Setting EY426868

Report for Childcare on Domestic Premises

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 October 2017 19 December 2014

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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 is not consistently strong across the setting. Some staff do not plan and deliver activities well enough and provide children with appropriate levels of challenge.  The provider does not monitor the quality of teaching effectively to provide training and coaching where needed to successfully raise the quality of teaching.  The provider and staff have not given enough consideration to the effect the presence of older children, who attend before and after school, has on the early years children.  The provider does not make best use of self-evaluation to help monitor and evaluate the setting regularly.

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It has the following strengths

 Parents speak highly of the staff and comment on the effective communication shared with them. They are provided with clear information about their child's day.  Children are greeted by kind, smiling staff, who welcome them to the setting. They receive cuddles and reassurance when upset or tired.  Children enjoy nutritious meals and snacks prepared on site by the setting's cook. They enjoy the social occasion as they sit with their friends at mealtimes.

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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

 develop the planning of activities so that the individual needs, interests and stages of development of each child are considered to ensure that learning experiences are enjoyable, challenging and purposeful 18/11/2017

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 implement effective arrangements for the supervision of staff to foster a culture of mutual support and continuous professional development which helps to raise the quality of teaching to a consistently good level. 18/11/2017

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

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Due Date

 improve the way in which the pre-school and out-of-school club are organised to ensure that younger children remain engaged in purposeful play when sharing the environment  build on the monitoring of all aspects of the provision to ensure that self-evaluation is used effectively to identify strengths and weaknesses and to drive improvement.

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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 two joint observations with the manager and deputy.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the setting.  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

The provider, who is also the manager, has not yet put in place an effective method for monitoring staff practice and evaluating the provision as a whole. Staff complete core training and have regular supervision meetings. Even so, staff are not given purposeful feedback that leads to targeted professional development to raise the quality of teaching to a consistently good level. Safeguarding is effective. Robust recruitment procedures are in place. Staff regularly update their safeguarding knowledge, for example, through appropriate training courses. They are knowledgeable about the signs of abuse and understand the setting's safeguarding procedures. The setting works well with other early years providers to share information about children's progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Teaching is variable across the provision. Some staff do not plan activities carefully enough that are tailored to meet children's individual needs or provide appropriate levels of challenge. On occasions, staff in the pre-school room do not engage all children effectively in purposeful play, particularly those who are quieter. Despite this, some aspects of teaching are stronger. Staff working with toddlers help children to learn sequencing while playing with dolls. Babies are encouraged to explore a range of resources that contains natural and artificial resources. Staff monitor the progress children make and regularly share assessment information with parents.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Sometimes, children are not given good levels of attention when older children, who attend before and after school, are present. Staff do not organise the environment well enough to make sure that the pre-school children can continue their play and learning uninterrupted. Despite this, children play in a clean environment. They follow sensible hygiene routines and manage self-care well. Children play well together and enjoy each other's company. They share resources readily and take turns. Staff encourage children to develop their independence. For example, from an early age they learn to put their outdoor clothes on in preparation for playing outside.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Weaknesses in the quality of teaching mean that children do not make the best progress possible in their learning. Nevertheless, babies learn to develop their physical skills, as they move around the large play space available to them. Children enjoy listening to stories and sharing books with adults. Children, including those who speak English as an additional language, participate readily in group games. This helps to develop their communication and social skills in preparation for their next stage of learning, such as school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY426868 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 1105274 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 55 Number of children on roll 70

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 19 December 2014

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Telephone number

Ducklings Childcare registered in 2011. The setting employs 16 members of childcare staff. Of these, 11 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above, including one member of staff who has qualified teacher status. The setting opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm. The setting provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Telephone number

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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Telephone number

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