Bells Day Nursery

Bells Day Nursery Bakkavor Foods Ltd, Quadring Road, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 4NB

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 May 2016 Not applicable

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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 Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision is inadequate

 Procedures for checking the suitability of individuals working with children are not robust. The provider does not routinely seek references and disclosure and barring service checks on new staff members before they start to work with the children.  The quality of teaching varies across the nursery.  Observations and assessments are not always accurate, particularly more historic assessments of children's achievements. As a result managers do not have an accurate picture of how rapidly children make progress.  The organisation of the key person system means that staff have a poor knowledge of some children's development and learning needs. They do not plan effectively for all children's development.

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It has the following strengths

 Children know and understand the routines of the setting.  The manager monitors children's attendance and any accidents that occur within the setting appropriately to identify any potential concerns.  Staff have formed positive relationships with parents, which helps them to understand the children's individual needs. Children settle well at the nursery.  Staff work well with other agencies so that they are able to support children who have special educational needs or a disability.

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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

 put in place effective systems to ensure that practitioners, and any other person who is likely to have regular contact with children are suitable 17/06/2016

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Due Date

 obtain an enhanced disclosure and barring service check in respect of every person aged 16 and over who works directly with children 17/06/2016

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Due Date

 ensure that people whose suitability has not been checked, including through a disclosure and barring service check, do not have unsupervised contact with children being cared for 17/06/2016

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Due Date

 ensure that accurate assessments are completed for children at the point of entry and on an ongoing basis so that a clear overview of progress is available and any gaps in development or slower progress can be addressed. 01/07/2016

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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

 review the key person system so that it provides children with care that is individually tailored to meet their needs and supports their learning and development  improve the monitoring of the quality of teaching so that it is consistently good across all areas of the nursery

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector looked at children’s records, planning documentation, evidence of the suitability of staff working in the provision and a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke to members of staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection and held meetings with the manager of the provision.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The arrangements for safeguarding children are not effective. The provider does not properly check that new staff members are suitable to work with children. However, the manager and staff understand the procedure to follow in the event they have a concern about a child. The manager has a positive attitude towards training opportunities for staff so that their skills continue to be developed. Systems to monitor the quality of teaching and to bring about consistency in the assessment of children's development are beginning to become embedded.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff teaching skills vary across the nursery, which leads to inconsistency in the quality of children's learning experiences. For example, staff in the baby room encourage children from an early age to develop their physical, communication and literacy skills using chalks, crayons and sand to make marks. Staff introduce new language well for older children and at times make effective use of open questions to support children to work things out for themselves. However, across the nursery this varies as some staff do not use spontaneous opportunities well enough to extend children's learning and build on their interest. During a painting activity, for example, children noticed that when they mixed red and blue paint it made the colour purple. However, they were not encouraged to experiment and find out what happened if they mixed other colours together. Staff did not model the language or vocabulary connected with the children’s discovery. Activities broadly cover all areas of

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

learning. Children often engage well in adult led activities. Staff do not always adapt small group activities well enough so that children of all levels of development can successfully join in.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Staff whose suitability has not been checked work alone with children. This is not safe for staff or children. However, children are settled and staff do have an understanding of their needs. Children are confident, well behaved and supported to become independent. All children, including older babies, attempt to spread toppings on crackers, with varying support and success. They receive praise from staff, who recognise their skill and effort. Staff have good systems in place and liaise with parents well so that children remain settled as they progress through the nursery. These experiences, attitudes and management processes help to prepare children for significant changes, such as the move the school.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Staff do not consistently gather information about children's starting points soon after they join the setting. Managers are, therefore, unable to confidently demonstrate that children make good or better progress as a result of being at this nursery. However, most children are working at levels typical for their age, and recent assessments show that they are making some progress over time. Older children are beginning to recognise their names and make attempts to write their own names.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY493908 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 1052091 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 - 8 Total number of places 60 Number of children on roll 55 Name of registered person Ann Omotola Macaulay

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07434315650

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Bells Day Nursery was registered in 2015. The nursery employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, five hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and 2. The nursery opens Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 5pm.

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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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