Busy Little Bees Nursery (Shirley) Ltd

Inspection of Busy Little Bees Nursery (Shirley) Ltd 2 Newborough Road, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands B90 2HA

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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 Good

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The provision is good

Staff provide children with a safe and stimulating environment. They organise an extensive range of high-quality natural resources that ignite children's curiosity and investigative skills. Staff plan exciting activities, both indoors and outdoors, which link to children's next steps and interests. For example, indoors, children mix paints to explore colour. Outdoors, they investigate capacity using a cauldron, ladles and 'potion' pots. These activities captivate children's interest and lead to high levels of engagement in learning. Staff observe children closely and get to know them well. They value children's ideas and home experiences. For example, one family's visit to a zoo inspires a zoo learning theme in the babies' room. This makes learning meaningful and memorable for children.

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The provision is good

Children benefit from a broad curriculum that includes enrichment activities to further enhance learning. For example, children observe and care for hatching chicks, they communicate with pen pals in Devon and they visit the local library, forest school and farm. These opportunities help children to learn more about where they live, the wider world and their place within it. Staff support children's emotional and social development well. They focus on naming and talking about emotions using books and soft toys. Staff encourage children to share, be kind and have empathy for others. This means that when conflicts occur, children try to resolve them without adult support.

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need to do better?

n Staff know what key knowledge and skills they want children to learn next. However, learning intentions for activities are not always implemented precisely enough. This may prevent children from making the best possible progress. n Developing children's vocabulary is a priority for staff. Staff introduce and model new language during play and daily routines. For example, staff repeat words such as 'tractor' to babies, and pre-school children learn words such as 'trowel'. This helps children to expand their vocabulary. n Staff interact skilfully with children to build and extend their language and learning. For example, they talk with children about their interests and support them to develop their ideas. However, at times, staff do not fully involve those children most in need of these quality interactions. This may impact on the engagement and progress of these children. n Staff actively involve parents in the setting. They welcome parents into the

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setting daily and for special events, such as workshops, celebration days and training opportunities. This promotes positive relationships between children, parents and staff and helps children to feel safe and secure. n Staff provide children with lots of opportunities to progress their physical development. For example, toddlers make marks and patterns using paint

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13 May 2025 brushes in shaving foam, and pre-school children roll, press and squeeze play dough to make creations. This supports their fine motor development. Outside, children use ride on toys, crawl through tunnels and balance on raised beams and stepping stones. This supports the development of their gross motor skills, spatial awareness and coordination skills. n Staff plan for children to become increasingly independent as they move through the setting. For example, at lunchtime, babies find their own chair and learn to feed themselves, and toddlers serve their own lunch. This helps children to be able to look after their own care needs and acquire the skills they need for future transitions. n Children learn about a wide range of cultures and beliefs. Staff plan activities and provide resources that reflect diverse cultures. For example, parents come into the setting to share their unique cultures, and children's family photos are

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on display. This ensures that children learn about different people and promotes a sense of identity and belonging. n Leadership and management of the setting are strong. Leaders and managers assess the strengths and areas for development within the setting, and they strive to constantly improve the quality of the provision. Staff access a wide range of training and professional development opportunities, which impact positively on children's well-being, learning and development. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well. Staff swiftly identify children in need of additional support and put in place strategies to support them. Staff foster close relationships with parents and external agencies to ensure that children receive the specialist support they need. n Parents speak extremely positively about the setting. They praise the staff for the relationships they make with their children and the support they offer

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families. They feel their children are happy at the setting and make good progress.

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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 support staff to implement the curriculum intentions more precisely to build on children's existing knowledge and skills n ensure that staff include all children in their interactions to fully support children's learning and development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY338609 Local authority Solihull Inspection number 10399371 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 53 Number of children on roll 92 Name of registered person Busy Little Bees Nursery (Shirley) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0121 744 4858 Date of previous inspection 29 November 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Busy Little Bees Nursery (Shirley) Ltd registered in 2006 and is located in Shirley, Solihull. The nursery employs 15 members of childcare staff. Of these, two members of staff hold early years qualifications at level 6, one at level 5, 11 at level 3 and one at level 2. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery offers government funded early years education for eligible children.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the setting and discussed the early years curriculum. n Staff spoke to the inspector about children's learning and development, with a particular focus on communication and language. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff 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 and the manager carried out a joint observation of an activity. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector spoke with the manager and nominated individual about the leadership and management of the setting. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the

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suitability of staff working in the setting.

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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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