Shining Stars Nursery & Preschool

Brighter Futures Nursery At Sunshine Childrens Centre, Bluebell Close, MALVERN, Worcestershire, WR14 3SW

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 November 2017 16 June 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:

 Managers do not effectively focus staff's professional development on improving teaching practice to help raise the quality and improve outcomes for children.  Toddlers and pre-school children do not make good enough progress in their learning. Staff do not consistently provide them with suitably challenging and enjoyable activities that help to promote the key next steps in their learning.  Staff do not ensure that children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities always benefit from the help they need to continually progress as well as possible.  Staff do not share a detailed two-way flow of information about children's learning with parents. They do not benefit from excellent continuity between the setting and home.

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It has the following strengths

 The premises is clean and secure. Rigorous risk assessments and daily safety checks help to minimise hazards, indoors and outside. Managers maintain staff-to-child ratios at all times and always deploy staff effectively so that they supervise children well.  Staff are caring and friendly. They get to know children well when they first start and as they move between rooms. They help children to settle in and become familiar with the environment. Children are confident, happy and content throughout the nursery.  Staff teach children about the importance of eating well, good hygiene and taking exercise. This helps to promote their understanding of healthy lifestyles.  Babies benefit from engaging, age-appropriate experiences, which help to progress their learning. For example, they delight in sensory experiences as staff encourage and support them to use, combine and explore a variety of materials in different ways.

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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

 increase the focus of staff's professional development to improve the quality of teaching 01/02/2018

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 improve the quality of planning and ensure staff consistently provide all children with suitably challenging and enjoyable activities or experiences to help promote the next steps in their learning and support their good progress 01/02/2018

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 ensure staff provide consistent targeted support for children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities so that they benefit from the help they need to continually progress as well as possible. 01/02/2018

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

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 extend partnerships with parents and share a more detailed two-way flow of information about children's learning between the setting and home.

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Inspection activities

 We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about this provider.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outside. She assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the deputy manager of the nursery.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery management team. She viewed relevant documentation and checked evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to children and parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The nursery is experiencing a period of instability in the staff team. Children do not benefit from good-quality learning experiences that continually improve. Staff's professional development is not as focused as necessary on further developing their teaching skills. Nevertheless, staff are supervised and have opportunities to increase their knowledge in some areas, such as safeguarding. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Managers prioritise safeguarding and have worked hard to improve this aspect of the nursery. Most of the staff are well qualified and all staff have been subject to relevant suitability checks. Managers and staff can identify different indicators of potential child abuse and know how to handle any concerns. A range of policies and documents helps to support their safeguarding practice. Self-evaluation and monitoring are developing. Managers work closely with the local authority and aspire to further improve.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The quality of teaching varies. Managers ensure staff observe and assess children's development routinely. They monitor this to highlight gaps in children's abilities and clearly identify those who require more support. However, due to the recent high staff turnover, key persons do not always make the best use of this information. The planning is not yet highly effective. This specifically refers to the toddler and pre-school rooms where children do not progress well enough. Furthermore, staff do not always share information about children's learning with parents in as much detail possible. Nevertheless, children do have some opportunities to develop skills in different aspects of their learning. They enjoy creative activities, such as painting or modelling with play dough. Staff encourage them to talk about what they are doing and share their ideas.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children are not highly motivated learners. Sometimes they struggle to participate in activities fully. They can become easily distracted or lose interest. On the other hand, children's physical well-being is effectively promoted. Staff are sensitive to children's care needs and ensure these are met. Most staff have received appropriate first-aid training and have a sound knowledge of how to manage unavoidable accidents. Staff promote respect, tolerance and acceptance in the nursery. They actively challenge discrimination and resolve negative behaviours. Children learn to adhere to the behaviour boundaries that are set. Overall, they listen and respond to instructions and play well with others.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Outcomes for toddlers and pre-school children are not good enough. Furthermore, not all children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities benefit from the targeted support they need to begin to catch up. Nevertheless, outcomes for babies are good and in the main, children acquire the basic skills they need for the next stage of their learning or the eventual move on to school. For example, they are beginning to develop skills in literacy. Children enjoy singing familiar rhymes and sharing stories with staff.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY422213 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 1117406 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 80 Number of children on roll 43 Name of registered person Brighter Futures UK Ltd

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 16 June 2017 Telephone number 07919357895

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Brighter Futures Nursery registered in 2010. The nursery employs 11 members of childcare staff. Of these, seven hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and above, including one who holds qualified teacher status. The nursery operates all year around. Sessions are Monday to Friday from 8am until 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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