VIP Childcare Services Ltd

VIP Childcare Services Ltd Ings Resource Centre, The Arthur Richardson Building, Ings Centre, Hull, HU8 0TX

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 July 2016 Not applicable

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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:

 For a short period of time at the start of the day children were not adequately supervised or within sight or sound of the only member of staff on duty. Immediate action has been taken to prevent this from happening again.  The welfare, learning and development needs of younger children are not fully considered and planned for during school holidays when younger and older children are grouped together. Indoors there are fewer activities and resources provided to motivate and challenge the progress of younger children.  Not all staff receive individual targeted support to help them know how to improve the quality of their teaching and children’s learning. Staff are not confidently making accurate checks on their key children’s progress, and planning for their next steps over the summer.  Leaders are not checking the progress of groups of children at risk of falling behind, including those in receipt of additional funding. Consequently they cannot identify any

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

variations in their learning and outcomes in order to help these children catch up.

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It has the following strengths

 Leaders value external support and challenge. They have addressed actions raised at recent visits from Ofsted and are improving their practice and provision with the support of the local authority.  Children are happy, settled and confident. They are learning to share and take turns, play with others and are making friends. Overall, children are prepared for school.  Leaders have a strong commitment to improving the qualifications and knowledge of their workforce. They encourage and enable staff to access a range of training and delegate additional responsibilities.

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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

 review the arrangements for the deployment of staff during the first hour of the day to ensure children’s safety and welfare is fully promoted at all times 05/08/2016

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 ensure the welfare, and learning and development needs of younger children are fully considered and planned for during school holidays when grouping mixed age ranges of children together so they continue to make progress and their welfare is fully promoted. 05/08/2016

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

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 support staff to evaluate and improve the quality of their practice, particularly teaching; enable them to make accurate checks on children’s progress so they can support children to make the best possible progress  introduce a process for monitoring the progress of different groups of children to identify and address any variations in their learning and to demonstrate the impact of teaching on children’s outcomes.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children taking part in a range of activities both indoors and outdoors.  The inspector observed the quality of care and teaching and assessed the impact this has on children's learning, development and welfare.  The inspector spoke with members of staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection and held meetings with the manager of the provision.  The inspector carried out 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.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Leaders do not accurately evaluate the quality of their provision and have an overinflated view, particularly of teaching and children’s learning. The local authority has supported the setting to devise an action plan which is helping to identify and address weaknesses. Safeguarding is effective. All staff are familiar with the policies and procedures in place in order to fulfil their duty to protect children and promote their welfare. This is because safeguarding is discussed together in team meetings, including any recent incidents reported in the media they can learn from. In addition, staff access training to ensure they are up to date with any changes. The manager has attended safer recruitment training. As a result, robust recruitment and induction process are now in place to ensure staff are safe and suitable for their role.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Younger children’s learning and development is not fully promoted at all times. Due to lower attendance, leaders have taken the decision to care for younger and older children together during the summer holidays. However, managers, and not the staff, complete the planning. Therefore, staff do not have clear direction of where to target their teaching to help children make the best progress during this time. Resources and activities are not carefully planned and provided for the younger children. Consequently, many activities are not appropriate for their age and they become bored and wander around. Children’s play and learning is better supported in the well-resourced outdoor area. Here staff play alongside children encouraging them and posing questions. This helps to sustain their interest in activities and extend their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The indoor environment is not sufficiently stimulating for younger children so they are motivated and interested in learning. Staff do no always know how to best promote the development of their key children. Good arrangements are in place for managing children’s transition to school, and when attending more than one setting, to promote their welfare and learning. Staff have developed strong relationships with parents. They come to them for advice and support and to tell them about issues at home that might affect their child. Good opportunities are provided for children to play outdoors in the fresh air and be physically active. However, staff do not routinely encourage older children to consider the younger children when sharing the outdoor space.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Leaders do not identify and monitor the progress of groups of children at risk of falling behind. They cannot demonstrate how well teaching, and any additional funding, is used to help these children catch up. Occasionally the manager uses what they know about individual children well to identify some gaps in their learning and secure additional support; for example those with speech and language delay. Outdoors children confidently play with their friends and staff. They enjoy riding the toy cars, climbing, writing and digging in the soil. Children play imaginatively as they prepare and serve meals from the mud kitchen and care for their babies. They are making satisfactory progress overall.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY482875 Local authority Kingston upon Hull Inspection number 1056143 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 - 12 Total number of places 61 Number of children on roll 100 Name of registered person VIP Childcare Services Ltd

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01482 795700

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VIP Childcare Services Ltd was registered in 2015 and is privately owned. The nursery employs ten members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 5, four at level 3, three at level 2 and one has Early Years Professional Status. The nursery opens from 7am until 6.15pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and one week at Christmas.

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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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