Sunshine Day Nursery

Sunshine Day Nursery 10 Beech Hill Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2SB

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 March 2016 3 October 2011

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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

 Senior managers have failed to ensure that at least one member of staff who has an appropriate first-aid certificate is on the premises at all times when children are present.  Risk assessment is ineffective. This is because the staff do not identify and minimise all hazards to children throughout the day.  Staff do not accurately assess children's development and use the information to plan purposeful play for each child's individual needs. Children are not provided with suitably challenging learning experiences and their progress is hindered.  Senior managers do not effectively monitor the quality of the teaching practice. Staff do not receive effective supervision, training or coaching to help improve their performance.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff work well in partnership with other professionals when additional support is needed for individual children.  The environment is bright, welcoming and well resourced. Children are generally happy and enjoy their time at the nursery.  Partnerships with parents are well established. They are very complimentary about the nursery and feel the staff are approachable and supportive of children's care and learning needs.

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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

 ensure there is at least one member of staff with an appropriate paediatric first-aid qualification in the nursery at all times when children are present 30/04/2016

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Due Date

 ensure the environment is safe for children and that all potential risks to children have been identified and minimised 06/04/2016

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Due Date

 develop the observation and assessment of children's learning, ensuring it is consistent, robust and accurate, and use this information to plan sufficiently challenging learning experiences that are tailored to meet children's individual needs 30/06/2016

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Due Date

 develop and implement an effective programme of supervision so that staff receive the mentoring, coaching and training they need, in order to raise the quality of teaching. 30/05/2016

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Inspection activities

 The inspectors observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspectors completed a joint observation with the early years professional.  The inspectors held a meeting with the nursery manager, provider and early years professional. They looked at relevant documentation, such as the nursery's self- evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspectors 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 is inadequate

Senior managers have a weak understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage requirements. The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. Staff are not diligent in carrying out risk assessments and do not consistently recognise and remove items that are a hazard to children's safety. This means that, for example, small items that are a potential choking hazard are accessible to children. Staff have completed child resuscitation training. However, there is only one member of staff with a paediatric first- aid qualification and this person is not present in the nursery at all times. Staff demonstrate a suitable understanding of how to report and respond to child protection concerns. Extra staff are assigned to rooms in line with the needs of children. Staff are well qualified. However, senior managers do not monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching practice. They do not carry out supervision meetings to review staff performance.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Staff do not receive the most relevant coaching or support to ensure they are equipped with the skills they need to provide good quality learning and development experiences for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Staff do not have secure knowledge of the learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Childcare staff are enthusiastic and motivated. Some interact with children in a manner that encourages incidental learning. However, observations and assessments of children's learning do not accurately identify their level of achievement. Planning is often done retrospectively. It is not informed by assessment and is not linked to the most relevant stage of individual children's learning. Too much focus is placed on what staff already know children can do well. Staff often supervise children, rather than extend and challenge them to make better progress in their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Weaknesses in safeguarding have a negative impact on children's safety and well-being. Children's behaviour is managed appropriately and they are well behaved. Children learn about the wider world. They are taught about the similarities and differences between themselves and others. They have opportunities for physical activity in the outdoor area. Staff adequately support children to learn how to manage their own personal needs. Children develop close relationships with some staff. Babies are cuddled when being given their bottle feed. Staff sensitively manage children's move between the rooms within the nursery.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Most children are confident and are developing their social skills. Older children are making friends and playing cooperatively together. However, children are not making enough progress from their starting points. This includes disabled children and those with special educational needs, funded children and those who speak English as an additional language. Children are not fully prepared for the move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY280094 Local authority Sheffield Inspection number 861032 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 144 Number of children on roll 187 Name of provider Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Date of previous inspection 3 October 2011 Telephone number 0114 2268847

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Setting details

Sunshine Day Nursery was registered in 2004. The nursery employs 65 members of childcare staff. Of these, 50 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. Eight members of staff hold an appropriate qualification at level 6 and two hold a qualification at level 5. Four staff hold a qualification at level 2 and one holds Early Years Professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 6.30am until 7pm.

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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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