Victoria Private Day Nursery

Victoria Private Day Nursery 28-30 Victoria Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 7HS

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 June 2017 18 February 2014

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 Self-evaluation is weak. The provider does not make sure that there is always a person on the premises who has a current paediatric first-aid certificate. Consequently, children's health and well-being are not fully promoted.  Staff do not consistently implement the agreed strategies in the safeguarding policy that promote children's regular attendance.  Not every parent is provided with a progress check for their child between the ages of two and three years to share with relevant professionals.  Staff do not always identify the funded two-year-old children's level of achievement quickly enough or across all areas of their learning. Consequently, staff are not always well informed about what children need to learn next, which hinders some children's progress.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff build effective relationships with children by giving them verbal reassurance and smiles and by playing alongside them as they try out something new. They remind children of the rules, encourage them to share and praise children's good behaviour. This helps children to feel valued and to engage in new experiences.  Staff have developed links with other professionals who support children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. This helps to promote consistency in children's care and learning.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 ensure there is always at least one person on the premises who has a current paediatric first-aid certificate 07/09/2017

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 ensure all staff understand the safeguarding policy and procedures and adhere consistently to agreed strategies to promote vulnerable children's regular attendance 07/07/2017

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 provide every parent with a written summary of the progress check for children between the ages of two and three years in time to inform the child's health and development review 07/07/2017

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 ensure that effective assessment procedures are followed, so that children's next steps in learning are precisely identified and planned for, in order to promote good progress. 07/07/2017

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Due Date

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

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 identify all areas that need to be developed and incorporate these into the self- evaluation improvement plan so that outcomes for all children improve.

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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 evaluated staff's assessment of children's progress and how they plan for children's next steps in learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation of an activity with the nursery manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager and the director of the company. She looked at relevant documentation, such as children's records and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and children spoken to on the day and from information included in the nursery's own parent survey.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. The provider has failed to meet a number of the legal requirements. They do not make sure that there is always at least one person on the premises who has a current paediatric first-aid certificate. Consequently, children are not safeguarded in the event of an injury or illness emergency. Furthermore, staff do not consistently implement the agreed strategies in the safeguarding policy to promote vulnerable children's regular attendance. The assessment of the funded two- year-old children's development is not thorough enough. The manager checks the activities provided to make sure all the areas of learning are included in the planning. Staff have regular individual support meetings where they can discuss their strengths and development opportunities.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Teaching is not good enough. Not all parents are provided with a written progress check for their child between the ages of two and three years to share with the health visitor. Consequently, the health visitors are not always fully informed about the nursery's assessment of children's development during their child's health and development review at age two. This means that any early intervention needed may not be identified. Staff use a range of effective teaching strategies in their interactions with the children. For example, during a recycled materials craft session, older children are taught how to use tools and try out new skills. Each child is praised for their attempts, thereby developing their self- confidence. The key person develops children's communication skills by introducing new vocabulary and using questions that challenge children to think. As a result, children do gain some of the basic skills they need to be ready for school.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Weaknesses in the leadership and management of the nursery do not promote children's welfare at all times. Nevertheless, staff provide children with nutritious and balanced meals and snacks. Children have suitable opportunities outdoors to experience challenge and manage risks for themselves. They manoeuvre car tyres and confidently climb up the ladder and zoom down the slide.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Not all of the funded two-year-old children make good enough progress from their starting points. This is because some staff do not always assess their development quickly enough when they first start at the nursery. Furthermore, some funded two-year-old children's development is not always assessed across all of the relevant areas of learning. For example, some children's physical skills have not been effectively assessed. Consequently, staff do not always have all the information they need to effectively plan for children's next steps in learning. Younger children listen to a story and join in with the animal sounds staff are making. They are supported when they decide to leave the adult-led activity and choose another book to read on their own. Older children are engrossed as they create models using the recycled materials, developing their creative and problem- solving skills. Children are self-assured, happy and talk freely and enthusiastically to staff

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Setting details

Unique reference number 218513 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 1087659 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 2 - 7 Total number of places 51 Number of children on roll 33 Name of registered person Victoria (Private) Day Nursery Ltd

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Date of previous inspection 18 February 2014 Telephone number 01827 68501

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Victoria Private Day Nursery registered in 1997 and is run by a private limited company. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 3, and three hold level 2. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery 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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