The Little Georgian Day Nursery

The Little Georgian Day Nursery Pembroke House, 12 Pembroke Place, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 5PX

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 January 2017 21 August 2013

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Good 2

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

 The manager has not ensured that all staff have an up-to-date knowledge of changes in guidance and practice. This includes an understanding of the indicators that children may be at risk of harm from extreme behaviour and views.  Babies have fewer opportunities to enjoy daily fresh air and outdoor activities than other children in the nursery. This does not fully support their good health.  The manager has not ensured that there is a written procedure in place for dealing with concerns and complaints from parents.  Staff in the baby room do not consistently assess children's learning at the start of their placement.  Systems for analysing the progress made by different groups of children are still being developed.

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It has the following strengths

 Partnerships with parents and other professionals are good. Parents describe how they are fully informed about their children's progress and information is shared regularly. Children make good progress.  The manager actively seeks the views of parents, children and staff. Overall, she reflects well to help identify ways that contribute to improving outcomes for children.  Well-qualified staff are deployed well and correct adult-to-child ratios are maintained.

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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

 train all staff and ensure that they have an up-to-date knowledge of changes to safeguarding matters, including the indicators that children may be at risk of harm from extreme behaviour and views 06/02/2017

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 ensure that babies have daily access to fresh air and outdoor activities, where appropriate, that promote their good health and well-being 06/02/2017

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 put in place a written procedure for dealing with concerns and complaints from parents. 06/02/2017

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

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 ensure that staff in the baby room consistently make initial assessments of children's development and use the information to help promote their future learning  build on the systems to monitor the progress of different groups of children, in order to ensure that all children continue to make consistently good or even better progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector took a tour of the nursery with the manager, including the outdoor environment.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager and deputy manager. She discussed the nursery's self-evaluation and looked at relevant documentation.  The inspector looked at evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. She spoke to staff, children and some parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. However, the manager does not have a written procedure to help her deal with complaints from parents, should one be made. In addition, she has failed to ensure that she keeps her staff updated about any changes to safeguarding matters. This means that staff are unaware of their duty to prevent children being drawn into situations which put them at risk of harm. Managers and staff have undertaken recent safeguarding training to help them understand the indicators for the different types of abuse. They know the procedure to follow should they have concerns about the welfare of a child. Managers monitor the good progress that individual children make, however, tracking the progress of different groups of children is still in its infancy. Additional funding available to support disadvantaged children is prioritised well. This helps children to catch up in their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff regularly observe children as they play. They assess children's ongoing learning well to track their progress from the start and plan what they need to learn next. However, initial assessment in the baby room is not as consistent as elsewhere in the nursery to establish babies' starting points. However, all activities are planned well to promote children's learning through their individual interests. For example, younger children enjoy playing with toy animals. Staff encourage them to name the animals and identify the sounds they make. This helps to promote children's thinking and speaking skills. Older children practise their good counting skills and recognise numbers. Staff extend learning further. They encourage children to find the correct number of items to match numbers printed on cards. Children enjoy the ample praise given and are keen to learn.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Older children have lots of opportunities to be healthy. For example, they spend time outdoors and enjoy the fresh air and physical exercise. Babies have plenty of space to move around and develop their physical skills inside. However, babies do not spend enough time outdoors. This does not contribute fully to supporting their good health. Nevertheless, their emotional well-being is supported well. New babies settle quickly and staff are sensitive to their individual needs. All children form close emotional bonds with staff. They behave well and use good manners. Meals are varied and nutritious, supporting healthy lifestyles. Risk assessments are completed daily. Minor accidents are recorded and shared with parents. Managers regularly review and evaluate these and act on any potential hazards. This contributes to ensuring that children learn and play in safety.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children, including those who receive funding and those who speak English as an additional language, make good progress. Babies are confident to interact with visitors and wave and say hello. Younger children use their imaginations well during role play. Older children are independent. For example, they set the tables and serve their own food at lunchtime. All children are prepared for future learning, including school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY314631 Local authority Liverpool Inspection number 1064779 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 0 - 3 Total number of places 50 Number of children on roll 30 Name of registered person The Little Georgian Day Nursery Ltd

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Date of previous inspection 21 August 2013 Telephone number 0151 707 9007

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The Little Georgian Day Nursery was registered in 2005. The nursery employs 11 members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 5, six hold level 3, and two hold level 2. The nursery opens Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm all year round. It 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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