Toto Day Nursery

Toto Day Nursery Toto Day Nursery, 207 Streetly Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 7AH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 May 2016 20 August 2015

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Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement 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 requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 Since the last inspection, the provider has taken steps to improve practice. Some areas of weakness have been addressed. However, these changes have not yet succeeded in raising the overall quality of the provision.  The quality of teaching across the nursery is variable. Staff in the Tweenie room do not always promote children's creativity or speaking skills well enough.  Staff do not make regular assessments of all children's progress. This means that staff do not always have accurate information to help them support children's learning effectively.  The manager's overall monitoring of the progress children are making is not precise enough. Consequently, she is not well placed to identify where children may have gaps in their learning, or to take appropriate action to address this.  Staff do not make sure that parents have all of the information they need to be fully involved in their children's learning.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff work closely with a range of other professionals to support children with special educational needs or disabilities. This ensures that that their learning and development needs are well met.  Staff place a strong focus on developing children's physical skills. For example, children enjoy playing, climbing and sliding in the outdoor area.  Staff are good role models. For example, they remind children to say, 'please' and 'thank you'. Children demonstrate good manners throughout the day.

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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

 raise the quality of teaching to ensure activities and experiences promote creativity and extend children's language and communication skills effectively 25/07/2016

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 improve assessment arrangements to accurately identify children's starting points and ongoing progress and plan learning experiences tailored to children's individual needs so that they make consistently good progress 25/07/2016

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 ensure the progress of each child is carefully monitored in order to identify and address any gaps in learning. 25/07/2016

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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 strengthen the systems for sharing information with parents about children's learning and development and explore ways to create greater involvement of parents in their children's learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities inside and outdoors.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the deputy manager.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's learning records and evidence of staff suitability checks.  The inspector held a meeting with the provider and manager.  The inspector took into account the views of parents spoken to on the day.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff know how to keep children safe in the event of a child protection concern. Most staff are qualified. Staff meetings and supervision provide opportunities for them to discuss how they can enhance their professional development and teaching skills. The manger has put systems in place to monitor children's progress. However, these arrangements are not sufficiently robust. Some children's progress is not accurately tracked. This means that any gaps in learning are not identified or addressed quickly enough. The nursery has established good links with other providers in the community and other agencies to help them support children with specific needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Most staff are qualified. However, this is not always reflected in the quality of practice. Staff in the Tweenie room do not provide enough opportunities for children to build on their creativity and speaking skills. Some staff overly direct children during activities by telling children what to do or what to make. Staff do not always make effective use of questioning to increase children's thinking skills and do not give children time to respond. In contrast, staff in the baby room enhance children's early language skills well. Staff encourage babies to listen and join in as they sing songs and rhymes. They introduce musical instruments so that babies are introduced to a variety of different sounds. Staff across the nursery are generally aware of children's current learning needs. However, staff's use of the observation and assessment process is variable. Some staff do not identify children's starting points accurately enough or assess children's progress often

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

enough. As a result, staff do not have the information they need to help children make consistently good progress in their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children are generally happy and enjoy their time at nursery. Staff are attentive and children form close bonds with them. For example, staff readily provide cuddles and reassurance when children are upset. This helps children become emotionally secure. Staff provide a range of activities and resources and children are eager to play and learn. Most children demonstrate confidence as they move freely around the nursery and choose whether to play inside or outdoors. The manger has worked hard to develop links with parents. Parents of younger children receive a daily record about their child's day. However, although staff speak to parents regularly, they do not always share enough information about their child's learning and development to help them to be involved in their child's learning.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are not supported well enough to make consistently good progress in their learning. Children develop some mathematical and literacy skills. However, they do learn about numbers, counting and shape names as they play. Older children are beginning to show an understanding of the sounds letters make. Overall, children learn the basic skills needed to prepare them for the next stage of their education.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY359950 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 1025962 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 - 3 Total number of places 37 Number of children on roll 63 Name of registered person Deborah Susan Devere

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Date of previous inspection 20 August 2015 Telephone number 0121 382 3321

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Toto Day Nursery was registered in 2007 and is one of two settings owned by the same provider. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff. Of these, eight hold appropriate childcare qualifications at level 3. One member of staff has a qualification at level 5 and one is qualified at level 2. The manager holds early Years Professional Status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two- and three-year-old children. The nursery supports children with special educational needs or disability.

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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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