Alison's Childcare And Early Education (ACE) Ltd

Alison's Childcare And Early Education (ACE) Ltd Unit A1, Robian Way, SWADLINCOTE, Derbyshire, DE11 9DH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 September 2016 12 May 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 Requires improvement

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

 Staff do not promote or build on children's communication and language skills effectively to help them develop their speaking, understanding and listening skills.  Staff do not use the observations of children's achievements effectively to help identify the next steps in their learning. They do not consistently plan challenging activities based on what children need to learn next to help them make good progress.  Staff do not make the most of opportunities to help develop children's understanding of numbers, shapes and sizes during activities.  Self-evaluation is not fully effective to help identify and tackle weaknesses in the quality of teaching or assessment procedures.

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It has the following strengths

 The key-person system is effective. Children are confident and happy. They have strong attachments with the staff and demonstrate that they feel comfortable and secure in their care.  Staff manage behaviour in a positive way and children respond well. They provide children with appropriate messages to help them learn how to manage their behaviour and play together well. Children are cooperative and readily participate in activities.  Staff have established positive partnerships with parents. They work well in partnership with other professionals to help support children's individual needs and development. They make sure that parents are kept well informed about, and involved in, their children's care and learning.

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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

 build on children's communication and language skills in order to improve their speaking, understanding and listening skills 30/12/2016

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Due Date

 develop the observations and assessment of children, so that all staff regularly observe children's learning and development and use the information they gather to set challenging next steps in learning that ensure all children make the best possible progress. 30/12/2016

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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

 provide more opportunities to help develop children's understanding of numbers, shapes and sizes, in order to help increase their mathematical skills  improve self-evaluation and focus specifically on raising the quality of teaching and the assessment procedure to a consistently good level.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to the children and staff at appropriate times throughout the inspection. She held discussions with the manager and the deputy manager.  The inspector observed the interaction between the staff and children during the inspection.  The inspector spoke to a small number of parents and took account of their views.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records and the planning documentation.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of the staff. She sampled some of the nursery's policies and procedures, including the manager's self- evaluation documentation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The manager is not consistently successful in identifying weaknesses in the quality of teaching and assessment procedures. However, she and her team have made significant changes to improve the quality of the provision for children. Overall, the manager has taken appropriate steps to address actions and recommendations from the last inspection, working closely with support agencies. For example, the premises are now safe for the children and risk assessments minimise any potential hazards. The manager monitors staff performance and provides support for staff. She promotes staff's professional development and encourages them to attend training. Safeguarding is effective. Management and staff have a secure understanding of child protection issues and safeguarding procedures.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff do not make best use of their assessments. They do not know what children need to learn next. Overall, teaching is suitable. However, staff do not use their knowledge to promote children's communication and language skills effectively. For example, they do not talk to children enough about what they are doing, to help promote children's speaking skills. Staff interact with the children in positive ways. Children have opportunities to take part in focused activities that promote mathematics. They sort objects by colour and size. However, staff do not model counting, numbers or measurement in the play activities, to help build on children's mathematical skills. Staff promote children's creative development well. Children thoroughly enjoy making music using instruments and express themselves as they sing and dance. Younger children use the toy train track effectively and demonstrate how they handle toys.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children enjoy a range of experiences and opportunities. However, weaknesses in teaching mean that children are not making good progress in their communication and language skills. Children demonstrate they are comfortable in their surroundings and access the toys they wish to play with. They learn to use their personal skills well. For example, children know to wash their hands before snack and lunch and put their own coats on to go outside. Children benefit from healthy foods and regular exercise. Staff teach children how to play safely. The manager has made links with local schools, which helps with children's move to school or playschool. Children are provided with opportunities to learn about the local community, in order to help them develop an understanding of other people and families

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are not making good enough progress in all areas of their learning. Although they develop some skills for future learning, they are not challenged sufficiently in their communication and language development. However, children are becoming increasingly independent and developing their care needs. They enjoy creative activities and demonstrate appropriate physical skills, such as climbing and balancing, as they play on the larger equipment outside.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY493193 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 1052398 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 - 11 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 40 Name of registered person Alison's Childcare And Early Education (ACE) Ltd

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Date of previous inspection 12 May 2016 Telephone number 01283215342

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Alison's Childcare And Early Education (ACE) Ltd was registered in 2016. The nursery opens on Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6pm and all year round, except for a week between Christmas and New Year, and bank holidays. There are seven members of staff. Of these, five members of staff hold an early years qualification at level 2 or 3. The manager has a Foundation Degree in Early Years and Childcare and one member of staff is unqualified. The pre-school is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged three and four years.

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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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