Banana Moon Day Nursery Edgbaston

Banana Moon Daycare 14 Highfield Road, Birmingham, B15 3DU

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 October 2017 29 July 2014

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 Children are settled and happy at this friendly nursery. Staff are kind and caring and children form close bonds with them.  Processes for self-evaluation are extremely thorough. The manager considers the views of staff, parents and children to reflect on the quality of every aspect of the provision. Detailed action plans are implemented to help improve outcomes for children.  Strong partnerships and effective communication between parents and nursery staff help to ensure children's care and learning needs are well met. Parents are happy with the service provided.  The manager is a strong leader and closely monitors children's progress to identify and close any gaps in their learning. All children make good progress.  Children are well supported to keep themselves healthy. Balanced and nutritious foods are provided with plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables. Children benefit from regular opportunities to play outdoors.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always support quieter, less confident children to fully engage in the experiences on offer.  Overall, children are well behaved. However, at times, staff do not provide consistent messages to help children to learn what is expected of them.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 focus more closely on identifying and supporting quieter and less outgoing children, to be fully engaged in play and learning  support staff to provide more consistently clear messages to children about what is expected of them.

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

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The manager and staff are enthusiastic and dedicated. They share a clear vision and are committed to providing good-quality care and learning. All staff are qualified and are supported to develop their practice further. For example, staff attend regular staff meetings, supervision sessions and conduct their own personal research to enhance their knowledge and skills. Safeguarding is effective. Adult-to-child ratios are well maintained, staff are deployed well and are vigilant at all times. The manager and staff have a good understanding of their responsibilities in keeping children safe from harm. Staff understand the procedure to follow should they be concerned about a child's welfare or the behaviour of a colleague.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff make regular observations and assessments of children's learning. They know children well and plan interesting activities to focus on what children need to learn next. Staff in the baby room constantly talk and sing to babies. They encourage them to babble and make sounds to extend their language skills. Staff working with older children provide plenty of opportunities for them to be creative. For example, children use socks and a variety of materials to create their own sock 'animals'. Staff help toddlers to learn about size and capacity. For example, they join in with children's play as they help them to fill and empty containers of coloured rice.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children play in a clean, safe environment where they can move around freely, both indoors and in the well-resourced play area outdoors. Staff challenge children's physical abilities. Babies show determination and delight as they reach for toys that staff skilfully place just out of reach. Staff encourage older children to make and use simple obstacle courses to help them develop strength and balance. They introduce simple mathematics as they ask children to count tyres as they jump across them. Staff encourage children to develop their independence well. For example, older children serve their own meals and pour their own drinks. When children achieve their goals, staff give plenty of praise and encouragement, which helps to raise children's self-esteem.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are making good progress in their learning and most are working well within the typical level of development for their age. Older children develop good speaking skills. They are learning about numbers, size and shape. Babies are beginning to utter early sounds and words and are taking first steps. Children are sociable and polite. For example, they hold doors open for their friends and adults. Children are well prepared for the next stage of their education, including their eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY474103 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 1114515 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 50 Number of children on roll 54 Name of registered person MZ Day Care Ltd

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 29 July 2014 Telephone number 0121 454 2088

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Banana Moon Daycare registered in 2014. It opens Monday to Friday, from 7.30am until 6.30pm, all year round, with the exception of bank holidays. The nursery employs nine members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. 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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