Sunshine Day Nursery York Ltd

Store Street Manchester M1 2WD Telephone: 0300 123 1231 Fax: 0300 123 3159 Minicom: 0161 618 8524 Email: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk Web: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Sunshine Day Nursery York Ltd 410 Huntington Road York North Yorkshire YO31 9HU Our Reference EY308996

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Monitoring for provision judged as inadequate

An Ofsted inspector, Ann Doubleday, monitored your provision on 06/01/2014 following your inspection where the provision was judged to be inadequate.

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Outcome of monitoring

As a result of our inspection on 05/09/2013, we sent you a welfare requirements notice.

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Outcome of monitoring

The welfare requirement notice required you to ensure that staff are deployed effectively to adequately supervise all children, with specific regard to the outdoor area, to ensure risk assessments are clear in assessing any risks to children's safety and coach and mentor staff to understand the importance of risk assessing the premises and equipment and to organise the outdoor area to ensure there is sufficient space for children to play safely.

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Outcome of monitoring

In addition to the welfare requirements notice you were also issued with a notice of action to improve. This required you to ensure there is a named deputy to take charge in the manager's absence. It also required you to consider the individual needs and stage of development for each child and use this information to plan a range of challenging and enjoyable experiences for each child and monitor their progress and to develop staff members' understanding of how to plan for children's individual needs through regular coaching and monitoring.

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Outcome of monitoring

Having considered all the evidence, the inspector is of the opinion that at this time the setting is making good improvement overall.

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Outcome of monitoring

Having considered all the evidence, the inspector is of the opinion that at this time the setting is making good improvement overall.

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Overall effectiveness of the improvement and outcomes for children

Since the inspection, the procedure for children accessing outdoor play has changed so that the staffing levels are maintained at an appropriate level and children are better supervised. The manager discusses adult to child ratios with staff during staff meetings and completes regular checks to ensure they are adhered to. A new area has been opened up outside for wheeled toys and this gives children more space to play safely. An area of the garden has been fenced off for babies to play. Risk assessments for outdoors have been reviewed and an external company have been employed to work on health and safety policies with management. Staff have all signed a document to say they understand and will adhere to the health and safety policies. A daily check list is used before children go out to play so that risks are identified and minimised. The shed that was in the new area of the garden has now been removed.

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Overall effectiveness of the improvement and outcomes for children

The management structure of the nursery has been reviewed. A new deputy manager has been appointed and there are clear lines of management in place, these have been shared with staff and are displayed on a notice board for staff and parents. Staff undertaking senior roles are aware of their responsibilities when the managers are not present.

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Overall effectiveness of the improvement and outcomes for children

The provider has received support from local authority early years staff and has reviewed the way in which planning and assessments are carried out within the nursery. All rooms in the nursery now follow the same format for planning. Staff are clear about what is expected of them. Assessments of children's progress clearly identify where children are in their learning. Planning is completed by Key workers for each individual child and focusses on the next steps in their learning and takes into account their interests.

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Overall effectiveness of the improvement and outcomes for children

The provider has made good improvement and the next visit will be a full inspection.

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Next steps

The next step will be a full inspection.

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Next steps

If you have any further queries please contact us on the number at the top of this letter.

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Next steps

Nick Hudson National Director, Early Education

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