The Willows Day Nursery

Willows Private Day Nursery (The) 23 Park Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6SG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 December 2015 26 April 2011

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 Management systems are not fully robust. There are inconsistencies in the procedures for safeguarding children, which does not fully promote children's safety and welfare.  The monitoring of staff's practice and children's progress is not strong enough. This means the quality of teaching and learning is not yet consistently good.  Care practices at mealtimes are not organised well enough. Consequently, staff are not always effective in supporting the children at these times and meeting their needs.

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It has the following strengths

 Relationships between staff, children and parents are strong which contribute to children's well-being. Children show they feel happy and secure in the nursery.  Staff teach children their golden rules for good behaviour which promote children's choice, using good manners and looking after belongings.  Staff work well with parents to involve them in their children's learning. They provide parents with a good level of information about their children's ongoing progress. Parents speak positively about the nursery and the staff.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 update the safeguarding policy in line with guidance from the Local Safeguarding Children Board and train all staff to thoroughly understand the procedures. 31/12/2015

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Due Date

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 implement robust systems for monitoring staff's practice and children's ongoing progress, so that teaching and learning are consistently good  improve the organisation of mealtimes so that staff support and fully meet children's needs at this time.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the provider's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to a small selection of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Management procedures are not rigorous enough to ensure the Early Years Foundation Stage requirements are fully met. The manager is new to the role and she is still reviewing and developing a number of processes. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Risk assessments are implemented well. The premises are safe and children are supervised well. However, the safeguarding policy is not currently up to date and some staff have not been trained to ensure that they have the most secure understanding of all of the procedures for safeguarding children. Monitoring systems are not robust enough to help improve teaching and learning. For example, staff supervision is in the early stages and the manager does not routinely check staff's assessments of the children's progress. This leads to inconsistencies in the quality of information about children's learning and how this is used to teach children. Some self-evaluation takes place and the manager has

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

a development plan to help her tackle areas for improvement. Most of the staff are well qualified and they attend training to improve their skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff interact with the children to support and guide their learning. In the main, staff conduct accurate assessments of the children's skills and use the information to help children move forward. Children are motivated to learn. They are confident to sound out the letters of their name at registration. They particularly enjoy energetic games outside and creative activities in the messy-play room. Children learn to respect each other's differences and develop their awareness of diversity. Disabled children and those who have special educational needs benefit from one-to-one support. Staff work effectively with parents and other professionals to meet children's needs. They make sure children feel included and help them to make steady progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Due to weaknesses in leadership and management, children's safety and welfare are not fully assured. Staff are caring, friendly and provide strong levels of emotional support to the children. They promote positive behaviour and remind older children to set a good example to the younger children. The basement has designated space for children to participate in physical activities. This is useful because it means, during bad weather, children still enjoy active play indoors. Pre-school children are offered swimming lessons which promote their fitness. Children have good opportunities to develop their independence. Meals provided are healthy, nutritious and freshly prepared. However, care practices at mealtimes are not organised well enough to fully promote children's welfare. Staff spend too much time doing tasks which means they have less time to support children's needs.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Generally, children develop some of the skills they need to support their future learning, including their eventual move to school. Most make typical progress expected for their age, given their starting points. However, the monitoring of teaching and assessment requires improvement, so that children are helped to make good, or better, progress.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 206245 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 865402 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 57 Number of children on roll 39 Name of provider Mr Kyran Connolly & Mrs Helen Connolly Partnership Date of previous inspection 26 April 2011 Telephone number 01298 79287

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Setting details

Willows Private Day Nursery (The) was registered in 1997. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, seven hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The nursery supports disabled children and those who have special educational needs.

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Setting details

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted 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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