Masiyanday Daycare

Masiyanday Daycare 11-15 Park Street West, Luton, BEDFORDSHIRE, LU1 3BE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 August 2016 9 March 2016

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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

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

 Staff's assessments of children's learning are not consistently precise or accurate enough. They do not always show the next steps in children's learning. Consequently, staff are not always planning experiences based on what children need to learn.  Staff supervision is not yet focused precisely enough on ensuring that all staff consistently provide good quality teaching so that children's learning, such as language development, is effective as it could be.  Staff do not always use effective teaching strategies to help children who have English as an additional language to make links in their learning.

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It has the following strengths

 Children of all ages show that they are happy and settled in the setting. They move around confidently, engaging in activities of their choice. They happily separate from their parents on arrival and are warmly welcomed by the staff and children already present.  Children's well-being is suitably promoted. Children are helped to behave well and to show respect to their friends. They demonstrate friendly behaviours towards each other.  There is a close partnership with parents. Parents are provided with a range of information about the nursery and how children learn. This is provided through daily discussions, displays and newsletters. Parents are helped to seek support for their children from other professionals, such as those who work at the children's centre.  The manager and staff complete action plans which are regularly reviewed to ensure that some improvements are made. Parents' and children's views are sought and

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It has the following strengths

included in the evaluations of the nursery.

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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 the assessments made of children's learning are accurate, precise and include the next steps in children's learning, in order to use this information to plan suitable and challenging experiences for children 23/09/2016

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 improve the supervision of staff, providing support, coaching and training to increase their skills and develop the quality of teaching to help children make good progress in all aspects of learning. 23/09/2016

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Due Date

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

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 explore a wider range of teaching strategies to help younger children and those who speak English as an additional language in making links in their learning.

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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 spoke to the manager, staff members and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager and the deputy. She looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of qualifications and the suitability of the staff working in the nursery. She also looked at action plans, the nursery's self-evaluation, the safeguarding policy and children's records.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the deputy.  The inspector took account parents' views from written comments seen during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff are aware of the possible signs, symptoms and indicators of abuse and neglect. They know the action to take to report such concerns. Staff attend mandatory training, such as first aid, so that they are able to promptly manage any medical emergencies. The manager has worked closely with local authority advisors to address the actions raised at the last inspection. For example, clearer recruitment procedures are in place and all staff are carefully checked to make sure that they are suitable for their roles. Staffing ratios are now always met and this is carefully monitored throughout the day. Supervision meetings are not yet robust enough to help staff understand how to raise their quality of teaching to help children make good progress. A new, experienced staff member has had a positive impact on the setting, for example, daily reflection meetings mean that some areas to develop are promptly

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff ensure that resources children enjoy are set out for them prior to their arrival. They include a range of cultural musical instruments, such as African shakers. Older children take part in singing favourite songs and share books with the attentive staff. Babies discover how to operate interactive toys. Outdoors, all children enjoy playing with sand and water. However, teaching is not yet consistently good enough to fully support children's language development. For example, staff often use questions which require one word answers rather than probing questions to extend children's understanding and thinking skills. Assessments are not consistently precise or accurate enough. Therefore staff do not always have the information they need to identify gaps in learning and to plan effectively for children to make as much progress as possible.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Staff gather initial information from parents about children's backgrounds, languages spoken at home, their care routines, interests and what they can do. However, staff do not always use words in home languages or further visual aids to support children's understanding. This is especially related to younger children and those who speak English as an additional language. Children benefit from regular opportunities to be active and engage in physical play in the garden and visit the nearby park. They are provided with healthy meals that are well managed. Children's hygiene is well promoted and staff sit with them during meals to help encourage good eating habits. Children learn about keeping safe when they use the stairs to go to the outdoor play area.

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Outcomes for children

Not all children are making good progress from their starting points. They are not always well prepared for school because staff do not have an accurate understanding of their current next steps in learning. Some skills for school are being developed, such as enjoying and sharing books and visiting the nearby library to support their early reading skills. Painting activities help to support the development of hand muscles that are necessary when children learn to write.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY481810 Local authority Luton Inspection number 1043917 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 - 4 Total number of places 14 Number of children on roll 19 Name of registered person MASIYANDAY DAYCARE LTD

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Date of previous inspection 9 March 2016 Telephone number 07950412878

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Masiyanday Daycare was registered in 2015. The nursery employs four members of childcare staff. Of these, three hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The provider is qualified at level 6. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday and all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The nursery supports a number of children who speak English as an additional language.

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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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