Little VIPs Daycare

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The provision is outstanding

Children thrive in this exceptional nursery.

They learn from the youngest age to appreciate and care for others. Children start the day by warmly welcoming each other and acknowledging how they are each feeling. They show that they feel safe, as they confidently discuss and share opinions on activities that they would like to take part in.

Children demonstrate attentive focus as they lead their own play. They show sustained engagement in their learning as they invite staff and visitors to join them. Children understand the high expectations of them, behave exceptionally well and contribute to the respectful cult...ure.

For instance, they notice when staff quietly stand up to gain their attention and respond immediately to calm requests to help tidy up. Children treat the environment with care as they learn to become responsible citizens. For example, children grow food in the garden to use in their meals, and visit the recycling centre where they learn about sustainability.

Children benefit from the scrupulously clean, nurturing environment inside and have ample space to run and roam outdoors, promoting their physical development. They play among the trees, listen to the sounds of nature and recall interesting facts about local wildlife. Babies take part in outdoor yoga where they learn to move their bodies and focus on their breathing.

Children's overall well-being and holistic care is a key focus and is superbly promoted.

What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?

Leaders are passionate about the continual development of the setting. They drive improvement by sharing best practice with other settings.

Continual observation of staff's teaching enables leaders to accurately focus professional development programmes. This effectively builds on staff's knowledge and helps to maintain the consistently high quality of teaching throughout the setting. This helps children to make excellent progress across the broad, child-led curriculum.

Staff know children particularly well and intuitively understand their needs. Staff revisit prior knowledge frequently to ensure that key concepts are fully embedded into children's learning. Continual dialogue with parents enables staff to tailor activities to children's evolving interests.

For instance, staff include gospel songs in daily singing sessions to support children who have shown an emerging talent in this area.Staff keenly observe and monitor children's learning and development. They identify emerging issues quickly and put detailed support strategies in place to swiftly narrow or close gaps.

Additional funding is spent appropriately to accurately target individual children's specific needs. All children make significant progress from their starting points.Staff seamlessly sequence children's developing independence.

Children use cutlery, crockery and glass with care at mealtimes. They demonstrate maturity as they patiently wait for their peers to finish washing their hands and sit down for lunch. Children eat healthy food and show a well-developed understanding of the effects of food, drink and exercise on their bodies.

Children develop healthy habits, skills for life and are ready for their move on to school.Children begin to learn and discuss mathematical concepts in their play. They use their investigative skills and work together to transport logs using wheeled toy vehicles.

They discuss and determine which logs are the heaviest and longest and which will fit into each vehicle. Children's early mathematical skills are superbly promoted.Staff have a clear focus on extending children's communication and language skills.

Babies are mesmerised by staff's entertaining storytelling. Their focus is unwavering throughout stories and songs. Children enjoy interesting discussions with staff as they learn and understand new vocabulary, such as 'traditional' and 'cultural'.

Children speak with confidence and fluency, building sound foundations for the next stages of their education.Staff teach children about our diverse world. Children communicate online with staff who are travelling the world, learning about different places that they are visiting.

They also do further research into other countries, giving children a 'snapshot' into different cultures and celebrations, such as lunar festivals. Children begin to understand how they are unique individuals.Strong partnerships with parents are key to the success of the setting.

Parents views are actively sought out and acted on. Parents praise staff for the support they offer children and families. They are thrilled by the way staff help children to experience the awe and wonder of the world.

Parents feel included and involved in their children's learning at every stage.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.Leaders and staff have a robust understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures.

They understand how to identify children who may be at risk of harm and the procedures to follow if they have a concern about a child's welfare. Staff and leaders complete regular safeguarding training on a broad range of local and current issues, such as county lines and cuckooing. Children begin to learn to keep themselves safe as staff gently introduce them to online technology.

Recruitment and vetting procedures are robust. Leaders have effective systems in place to ensure the ongoing suitability of all staff. All areas of the setting are thoroughly risk assessed to ensure children's ongoing safety.

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