Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery 78 Shakespeare Road, BEDFORD, MK40 2DN

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 June 2017 8 July 2013

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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 Good 2

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Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 Systems for admitting visitors to the building are not managed effectively to ensure the environment is safe at all times.  The quality of teaching is variable throughout the nursery. Not all staff consistently focus their teaching on every child’s needs, abilities and interests. For example, questioning is not fully effective in some planned activities to engage younger children.  The organisation of mealtimes for the older children is not fully effective. Children become restless as they sit for too long.  Supervision is not used effectively to identify exactly where improvements to teaching can be made, in order to raise the level of children’s achievement.

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It has the following strengths

 Children enjoy their time at the nursery. They are confident and settled. This is because all staff are caring and attentive and form strong attachments with all children.  Children behave well. Staff manage children’s behaviour effectively and give clear, consistent boundaries. They are positive role models and interact with children well.

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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 that procedures for admitting visitors to the building are shared with parents to promote children's safety. 30/06/2017

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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 effective supervisions for all staff to improve practice and raise the quality of teaching  review the organisation of some parts of the daily routine to minimise the time that children have to spend waiting  revise the use of questioning in some planned activities to fully engage younger children in their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and its impact on children learning.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including records of the progress children have made, the setting's evaluation of their provision, policies and procedures and evidence of suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke with staff, children and parents at suitable times throughout the inspection.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager and the area manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. All staff know how to recognise and report any signs that indicate a child might be at risk of harm. Relevant procedures are in place to check that persons working with children are suitable. However, safe measures for admitting visitors to the building are not routinely shared with parents. The manager provides training opportunities for staff to develop professionally. However, supervision is not focused sharply enough on raising staff's teaching skills. Self-evaluation is in place and identifies some areas for improvement.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff provide a suitable range of activities to help children learn, such as an indoor sandpit with a range of resources, However teaching is variable and sometimes lacks challenge. For example, during a fruit tasting activity, staff repeatedly ask questions children already know the answer to. Younger children enjoy the rich exploratory experiences staff provide. Staff help promote children's language skills with spontaneous singing throughout the day. Older children make patterns with pegboards which helps their mathematical understanding. Outside, children build dens with natural resources and use funnels and jugs in the water play. Babies learn to copy actions to songs and enjoy babbling. Toddlers develop their physical skills well and enjoy using climbing apparatus and painting tools with control.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff work closely with parents to find the best ways to help children settle and to provide consistency in their care. Children's behaviour is very good and staff manage this well. Children show pleasure as staff praise them and encourage them during activities, which develops their self-esteem. Staff are conscientious in their supervision of sleeping babies, using a timer to remind them to make frequent checks on them. Staff promote healthy lifestyles and children's physical well-being. Children have ample space to move around, access the outdoor area and play in the fresh air.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children do not make enough progress from their starting points. However, they are developing some of the skills they need for school. Children form warm relationships with one another and staff and develop confidence and independence. Older children learn phonic sounds and practise writing their name, they speak clearly, confidently and listen to others.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY459217 Local authority Bedford Borough Inspection number 1066696 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 72 Number of children on roll 92 Name of registered person Mark Antony Crosby

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Date of previous inspection 8 July 2013 Telephone number 01234930282

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Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery registered in 2013. The provision is part of the Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries group. There are currently 14 staff working with the children. Of these, eight hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 3, one at level 6, one at level 4 and two at level 2. The provision opens Monday to Friday, 51 weeks a year. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6.30pm. The provision 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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