Little Adventures Nursery (Bristol St Philips)

Inspection of Little Adventures Nursery (Bristol St Philips) Shaftesbury Chapel, Union Road, Bristol BS2 0LP

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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 extremely happy and settle well in this welcoming and inclusive nursery. Staff work closely with parents to ensure that they gather information about children's individual needs and routines, and they use this information well to help children feel secure and receive a continuity of care. Children are curious to learn, demonstrate a positive attitude to learning and develop positive self-esteem from the encouragement they receive from staff. For example, children are regularly praised with 'wow moments' for achieving something new, such as taking their first steps and overcoming their fears as they slide down slides for the first time. Children build meaningful and trusting relationships with their key person. Staff get to know their key children well and use their observations and assessments of the children to ensure that their individual needs and interests are reflected in what activities and experiences are on offer. Children make good

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The provision is good

progress in their learning and development. Staff facilitate children's learning well and implement a well-planned curriculum to help prepare children for the next stage in learning and to ensure that they reach their potential.

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The provision is good

Staff are good role models for children's behaviour. They have high expectations of children and consider appropriate strategies to ensure that expectations are fair and suitable for the age and developmental stage of each child. Staff explain the expectations and reasons for the rules to children, which helps children develop a good awareness of safety. Children get on well with one another, and they learn how to interact and socialise with others positively.

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need to do better?

n Children benefit from an ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum. Staff carefully plan for children's learning and development and make assessments continuously as they interact with children and respond in the moment to extend and consolidate children's learning. Overall, the curriculum supports all areas of learning. However, staff do not consistently take opportunities as they arise in children's play to extend children's mathematical learning and development. n The promotion of communication and language is a particular strength of the setting. Staff model language well, teach new vocabulary, ask questions and encourage children to engage in conversation. Staff use sign language alongside their speech, and children are regularly observed independently using these signs to communicate their thoughts and needs. Consequently, children develop good early communication and language skills during their time at the nursery.

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need to do better?

n Parents are complimentary about the care and education their children receive. Staff update parents on their child's time at nursery through an app and in daily handovers. Leaders have developed a borrowing library and learning packs to support home learning. For example, parents enjoy using the packs they take

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17 July 2025 home to engage in planting activities with their children. n Staff give children vast opportunities to enhance their physical development. For example, babies walk with a walker to help them maintain balance as they practise taking steps. Older children engage in active games and use a range of apparatus in the indoor garden that challenges them as they use their bodies in a variety of ways. In addition to this, children have regular outings in the local area, including to the local park. Throughout the nursery, staff place a high emphasis on promoting healthy lifestyles. n Children are very well supported to develop their social skills, independence skills and emotional resilience in preparation for their move to school. For example, they learn to play cooperatively with others, manage their own self-care and learn ways to positively manage their feelings and emotions. However, systems to ensure that children's transition to their next phase of education is as smooth

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need to do better?

as possible are not implemented or started early enough. For example, there are some delays in sharing information with schools about targeted support for children, and partnerships with schools are not yet fully established. n Staff promote cultural diversity and celebrate children's unique backgrounds, for example by welcoming families using phrases in their home language and using cultural greetings. n The nursery is led by a committed leadership team that is extremely passionate about what it does. Leaders regularly reflect on what is working well and what they could improve. Ongoing action planning is used well to make continual improvements to the provision. n Staff have vast opportunities to enhance their professional development. They regularly receive feedback about their personal performance and value the guidance and support they receive from leaders. This contributes to good staff morale, and staff work well as a team to ensure consistency in practice and to

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need to do better?

create a respectful atmosphere. n Safeguarding is given high priority. Staff and leaders demonstrate a secure knowledge of their safeguarding responsibilities, including wider safeguarding areas such as whistle-blowing and allegations management.

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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 for mathematics more consistently to help children to make even better progress in this area

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should:

17 July 2025 n develop processes to strengthen children's transition to school to ensure that appropriate support is in place, enabling children to experience a continuity of care and education.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2798157 Local authority Bristol City of Inspection number 10407034 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 68 Number of children on roll 89 Name of registered person Ocean Adventurers Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01934713527 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Little Adventures Nursery (Bristol St Phillips) registered in 2024. It operates from Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round, with the exception of bank holidays and a week at Christmas. The nursery employs 21 members of childcare staff, of whom two have a relevant level 6 qualification, eight have a relevant level 3 qualification and 11 are unqualified. The nursery provides government-funded places for children from the ages of nine months to four years.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector held discussions with leaders at appropriate times during the inspection and in a scheduled meeting. n The inspector completed a learning walk with the manager across all areas of the nursery to understand how the curriculum is organised. n The inspector observed the quality of education and staff teaching during children's activities both indoors and on an outing, and assessed the impact this is having on the children's learning. n The inspector and the manager carried out a joint observation. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including staff's suitability to work with children. n The inspector gathered the views of parents, staff and the children during the inspection and through sampling written feedback 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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