Young Ones Day Nursery

Young Ones Day Nursery Derby Road, Lenton, Nottingham, NG7 2EB

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 June 2017 22 February 2017

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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:

 The quality of teaching in the pre-school room is not consistently good. Some staff do not make the most of opportunities to challenge and extend children’s learning to help them to reach their full potential.  Although the provider has introduced new systems to help evaluate staff performance, they are not yet thorough enough to raise the quality of teaching in the pre-school room to a consistently good level.  At times, the organisation of some daily routines interrupts children's learning. Children are not able to complete the tasks they are doing to their own satisfaction.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff support children to settle and feel secure. Children form secure attachments with staff and this helps promote their well-being. Staff support children's behaviour well and encourage them to share and take turns.  The provider and staff have established strong relationships with parents. They provide support and advice where necessary. Staff provide regular opportunities to involve parents in their children's learning. This helps parents to continue their children's learning at home.  The youngest children make good progress. This is because staff working with this age group of children demonstrate consistently good quality teaching skills.

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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 the quality of teaching in the pre-school room, ensuring that staff challenge and extend children's learning so that they make the best possible progress that they can in all areas of their learning. 31/07/2017

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 focus more precisely on how effectively the quality of teaching in the pre-school room is monitored, so that staff have the knowledge and skills needed to provide children with consistently good quality interactions ?  manage changes to routines more effectively to help minimise interruptions to children's learning, so that they have more opportunities to complete tasks to their own satisfaction.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities indoors and outdoors, and the interactions between the staff and children. She looked at the play equipment and resources.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the provider and discussed the impact of teaching.  The inspector spoke with the provider, staff and some parents. She also talked with the children at appropriate times.  The inspector discussed the children's learning and progress with the provider and the children's key person.  The inspector discussed with the provider some of the nursery's policies and procedures, staff's suitability records and qualifications. She also discussed the nursery's action plan, staff performance and self-evaluation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The provider's systems for monitoring the quality of teaching are still being embedded. There are weaknesses in teaching in the pre-school room and these have not been effectively addressed. The provider has made significant changes since her last inspection and addressed the previous actions and recommendations. Safeguarding is effective. Staff are knowledgeable about the signs that may raise cause for concern about a child's welfare and the procedures to follow in the event of such a concern. The provider follows robust recruitment procedures to ensure the suitability of all staff working with children. She works with other professionals to help support continuity of children's care and learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Teaching in the pre-school room is not consistently good. Staff do not consistently challenge and extend children's learning and many opportunities to do this are missed. For example, staff help children to find things to put in the water tray and encourage them to play, but they do not use the activity well to teach skills in other areas of learning. However, younger children are taught effectively. The staff in the toddler room are enthusiastic and understand that children learn through play. They interact in positive ways motivating and supporting children's learning well. For example, they demonstrate how to use scissors appropriately and encourage children to draw. Assessments of children's learning have improved. Staff track children's progress and plan for children's next steps in learning appropriately.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Inconsistencies in the quality of teaching mean that some children are not motivated, supported or inspired to learn as much as they can. Despite this, staff follow children's interests and are attentive to their needs. However, at times staff interrupt children's learning, such as for snack. Staff promote healthy lifestyles. For example, children follow appropriate hygiene routines, enjoy healthy snacks and meals and have daily opportunities to be physically active outdoors. Staff help children to learn about each other's backgrounds and diversity. For example, they find out key words in children's home language from parents, provide dual language books and role-play opportunities. This helps children learn to respect and value each other's differences. This also helps children who speak English as an additional language to communicate.?

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Outcomes for children in the pre-school room are not good enough. They are not supported to help reach their full potential. However, they are gaining some skills to support their future learning. They concentrate and listen to stories and are developing positive attitudes to their learning. Children are confident and show they are growing in independence. The youngest children make good progress. They investigate the opportunities that are on offer, increase their exploratory skills and extend their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 254654 Local authority Nottingham City Inspection number 1086720 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 50 Number of children on roll 34 Name of registered person Pamelajit Kaur Sangha

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Date of previous inspection 22 February 2017 Telephone number 0115 9790988

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Young Ones Day Nursery registered in 1991. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round, except for the week at Christmas and bank holidays. The nursery is open from 7am until 7pm. The nursery employs five members of childcare staff. Of these, three hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The provider, who is also the manager, holds qualified teacher status. The nursery supports children who speak English as an additional language and 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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