Funtrain Day Nursery

Fun Train Day Nursery 9 and 9A Hamilton Street, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 6DL

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 January 2016 13 August 2015

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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:

 Observations and assessments are not completed frequently enough to identify children's current learning, as a basis for future planning. Planned activities lack challenge and are not tailored to the individual needs of the children.  At times throughout the day, children's behaviour is disruptive to others and this is not consistently well managed by staff.  The current system for monitoring the educational programme does not include comparing the progress of learning for specific groups of children across the nursery.  The professional-development opportunities for staff are not yet ambitiously focused on raising the quality of teaching to the highest level.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff develop positive relationships with parents. This enables them to share information about children's care and learning. Care practices are implemented well and children's routines are discussed with parents as these change. Parents are happy with the service provided.  Staff have warm interactions with children. Staff in the baby room are particularly caring and attentive to babies. Children are happy and settled in the nursery.  Children benefit from a stimulating and well-organised environment. Children display high levels of independence as they move around the nursery and make choices in their play.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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Due Date

 carry out observation and assessment of children, to ensure that their current learning is identified, to plan challenging activities that meet their individual needs 26/02/2016

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 ensure all staff consistently use positive behaviour management strategies to improve children's behaviour 05/02/2016

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 monitor the educational programme precisely and compare the progress of the different groups of children who attend the nursery, to identify and address gaps in their learning. 12/02/2016

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

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 enhance the professional-development opportunities for staff so that these are highly focused towards ambitiously raising the quality of teaching to the highest level.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at children's assessment records and planning documentation.  The inspector held a meeting with the managers and checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff working with children, policies, risk assessments and the setting's self-evaluation.  The inspector spoke to both children and staff, and observed play and learning activities within the main environment and the outdoor environment.  The inspector carried out two joint observations with the managers of the nursery.  The inspector took into account the views of parents.  The inspector had a tour of the premises.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Since the last inspection, the managers have made some improvements to the quality of the provision. For example, children are now kept safe when they play in the outdoor environment. A detailed action plan is in place to support the ongoing improvements made to the nursery. The managers are in the early stages of reviewing the progress made by individual children. However, systems to monitor the progress made by different groups of children are not in place. Therefore, managers are not always able to identify or address gaps in children's learning. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Managers and staff keep their safeguarding knowledge up to date. They know what to do should they have any safeguarding or child protection concerns. Managers carry out regular supervisions of staff and support staff to attend regular training to extend their knowledge and skills. This has helped staff to improve their knowledge. However, managers do not

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

provide opportunities for staff to raise the current standard of teaching to a higher level.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The majority of the staff are qualified. Staff complete observations on children to determine next steps in their learning. However, these are not frequently carried out to plan appropriate activities for children based on up-to-date and accurate information. Children quickly lose interest in activities because they lack challenge and do not always motivate children to learn. Staff across the nursery have some excellent interactions with children. Staff enjoy demonstrating and repeating actions for babies to follow. Staff prompt older children to think through different ideas while they are playing. Staff ask appropriate questions and give time for children to think and respond. Staff help children to develop their early literacy skills. Children describe the words on the front of the book as the title. Staff pause at intervals when reading stories, to encourage children to finish off words and sentences.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children enjoy their time in the setting. They settle well and become increasingly confident in exploring the environment. Children are praised at appropriate times. However, during group times, some children become fidgety and disrupt others' learning. At these times, staff do not implement effective, age-appropriate strategies for managing children's behaviour. Children have good opportunities to play outdoors which help promote their health and physical development. Children enjoy freshly-cooked meals each day and fresh fruit at snack time. Children's social and emotional well-being are promoted well. Staff find out about children's routines, background and cultures, and celebrate a variety of festivals and events.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Staff obtain relevant information from parents to determine starting points for learning. Children, including those in receipt of early education funding, make steady, rather than consistently good, progress. Most children reach expected levels of achievement and gain basic skills to prepare them for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY310371 Local authority Wirral Inspection number 1025159 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 45 Number of children on roll 69 Name of provider Fun Train Day Nursery Date of previous inspection 13 August 2015 Telephone number 0151 647 0482

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Setting details

Fun Train Day Nursery was registered in 2005. The nursery employs 14 members of childcare staff. Of these, 12 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday for 51 weeks of the year. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm.

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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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