Kelton Nursery and After School

Kelton Nursery and After School Kelton Nursery, Park Avenue, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, L18 8BT

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 March 2016 28 May 2015

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision is inadequate

 Despite clear procedures being in place for any person entering or leaving the nursery premises, these are not followed.  The quality of teaching is not consistently strong across the nursery. Staff intervene unnecessarily in children’s activities and disrupt the flow of play.  Staff lack awareness as to the level of hygiene required in the children’s bathrooms. Toilets are not flushed, mops and buckets are left within reach and hot water is not freely available.  Information recorded on assessment sheets is not always precise.

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It has the following strengths

 The manager, who has been in post for just over 12 months, has made significant improvements since the previous inspection. The committee recognise the challenges the manager has faced and are fully supportive.  The high standards demonstrated within the after school club are largely down to the after school club manager successfully taking on new responsibilities.  Children are very well behaved. Young children play happily alongside each other and older children have strong friendship groups.  Indoor and outdoor areas are very well resourced with good quality equipment.  Parents speak highly of the nursery. They describe the baby room as ‘perfect’ and understand that at times change is needed.

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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

 strengthen the current procedures for people entering or leaving the building 08/04/2016

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Due Date

 improve the quality of teaching so that staff understand the importance of activities not being overly adult-directed. 08/04/2016

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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

 improve the hygiene facilities in children's bathrooms  ensure any system for assessment gives an accurate and precise picture about children's progress.

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Inspection activities

 Her Majesty's Inspector (HMI) observed the quality of teaching and its impact on children’s learning.  HMI conducted joint observations with the manager and discussed plans for improvement.  HMI held meetings with the Chair of the committee, and manager and spoke to children and staff at appropriate times during the inspection.  HMI looked at a range of documentation including children’s records, records of the progress children have made and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The manager’s knowledge and high expectations have driven change and significant improvements are clear to see. The nursery has been through a period of turbulence. This together, with the size and layout of the nursery has meant that change has not been as swift as management would like. The senior management team has been strengthened by the appointment of a second deputy. This means that they are now much better placed to check the quality of provision and drive improvement. An extensive training programme is in place to support professional development. Staff are well qualified and have updated their training in line with national requirements for protecting children. They are now more knowledgeable about risks to children outside the setting. Additional security measures have been taken through the installation of CCTV and keypads on doors. Nevertheless, safeguarding is ineffective as safety procedures for people accessing and leaving the

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The quality of teaching is variable across the nursery. Staff help extend children’s learning as they introduce words such as, ‘heavy', 'light', 'loud' and 'quiet'. They build on children’s interests as they encourage children to think and express their ideas, by skilfully questioning them about Space travel when the opportunity arose. Good use is made of the large outdoor area. Children are fascinated as they explore and investigate items in the shed and use the wide open space to manoeuvre their bikes at different speeds around the track. At times, staff intervene too soon in children’s play and take more of a lead in activities than needed.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children’s behaviour is good. There are clear friendship groups and a strong attachment to staff. Babies jiggle up and down, and babble with excitements as they recognise and respond to familiar action rhymes, and toddlers snuggle up to staff as they enjoy story time. Children become more independent as they make a good attempt to put their shoes on. Older children easily remove and hang up their protective aprons when they have finished playing, without any prompting from staff.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are developing their skills ready for their next stage of learning. They have good pencil control, and confidently clap in time as they learn to count. Good progress is evident for those children who need more support. However, the progress of all children is less evident as there has not been enough time to see the full impact of the revised assessment records.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY372052 Local authority Liverpool Inspection number 1041376 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 - 11 Total number of places 184 Number of children on roll 165 Name of provider Kelton Day Nursery Committee Date of previous inspection 28 May 2015 Telephone number 01517 245 802

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Setting details

Kelton Nursery and After School was registered in 2009. It is managed by a committee and is situated in the Mossley Hill area of Liverpool. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The after school club operates from 3pm to 6pm during term time, and from 8am to 6pm during school holidays. The nursery provides funded education for children aged three and four years. The nursery employs 43 members of childcare staff, of whom 39 hold appropriate early years qualifications ranging from level 2 to Early Years Professional or Early Years Teacher status.

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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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