Toybox Day Nursery

Toybox Day Nursery Marston Hall Lodge, Marston Lane, Marston Jabbett, Bedworth, Warwickshire, CV12 9SD

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 June 2016 4 December 2014

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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 manager does not ensure all requirements are met. Risk assessments are not robust and they do not address all potential hazards. The manager has failed to fully meet the actions raised at the last visit. Consequently, they do not have effective systems in place to ensure all staff are suitable to work with children.  The manager does not know the progress individual and groups of children make. Staff’s assessments and their use of children’s next steps in learning are not well monitored by the manager to ensure they are effective and support children’s learning and progress.  Staff do not extend children's learning through effective questioning. Teaching is not sufficiently challenging to help children to make the progress they are capable of making.  Self-evaluation is weak and there are no clear plans for improvement. The manager does not have an accurate understanding of what the setting needs to improve.

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This provision is inadequate

 The educational programmes do not have sufficient depth and breadth to challenge children. The lack of available resources impedes children's ability to be creative, motivated and active learners.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff establish strong relationships with all children. Children are confident and at ease in the nursery.  Children learn how to behave because staff have established and apply consistent systems for managing behaviour.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

The provision is inadequate and Ofsted intends to take enforcement action

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

We will issue a Welfare Requirements Notice requiring the provider to:

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Due Date

 ensure all staff and any other persons who is likely to have regular contact with children are suitable. 25/07/2016

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Due Date

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

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 put effective arrangements in place to ensure all areas of the environment are checked on a regular basis, when and by whom those aspects are checked, and how any risk will be removed or minimised including when on outings 08/06/2016

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 improve the monitoring of the quality of provision, the systems and staff practice, and take any action to address any areas of weakness to ensure the statutory requirements are met 25/07/2016

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 improve the quality of teaching by ensuring that all staff regularly assess, plan and present activities to meet children’s individual needs and challenge them, taking account of their different ages and abilities 25/07/2016

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 make better use of effective questioning to set challenges for children, extend their thinking skills to find their own solutions and encourage them to share their ideas 25/07/2016

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 support children's good progress by providing an enabling environment which allows them to access a selection of good quality play experiences across all areas of learning and development. 25/07/2016

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

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Due Date

 develop on-going self-evaluation to accurately identify and address all weaknesses in the quality of the provision and to make further improvements to children's care and learning.

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Inspection activities

 This inspection was brought forward as a result of a risk assessment.  The inspectors reviewed the improvements that the provider has made since the last inspection and since the issuing of a Welfare Requirements Notice and their plans for future improvement.  The inspectors observed activities and the quality of teaching in the play rooms and outdoor play area.  The inspectors sampled children's learning journals, assessment records and planning documentation.  The inspectors assessed the suitability of staff and discussed management's knowledge and understanding of the early years foundation stage.  Her Majesty’s Inspector conducted a joint observation with the manager.  The inspectors took account of the views of parents and those of children spoken to on the day of the inspection.

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Inspector

Susan Crawford, Her Majesty's Inspector, and Johanna Holt, Regulatory Inspector

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The manager does not consistently and effectively promote the safeguarding and welfare, or the learning and development requirements of the early years foundation stage. The manager takes too long to address specific issues when they are brought to her attention, and improvements are not always sustained over time. The manager does not monitor the quality of teaching and the progress of all individual and different groups of children with sufficient care. So, the gaps in children’s learning and development go unnoticed. Staff supervision does not ensure that teaching is of a consistently good standard across the nursery. Safeguarding arrangements are not effective. Processes have not been followed to ensure all staff are suitable to work with children. New recruitment processes are now in place. However, they have yet to become fully embedded in practice to ensure all staff are suitable for their role. Staff have a good understanding of child protection issues and

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

what to do in the event of a child protection concern. The manager has put in place suitable arrangements to ensure the required ratios of staff to children are met.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Observation, assessment and planning are poor. Staff complete observations of children’s learning, but the frequency of when they take place is inconsistent. The observations are not sufficiently evaluative and do not always link to the child's next steps in learning. Written records lack evidence of children’s current progress. The manager and staff do not accurately assess when a child is ready to move on to the next stage of their development. For example, children in the toddler room do not progress into the pre- school room when they are ready to. Consequently, some children are held back and are not well supported to move forward in their learning. Staff do not consider the individual needs of the child, their ability and stage of development. Some children confidently sort shapes and count to 10 while building with bricks. However, staff do not pose any additional challenge or ask skilful questions to help children to find solutions to problems

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The indoor learning environment does not fully support the children’s learning. Staff do not effectively plan or provide challenging activities to support all children's learning. The indoor area is not used well. The lack of interesting resources does not make the indoors an inviting area where children’s imagination and learning is ignited. Outdoors, children benefit from fresh air and exercise in the well-resourced garden, which enhances their physical development. However, children are unable to use the garden throughout most of the day because of the lack of shade. Staff identify and address some hazards. For example, they ensure that children are not able to leave the outdoor area when visitors arrive. However, daily risk assessments are not completed and there is no risk assessment in place for outings. Children enjoy nutritious and well prepared meals which meet children’s individual dietary needs, and are prepared on the premises. There is an effective

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

key person system in place to support children's emotional well-being. Staff and children have warm relationships. Parents are complimentary about how well staff keep them informed about activities their children enjoy. Suitable hygiene procedures for nappy- changing and sleep routines are followed. Staff maintain appropriate records of accidents, including when children arrive at the setting with an injury.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Weak teaching means that children are not prepared well for their next stage in learning, including school. Staff gather useful information from parents about their children's progress and what their likes and dislikes are before children start attending the nursery. Staff observe children but they do not consistently identify children’s next steps in learning. In addition, assessments are not completed on a regular basis. These inconsistencies limit the identification and planning of activities to help all children make the progress in their learning and development they are capable of making. Children are generally settled and happy in the care of staff.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY293993 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 1055452 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 36 Number of children on roll 43 Name of registered person Nicola Anne Seal

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Date of previous inspection 4 December 2014 Telephone number 02476 312990

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Toybox Day Nursery was registered in 2004. It is situated in a rural location on the outskirts of Bedworth in Warwickshire and serves the surrounding local areas. The nursery operates from three base rooms in a self-contained unit. There is an enclosed area for outdoor play. The nursery is open for 51 weeks a year, Monday to Friday, from 8am until 6pm. Children attend for a variety of sessions. There are currently 48 children on roll, all of whom are in the early years age group. The nursery provides funded early education for two- three- and four-year-old children. It also supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, eight hold relevant early years qualifications; two staff members at level 4 and six at level 3.

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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. procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and

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