Banana Moon Day Nursery

Inspection of Banana Moon Day Nursery 208 Sandhills Avenue, North Hamilton, Leicester, Leicestershire LE5 1PL

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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 happy to attend and clearly have positive relationships with staff and their peers. Babies show confidence as they explore their surroundings, knowing familiar adults are close by. Children who are less confident are given reassurance from the kind and caring staff, which helps them to feel safe and secure. Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. They are good role models, and children behave well. Staff plan activities that encourage children to share and take turns. Children are supported by staff to learn how to manage conflicts, should they arise, assisting children to find appropriate solutions. Staff also praise children often, which enhances their confidence and self-esteem.

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The provision is good

Children love to be outside and show good physical development. Children take age-appropriate risks and manage these independently. They climb steps with ease, and staff offer gentle reminders to 'take care' when doing this. Babies enjoy the feel of the ground beneath their feet and rolling balls to familiar adults.

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The provision is good

Staff promote children's independence by offering consistent praise and age- appropriate responsibilities. For example, older children serve themselves at mealtimes and help to clear away their plates when they are finished. Babies are encouraged to access their water independently and learn how to wash their hands before meals.

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need to do better?

n Staff use observations to get to know children and plan activities linked to their interests. However, assessment is not yet used consistently across the team. While most staff identify next steps that support children's progress, learning targets are sometimes too broad. This can make it difficult to check what children have actually learned. This means some children do not benefit as well as possible from sharply focused support. n Children are offered a healthy and balanced diet in accordance with their dietary needs. Staff work closely with parents to ensure information is sourced before children attend regarding any allergies and cultural preferences. Good systems are in place to ensure that children are only offered food appropriate to their individual needs and dietary requirements to support their good health. n The routines across the nursery generally offer children good levels of structure

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and an awareness of what to expect during the day. However, staff do not always manage transitions consistently well, which impacts on children's engagement and learning. For example, when children become engrossed in a creative activity, staff want to move them on to the next thing without giving them time to finish. As a result, children have less time to focus and engage. n Staff ensure all children have daily access to the outdoors and encourage them

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need to do better?

26 August 2025 to develop their social skills. For example, older children demonstrate high levels of energy as they play chasing games, developing their coordination and balance, and comment, 'You won't catch me.' Children show good imagination as they play in the role-play kitchen and pretend to make food for staff. n Overall, staff support children to develop their communication as they play. Older children begin to understand the need to listen to their friends and wait for their turn to speak during circle time. However, there are times that staff forget to model and extend language during younger children's play. This means that not all children are given opportunities to build on their speaking skills, including children who speak English as an additional language. n Strong partnerships with parents are nurtured by management and the staff team. They give parents and children a warm welcome as they arrive. Staff

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ensure parents are provided with regular updates on their children throughout the day, regarding their emotional well-being as well as sharing successes. Parents comment that this helps to reassure them that their children are happy and enjoying their day. n Management have a clear vision for the nursery and what they want to provide for children. They undertake supervisions with staff, regularly observe practice and spend time in the rooms, role modelling good teaching. Staff speak highly of management and the good support they offer them. They say they have regular meetings and are offered opportunities to build on their professional development and that management's door is 'always open'. Staff report positive well-being and feel supported in their role.

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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 enhance the use of assessment information so that all staff consistently identify and support children's next steps to precisely reflect their learning needs n identify more effective ways to manage transitions during the day so that staff give children more time to focus and engage on their learning n enhance staff's awareness of how to promote and extend all children's vocabulary.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2576625 Local authority Leicester Inspection number 10416428 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 84 Number of children on roll 110 Name of registered person Shining Stars Day Care Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01162968022 Date of previous inspection 4 August 2022

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Information about this early years setting

Banana Moon Day Nursery registered in 2020 and is situated in North Hamilton, Leicestershire. The nursery employs 18 members of childcare staff. Of these, 14 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, one holds level 4 and one holds level two. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, apart from one week over Christmas. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6.30pm. The nursery provides universal funded early education for children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector and manager completed a learning walk to gain an understanding of how the early years provision and the curriculum are organised. n The quality of teaching and learning was observed, both indoors and outdoors. n The inspector spoke to staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector took account of the views of parents by speaking with some of them during the inspection. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager and discussed the impact on the children's learning. n The inspector met with the manager to discuss leadership and management. n A sample of documents were reviewed, including evidence of staff's suitability, training and paediatric first-aid certificates.

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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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