Little Bears Day Nursery

Little Bears Day Nursery Unit 19, 20 and 21 Brookfield Business Park, Clay Lane, York Road, Shiptonthorpe, YORK, YO43 3PU

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 October 2016 11 December 2012

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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 make good use of information from observations to help them fully understand children's level of progress, or to meet their individual learning needs.  Information gained from parents when children first start is based on individual care needs. Staff do not gain enough detail about children's stage of development and their abilities, to help them plan precisely for children's future learning.  Staff do not provide parents with consistent information about their child's progress, to enable them to support their child's learning at home.  Some aspects for monitoring the performance of staff are not yet fully embedded to raise the quality of teaching and enhance the provision.  Self-evaluation is not sufficiently robust to fully identify and prioritise areas for improvement.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff act as good role models and speak to children in a calm and respectful manner. They encourage and praise them when they do something well, which helps to raise children's self-esteem.  Staff are friendly and approachable. They interact well with children and use effective teaching to support their language and communication skills.

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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

 use observation and assessment to tailor activities to meet children's learning needs and to successfully monitor their levels of achievement 29/11/2016

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 gather more detailed information from parents upon entry to the setting, in order to ensure that children's learning and development needs can be fully supported from the beginning. 29/11/2016

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

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 provide parents with consistent information about their child's progress so that they are well informed and can support their child's learning at home  strengthen the monitoring of staff's practice to raise the quality and consistency of teaching more swiftly and further enhance the quality of provision  develop the self-evaluation process to improve the quality of future practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed all areas of the premises used by the children including the outdoor environment.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager and nursery owner and spoke with the staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's records, planning documentation, evidence of the suitability of staff working in the provision and a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and carers spoken to on the day of inspection.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have attended relevant training and know how to protect children in their daily practice. They understand the procedures to follow should they have any concerns about a child's welfare. Inductions and regular supervisions generally help to ensure staff understand their roles and responsibilities. Management supports staff to attend training and gain qualifications. However, arrangements for performance management do not adequately focus on strengthening the quality of practice in the setting. Staff have an understanding of the importance of sharing information with other settings that children attend. However, systems to fully support the consistent and ongoing two-way sharing of information about children's learning with parents are not sufficiently established. The systems for self-evaluation are not yet fully developed, to clearly demonstrate how further improvements will be achieved.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The majority of staff are well qualified and teaching is generally good. Staff ask children effective questions that encourage their thinking and extend their learning. Staff observe children as they play and have a general overview of their development. However, they do not always use this information effectively to monitor and track children's progress against all areas of their development. This means that some planned activities do not take into account children's individual needs, to motivate them to make the best possible progress. Children develop skills they need for future learning. They learn to count and are encouraged to use number language in their play. For example, young children count their fingers and toes as they draw around them.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

There are suitable settling-in procedures in place to help support children with their move from home. However, the information staff obtain from parents on entry is focused on care needs and does not include sufficient detail to help provide good opportunities for children's learning from the start. Nevertheless, staff have created a stimulating environment with a wide range of resources that children can confidently choose for themselves. Children and their families receive a warm welcome at the nursery. Children form secure attachments with the staff, which effectively promotes their emotional well- being. Children enjoy lots of fresh air and exercise in the outside play area and have nutritious snacks that support their good health. Children show an understanding of good hygiene practices, such as washing their hands before eating. Staff support children to become independent, for example, by encouraging them to feed themselves.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are making steady, rather than good, progress. Older children have suitable opportunities to play with a selection of different materials, such as pens and paints, to help develop their early writing skills. Children understand expectations for behaviour and play cooperatively with one another. This helps them to build relationships with their peers and prepares them emotionally for the larger social environment of school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY361391 Local authority East Riding of Yorkshire Inspection number 1059768 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 - 10 Total number of places 41 Number of children on roll 83 Name of registered person Hannah Laura Mottram

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Date of previous inspection 11 December 2012 Telephone number 01430 803 004

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Little Bears Day Nursery was registered in 2007. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff. Of these, 11 hold appropriate early years qualifications. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6.15pm. The nursery also provides out-of-school care and holiday care. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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