Little Blessings Day Nursery

Little Blessings Day Nursery 2 Holland Road West, Birmingham, B6 4DW

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 August 2017 13 January 2015

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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:

 Not all staff plan daily access to outdoor activities for children to help increase their overall well-being.  Teaching is not consistently good. Staff do not use information from their assessments of children's progress well enough to understand children's levels of achievement and challenge their learning fully, in particular their understanding of the world and mathematics.  Staff do not consistently plan for children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities to fully support them and help them make the best possible progress.  Staff do not consistently provide clear guidance to help children learn self-control and cooperation.  The manager does not effectively evaluate the impact of individual staff practice to help raise the quality of teaching to a consistently good level.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff develop close relationships with parents to help them support their children's learning at home and keep them up to date about their care and learning.  Overall, the quality of teaching in the baby room is good. Staff place a good focus on promoting the babies' communication and language skills during their interactions.  Children benefit from healthy meals. Staff work well with parents to help teach children about healthy foods, good oral hygiene and how to keep safe.

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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 children have access to outdoor activities on a daily basis, unless circumstances make this challenging, such as unsafe weather conditions 25/08/2017

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 improve the use of the information gained from assessing children's progress to help staff understand children's levels of achievement and plan challenging activities to support their early mathematics and understanding of the world. 13/10/2017

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Due Date

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

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 consistently plan for children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities so that they receive effective support to make the best possible progress from their starting points  consistently provide clear guidance to help children learn self-control and cooperation to help improve their behaviour  evaluate the impact of individual staff practice to help raise the quality of teaching to a consistently good level.

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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 carried out a joint observation with the owner/manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the owner/manager and deputy manager. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke with staff and children at the nursery during the inspection.  The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Self-evaluation and the monitoring of practice are not robust enough. For example, the manager and deputy manager do not often enough monitor the quality of teaching and evaluate the impact of individual staff practice. The quality of teaching is not consistently good and requires improvement. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. All staff are trained in child protection issues. They have a secure knowledge of the possible signs of abuse and neglect and the procedure to follow if they have a concern. There are effective recruitment and induction systems in place and staff's continued suitability is checked regularly. Parents report good levels of satisfaction. For example, they are particularly impressed by the homework task their children receive. Leaders regularly consult and act on their views and opinions to help shape the service they offer.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff regularly observe children and identify their next steps in learning. However, staff do not consistently use this information precisely enough when planning activities and, on occasions, activities lack purpose and challenge. For example, staff do not use this information to help provide a broad range of interesting experiences to quickly capture the children's curiosity in mathematics and in their understanding of the world. Consequently, children do not consistently show good levels of interest in the activities provided. Teaching is not consistently good and children do not make the best possible progress. For example, staff do not always carefully support those children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities and plan motivating experiences to help them progress well. In contrast, when activities have a clear learning intention, children show good levels of involvement and staff extend their learning well.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Staff do not place good priority on ensuring children benefit from daily outdoor activities to help increase their well-being. On occasions, children become overly boisterous and do not show good levels of self-control and cooperation. During these incidents, some staff do not consistently offer children the guidance and direction they need to help them behave well. Staff caring for babies know their individual care needs and routines well and work closely with parents to meet their individual needs. Staff have close relationships with babies and encourage them to interact and communicate well. Staff teach children how to keep safe when crossing the road and the benefits of a healthy diet.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Not enough children make consistently good levels of progress from their starting points. That said, the most able children begin to show an interest in counting and writing and learn about the letters of the alphabet. Children are confident, keen to share their ideas and enjoy stories and singing sessions. They use their imaginations as they explore, such as when they play with sand and dough and make creations. Children steadily acquire the basic skills required in preparation for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY467766 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 1095470 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 - 8 Total number of places 50 Number of children on roll 43 Name of registered person Tanisha Tamara Cespedes-Grant

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Date of previous inspection 13 January 2015 Telephone number 01213596282

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Little Blessings Day Nursery registered in 2013. It is privately owned and operates from the Aston area of Birmingham. The nursery opens Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round, except for bank holidays. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. There are currently 14 members of staff who work directly with children. Of these, seven hold early years qualifications at level 6, one holds a qualification at level 4, three hold qualifications at level 3 and one holds a qualification at level 2.

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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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