Angels Early Learners

Angels Early Learners 264 Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham, B8 2XS

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 February 2017 Not applicable

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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:

 The systems to monitor children's progress, identify any gaps in learning and ensure that sufficiently challenging experiences are planned are not fully effective.  Staff do not carry out the required progress check for children aged between two and three years.  Self-evaluation is not accurate. Leaders do not monitor the quality of teaching and learning well enough or accurately identify areas of weakness.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff organise a safe and welcoming environment. Settling-in sessions help children feel emotionally secure before they start. Children are happy and settled.  Partnerships with other professionals are effective. As a result, children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported.  Staff help children to lead a healthy lifestyle. Children have many opportunities to be physically active in the well-resourced outdoor area. Children enjoy a range of nutritious meals and snacks.  Staff develop positive relationships with parents, enabling them to share information about children's care. Parents are very happy with the provision.

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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

 implement effective systems to assess and monitor children's learning and use this information to identify their individual needs, interests and stage of development and to plan a challenging experience for each child in all of the areas of learning and development 20/03/2017

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Due Date

 carry out a progress check for all children between the ages of two and three years; provide parents with a short written summary of their child's development in the prime areas and identify the child's strengths and any areas where the child's progress is less than expected. 20/03/2017

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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 more effective processes to identify any weaknesses in the provision, including breaches of requirements, and take appropriate action to address them quickly.

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Inspection activities

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

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

All staff are qualified and have attended some training. However, this has not resulted in the overall quality of the provision reaching a good enough level. Some self-evaluation of the provision has been carried out. However, the evaluation is overly optimistic about the quality of teaching and learning within the provision. This means that key weaknesses have not been identified. The manager has an overview of teaching practice within the nursery and children's current developmental stage. However, the monitoring systems in place are not effective enough. The manager has not sufficiently tracked any progress in learning that children have made. Effective links have been established with health and social care professionals. These enable staff to work well with other agencies to meet the individual needs of children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. Safeguarding is effective. Staff demonstrate sound knowledge and understanding of the

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

procedures to follow in the event of a concern.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff, generally, provide activities that support all areas of children's learning. They routinely observe and assess children's progress. However, assessments of children's progress are not always precise. Not all staff working with the children have an accurate view of what they need to learn next. Consequently, they do not always plan challenging experiences for each child, in order to extend their learning. Some suitable teaching strategies are used. Staff play alongside children enthusiastically. They encourage them to play imaginatively with role play resources as they pretend to be doctors and patients. Other children enjoy pretending to prepare meals. Staff promote their mathematical skills as they ask them to count as they wait for the food to cook.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Staff are very welcoming and children form close bonds with them. New children and parents are able to attend settling-in sessions that are tailored to meet the individual needs of children. Staff talk to parents daily and share information about their child's day. However, some required information about children's learning and development is not currently shared. This is because the progress check for children aged between two and three years is not completed and shared with parents. Staff give children frequent praise and encouragement to support their self-esteem and confidence. Children's behaviour is positive due to the clear boundaries and guidance provided by the staff. For example, children are encouraged to share and take turns with musical instruments.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Weaknesses in the assessment and planning systems mean that children are not supported to make at least good progress given their starting points. Nevertheless, children are happy, keen to learn and enjoy spending time in the nursery. Independence skills are developing. For example, children help to prepare and serve their own snacks. Early writing skills are emerging as, for example, children make marks with chalks. Older children count and recognise numbers. Children acquire the basic skills to help prepare them for the next stage of their education.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY490522 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 1023398 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 18 Name of registered person Rustana Bolia

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01213285354

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Angels Early Learners was registered in 2015. The nursery employs four members of childcare staff. Of these, three hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and one holds level 6. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, term time only. Sessions are from 9am until 4pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four- year-old children. The nursery supports children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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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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