Lilliput Day Nursery Peterborough

Inspection of Lilliput Day Nursery Peterborough Lilliput Day Nursery, 1200 Lincoln Road, Peterborough PE4 6LA

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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 Not applicable

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The provision requires improvement

The staff team creates a warm, friendly and home-from-home environment for children and their families. Children happily attend nursery, and the staff are friendly and caring. Babies and older children independently explore the rooms. This shows that children are happy, relaxed and feel safe and secure. There are weaknesses in the quality of education. Although staff interact pleasantly with children and talk to them as they play, the quality of teaching is not always consistent. The provider's planning of the activities is not always carefully sequenced to build on what children already know and can do. This means that activities do not always support the intended learning outcomes and limits children's progress. The staff team quickly identify children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They have plans in place to support children with SEND. However, the staff team do not always tailor their approach to help children

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The provision requires improvement

Generally, children behave well. They listen to and follow instructions from the staff team. However, there are times when children show that they are still learning to understand behaviour expectations. Although the staff react quickly to this, they do not always help children to understand their behaviour. For example, when children climb up on tables or throw toys, staff say 'no thank you'.

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need to do better?

n The provider and staff team plan the curriculum based on children's interests and topics. However, they do not have clear intent about what they want individual children to learn. While children enjoy the activities, these are not always appropriate learning. Therefore, children are not consistently benefiting from teaching that helps them make good progress. n The provider works to identify children with SEND. They complete next steps in children's learning and share these with the parents. The staff team are kind and caring and they reassure children with cuddles throughout the day. However, the staff team do not consistently provide the support that children with SEND need to make the best progress. They let them, at times, remain at the same activity. Consequently, children appear bored. They sit on the floor or wander around the room without purpose. n Staff support children's understanding of good health and hygiene. Children are

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need to do better?

learning how to keep their bodies healthy through food and exercise. They understand the importance of washing their hands and staff support children to brush their teeth to fun songs. n Staff encourage and support children to be independent. Older children persevere well, managing their shoes and getting their bags ready. Babies attempt to feed themselves with staff close by to help. This helps promote

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30 April 2025 children's confidence. n Children have fun outside, playing boisterous physical games with staff and making use of the climbing and building equipment. Staff interact and play with children at their level. n The staff team understand that children need to develop good communication and language skills. Staff spontaneously lead songs and rhymes throughout the day. This helps to develop children's communication skills. They introduce unfamiliar words in context to ensure children hear a wide vocabulary. Staff encourage parents to use the nursery's lending library to share books at home. This supports children's early literacy skills. n Staff provide different opportunities to promote children's hand-eye coordination and future writing skills. For example, babies play with different fixtures on the wall activity board, opening and closing latches. Older children use tweezers to pick up coloured play frogs.

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need to do better?

n Staff are good role models. They encourage children to use their manners and share resources. Staff recognise and praise good behaviour. However, they do not consistently help children to understand the consequences of some of their actions and why they are being asked to stop. For example, when children throw an object, they are told 'no thank you' and not provided with an explanation. Therefore, children do not thoroughly understand the full expectations of their behaviour. n Partnership with parents and families is positive. They feel involved and well- informed about their children's learning and progress. Parents receive regular communication about their children's learning and development. Parents say they feel able to approach staff should they have any concerns or need support. They talk about how happy children are to attend, and how quickly they settle. Parents describe the nursery as being like 'a home from home'.

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need to do better?

n The management team works alongside staff to care for the children. Staff comment that they feel supported and are part of a team. Staff have opportunities for training, mentoring and supervision.

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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

30 April 2025 strengthen the implementation of the curriculum to focus more closely on the intended learning aims of activities to build effectively on what children know and can do 30/06/2025

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Due date

provide support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to meet their individual needs. 30/06/2025

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should:

n support staff to consistently provide children with a good understanding of why they are being asked to stop particular actions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2770477 Local authority Peterborough Inspection number 10389799 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 31 Number of children on roll 26 Name of registered person Lilliput Day Nursery (Spalding) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01733 660535 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Lilliput Day Nursery (Spalding) Limited registered in 2023. The nursery employs 7 member of childcare staff, 6 of whom are qualified at level 3. The nursery opens Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6pm all year round, except for bank holidays. The nursery provides funded early education places for all eligible children.

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Inspection activities

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 Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector spoke with the leadership team about the management of the nursery. 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 with the manager. n Parents spoke to the inspector during the inspection and took account of their views. n The management team and staff spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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