Mindful Me Nursery

Inspection of Mindful Me Nursery 1 Daneshill Road, Leicester, Leicestershire LE3 6AN

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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 are happy and settled at this nursery. They separate easily from their parents and are excited to play with their friends. Young children demonstrate they feel safe as they approach familiar adults for cuddles and reassurance. Older children learn to keep themselves safe. For example, staff teach children to use 'walking feet' when moving around the nursery. Children learn to behave well. They enjoy the responsibility of helping tidy up and recognise the staff's expectations. For example, children remind their friends to be quiet as they walk along the hallway past the baby room while babies are sleeping. Staff support children to develop skills for life, such as independence, kindness and confidence.

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The provision is good

Children benefit from learning experiences appropriate to their age and stage of development. The youngest children strengthen their hand muscles as they enjoy squeezing sponges and become immersed in water play. Toddlers use their imagination as they pretend to make 'cupcakes' in the mud kitchen. Older children are inquisitive and show determination as they search for bugs and add them to the bug hotel in the garden. All children participate in activities to support their well-being. Staff provides sensory resources for children to explore and activities to include mindful breathing exercises, such as yoga to help them connect with their bodies.

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need to do better?

n Staff provide strong support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They identify any developmental gaps in children's learning through regular assessments. Staff collaborate with parents and external professionals to help create tailored support plans for individual children. This approach ensures that all children receive the necessary support to achieve their learning goals. n Staff provide a broad curriculum following a variety of topics to support children's learning. Pre-school children learn about their bodies and enjoy visits from the local dentist, where they learn about oral health. Staff plan group times to help children learn how their body works. Children listen to their heartbeats using a stethoscope and compare the difference before and after exercise. However, staff do not always carefully plan activities to ensure all children taking part can have a go and are supported to maintain interest and engagement.

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need to do better?

Consequently, some children become distracted and lose interest, which means they do not fully benefit from the planned teaching. n Staff develop strong partnerships with parents and actively involve them in children's experiences. For example, parents are regularly invited into the nursery to take part in planned activities with their children. These activities help staff to share ideas regarding further supporting children's learning at home. Staff share information about the children's day via an online App and offer

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need to do better?

2 June 2025 verbal feedback at the end of each day. This ensures parents are kept informed and up to date with their children's progress and care. n The staff know their key children well. They monitor and assess children's progress to help identify what each child needs to learn next. However, staff do not always carefully plan children's self-chosen activities and learning experiences to support their next steps in learning. n Staff focus on outdoor learning and provide children with a broad range of experiences to support their interests outside. Older children develop coordination and balance as they design and make an obstacle course. Staff encourage children to take risks safely and challenge themselves as they develop strength, agility and confidence. Younger children develop their hand-eye coordination as they use small tools to dig in the soil and fill buckets with sand. n Leaders support staff well-being successfully, both professionally and personally.

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need to do better?

They organise regular supervision meetings to identify strengths and areas of improvement in staff practice. Leaders support staff as they develop new skills and enhance their knowledge. n Staff support children's communication and language skills well. They plan singing sessions and use songs and stories during everyday routines. As staff read stories to children, they give children time to look at each page and discuss what they can see. Staff offer parents home learning packs to support children's different ages and abilities. For example, story packs and props to continue to build children's language skills at home.

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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 strengthen the planning of large-group activities so that all children benefit from the learning experiences and maintain engagement n focus more precisely on supporting children's most relevant next steps in learning during children's self-chosen activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2713215 Local authority Leicester Inspection number 10388468 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 46 Number of children on roll 59 Name of registered person Mindful Me Nursery Group Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07769119455 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Mindful Me Nursery registered 2023 and is located in Leicester. The nursery employs 13 members of childcare staff. Of these, 12 hold appropriate early years qualification at level 2 or above. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, 7am until 6pm, all year round. It provides government funded place for children aged nine months to four years.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector completed a walk around the nursery with the manager and the quality coordinator and discussed the plans and reasoning for the early years curriculum. n The inspector spoke with staff during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities, both indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact his has on children's learning. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery managers. n The inspector held a meeting with the nursery management team. She reviewed relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n The inspector spoke to a small number of parents 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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