Bluebells Childcare Services

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The provision is good

Children are happy and settled at this friendly and welcoming setting. They separate well from their parents and are excited to start their day.

Children confidently hang up their belongings and show pride when finding their picture card to put on the registration board. Staff build strong bonds with children, providing reassurance, support and praise throughout the day. This helps children to feel safe, secure and ready to begin their learning.

The manager is ambitious for children to be ready for the next stage in their development and move on to school. She plans a curriculum that helps children to build on what the...y already know and can do. Staff use the children's interests to provide activities to help them make good progress in their development.

Children enjoy playing with water, and they share resources and take turns. They confidently use the pipettes with different food colouring and show great enjoyment when they mix two colours together to create 'green'. Staff support children's behaviour well.

They have high expectations of all children and set boundaries that children understand and remind each other of. For example, children know to walk indoors. Children listen well, are kind to each other and show care for their environment.

They show concern and compassion when their friends hurt themselves.

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

The manager has worked hard since the previous inspection to make changes and improve the quality of the setting. She has a clear vision for the setting and strives for continuous improvement.

The manager has worked closely with other agencies, which has had a positive impact on the quality of learning that children receive.Children's health and well-being are supported effectively. Staff ensure that children's dietary requirements are closely followed and that children are provided with healthy meals and snacks.

Children enjoy being active in the fresh air and take part in regular music and movement activities. They learn about oral health. They talk about why it is important to brush their teeth regularly, and they know that fruit and vegetables are healthy to eat.

Staff skilfully support children's communication and language skills. They introduce new words and have purposeful discussions with children. Staff working with younger children regularly sing songs and encourage children to point to and recognise familiar pictures in books.

This helps to build children's early vocabulary.Staff provide children with ample opportunities to develop their physical skills. Children use their fine muscle skills to squeeze pipettes during water play.

Younger children spend time using their hands to explore with different textures. Children learn to climb, run, throw and balance during outdoor play. They have great fun and learn to move in different ways as they join staff in music and movement sessions.

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well. The manager and staff work with other agencies to ensure early support is provided. This helps children make good progress in their development.

Overall, staff use positive interactions to help to support children's learning through planned activities effectively. However, at times, staff do not consistently deliver high-quality interactions during children's spontaneous play. For example, on occasion, staff do not recognise when to build on children's ideas, to help extend their learning further.

Parents speak highly of the setting. They praise the manager and staff, who they say are caring, friendly and supportive. Parents comment on how much their children enjoy attending the setting and the progress they have made in their development.

Children learn good independence skills and are motivated to do things for themselves. They pour drinks from a jug and concentrate well as they use cutlery at mealtimes. Staff support children to manage their self-care skills.

They wash their hands at regular times during the day and learn to put on their coats and shoes.The manager uses supervision to support staff's professional development and well-being effectively. Staff report that they feel highly valued and part of a supportive team.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

What does the setting need to do to improve?

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: support staff to strengthen interactions with children during their spontaneous play to further enhance their learning experiences.