Early Learners' Nursery School

Inspection of Early Learners' Nursery School 78 Uppingham Road, Leicester LE5 0QE

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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

Children are greeted warmly by staff at the door. They settle quickly and freely choose what to play with from a wide range of fun activities in the playrooms. Children follow daily routines set by staff that help them to feel secure. For example, when they hear staff shake a musical instrument, they join in singing a song as they tidy away toys. Young children confidently put away resources on shelves and in baskets. Staff praise them frequently for their efforts. This helps children to feel valued and become independent. Staff set clear boundaries for children, who behave well. They model good manners and remind young children to use their hands to show kindness and to walk indoors.

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The provision is good

Children's curiosity is sparked when staff provide them with recycled materials and natural resources, such as large boxes, cylinders, logs, cogs and wheels. Staff encourage them to use their imaginations to work out how to create ramps to roll the wheels down. Staff provide children with sensory experiences, such as herbs and flowers for young children to press into dough. Older children mix together ingredients, including tomato paste and pasta, while pretending to cook in the home corner. Staff talk to children about smells, tastes and textures, introducing new vocabulary. For instance, during snack time staff introduce words, such as 'bitter' and 'sour', while children are tasting oranges.

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need to do better?

n Leaders support staff well-being and professional development effectively. They regularly observe staff practice. They use this information to give positive feedback to staff and set targets for any improvements. Leaders provide coaching, mentoring and specific training to help staff build on teaching standards. n Staff work closely with other professionals to support children. They identify any gaps in learning and take steps to address these, such as providing one-to-one time. All children make good progress, including those who speak English as an additional language and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. n Staff keep parents informed about children's progress through termly meetings and occasional stay-and-play sessions. However, there are fewer opportunities for staff to share specific ideas with parents to help them continue their children's individual learning at home.

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need to do better?

n Children learn about healthy choices. Staff tell children that milk helps them grow strong and encourage them to try different foods for snack. Children follow good hygiene procedures. For example, they wash their hands thoroughly before eating. n Staff help children to develop independence and self-care skills. Younger children

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need to do better?

7 July 2025 practise taking off outdoor shoes and find others to wear indoors. Older children slice bananas for snack. They serve themselves using a spoon. This helps children to prepare for their future learning. n Staff promote children's love of stories. They read animatedly to them from familiar books. Children excitedly repeat the words that they recall and are supported to take an active part in the storytelling. This includes children using toy animals in the story and joining in with animal noises. This helps children to develop good early literacy skills. n Staff recognise the importance of children's developing communication and language skills. For instance, they clearly repeat single words for young children to hear and copy. However, on occasion they do not give older quieter children time to think and answer questions. This means some older children have fewer opportunities to practise their communications skills and share their ideas.

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need to do better?

n Children enjoy plenty of exercise indoors and outdoors, where they can dance, run, jump, balance and climb. They develop their gross motor skills and muscle strength. Staff teach children games, such as 'What's the time Mr Wolf', to support them to play together as a group. n Staff plan activities to enable children to practise their fine motor skills. For example, older children lie on the floor to draw lines on paper that is stuck underneath a table. Younger children are closely supervised by staff as they confidently use knives to cut dough. Children progress to cutting up fruit for snacks and carefully pour their own drinks of milk and water. n Staff take children to parks and local shops. Children find out about how people help us, such as when a police officer visits the nursery to talk about their job. This helps children to find out about the wider community around them.

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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 support for staff to promote children's language and communication consistently, giving older quieter children time to think and answer questions n enhance communication with parents and share ideas to support children's learning further at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY410668 Local authority Leicester Inspection number 10392408 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 70 Number of children on roll 33 Name of registered person L E Associates (UK) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0116 2763377 Date of previous inspection 21 August 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Early Learners' Nursery School registered in 2010 and is located in Leicester. There are 10 members of childcare staff. Of these, three hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and five at level 2. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7am until 7pm. The nursery provides funded early 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 Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector spoke with the nominated individual and other managers about the leadership and management of the nursery. n The manager and the inspector carried out joint observations during snack time and story time. n The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views. 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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