Incy Wincy's Day Nursery

Incy Wincy's Day Nursery ESLA, 51 Horrocks Avenue, LIVERPOOL, L19 5NY

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 April 2016 15 December 2015

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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

 There is no system of regular staff supervision to monitor their practice, support their professional development or tackle under performance.  Children's health and hygiene are compromised. Staff do not implement appropriate measures to prevent the risk of infection.  Staff do not support children to understand how to behave appropriately. Behaviour strategies are inappropriate and negative and do not promote children's self-esteem.  Children's emerging language and communication skills are not promoted effectively. The quality of teaching is variable and some staff set poor examples of language use for children.  The manager does not ensure sufficient information is obtained from parents when children require medication.  Staff do not observe children regularly enough, or use information from the occasional observations they do make, to plan sufficiently challenging activities for individual

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This provision is inadequate

children and assess the progress they make. Gaps in children's learning are not swiftly identified and their learning and development are not fully supported.  Partnership working with parents and other early years providers is not yet established to ensure children's learning and well-being are effectively promoted.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are encouraged to make friends and have warm relationships with each other.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

The provision is inadequate and Ofsted intends to take enforcement action We will issue a Welfare Requirements Notice requiring the provider to:

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Due Date

 implement an effective system for the regular supervision of staff, which enables identification of appropriate training and coaching to improve practice, especially in relation to the quality of teaching 29/04/2016

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Due Date

 ensure that all staff follow appropriate hygiene measures during mealtimes so that children's health and personal hygiene are promoted and to prevent the spread of infection 29/04/2016

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Due Date

 ensure that children's behaviour is managed in an appropriate way 29/04/2016  ensure that all necessary information about children's medication is obtained, to ensure children's safety and that medicine is administered appropriately; this should include the name of the medicine, the dose to be administered and whether any of the medicine has been given prior to arrival at the setting. 29/04/2016

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 observe children regularly as they play; use the information gained from observations of children to accurately identify their next steps, plan effectively for their individual learning needs and assess the progress they make 29/04/2016

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Due Date

 improve information sharing with parents and other early years providers when children attend more than one setting, to ensure children's individual care and learning needs are fully considered and support continuity 29/04/2016

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Due Date

 improve the quality of teaching so children have consistent challenge to meet their individual needs and interact in ways that support their language and communication. 29/04/2016

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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 nursery manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager who is also the registered 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 children and staff during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The manager has a poor understanding of the early years foundation stage. Actions set from previous inspections have not been fully met. The manager has made some improvements to the provision, such as an increase in the number of qualified staff available to supervise children. However, evaluation has failed to identify the manager's lack of knowledge of statutory requirements. This means that further breaches of the requirements have not been addressed. Safeguarding is ineffective. Staff demonstrate an understanding of how to report and respond to child protection concerns. However, they do not consistently implement important health and safety procedures, which compromises children's safety, welfare and learning. The manager does not consistently follow the procedures in place for administering medication to children. For example, at times medication is given to children without obtaining information about what it is, or

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

how much of it the child is taking. This is a risk to children's good health. Supervision of staff has not been implemented. Staff practice is not monitored and this contributes to variations in the quality of teaching. Staff do not receive targeted training to develop their knowledge, understanding and practice of how to support children's learning and development. In addition, the manager does not effectively monitor the progress of children to ensure any gaps in their learning are identified and appropriate support is offered.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The quality of teaching is variable and the support children receive is inconsistent. At times, staff play well alongside children, which helps to promote some aspects of their learning and development. Children enjoy joining in with songs and rhymes, and staff provide craft activities. Children happily explore textures as they use glue and glitter to make masks. However, occasionally, staff do not provide babies with positive responses to their attempts at communication. For example, babies pretend to cough for fun and staff very quickly dismiss them. In addition, staff do not always plan for children's emerging needs and often supervise children, rather than support and extend their learning appropriately. Some observations of children's play are completed and the required progress check for children between the ages of two and three years is recorded for some children. However, too much focus is placed on what staff already know children can do

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

well. Plans for children's next steps for learning are often vague and are not sufficiently challenging. For some children, staff do not ensure that observations, assessments and planning are in place. This limits their ability to make good progress in their learning and development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Parents are encouraged to share basic information about what children can do, and their likes and dislikes. This helps staff to meet their basic care needs and children settle well. However, detailed information is not shared with parents and other settings, and continuity in children's care and learning is not promoted. Children form strong bonds with most staff. Children have opportunities for physical activity in the outdoor area. However, their good health is not promoted because staff do not follow appropriate hygiene routines. For example, at mealtimes they test the temperature of babies' food using their tongues. This has the potential to spread infection, sets a poor example to children and does not support them to learn how to keep themselves safe and healthy. Some staff have a very poor understanding of how to promote positive behaviour. At times, staff raise their voices to reprimand children. This does not help children to understand what is needed

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

and why. In some cases, staff do not understand that children are not developmentally ready to do as they expect. When older children finish their meals they are told to sit and wait for babies to finish eating before they can leave the table. When they become restless they are taken to sit in a highchair as a consequence. This does not foster positive relationships, support children's understanding of behaviour and is detrimental to their self-esteem.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children are not supported to make good progress in their learning and development. They are not motivated or sufficiently challenged to demonstrate the characteristics of effective learners. Children are not supported to learn because teaching fails to meet their needs and staff are often dismissive of their interests. They are not well prepared or equipped with the key skills they need for future learning or school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY489060 Local authority Liverpool Inspection number 1035371 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 - 5 Total number of places 16 Number of children on roll 15 Name of provider Francis Marie Webb Date of previous inspection 15 December 2015 Telephone number 01512302567

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Setting details

Incy Wincy's Day Nursery was registered in 2015. The nursery employs four members of childcare staff. Of these, the manager holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 6, two hold appropriate level 3 qualifications and one holds an appropriate qualification at level 2. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.45am until 5.30pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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