Chuckles Day Care Nursery LTD

Chuckles Day Care Nursery LTD Chuckles Day Nursery, 2 Northlands Road, Totton, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 3GZ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 April 2016 16 January 2013

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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 management team does not ensure they safeguard children's welfare when using social media websites.  Staff supervision and performance management are ineffective. Staff do not receive the support they need to develop their teaching skills to promote children's learning.  The management team does not ensure staff provide suitably challenging activities and sufficient age-appropriate resources. The quality of teaching is inconsistent to engage and interest children in their learning and encourage their independence. This leads to poor behaviour at times, which staff do not manage effectively. Children do not make the progress they should.  The management team does not ensure staff accurately observe, assess and track children's progress to identify and close any gaps in learning.  Staff do not share information about children's learning and progress with parents to promote children's development effectively. They do not keep all parents informed of

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This provision is inadequate

what their children know and can do at the nursery or what they need to learn next.  The management team does not use self-evaluation effectively to identify and address weaknesses in practice.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff receive and act on support from other professionals to help them meet the developmental needs of some children.

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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

 follow and implement the safeguarding policy and procedures, in particular to protect children on social media websites 06/05/2016

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 implement an effective programme of staff supervision to provide them with the required support and professional development to improve their knowledge, skills and quality of teaching 22/07/2016

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 provide children with a good range of age-appropriate resources and activities that ignite their interests and motivate them to learn across all areas of learning 02/06/2016

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 use observation and assessment of children's learning to plan challenging experiences that consistently meet children's individual learning needs and promote their independence 22/07/2016

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 track and monitor children's progress to identify and close any gaps in learning promptly 22/07/2016

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 improve partnership working with parents to enable a two-way flow of information about children's progress and learning. 02/06/2016 To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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 develop staff skills to consistently manage children's behaviour so children are clear on what is expected and behave well at all times  develop effective self-evaluation of practice to identify priorities for improvement and take prompt action to improve outcomes for children.

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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 and discussed how she evaluates practice.  The inspector held a meeting with the management team. She looked at relevant documentation, such as policies and procedures, staff records and the nursery's self- evaluation.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the inspection day.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is not effective. The management team does not follow its policies and procedures in practice. For example, it posts photographs of children on the nursery's social media website, which the public can access. This compromises children's safety. The management team and staff know how to make safeguarding referrals to the relevant agency. The management team does not monitor children's progress or the educational programmes effectively. There are weaknesses in planning, assessment and staff practice that hamper children's progress and well-being. Staff do not work in partnership with parents effectively to promote children's learning. The management team does not monitor the quality of teaching. It fails to provide staff with the supervision and support they need, to help them gain the necessary skills to provide children with good-quality learning experiences. The management team does not use its self-evaluation adequately

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

to make sufficient improvements that benefit children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Staff do not support all children's development adequately. Some children are not engaged or challenged in their learning and lose interest. This affects their behaviour. Staff do not use activities and a sufficient range of resources to provide interesting or challenging experiences for children of all ages. For example, staff do not build on children's interest in the role-play area to engage them or extend their imaginary play. Observation and assessment of children's progress is irregular and inconsistent. Staff do not plan activities that take account of what children need to learn next and help them make adequate progress. Staff do not consistently engage with children to help them develop curiosity and interest in learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Staff do not encourage children to develop a positive attitude to learning and help them become successful learners. They do not always correct unwanted behaviour to help children learn what staff expect of them. Staff help some children to talk about how they feel and show sensitivity towards other's feelings. Although children are starting to understand about sharing and taking turns, staff do not support them consistently in this. Staff often do too much for the children and do not help them develop the skills to do things for themselves. Staff welcome children warmly when they arrive and use children's interests to help them settle.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children do not develop the skills they need in readiness for future learning and school. Activities do not match individual children's abilities and needs. At times, children are bored and lose interest, which leads to poor behaviour.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY298528 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1028068 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 16 Number of children on roll 26 Name of provider Chuckles Day Care Nursery Ltd Date of previous inspection 16 January 2013 Telephone number 02380 860229

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Setting details

Chuckles Day Care Nursery Ltd registered in 2005. It is situated in Totton, Hampshire. The nursery is open weekdays from 8am to 6pm, all year round. The provider employs seven members of staff, one of whom holds a level 5 early years qualification, three have level 3 qualifications and one has a level 2 qualification. The pre-school receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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