the routine does not lend itself to creating an orderly and calm environment. As a result, children's behaviour starts to deteriorate. Staff attempt to intervene and support the children, but there is an

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need to do better?

27 February 2025 inconsistent approach. Overall, staff do not give children clear explanations about what is expected from them and how they are impacting on others. Therefore, children do not learn to moderate their behaviour. n The setting has different processes in place to communicate with parents, for example through an app, diaries and verbally at handovers. However, parent feedback indicates that these processes are not used consistently. For instance, they do not feel adequately informed about their child's daily care or changes taking place within the setting. Leaders acknowledge this has not been consistent and have plans to address the weakness. However, this is not yet having a positive impact. n Children enhance their physical abilities through various activities. They love playing outdoors, where they can move around with ease and confidence. Children of all ages use resources, such as tunnels, walkers, bikes and slides to

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need to do better?

aid their physical growth. Staff help children to climb safely on different equipment, which contributes to building their larger muscles. Children are offered nutritious meals and snacks, and have access to fresh water throughout the day. This promotes healthy eating. n Staff aid and support all children to develop and build on their independence skills well. Resources are at a low level to support children to make choices in their play. Babies learn to recognise their own belongings, such as their drinks. Older children learn to wash their hands, wipe their noses and put on their coats. This supports children to develop some of the skills needed for their next stages in life.

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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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Due date

ensure that children's behaviour is managed appropriately and consistently by all staff, so children can learn to self- regulate their behaviour and understand the impact of their actions on others 02/05/2025

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Due date

27 February 2025 ensure all staff have the skills they need to deliver the aims of the curriculum and provide children with challenging activities and learning opportunities 02/05/2025

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Due date

improve partnerships with parents so they are well informed about their children's time at the setting. 02/05/2025

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should:

n improve the organisation of daily routines to ensure that children remain interested and engaged during transition times.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2696181 Local authority Somerset Inspection number 10391118 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 91 Number of children on roll 127 Name of registered person Ocean Adventurers Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01278422409 Date of previous inspection 16 January 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Little Adventurers Nursery (Bridgwater) registered in 2022 and is one of nine nurseries run by Ocean Adventurers Ltd. The nursery is open from 7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday throughout the year. It receives funding to provide free early education. The setting employs 18 members of staff. Of these, 12 members of staff hold level 3 qualifications and above.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the manager and provider. She reviewed relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working at the nursery. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspector. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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