Honey Tots Day Nursery

Inspection of Honey Tots Day Nursery Redeem Christian Centre, 21-23 Stokes Croft, BRISTOL BS1 3PY

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Overall effectiveness Inadequate

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

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The provision is inadequate

There is a newly appointed manager who started this week and has not yet had an opportunity to make a difference. Weaknesses continue to be present despite the same issues being raised at previous inspections. Not enough is being done to ensure that staff have the training and skills they need to deliver a curriculum that provides challenge and meets the children's needs. In addition to this, staff do not manage children's behaviour in a positive manner so that children understand what is expected of them.

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The provision is inadequate

The provider does not ensure that staff have the skills they need to engage children in purposeful and meaningful learning. Children are often unengaged in play. For instance, staff make children take part in activities that are not inspiring or appropriate to their needs, and as a result, children do not express an interest in learning. Despite children showing little interest in the activities provided, staff continue to make them listen. Staff do not ensure that children have opportunities to make their own decisions in play. Babies and younger toddlers can explore and make their own choices. However, due to the poor deployment of staff, they do not receive the interactions they need as staff are too busy trying to comfort other children and cannot give them the attention that they need. Older toddlers and pre-school children do not have opportunities to lead their own play. Due to these significant weaknesses, children do not make good progress and are not well

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The provision is inadequate

prepared for their future education, including school.

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need to do better?

n Leaders do not provide staff with the support and training they need to understand the subject knowledge they need to teach, and to be able to teach children in a way that is engaging, interesting and challenging. For example, they use flash cards and make children repeat the names of shapes and numbers, which does not engage or interest the children. In addition to this, staff confuse two- and three-dimensional shapes by teaching the children that a pyramid is a triangle and a cube is a square. Staff then encourage children to count the faces of the cube and tell them that a square has six sides. n The provider does not ensure that staff manage children's behaviour in a positive way to help children to learn about expectations, to be kind, to share and to be respectful of each other. Staff shout and clap their hands loudly to make sure children are listening, and staff remove toys from children's hands

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need to do better?

without warning as children are trying to play when staff want their attention. As a result, children copy this behaviour as they snatch toys from each other and shout to get attention. n Although the provider meets the requirements regarding the ratio of adults working with children, they do not ensure that staff are deployed well to meet

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need to do better?

24 April 2025 the needs of all children. Staff working with the babies and youngest toddlers struggle to meet their care and learning needs, especially when babies need comforting and rely on being carried. This means the other children do not receive the support and interactions that they need to promote their learning and development. However, staff are very kind and caring as they try to make sure that children feel safe and settled. Babies clearly have good relationships with the adults caring for them. n Leaders do not ensure that staff provide enough support or encouragement to help children to develop their communication and language skills. Staff often sit with children quietly or just use flash cards to ask children to name what is in the picture, and this requires a one-word answer. They do not model language or encourage children to share their views and ideas or to have a two-way flow of conversation with them or their peers. Although the curriculum suggests that

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need to do better?

staff use core books with children, staff do not make use of books to introduce more language to children's vocabulary. n Staff do not ensure that older children can direct their play and follow their own ideas. This means that these children are not able to explore and express themselves, following their own interests. n Children know the routines well and understand good hygiene practices. They confidently line up to wash their hands before meals and demonstrate independence at managing some tasks such as pouring themselves drinks, feeding themselves and putting their coats and shoes on to go outside to play.

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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 staff have the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to deliver the intended curriculum 05/06/2025

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Due date

provide staff with support to improve their interactions with children so they are able to effectively promote children's communication and language development 05/06/2025

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Due date

24 April 2025 provide opportunities for older toddlers and pre-school children to lead their own play to express and explore their ideas 05/06/2025

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Due date

ensure staff manage children's behaviour in a positive way that enables children to learn about expectations to be kind, to share and to be respectful 22/05/2025

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Due date

ensure that staff are deployed well to meet the care and learning needs of all children. 22/05/2025

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY417700 Local authority Bristol City of Inspection number 10382146 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 60 Number of children on roll 41

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Name of registered person

Redeemed Christian Church of God Glory of God Parish

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reference number

Telephone number 0117 924 3100 Date of previous inspection 26 November 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Honey Tots Day Nursery registered in 2010. It operates from the Christian centre in Stokes Croft, Bristol. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery offers government funded places for children aged two, three and four years. The nursery employs six members of staff. Four members of staff hold an early years qualification at level 3, and two members of staff are unqualified.

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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 The inspector talked to staff, parents and children at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. 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 looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.

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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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