The Little Lane Nursery Limited

Inspection of The Little Lane Nursery Limited Silver Lane, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 2BT

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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 supported by skilled staff to make secure progress in their learning and development. They show that they can remember more and do more. Young babies turn the pages of a book. They use their developing dexterity to open flaps, and when they see a familiar image they point and say, 'Duck'. Older children demonstrate their increasing knowledge and understanding of the natural world. They answer staff's questions to identify correctly that an octopus has eight legs. Older children recall information that they have recently learned confidently. For instance, they remember that a clown fish lives in the coral reef.

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The provision is good

Children throughout the nursery benefit from the variety of outings that staff arrange. Staff offer these opportunities to help children connect their learning with real-life experiences. For example, older children further their learning about water habitats by visiting a local river. Younger children enjoy talking about their holidays. They politely wait their turn to contribute their ideas at group time and are excited to tell their friends that they will soon travel on an aeroplane and a ship. These activities help children to learn new information that they will use to navigate the world around them as they grow older.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and managers make sure staff are well equipped to fulfil their roles. They provide relevant training opportunities for staff to undertake, specific to the needs of the children that they work with. For example, staff working with toddlers are trained to understand children's toilet training development. They use their learning to help children at nursery, as well as educating parents about what they can do to successfully promote this skill at home. n Leaders and managers design a curriculum around the core values that they see as important for children's learning and development. Promoting children's independence features highly. This is seen from the moment children arrive, where they sign in to nursery to mark their attendance. Staff consider how they can encourage children's independence throughout all activities, including care routines. For instance, they provide children with familiar bedding so that

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children can find their own bed at sleep time independently. n Staff provide children with a range of activities at nursery and on frequent outings. They plan activities to allow children new experiences and to build on what they have previously learned. In the most part, staff retain children's engagement in learning. However, on occasion, the activities that staff provide do not hold children's interests and, as a result, children's attitudes to their learning begin to deteriorate. Staff do not always recognise or respond effectively when this happens. n Children with emerging special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)

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need to do better?

17 July 2025 make good progress. Staff assess children's development accurately and are quick to identify delays. They make the correct referrals at the right time so that children receive the targeted support that they need. Staff work collaboratively with parents to set appropriate learning targets. Those in charge make sure that all staff understand how to best support children with SEND. n Staff are effective at supporting children's understanding of emotions. They use stories to help children identify their feelings. Staff provide picture cards and mirrors for children to explore what their faces might look like when they feel a certain way. Leaders and managers prioritise staff's well-being and are trained in mental health first aid. They recognise the impact of staff's emotions on children and strive to promote feelings of positivity throughout the nursery community. n Staff help to shape children's desirable behaviours. For example, they encourage

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need to do better?

children to look after the nursery environment by tidying away after they have finished playing. Children show the social skills that they have learned. For instance, older children share out pasta shells at the start of an activity so that all their friends have some to use. These attributes will help children get along well with others as they grow older.

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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 recognise and respond effectively when children's attitudes to their learning start to deteriorate.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY492770 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 10403794 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 95 Number of children on roll 95 Name of registered person The Little Lane Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01780 752211 Date of previous inspection 28 August 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The Little Lane Nursery Limited registered in 2015 and is situated in Stamford. The nursery employs 19 members of childcare staff. Of these, 11 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early years education.

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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 Children confidently communicated with the inspector during the inspection. 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 carried out joint observations of a creative activity with the manager. n The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector read reviews written by parents and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke to staff at appropriate times throughout 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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