Westcotes Day Nursery

Westcotes Day Nursery 35 Braunstone Avenue, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 0JH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 November 2017 2 August 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:

 Management do not provide effective supervision and support systems for staff, to build their teaching skills and confidence to extend children’s learning further. As a result, the quality of teaching is variable. Some children do not benefit from consistently good learning opportunities.  Children do not always receive good support to develop their language and communication skills. For example, sometimes staff do not interact with children to model language and promote speaking skills.  The management team has introduced systems to observe and assess children’s learning, to plan their next steps. However, staff do not follow this consistently to enable all children to undertake challenging activities to promote their learning.

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It has the following strengths

 The management team has acted swiftly to address previous actions to keep children safe. They have provided training to help staff identify when children are at risk from extreme views, and established robust procedures for the administration of medication.  The key-person system is effective in helping children to settle and feel secure. Parents praise the efforts of staff to welcome and care for their children.  Staff provide good support to develop children’s independence and self-care skills, in readiness for their move on to other settings. For instance, children learn how to care for their teeth with regular brushing and follow good hygiene routines to keep themselves healthy.

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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

 improve the effectiveness of the support and professional development for staff, to improve the quality of their teaching and provide the confidence and skills to develop children's language and communication skills. 31/01/2018

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 extend the support offered to children to develop their language and communication skills  build on recently introduced systems to observe and assess children's learning, to plan challenging activities for all children.

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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 children and staff during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childcare manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the provider and managers. 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

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Since the last inspection, the provider and managers have provided comprehensive training, to ensure that all staff have a thorough understanding of their safeguarding roles and responsibilities. Staff know how to recognise and report any concerns about a child's welfare, including any risk from extreme views. All staff hold individual safeguarding reference files, which enable them to quickly access any local information they may require. The provider and managers understand the early years requirements. They observe staff practice and provide professional development opportunities. However, this has not been effective enough to enable all staff to improve their teaching skills. As a result, the quality of teaching is variable. Systems to evaluate the quality of provision are in place, and take account of the views of children. The provider intends to extend this further to involve parents.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

There are inconsistencies in the learning opportunities available for children. Some teaching is effective. For example, children are encouraged to extend their learning as they pretend to be police officers. They use their imagination to create crime scenarios with staff, and then proceed to develop their technology and literacy skills, as they write reports on a computer. However, sometimes staff do not engage sufficiently with children to promote their learning further, particularly when children work in a group. As a result, not all children benefit from consistently effective teaching and learning opportunities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Staff do not always recognise when children would benefit from adult support or intervention, to keep them motivated and interested in learning. This reduces the opportunities children have to develop their concentration, curiosity and willingness to persevere and find solutions, if they encounter problems. Children are encouraged to follow routines, which help to build their confidence and independence. For example, on arrival they register their attendance and comment on their feelings. Children learn about the similarities and differences between themselves and others. They receive consistent support to understand how the nursery rules can keep them and their friends safe, and use prompts, such as hats and timers, to help them understand sharing and taking turns. Parents now receive information about the nursery's behaviour policy and strategies, to help maintain consistency in practice between home and the setting.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Inconsistencies in the quality of teaching mean that children could make more progress. However, most children develop basic skills, which will help them begin their programmes of learning at school. For example, children learn how to count, recognise their name and begin to link letters with their sound. Younger children follow the example of older children and follow daily routines, which help them to develop their independence. All children enjoy singing and joining in with the actions of familiar songs.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 226995 Local authority Leicester City Inspection number 1111421 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 1 - 4 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 24 Name of registered person Pamela Haines

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Date of previous inspection 2 August 2017 Telephone number 0116 254 6413

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Westcotes Day Nursery opened in 1988. The nursery employs seven members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 5, two at level 3, and three at level 2. The provider holds an early years qualification at level 5. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 8am to 5.30pm. It 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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