Brook Babes - Streamside Cottage LTD

Inspection of Brook Babes - Streamside Cottage LTD 6 New Road, Bramham, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS23 6QS

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Children are happy and settled at this welcoming nursery. Staff form positive relationships with all children and know them well. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Babies smile and become excited while interacting with staff. Children's behaviour is good. Staff consistently model the behaviour they expect. Positive attitudes to learning are embedded by staff as they engage frequently with children. Children share toys and equipment and play cooperatively with each other. Children listen intently and follow instructions. Older children are engaged in play and learning for prolonged periods.

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The provision is good

Children make good progress in their physical development. Staff encourage children to develop a range of physical skills. For example, in the baby room, staff support babies to develop skills such as crawling, rolling and sitting up. Staff plan opportunities for children to develop confidence in taking safe risks as they explore. For instance, in the toddler room, when children balance as they use the climbing apparatus, staff remind them to hold on to the rail. Staff stand close by to support, ensuring children's safety. Children listen and practise coordinating their movements. Toddlers are confident to use the equipment and negotiate space.

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need to do better?

n Children are supported to develop their communication and language skills. For example, in the baby room, staff sing nursery rhymes, and children excitedly listen. Staff help to develop children's love of books. For example, when staff read familiar books, children begin to recite part of the stories from memory. Children in the pre-school room are invited to recall what happens in the story that they have read. n Children enjoy taking part in forest school activities, where they immerse themselves in carefully thought-out activities. For example, children enjoy creating artwork using conkers and autumnal colour paint, showing an understanding of the natural world. Staff support children to develop their mathematical knowledge. For example, children count the number of conkers. However, the curriculum and staff's planning are not always as well developed outdoors. This means that, outdoors, children are not consistently supported to

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consolidate their learning and provided with further learning opportunities as they are indoors. n Parents report that their children are happy. Parents say their children's confidence has developed since attending the setting. Managers and staff gather information from parents to help them understand children's needs. They use this information to plan and provide support for all children. Staff share information with parents about activities their children enjoy and their child's daily care routines.

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22 September 2025 n Staff encourage children's independence. For instance, children wash their hands for mealtimes. In the pre-school room, staff encourage children to self-serve. Children use serving spoons to collect their food. However, staff do not consistently promote the use of self-care, when children feed themselves using cutlery. Children take responsibility for tidying away their plates and cutlery when they have finished eating their meals. n Staff actively encourage and support children's healthy eating and lifestyles. They offer children a nutritious range of foods to encourage good health. Children are provided with water and milk. Staff understand the importance of promoting good oral hygiene. Children learn the importance of brushing their teeth. For example, staff provide activities for children to learn how to use toothbrushes, such as brushing the teeth on dental care models. n Staff know the signs linked to online safety that may indicate a child is at risk of

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harm and understand how to report concerns. The management team has supported parents to keep their child safe online at home. This information has been shared with staff. However, the management team does not always check staff's understanding of what they have learned frequently enough. As a result, staff have yet to embed how to promote children's growing awareness of how to safely use the internet and digital technology.

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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 strengthen the implementation of the curriculum outdoors so that children can expand on learning opportunities that were originally created as part of the indoor provision n further support children during mealtimes to promote their self-help and independence skills and how to use cutlery correctly n strengthen staff's awareness of online safety so that they can use this knowledge to raise children's awareness of online safety.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 320827 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 10408284 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 37 Number of children on roll 101 Name of registered person Streamside Cottage Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01937 849474 or 07711 265004 Date of previous inspection 29 January 2020

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Information about this early years setting

Brook Babes Nursery - Streamside Cottage LTD registered in 1996 and is located in Wetherby. It is one of four provisions managed by a limited company. The nursery employs 14 members of childcare staff. Of these, 11 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round, except for bank holidays. The nursery provides funded early education for eligible children.

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Inspection activities

n The manger and the inspector conducted a learning walk together to review the children's learning experiences. n The manager and the inspector conducted a joint observation of an activity. n Discussions were held with senior leaders and members of staff. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on the children's learning. n The inspector discussed the management and organisation of the nursery with the manager and reviewed relevant documents. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection 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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