Little Hands Nursery, Nimbus Road

Little Hands Nursery, Nimbus Road Norman Colyer Court, Nimbus Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 9BP

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 October 2016 18 July 2013

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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:

 Leadership and management are not fully effective. Staff do not have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities when they are acting as deputies.  Staff do not complete the progress check at age two years for all children. Those that are completed do not highlight areas where children may need additional support.  Key persons do not have enough information to support children who have special educational needs fully effectively. The manager and staff have a limited knowledge of strategies to support children who are learning English as an additional language and how to support their language development at home.  Staff do not record full details of the hours that children attend to help them closely monitor their attendance.  Staff do not always take children's individual needs into account when planning group activities. They do not consistently encourage children to make choices and decisions

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

during planned activities to enhance their learning experiences.

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It has the following strengths

 Children develop good self-care skills, such as getting themselves ready to play outdoors.  Staff support children's self-esteem well and praise them effectively. For example, when children decorate play dough, staff tell them they have made 'lovely patterns all over'.

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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 staff have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities when they are acting as deputies 21/10/2016

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 ensure the progress check at age two years is completed for all children and highlights areas where children may need additional support 17/10/2016

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 ensure the manager and staff have a good understanding of how to fully support children who have special educational needs and those who are learning English as an additional language 21/10/2016

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 record children's daily hours of attendance. 17/10/2016

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

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 improve children's opportunities to make choices and decisions during planned activities to enhance their individual learning experiences.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children and staff playing, indoors and outdoors.  The inspector and the manager participated in a joint observation and held discussions in relation to how staff are supported and observed.  The inspector spoke to parents, staff and children to gather their views of the setting.  The inspector reviewed a sample of documents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. Overall, staff have a secure knowledge and understanding of child protection concerns. However, although they keep a register, they do not record the actual hours that children attend to enable them to monitor their attendance closely. When the manager is not at the setting, staff who are in the role of deputy manager do not fully understand their role. They do not manage the setting effectively and confidently in her absence. The manager monitors teaching practice and takes steps to improve this. Staff attend regular training and use what they learn to improve children's experiences. For example, they recently attended training on construction which has led to more imaginative play with building blocks. The manager adequately evaluates her practice and asks parents for their views to help identify where to improve the quality of the provision. Staff and parents work in partnership to ensure consistency for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Overall, the manager and staff monitor children's progress and plan appropriate activities. However, they do not complete the progress check at age two years for every child. When they do complete them they do not highlight their concerns about any developmental delay and develop targeted plans to support children's future learning. Staff help children to develop good physical skills. For example, children model with dough and throw balls into wheelbarrows in the garden. Staff help children to develop their understanding of the natural world. For example, they grow and pick tomatoes in their garden.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Staff do not have a full understanding of how to meet the needs of children who have special educational needs and those who are learning English as an additional language. For example, key persons do not have enough information about children to fully meet their developmental needs. Staff help children to behave well. For example, they remind them to have kind hands. Staff check for, and eliminate, risks in the environment. They stay close to children to help them learn how to keep themselves safe and to support them when they need it. Staff help children to learn about healthy lifestyles and they support their physical well-being well. For example, they encourage children to actively participate in outdoor activities, such as gardening and sand play, and to eat healthy food.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children make adequate progress from their starting points. They behave well, develop confidence and interact well with others. Children enjoy their time in the nursery. They play creatively with building blocks and a steering wheel, pretending they are driving to the shops and stuck in traffic. Overall, children gain the skills they need to prepare them for their future move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY452450 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1062973 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 11 Name of registered person Hyacinth's Day Nursery Limited

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Date of previous inspection 18 July 2013 Telephone number 07738714812

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Little Hands Nursery Nimbus Road registered in 2012. The nursery is located in Epsom in Surrey. The nursery is open term time only, Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 3.30pm. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are three members of staff. The provider/manager holds early years professional status and all other staff hold level 3 qualifications.

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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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