Beehive Daycare

Inspection of Beehive Daycare 37 Bury Street, Heywood OL10 3HH

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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 arrive happy and are eager to come to nursery. All children develop strong bonds with staff, which helps them to develop a real sense of security. Leaders and staff establish robust settling-in processes. From the start, staff work closely with parents to gather a detailed understanding of children's early experiences. This allows them to provide children with opportunities and support that they may not otherwise receive. For example, they bring animals into the setting to support children to learn about other living things.

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The provision is good

Staff are good role models. They are open and honest with children, supporting them in sensitively understanding the needs of others. For example, staff teach older children to recognise when their peers may need specific resources, such as a spinning chair to help regulate their emotions when they become overwhelmed.

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The provision is good

Leaders and staff implement an ambitious and flexible curriculum that takes into account children's individual needs and interests well. Staff have a good understanding of the curriculum and what they want children to learn next. Staff complete observations and assessments to monitor children's progress and plan next steps. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress and are prepared for their next stage in learning.

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need to do better?

n The nursery notified Ofsted regarding a recent incident that happened at the nursery. Leaders took swift action to ensure this does not happen again. For example, the nursery has updated their sun policy and risk assessment and have introduced further safety measures. Furthermore, all staff have attended a meeting to ensure policies and risk assessments inform staff practice. n Staff feel well supported in their roles and morale is high. Leaders prioritise staff supervision and mandatory training as required. In addition, they provide good opportunities for staff's professional development. For example, recent training on communication and language and forest school has supported staff to improve their teaching skills. n Parent partnership is a strength. Parents say that staff support their children, especially those in receipt of additional funding. They say that staff truly care about their children. Parents comment that children are excellently supported in

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need to do better?

their emotional well-being and make very good progress. n Partnership working with external professionals is effective. For example, staff have good links with professionals who work for the local authority. The support

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need to do better?

3 June 2025 for children with SEND is secure. Leaders and staff act promptly when they have concerns about children's development. Staff work closely with other professionals to identify and implement interventions to help support children, when required. Additional funding is used effectively to enhance children's learning experiences. All children make good progress from their starting points. n Children of all ages show positive attitudes to learning. They excitedly explore the well-thought-out environment and have an array of learning opportunities to choose from. Babies excitedly share musical instruments and delight as they dance to the sounds they create. Older children spend extended periods of time highly engaged as they search the garden for snails. They take turns and work together as they share different tools, such as trowels and a magnifying glass. n The curriculum for physical development is good. Staff arrange the environment

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need to do better?

to support and encourage babies to climb, crawl and pull themselves up. Older children develop their small muscles and dexterity as they use their fingers to manipulate shapes with play dough. This helps them to develop skills in preparation for early writing. n Overall, the curriculum for communication and language is good. Babies demonstrate a love of books as staff encourage them to make animal noises that link to pictures in their favourite book. However, at times, staff do not recognise when increasing noise levels impact on what children can hear. This does not fully support children's listening and attention skills. n In the main, staff support children to develop healthy lifestyle habits. For example, children know to wash their hands before meals and after using the toilet. However, on occasion, some staff do not consistently carry out good handwashing practices after carrying out self-care tasks, such as blowing noses.

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need to do better?

Consequently, at times, children are not fully supported to develop an understanding of healthy lifestyles.

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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 minimise noise levels in the rooms to fully enable all children to hear what is being said and concentrate on their learning n consider ways to improve hygiene routines so that they are consistently embedded to promote children's understanding of good hygiene practices.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2728905 Local authority Rochdale Inspection number 10404252 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

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

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inspection

Total number of places 54 Number of children on roll 104 Name of registered person Beehive Daycare Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 08006696960 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Beehive Daycare registered in 2023, and is situated in Heywood, Greater Manchester. The nursery operates Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round except bank holidays. The nursery employs 14 members of staff to work directly with the children. Of these, 12 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2, 3 and 6. The nursery offers government funded early years education.

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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 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 The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke to staff at appropriate times during the inspection. 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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