Bright Bubbles

Happy Kidz 1 James Reckitt Avenue, Hull, HU8 7TH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 October 2016 3 December 2012

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 The key-person system does not ensure that children experience consistency in their care and learning. In addition, not all parents are made aware of who their children's key person is or what their responsibilities are.  Management does not have robust systems for supervising and monitoring staff in order to support and coach them and foster continuous improvement.  Staff do not always complete the progress check for children aged between two and three years to ensure the early identification of any gaps in children's development.  Staff do not make good use of information from observations to help them monitor and understand children's level of progress or plan to meet their individual learning needs.  Staff do not make the most of opportunities to involve parents and carers in their child's learning so that they can work together to help children to make even better progress.  Children in some rooms of the nursery are unable to access fresh drinking water.

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This provision is inadequate

 Self-evaluation has not yet been sufficiently developed to clearly identify areas for future development and to improve the learning opportunities for children.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff effectively manage children's behaviour according to their age and stage of development. They encourage children to voice their own wishes and opinions and teach them positive ways to solve disputes independently.  Staff talk to older children and use some effective teaching to encourage them to think for themselves. For example, they ask questions as they play.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 implement an effective key-person system to ensure that every child's learning and care are tailored to meet their individual needs 12/12/2016

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 establish an effective system for the supervision of staff which provides support and coaching in order to improve their knowledge, understanding and practice and to ensure staff effectively monitor children's progress 12/12/2016

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 ensure staff have a good understanding of the progress check for children aged between two and three years, to enable the early identification of development needs and provide parents with a written summary of their child's development 12/12/2016

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 use the information gained from observations to plan experiences that promote children's next steps in learning to help them make good progress 12/12/2016

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 improve the two-way flow of information with parents, encouraging them to share more detailed information about children's capabilities on entry and to provide greater opportunity for them to be involved in supporting their child's ongoing learning and development 12/12/2016

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Due Date

 ensure all children can access fresh drinking water at all times. 14/11/2016

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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

 develop the self-evaluation process to improve the quality of future practice, support children's learning and take account of the views of parents and staff.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed all areas of the premises used by children, including the outdoor environment.  The inspector engaged in discussions with the staff and children throughout the inspection at appropriate times.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the nursery supervisor.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery owner and a senior supervisor.  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 is inadequate

The arrangements for safeguarding are ineffective. Management has failed to meet a number of the safeguarding and welfare requirements. For example, staff supervision is not sufficiently focused on supporting staff to reflect on their practice, or to promote the interests and needs of children in their care. Management has not fully implemented the recommendations from the last inspection, indicating a limited capacity to improve. However, staff are aware of what to do in the event of a concern about a child's welfare. They show a reasonable understanding of child protection procedures.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Despite the majority of staff being well qualified, the quality of teaching is inadequate overall. Staff do not use the information they collate from observations effectively to monitor children's progress or plan for their future learning. This means that children's individual needs are not met and staff do not motivate them to make good progress. In addition, staff do not always complete the written progress check for children aged between two and three years. Staff understand the importance of sharing information with other professionals to support children who have special educational needs or disabilities. However, staff have not implemented effective procedures to share information with parents about their children's progress towards the early learning goals. In addition, information staff obtain from parents on entry is focused on children's care needs and does not include sufficient detail about children's prior learning so that planning for their

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

learning is accurate from the start. Children learn to count and are encouraged to use number language in their play. For example, older children count the amount of different colours they use when making 'magic potions'.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Staff are caring and sensitive with children and most children are allocated a key person. However, this is not implemented immediately for new starters, which has a negative impact on children settling and becoming familiar with the setting. In addition, management has recently implemented changes to the allocation of staff in the nursery. Key members of staff have changed rooms and some children have not yet been allocated a new key person to monitor their progression and to support their care and learning needs. This means that staff do not provide consistency in the provision for each child's care and individual needs. Children's health is promoted through a healthy diet and staff provide children with some opportunities to develop their physical skills as they spend time outside in the fresh air. However, some children are unable to access drinking water or any kind of refreshment other than at mealtimes. This has a negative impact on children's

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

health and well-being. Staff give children regular praise for any achievements, raising their confidence and self-esteem.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children's individual learning and development needs are not promoted well. All children are not supported to make good progress from entry. This means that they are not well prepared for school or their next stage in learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 509957 Local authority Kingston upon Hull Inspection number 1059609 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 - 6 Total number of places 72 Number of children on roll 74 Name of registered person Happy Kidz Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 3 December 2012 Telephone number 01482 788848

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Happy Kidz was registered in 1996. The nursery employs 13 members of childcare staff. Of these, 12 hold appropriate early years qualifications, including the nursery owner who has early years professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and a week a Christmas. Sessions are from 7am until 6pm. 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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