Clever Cloggs Day Nursery

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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Clever Cloggs Day Nursery 26 Honey Road Little Canfield Takeley Essex CM6 1FF Our Reference EY409684

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Monitoring for provision judged as inadequate

An Ofsted inspector, Cheryl Langley, monitored your provision on 17/10/2014 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 05/06/2014, we sent you a welfare requirements notice. If you were set actions at the inspection, or as a result of our subsequent monitoring or investigations, these are included at the end of this letter.

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Outcome of monitoring

The welfare requirement notice required you to comply with the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage under the following requirements: Staff:child ratios. You were also issued with a notice of action to improve for Learning and Development 1. The steps you were required to take were detailed in full in the notices sent to you on 18 June 2014.

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Outcome of monitoring

A previous monitoring visit, completed on 30 June 2014, found that you had taken prompt and effective action and were complying with the requirements of the welfare requirement notice and notice to improve.

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Outcome of monitoring

During the monitoring visit on 17 October 2014 the inspector found that you have effective systems in place to ensure ratios are maintained at all times to make sure children are safe and their well-being is promoted. There has been a marked improvement in the opportunities made available for children to lead their own play, follow their own interests and extend their own ideas in the pre-school room. Children choose their toys and activities. They spend time concentrating to complete their creations or focus on challenging activities. Positive relationships are formed as they share and take turns. They make the most of the spaces available to them in the rooms or the large exciting outside play area. Children develop self esteem and confidence in their abilities as they lay the table and serve themselves snack. This change in practice has been extended to other rooms to the benefit of younger children too.

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Outcome of monitoring

Staff are keen and enthusiastic about the changes. They have a positive attitude to maintain and drive improvement to improve outcomes for children. You have worked closely with the staff team and with the local authority to implement this. Parents have given positive feedback about the changes that have been made.

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Outcome of monitoring

Having considered all the evidence, the inspector is of the opinion that the setting has taken prompt and effective action to address the points for improvement.

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Next steps

The next step will be a full inspection.

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Next steps

I hope that you have found the visit helpful in promoting improvement in your setting. 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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Action Due date Closed date

ensure that the statutory adult-to-child ratios are met at all times 20/06/2014 18/08/2014

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Action Due date Closed date

increase opportunities for children to lead their own play, follow their own interests and extend their own ideas in the pre- school room. 26/06/2014 18/08/2014

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