Little Roos Private Nursery LTD

Inspection of Little Roos Private Nursery LTD McLintocks, Summer Lane, Barnsley S70 2NZ

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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 enjoy attending this family focused and caring nursery. Leaders and staff aim to promote children's good health and well-being. For instance, leaders are working to support parents and carers to provide healthy food and drinks in children's lunch boxes. Staff ensure that children receive daily opportunities to play outside and be active. They demonstrate good manners to children. Staff sensitively support children to understand waiting for their turn and sharing. Children happily play together. They build strong relationships with their peers and behave positively towards each other.

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The provision is good

Leaders and staff quickly get to know children and identify what they need to learn next. They work swiftly to put strategies in place to meet children's needs. For example, leaders have installed an indoor slide to meet the needs of toddlers who enjoy climbing. This also helps to support their physical development. Leaders have identified that some children need targeted support to develop their communication skills. They are beginning a programme of training to further enhance staff's knowledge of how best to continue to support these children. This excellent understanding of children's needs supports leaders and staff to tailor the curriculum. This, in turn, ensures that children continue to work towards their milestones.

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need to do better?

n Children receive praise from staff for their efforts. They develop the ability to do things for themselves. For instance, children collect their own cutlery at mealtimes and pour their own drinks. They keep on trying with difficult tasks, such as hanging up their coat. They concentrate as they balance and walk across a narrow wooden beam. Children build their resilience and confidence in their own abilities. n Staff provide targeted opportunities to support children's listening and communication skills. Children quickly learn new skills, such as counting the syllables in their name. However, some staff are still developing their skills in adapting these experiences to ensure that all children consistently benefit from them. For example, on occasion, group sizes for activities are too large. This does not fully support all children to remain focused. n Leaders have good oversight of the nursery. They are aware of areas for staff's

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development. Leaders are committed to continue supporting the newly established staff team to enhance and improve their practice. n Leaders and staff invite parents to attend stay-and-play sessions at the nursery during the weekends. This allows parents to spend focused time in the nursery and talk with their child's key person. Parents are encouraged to borrow books from the nursery lending library. Leaders seek the views of parents and children

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19 March 2025 by asking a 'question of the day'. This supports parents to feel more involved and informed about their children's learning and development. n Leaders and staff carry out daily checks of the premises. However, during the inspection, a small amount of litter in the outdoor area went unnoticed by staff and leaders. The inspector highlighted this to the nursery leaders, who took immediate action to rectify this. There is no further impact on children's safety. Leaders outline their intentions to further support staff to strengthen their skills in carrying out ongoing checks of the environment. They show a positive attitude to ensuring children's ongoing safety. n Leaders and staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) well. They work closely with specialist advisers and health professionals. This ensures that staff have the right skills and knowledge to

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support children's care needs. Leaders use additional funding to ensure that children with SEND receive further support in small groups or with their key person. Consequently, children with SEND continue to work towards their development goals. n The provider previously notified Ofsted about a significant event. This means that the provider has met their legal responsibility to notify Ofsted of such events. The inspector discussed this with the nursery leaders during the inspection and appropriate action has been taken. Leaders have strengthened the procedures for moving children around the nursery. They have recruited more staff members to ensure high levels of child supervision. All other aspects of leadership and management are good, and children's safety continues to be assured.

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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 continue to support staff to adapt activities and experiences to ensure that all children fully benefit from them and extend their learning further n strengthen staff's knowledge and awareness of carrying out ongoing checks of the environment, to ensure that minor hazards are more quickly identified and removed or minimised.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2805655 Local authority Barnsley Inspection number 10389542 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 140 Number of children on roll 106 Name of registered person Little Roos Private Nursery LTD

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reference number

Telephone number 01226663002 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Little Roos Private Nursery LTD registered in 2024 and is located in Barnsley. The nursery employs 20 members of childcare staff. Of these, 15 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery is open from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. The nursery receives specific funding for disadvantaged children and offers government funded childcare for children aged between nine months and four years.

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Inspection activities

n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n The inspector spoke with the nominated individual and manager about the leadership and management of the nursery. n Staff spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and the children. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a communication and language activity with the manager. n Parents shared their views on the nursery with the inspector. n The inspector spoke with leaders and staff about their safeguarding knowledge

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and responsibilities. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff. n Children spoke to and communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times 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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