Baby Einstein's Nursery

Baby Einstein's Nursery Robins Nest, Great Bridge Street, WEST BROMWICH, West Midlands, B70 0DE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 September 2016 12 November 2015

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Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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:

 Systems for supervising staff and managing their performance are not effective enough to ensure that they are sufficiently skilled. Staff are too dependent on the manager and are unable to maintain the required standards when she is not present.  The quality of teaching is not consistently good enough. Staff observe and assess children to plan a variety of activities. However, the activities are not always matched to children's needs. Children are not consistently challenged and supported in their learning as well as they could be. Consequently, not all of them make the progress of which they are capable.  High staff turnover and the staff's part-time working arrangements mean that the key person system is not fully effective. Children do not form effective relationships with their key person as quickly as they could.

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It has the following strengths

 Partnerships with parents are good. They are involved in assessing their children's starting points and are supported to continue children's learning at home.  Staff are kind and caring. Children are settled and behave well.  Children's snacks and meals are balanced and nutritious and include fresh fruit and vegetables.

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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 all children are challenged and supported in their learning so that they make good or better progress by putting appropriate arrangements in place for staff to receive the training and the support they need to gain the necessary skills to support children's learning and development 28/10/2016

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Due Date

 improve the systems for supervising staff and managing their performance to ensure that they are sufficiently skilled and are able to deliver high quality teaching and learning at all times. 28/10/2016

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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

 establish a system to ensure that each child's key person is able to fulfil their responsibilities effectively.

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Inspection activities

 One of Her Majesty’s Inspectors carried out this inspection.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities in the play room and outside learning environment, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning and well-being.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager and spoke with staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as staff qualifications, complaint records, and children's assessment records.  The inspector spoke with a small selection of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The manager has taken positive, but insufficient, action to address weaknesses and improve practice since the last inspection and compliance visits. The manager's evaluation of the setting is over-generous. Her management of staff is not fully effective. Staff are not sufficiently held to account for their work and the manager is reluctant to delegate tasks to them. Staff access a range of training but do not teach consistently well. The manager has revised existing procedures and introduced new recording documentation. As a result, she now maintains appropriate records. Safeguarding is effective as staff have an appropriate understanding of child protection and the procedures to follow should they have a concern about a child. The setting works with other agencies to support children on child protection plans and those with speech and language delay. Staff's ongoing communication with parents means that they are kept well informed about their children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Children are provided with a range of experiences across all areas of learning. However, staff place too much reliance on the electronic assessment system and do not use their knowledge of children's development well enough to plan activities which are accurately matched to their needs or next steps in learning. Children do not communicate much unless spoken to by staff. Staff do not consistently use effective questioning and explanations to build on children's understanding or to encourage them to describe, recall and predict. During story time some children are interested as they join in the story of 'I want my dinner' but others are not sufficiently included or listened to when they have something to say. Children enjoy learning about colour as they mix shaving foam with food colouring, and confidently write the first letter of their name.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Staff do not always promote children's understanding of why it is important to have a healthy diet and the need for physical exercise. The room is warm and welcoming. Staff do not use the wide range of resources available to best effect to enable all children to take part in activities and to keep them motivated and challenged. Staff are trained in behaviour management and implement the setting's policy to ensure children behave well. Staff encourage and praise children’s good manners. They support children's developing understanding and learning of how to respect and celebrate each other's differences through pictures, written words in other languages and a range of activities.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children do not consistently make good enough progress. They gain some basic skills needed for school and develop independence in meeting their personal care needs. Children enjoy forming recognisable letters and numbers. They learn to count, compare shapes and begin to understand the concept of symmetry. Children's language skills are not consistently and effectively supported to ensure those children who speak English as an additional language or those who have delayed speech make sufficient progress.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY431195 Local authority Sandwell Inspection number 1067632 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 66 Number of children on roll 17 Name of registered person Kaljit Kaur Randhawa

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Date of previous inspection 12 November 2015 Telephone number 01215208288

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Baby Einstein's Nursery first registered in 2011. It operates from a converted two-storey building in Great Bridge near West Bromwich in Sandwell. The setting is open each weekday from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round. The setting is in receipt of funding for the provision of early years education for children aged three- and four-years-old. There are four members of staff employed to work with the children: of whom, one holds a childcare qualification at level 6, one holds a qualification at level 3, one at level 2 and working towards a qualification at level 3. Another member of staff is unqualified.

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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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