Amanda's Precious Bubbles Day Nursery

Amanda's Precious Bubbles Day Nursery Unit 1-2, Common Barn Farm, Tamworth Road, LICHFIELD, Staffordshire, WS14 9PX

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 February 2017 25 August 2016

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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:

 Risk assessments do not always identify the action to be taken to reduce or eliminate the risk. Staff supervision ensures children are safe.  Managers do not use supervision well enough to foster a culture of mutual support and teamwork. As a result, teaching is inconsistent and some children are not fully challenged.  Staff do not always effectively promote a healthy and nutritious diet for children as too many sugary drinks are given, and processed foods are offered at lunchtime.  Children's independence is not promoted at mealtimes.

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It has the following strengths

 The provider has made improvements to safeguarding practice since their last inspection. Staff know what to do if they have any concerns. The safeguarding policy now reflects local safeguarding board procedures.  Staff know children well, which enables them to meet their personnel needs. Children form strong attachments and close relationships with their key persons.  Effective partnerships with parents and other professionals have been established. Parental involvement in their child's learning is highly valued by staff and well promoted. Parents are given ideas how they can continue their child's learning at home. The provider and staff keep parents well informed about their child's progress.

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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

 improve risk assessments so they reflect the areas that have been checked, by whom and how the risk will be removed or minimised 17/03/2017

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 provide good quality supervision, support, coaching and training for all staff to ensure that they have the appropriate skills, knowledge and understanding they need to deliver an excellent learning experience for all children, achieved through high-quality teaching 28/04/2017

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

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 promote children's independence at mealtimes  improve the quality of the food served so that more fresh options are included and reduce the amount of sugary drinks on offer.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed all areas of the premises used by the children.  The inspector talked with staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the provider.  The inspector spoke to a small selection of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector looked at a range of children's records, planning documentation, a selection of policies and procedures, the suitability and qualifications of staff working with the children and evidence of self-evaluation.

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Inspectors

Johanna Holt, Early Years Regulatory Inspector

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Staff hold appropriate childcare qualifications and attend suitable training. However, staff are not implementing what they know to improve the quality of their teaching. Since the last inspection the provider has implemented a system for regular staff supervisions and peer observations. This is not yet fully embedded, poor teaching goes unchallenged and as a result teaching is not consistently good. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have a good understanding and knowledge of child protection issues and a sound awareness of their responsibilities to protect children. There is an effective recruitment procedure to ensure all staff are suitable for their roles.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff do not always adapt activities to capture children's attention or to respond to their changing interests. There are times when children are prevented from exploring and becoming active learners, for example children were excited when they found frogs in the garden, staff did not follow their interests but instead moved onto another activity. Staff know children enjoy certain stories and provide opportunities for them to participate, allowing them to finish the last rhyming word. Staff have improved their observation and assessment of children's achievements. However, the assessment of children's learning and development across the nursery is variable. Not all staff use the information they know about individual children to plan for their next steps in learning. Staff met the statutory requirement to carry out progress checks on children aged two, these are shared with parents and carers.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

A well-established key person system, helps children form secure attachments and promotes their well-being. Children’s behaviour is good. Inappropriate behaviour was swiftly challenged. Children have access to a large, secure well-resourced outside play area. However, staff intervene and don't allow children to take managed risks. Parents and carers comment that staff are friendly and approachable. Their children want to attend nursery because they are made to feel welcome. Reading books are sent home for parents to complete with their child to support their learning. Children learn about the wider world around them through planned activities. For example children have worked on an extended family tree.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Most children make reasonable progress in their learning from their starting points. They are working within the range of development expected for their age. However not all children make the best progress they can. Nevertheless, children are acquiring some of the skills they need to prepare them in readiness for their future learning and move to school. Children with specific needs are being well supported and have made good progress from their starting points. Young children develop their social skills and imagination through games such as 'peek-a-boo'.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY445358 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 1078670 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 - 8 Total number of places 60 Number of children on roll 42 Name of registered person Amandas Precious Bubbles Day Nursery Limited

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Date of previous inspection 25 August 2016 Telephone number 01827307827

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Amanda's Precious Bubbles Day Nursery was re-registered in 2012 and operates from units 1 and 2 of Common Barn Farm in Lichfield, Staffordshire. The nursery opens Monday to Friday for 51 weeks of the year. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two, three- and four-year-old children. The nursery employs six members of childcare staff, of which four hold appropriate early years qualifications 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.

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