Maisy Moo's Day Nursery

Maisy Moo's Day Nursery Station Road, Wistow, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 3UZ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 September 2017 Not applicable

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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:

 Teaching is variable. Staff working with pre-school children do not make the most of information obtained from observation and assessment to effectively plan activities that motivate and inspire children to learn. Not all children make enough progress.  Staff have not considered how to ensure pre-school children's privacy during toilet training and nappy changing routines, and that hygienic procedures are followed regarding handwashing.  The manager does not use performance management systems to thoroughly evaluate the quality of teaching and identify where staff need to improve their practice.  Self-evaluation processes are not effective enough to successfully help the manager identify areas of development and maintain and improve the quality of the provision.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff have secure partnerships with parents. There are daily opportunities to share information. Parents comment that they are happy with the care their children receive.  Children's literacy skills are well promoted. They have suitable access to a variety of writing equipment. Children learn to explore and make marks and to develop their early writing skills.  Children demonstrate that they feel safe and have formed secure attachments with staff. Staff manage children's behaviour appropriately. They provide explanations to help them recognise and understand why some things may be unsafe.

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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

 make better use of the information obtained from observations and assessments of pre-school children's development to plan and provide more challenging and motivating activities and experiences that meet their individual learning needs 26/09/2017

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 improve the organisation of the premises, with particular regard to nappy changing and toilet training in the pre-school room, to ensure children are given privacy and staff follow hygienic procedures 26/09/2017

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 improve the performance management of staff to thoroughly evaluate the quality of teaching, identify how staff can improve their personal effectiveness and provide them with appropriate support, coaching and training. 26/09/2017

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

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 provide greater opportunities for children in the pre-school room to learn good hygiene routines, with particular regard to handwashing  make better use of self-evaluation to identify and address weaknesses in the provision.

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

Safeguarding is effective. All staff have a good understanding of how to keep children safe and the procedures to follow should they have a concern about a child's well-being. Staff follow robust procedures with regard to the use of mobile phones. Effective recruitment procedures and checks on staff's ongoing suitability are carried out. Adult-to-child ratios are met and staff are deployed effectively to ensure children's safety. The quality of teaching is variable. Despite the well-qualified balance of staff this is not having a good enough impact on how they support older children's learning. Systems to manage the performance of staff are not fully effective. The manager does not use observations of staff practice and supervision well enough to evaluate teaching and where it needs to improve. There are appropriate systems in place to monitor children's progress. The manager has procedures for self-evaluation. However, this is not fully effective in

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

identifying all aspects of practice that need improving, such as weaknesses in teaching and organisation.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff know children well and generally identify the next steps in their learning. However, staff working with pre-school children do not always use the information obtained to plan and provide activities that consistently support, challenge and inspire children to learn. For example, some planned activities are not organised well enough and younger children lose interest. Sometimes activities are not challenging enough for older children who are keen to do more. The practice of staff working with babies is strong. They help skilfully promote communication and language development by repeating words, talking to them about what they are doing, singing songs and reading stories.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Staff support babies' personal development well. They give them cuddles for reassurance and support them while they enjoy their meals. Staff provide daily opportunities for children to enjoy fresh air and exercise, which contributes towards a healthy lifestyle. However, staff in the pre-school room do not promote children's privacy when potty training and the arrangements are unhygienic. For example, children use the potty in the playroom and nappies are changed in the same area as children waiting to have their lunch. In addition, pre-school children use the same bowl of water to wash their hands and dry their hands on the same towel. This does not promote children's good health.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are developing some basic skills for their move to school. However, pre-school children are not sufficiently challenged to consistently make good progress in relation to their starting points. They do learn to count and put on their coats and boots when they go out into the garden. Children count and identify some shapes. Babies gurgle and babble along to familiar songs. They learn new skills, such as learning how to crawl and walk, helping to support their physical development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY497525 Local authority North Yorkshire Inspection number 1113010 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 21 Number of children on roll 29 Name of registered person Louisa May Marshall

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01757268695

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Maisy Moo's Day Nursery registered in 2016. The nursery employs five members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am to 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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