Little Stars Day Nursery

Little Stars Day Nursery Lancaster Avenue, Tyldesley, Manchester, Lancashire, M29 8LN

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 April 2016 15 October 2012

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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

 Staff do not consistently follow the safeguarding referral procedures.  Staff's understanding of the behaviour management policy is varied and procedures are not consistently implemented throughout the nursery.  The quality of assessments of children's learning varies and the manager does not have robust checking procedures in place.  There is a lack of consistency in the quality of teaching across the whole team to fully support and extend children's learning. Staff's practice is not monitored rigorously enough to improve the quality of teaching, and supervision is not yet highly effective in supporting staff to improve.  Staff are not always effective in providing new and exciting resources and activities, particularly for babies and younger children.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff work effectively with parents to share strategies to support children's development. They work well with external professionals to support disabled children and those with special educational needs.  The key-person system is effective. Children develop close relationships with staff, which helps them develop self-confidence and a strong sense of emotional security.  The manager shows a commitment to improve. She undertakes appropriate self- evaluation and has started to make links with other settings to support ongoing development.

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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

 ensure that concerns about children's welfare are reported in a timely manner and that the appropriate statutory agencies are notified without delay so that children are protected from harm 29/04/2016

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 ensure that the behaviour management procedures are clearly understood and consistently implemented by all staff so that children are given clear and consistent boundaries to help them develop a good understanding of behavioural expectations 06/05/2016

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 ensure that high-quality assessments in the one to three room are consistently used to inform the planning of challenging activities matched to children's individual needs and accurately track their progress to help them to achieve the best outcomes 06/05/2016

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 provide a wide range of stimulating resources and activities that is purposeful and challenging for children to explore, linked to their individual interests, to motivate them and enable them to become more involved in their play 06/05/2016

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Due Date

 improve the process for monitoring staff's performance and deliver regular, effective supervision sessions to focus more precisely on the impact of the quality of teaching and to identify the support and coaching that they require. 06/05/2016

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Inspection activities

 This inspection was carried out as a result of a risk assessment, following information received about this provider.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector talked to staff and children throughout the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector held discussions with the manager and provider. She looked at relevant documentation, such as children's learning records, a sample of policies and procedures and evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to a small selection of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective and children's safety is compromised. On one occasion the provider failed to follow the correct referral procedures when concerns were raised about a child. In addition, staff's knowledge and understanding of the nursery's behaviour management policy and procedure varies and this results in the policy not being consistently followed in practice. This means that children do not develop a clear understanding of behavioural expectations and boundaries. These weaknesses in practice are breaches of the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. The manager is a good role model and conducts herself in a professional manner. Staff work well together as a team. There are arrangements in place for monitoring children's assessments completed by staff. However, these are not completed regularly enough and are not accurate. The manager carries out peer observations and one-to-one

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

supervision meetings. However, these are not completed on a routine basis and they lack focus. Therefore, staff's training and qualifications do not have a strong impact on the quality of teaching and learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

In some instances, accurate assessment is used and focused planning is in place. Some teaching is of a good standard, helping some children make good progress. However, this is not consistent across the nursery, particularly for babies and children up to the age of three, where assessments are not accurate and teaching is weaker. There are times when activities are not matched to children's next steps in learning, which impacts on their ability to make the best possible progress. For example, children are provided with jigsaws that are either too easy or too difficult for their age and stage of development. Overall, staff provide children with a range of resources and activities that promotes all areas of learning. However, staff do not always offer children opportunities to access resources that excite them and motivate them to learn.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

As reported in the leadership and management section of the report, staff are not implementing the behaviour management policy. As a result, children are not learning how to behave appropriately when at the nursery. Despite this, staff do support children's understanding of how to keep themselves safe by teaching them to climb safely and maintain good hygiene routines. For example, children learn that they need to dry the climbing frame and slide before they use it so that they do not fall. The environment is clean and safe, and children are happy and well settled in the nursery. Children have lots of opportunities to be physically active as they access the large outdoor play area. This helps to support their physical well-being. Children demonstrate their independence and self-care skills as they manage their own needs at mealtimes and cooperate with care routines, in readiness for school.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

The younger children are not making good progress in their learning and development. Inconsistencies in assessments mean that the progress of some children cannot always be accurately evaluated. Children between the age of three and five years are making good progress. Overall, children acquire some key skills required for their next stage in learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY279459 Local authority Wigan Inspection number 1044195 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 1 - 5 Total number of places 36 Number of children on roll 47 Name of provider Shakerley Community Partnership Date of previous inspection 15 October 2012 Telephone number 01942 894 563

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Setting details

Little Stars Day Nursery was registered in 2004. The nursery is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm for 51 weeks of the year, excluding bank holidays. It provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. There are nine members of staff employed who work directly with the children. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 5, one holds level 4 and five hold level 3.

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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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