Great Barr Nursery

Great Barr Nursery 810 Walsall Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 1EU

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 August 2016 8 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

 The manager has not ensured that risk assessments are robustly implemented to keep children safe at all times. Rubble is not removed from the landing of the outside staircase used by children, a toilet seat is missing and she has failed to identify the reasons for injuries to some children.  The manager has not ensured that the procedure for administering medication is followed rigorously. The premises is not maintained in a clean condition throughout and some books provided for children's learning are frayed and torn and not suitable for use. As a result, children's well-being is not effectively promoted.  Robust systems are not in place to ensure staff, such as the cook receive appropriate training to enhance their skills so that they are suitable for their roles.  Staff do not adapt their teaching to children's individual needs to ensure all children receive effective support to make good progress in their development. Staff do not

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This provision is inadequate

always identify precisely what children can do so that planning is sufficiently focused on what each child needs.  The monitoring of teaching, learning and assessments is not robust and weaknesses are not addressed promptly to improve outcomes for children.

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It has the following strengths

 Children form strong bonds with their key persons and make relationships with others. Children are well behaved and treat others with respect.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 carry out rigorous risk assessments to ensure potential hazards are minimised or removed to keep children safe 26/08/2016

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 ensure practice for giving medicines is in line with the policy to ensure the procedure is implemented correctly at all times 26/08/2016

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 ensure that all spaces, including rooms used for children's learning and care, are fit for purpose and maintained in a suitable condition 26/08/2016

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 ensure all staff who are involved in the handling and preparation of food are suitably trained for their role 14/09/2016

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 provide stimulating learning experiences that engage children fully and meet all their individual needs so that they make good progress in their development. 28/09/2016

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

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 provide better resources to support children's literacy skills  strengthen the focus on monitoring and self-evaluation to raise the quality of practice, including teaching and the review of children's achievements to ensure they make consistently good progress.

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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 joint observations with the nursery manager.  The inspector held meetings with the nursery manager. She looked at relevant documentation, such as policies and evidence of the suitability 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

The leadership and management of the nursery are weak, and the arrangements for safeguarding are ineffective. Although staff understand their responsibilities to report child protection concerns, other safeguarding matters are not addressed thoroughly. The manager has not taken appropriate steps to minimise potential hazards so that the landing on the stairs to the outside space is kept free from rubble. Also, a missing toilet seat has not been replaced promptly. As a result, children's safety and well-being are compromised. Although the cook has relevant experience to prepare meals, she has not attended training as required. The manager does not have robust systems to check staff's practice. She does not observe the teaching consistently. The assessment of children's achievements is not monitored to ensure that activities are planned to reflect children's individual needs. The manager has not established a robust system to ensure all children

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

receive effective support to make good progress in all areas of learning. The recommendations from the last inspection have been addressed competently. However, self-evaluation is not focused on those areas of weaknesses that have an adverse effect on children's learning and care. Staff have regular discussions with parents and agree how they can work together to support their children's learning in the nursery and at home. Parents say that that staff are friendly and provide clear guidance with regard to children's learning and care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff provide suitable activities to promote children's learning and development. However, staff do not have the skills to adapt activities to capture children's attention or to respond to their changing interests. On occasions, the challenges provided for children in the kindergarten room are set too high for the children's stage of development. Staff do not always allow sufficient time for these children to answer questions and to find solutions to problems. However, staff provide opportunities for children to look through books, recognise letters and to count. Staff in the room for children aged under two years use mealtimes competently to encourage children to name the colours of vegetables. They give lots of praise and ensure children repeat words so that their learning is reinforced. Two-year-old children develop skills in listening and understanding. Staff know that children enjoy certain stories and provide opportunities for them to participate by

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

completing rhymes. Children have fun as they explore the feel of fur and they giggle when staff use puppets to tickle their arms.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's welfare is inadequately promoted due to poor safeguarding practice. The manager has not ensured that thorough risk assessments are carried out to establish the reasons for persistent accidents. The procedure for the administration of medicine is followed haphazardly. Details, such as when the last dosage was given at home are not always included in line with the nursery's policy, and records are not in place to show that children have received prescribed medication. Although children have many opportunities to explore their surroundings they do not always play in suitably maintained care rooms. Some books used to support children's learning are not in a good condition. That said, children are happy in the nursery and develop caring attitudes to others. Young children welcome others warmly when they arrive. Staff cuddle fractious children sensitively so that they feel comforted. Children learn about healthy lifestyles as they enjoy balanced meals,

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

healthy snacks and play outside daily. Children develop a good awareness of differences in the world. The nursery provides care for children from diverse backgrounds and they play with toys that reflect a variety of cultures and disability.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

On the whole, children do not make good progress from their starting points in all areas of learning. However, they develop some skills for the next stage in learning in the nursery or when moving on to school. Children are developing independence skills and their language skills are promoted competently. Pre-school children are able to write letters and count with support.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 228986 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 1059466 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 1 - 4 Total number of places 110 Number of children on roll 42 Name of registered person Pype Johnson Limited

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Date of previous inspection 8 October 2012 Telephone number 0121 357 1839

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Great Barr Nursery was registered in 1994. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff. All hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6.30pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. It offers care for children who have special educational needs and 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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