Open Doors Day Nursery

Open Doors Day Nursery 55 Wilford Grove, Nottingham, NG2 2DR

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 February 2017 6 July 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:

 Although the manager has considerably improved training and support for staff, supervision is not rigorous enough in identifying and addressing staff's professional development and teaching practice. This means the quality of teaching is inconsistent.  Staff do not make good use of information from their observations and assessments of children. As a result, the planning for children's development is not challenging or precise enough to help them make good progress.  The deployment of staff does not fully support and extend children's learning.  Staff do not plan activities outside as well as those for inside, in order to offer children continuous provision throughout the nursery.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff help to raise children's self-esteem and confidence well. They praise children for their achievements and are consistent in the way they calmly manage any unwanted behaviour.  Staff help children to develop their social skills. They teach them about the importance of how to share toys, take turns and be kind to one another.  Staff liaise well with parents, external agencies and professionals to make plans to narrow gaps in children's learning.  Staff support babies well. They ensure babies have opportunities to explore their environment. Babies confidently seek out and touch different textures, which supports their sensory development.

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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 supervision for staff, in order to identify and address training needs and inconsistencies in teaching practice 26/05/2017

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 ensure ongoing observation and assessment is consistently used to inform the planning of challenging activities that sharply focus on children's precise learning needs, so they make the best possible progress 26/05/2017

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 deploy staff more effectively to meet children's needs so that teaching consistently supports and extends children's learning. 26/05/2017

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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 completed two joint observations with the manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager. She looked at relevant documentation, including staff qualifications and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to a small number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The manager does not monitor and focus carefully enough on developing the quality of teaching, such as how staff interact with children in order to support, challenge and extend their learning. Although adult-to-child ratios are met, staff deployment has a negative impact on some aspects of children's learning. At times, children's play is interrupted for staff to help other children, such as when they use the toilet. The new manager is developing a generally accurate overview of the effectiveness of the nursery. She has a positive approach and desire to make improvements, and improve the quality of teaching. She has addressed most actions raised at the previous inspection. For example, robust procedures and documentation are in place for recording any injuries children arrive with. Safeguarding is effective. Vetting and recruitment procedures are robust to help ensure staff are suitable to work with children. The manager and staff have a secure

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

understanding of child protection procedures. Staff complete regular training, in order to keep updated with current government guidance, policies and procedures. Risk assessments ensure all areas where children play are safe, secure and suitable.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Despite the well-qualified staff team, the quality of teaching is variable. Staff do not use their observations and assessments well enough to plan challenging activities for the children taking part throughout all areas where they play. Therefore, they do not support them well enough to learn as much as possible. For example, during some early outdoor play, staff do not provide stimulating activities or interact in a meaningful way to enhance children's learning. As a result, some children are not motivated in play. Despite this, some staff are enthusiastic and ask open-ended questions during role play. They entice children to share their ideas and thoughts, which supports their imaginative and speaking skills well. Children create a dinosaur chasing game and use sawdust as snow and pretend food.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Weaknesses in some staff's teaching and the deployment of staff mean that children do not consistently make good progress. All children are assigned a consistent key person who oversees a small group of children. Children routinely play outdoors, which helps to promote their health well. Mealtimes are social occasions and meet children's individual dietary requirements. Staff use basic words in the child's first language to help those who speak English as an additional language, in order to settle and communicate with others.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Planning and teaching are not sufficiently well focused. Staff do not do enough to ensure that every child makes the best possible progress in their learning and development given their starting points. Those who are in receipt of funding and those who speak English as an additional language, develop the basic skills they need for future learning. They do make some steady progress and are gaining useful skills in preparation for starting school. Children make choices in their play. They develop their counting skills and enjoy making marks on different surfaces.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY488677 Local authority Nottingham City Inspection number 1056603 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 - 12 Total number of places 50 Number of children on roll 51 Name of registered person Open Doors Day Nursery Ltd

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Date of previous inspection 6 July 2016 Telephone number 0115 7468612

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Open Doors Day Nursery was registered in 2015. The provision employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, six hold appropriate qualification at level 3 and two are unqualified. The provision on opens on Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and for one week at Christmas. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6.30pm. The nursery receives funding to provide nursery 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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