Masiyanday Daycare

Masiyanday Daycare 11-15 Park Street West, Luton, BEDFORDSHIRE, LU1 3BE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 April 2017 23 August 2016

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Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 provider does not ensure that all staff know how to recognise the signs that children may be at risk of extreme views and are able to respond appropriately.  Key persons do not always effectively support new children to settle and feel secure in the nursery.  At times, staff do not give children opportunities to use resources for imaginative play.  Staff in the pre-school room do not always ensure that all children feel included. For example, some children are not able to find a chair at mealtimes.

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It has the following strengths

 Since the last inspection, the provider has started to embed some improvements. Effective supervision meetings and regular observations of staff's practice are now routinely carried out. Staff now assess children's development and identify next steps in their learning. They use this information to plan suitable experiences for children.  Staff have undertaken training, looking at effective ways to support children who speak English as an additional language. They have successfully introduced new teaching strategies, such as signing and using picture prompt cards. This enhances staff's communication with children and they respond positively to staff's interactions.  Staff involve parents in children's learning and regularly receive updates on what children are doing and learning at home. This helps to promote continuity in children's learning.

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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

 ensure all staff have the knowledge and understanding of how to protect children from extreme views and know how to respond appropriately 26/05/2017

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 develop the role of the key person to ensure that children are effectively supported to settle in the nursery. 26/05/2017

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

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 provide more opportunities so the younger children can use resources available for their imaginative play  enhance children's sense of belonging within the nursery, making sure all children feel included in all daily routines and activities.

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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 at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the provider.  The inspector held a meeting with the provider. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working at 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

The provider is working hard to embed changes to many procedures in the nursery. She is working closely with local authority advisers, and staff are committed to continuous improvements. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have good knowledge of how to recognise and deal with any signs and symptoms of abuse. The provider understands how to protect children from the risk of exposure to extreme views. However, she does not yet ensure that all staff know how to recognise these signs in their work with children. The provider holds regular meetings with staff and these are used to reflect upon their practice and develop their teaching skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff recognise when children are interested in exploring different resources and materials. Younger children enjoy investigating a range of metal objects, carefully putting them in bowls. They are keen to take these items into different areas of the rooms, such as to use them for imaginative play in the role-play area. However, staff do not always give children opportunities to develop their imaginative play, as they tell them to take the resources back to where they were originally playing. Staff promote older children's mathematical understanding as they help them to learn about quantity and to recognise numbers as they play with interlocking cubes.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Key persons do not always proactively interact with their key children to ensure they settle and feel secure in the nursery. This results in children who are new to the nursery being distressed and continually needing reassurance that their parents will return. Furthermore, staff do not always plan effectively for daily routines, such as by making sure they have enough chairs for all the children at mealtimes. Staff also move children into the other room to eat and they do not always consider how this adds to the distress of the children who are still settling. Staff use the small outside area well. Children have opportunities to explore sand and play imaginatively in the playhouse. Staff take children to a nearby park, enabling them use the space to develop their large muscles through more physical activity. Staff generally reinforce positive behaviour by effectively praising children and giving them clear explanations about why it is good to share toys.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are making good progress from their starting points. They choose to use large chalks outside to make marks on a board. Children use small paintbrushes to paint observational pictures of their favourite characters from books. They show good skill when using the brushes and their pictures contain fine detail. Children are quickly gaining the skills needed, in readiness for their next stage of learning or the move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY481810 Local authority Luton Inspection number 1072639 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 - 4 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 36 Name of registered person MASIYANDAY DAYCARE LTD

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Date of previous inspection 23 August 2016 Telephone number 07950412878

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Masiyanday Daycare registered in 2015. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, five hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The provider is qualified at level 6. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children, and supports a number of children who speak English as an additional language.

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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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