Masiyanday Daycare

Masiyanday Daycare 11-15 Park Street West, Luton, BEDFORDSHIRE, LU1 3BE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 March 2016 Not applicable

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 The inspection was prioritised following concerns about the ratios of staff to children. The inspection found that the provider cannot demonstrate how the nursery consistently meets the minimum legal requirements.  The provider does not always undertake Disclosure and Barring Service checks to confirm the suitability of staff. Therefore, children's safety is compromised.  The provider does not supervise staff's practice and guide their work. She does not plan for staff to undertake training to improve their knowledge and skills.  Observations and assessments of children's learning are poor. Staff do not use them to identify children who need extra help in their learning. Intervention is slow and children are not suitably supported to make progress.  A lack of clear starting points and ineffective systems for tracking progress mean that staff cannot ensure that children are progressing well. New staff cannot identify

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This provision is inadequate

children's current levels of development and planning does not match their individual learning needs.  Activities and resources are not well suited to the range of children who attend. Babies have little to engage them and promote their progress. Staff do not follow children's interests when providing activities.  Key-person arrangements are not effective. Children are not able to establish trusting relationships with the adults who care for them because of the high turnover of staff.  The nursery does not keep records that suitably demonstrate that they are meeting the legal requirements at all times.

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It has the following strengths

 Children have opportunities to explore the sounds of musical instruments.

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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

 demonstrate how the nursery meets the required minimum levels of staff to children at all times 30/04/2016

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 ensure that required Disclosure and Barring Service checks are in place to confirm the suitability of the staff who work with children 30/04/2016

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 implement supervision of staff to provide support and coaching and to develop plans for training 30/04/2016

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 improve the accuracy of observations and assessments to identify areas where children need more support in their learning 30/04/2016

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 implement systems to clearly identify children's starting points and accurately track their progress in learning 30/04/2016

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 plan a range of good quality learning experiences for babies and children that are suitably matched to their age, interests and needs, in order to promote their learning and development 30/04/2016

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 implement key-person arrangements to more effectively meet children's needs and increase their sense of security, especially during times of staff changes 30/04/2016

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 improve the organisation of required documentation so that it demonstrates clearly how requirements are met. 30/04/2016

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Inspection activities

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

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Numerous staff changes, poor leadership and failure to monitor all aspects of the nursery contribute towards the inadequate standards. Arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. The provider does not undertake her own Disclosure and Barring Service checks to confirm the suitability of the staff that she employs. Staff understand the signs and symptoms that might cause them concern about children's welfare. They follow some procedures for children's safety, such as checking the identity of parents who collect children. The provider is well qualified but does not use her skills and knowledge to good effect. She does not supervise her staff effectively and there are no plans for staff training and their ongoing development. Attitudes towards record-keeping are lapse. This leads to inaccurate information being held about staff and about children's attendance. The provider is unable to show that there are always sufficient and suitably qualified staff

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

present to care for children, especially during lunchtime periods. The provider's failure to review the provision has led to multiple breaches in requirements that have a significantly negative impact on children's safety and their ability to learn well and make progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Observations and assessments are weak. Staff do not find out about children's starting points in learning. They are unaware of their levels of development. Tracking of children's progress is inconsistent. Staff discuss children's particular needs and recognise that some children are not meeting the typical expectations for their age. Children's learning journals and records do not reflect these needs or the areas where children require extra support. The nursery has a high turnover of staff. New staff do not have the necessary information to know how to focus their plans and support on what children need to learn next. Activities are uninspiring and poorly matched to children's ages. Babies, in particular, have little to engage them in learning and promote their progress. Staff limit children's enthusiasm by restricting them from following their interests. For example, staff do not allow children to add cars to their play dough or to mix the dough colours together.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Children help to tidy away activities before a change in routine.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Partnerships with parents are not fully effective and children are unable to form close relationships with the people who care for them at the nursery. This is because of frequent staffing changes. Young babies appear unsettled when staff leave the room and they cry for attention. Children's safety, sense of security and well-being is compromised because checks are not in place to confirm the suitability of the staff who are caring for them. Some information is available for parents about who works at the nursery. The children eat their meals with staff, who model some positive behaviours. Staff meet children's personal care needs and encourage them to sleep when they are tired.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children do not make suitable progress in their learning and development. Intervention for children who need extra support is slow. The children, including those who receive funded early education, are at risk of developing widening gaps in their development. Children who speak English as an additional language do not make good progress. Development of essential skills, such as communication and language, is slow. Consequently, children are not developing the skills that they need in readiness for their future learning and for starting school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY481810 Local authority Luton Inspection number 1041091 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 1 - 4 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 12 Name of provider MASIYANDAY DAYCARE LTD Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07950412878

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Setting details

Masiyanday Daycare was registered in 2015. The nursery employs two members of childcare staff, both of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including the provider who is qualified at level 6. 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 a number of children who speak English as an additional language.

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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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