Little Adventures Nursery

Inspection of Little Adventures Nursery Unit 11, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore Road, Cheddar BS27 3EB

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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 confident in this nurturing and engaging setting. Staff know children well and create a warm, welcoming environment where they feel safe and ready to learn. Babies enjoy sensory experiences filled with natural materials like herbs, cucumbers and lemons, encouraging curiosity and exploration through touch, smell and taste. Creative activities such as painting bubble wrap with flowers help babies sustain their concentration. Young children take part in exciting activities like potion making, where they use their emerging writing skills to record recipes and explore a wide range of materials. They scoop, pour and mix using fine motor skills, while staff model language and encourage problem-solving and imaginative thinking. Older children enjoy using their skills to draw treasure maps and seek out hidden letters in the outdoor space.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy home-cooked food while staff sit alongside them, encouraging independence, helping children serve themselves and share with others. Staff use these moments to promote conversation and turn-taking. Throughout the day, staff prioritise children's well-being, offering reassurance and gentle guidance. Children are supported to express their feelings and build trusting relationships with staff, helping them feel secure and ready to explore the world around them.

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need to do better?

n Children benefit from a curriculum that is ambitious, well structured and clearly aligned with the provider's vision to nurture confident, capable learners of the future. The provider leads with their core values, accountability, reliability, care and honesty, which shapes a warm and supportive environment where children develop independence and self-belief. n Staff use assessments accurately to identify children's starting points and plan for their progress during term time. The curriculum is thoughtfully sequenced and underpinned by developmental goals used by staff to support children to make progress in learning, close gaps in development and prepare them for their next stage of learning. However, occasionally during holiday periods, some staff do not consistently identify children's next steps to support children's individual needs, so children do not make as much progress during these periods.

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need to do better?

n The provider has high expectations for children's behaviour, and children show a positive attitude to learning. Babies are curious and explore the sensory resources that staff provide. Young children listen to instructions as they prepare to go on trips to the park. Older children engage in activities with enthusiasm and excitement. Staff value children's ideas and encourage their active participation in stories, which they become immersed in. Overall, staff manage behaviour well, speaking calmly to children and helping redirect behaviours that do not meet their high expectations. However, occasionally, some staff do not

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need to do better?

7 August 2025 consistently make these expectations clear, and when this happens, children do not fully understand how their actions affect others. n Children form secure attachments with staff who know them well and respond sensitively to them. Across the setting, children grow in confidence and are supported to develop the language they need to express their feelings. Staff interactions with babies are warm, nurturing and attentive. They notice when babies are unsettled and respond quickly to reassure them, helping them to relax and re-engage with activities. Babies settle quickly and participate successfully in the experiences provided. n Children benefit from good partnerships between staff and parents. They arrive to a warm welcome, with staff taking time to speak with parents and ease children's transitions into the nursery. Staff keep parents informed about their child's progress. They regularly share ideas for activities that families can try at

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need to do better?

home, helping children build on their learning beyond the setting. When children move rooms, leaders and staff work together to maintain important relationships, such as by ensuring a familiar key person continues to support them. This approach helps children settle quickly and feel confident.

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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 staff's delivery of the curriculum so that children's individual needs and next steps are consistently supported, including during holiday periods, to ensure that all children continue to make good progress n enhance staff teaching strategies to consistently support children in understanding how their behaviour affects others, ensuring that high expectations are reinforced in all situations.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2598991 Local authority Somerset Inspection number 10415667 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 61 Number of children on roll 95 Name of registered person Ocean Adventurers Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01934743200 Date of previous inspection 17 November 2021

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Information about this early years setting

Little Adventures Nursery registered in 2020 and is one of nine nurseries run by Ocean Adventurers Ltd. It operates from a two-storey building on a business park in Cheddar, Somerset. The nursery is open from 7.30am until 6pm Monday to Friday throughout the year. It offers government-funded places. The nursery employs 20 members of staff who work with children. Of these, three hold qualifications at level 6, one at level 5, four at level 3, four at level 2, and eight are unqualified. Of these, four are working towards level 3.

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors Jonathan Payne Marie Swindells

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Inspection activities

n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked about their curriculum, and room leaders shared what they want the children to learn. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector spoke with the nominated individual about the leadership and management of the setting. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation during learning activities. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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