Spinning Tops

Spinning Tops 41-43 Avenue Road, Seaton Delaval, WHITLEY BAY, Tyne and Wear, NE25 0DT

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 January 2018 5 November 2015

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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 arrangements to support and mentor staff are not sufficiently robust. The manager has not identified inconsistencies in staff's practice swiftly enough and the quality of teaching is variable. Not all staff provide good interactions to support children's learning.  Younger children are not fully supported in making as much progress as possible. Ongoing observations and assessments are not used effectively to match all activities to children's learning needs. Staff do not plan and provide consistently stimulating experiences and resources to give children good support for their learning.  Staff working with younger children do not organise and manage daily routines effectively so that they remain interested and occupied at all times.  Self-evaluation processes are not effective enough to successfully help the manager identify areas of development to improve the quality of the provision.

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It has the following strengths

 Partnerships with parents are good. Key persons regularly share information about children's care and learning. Parents are happy with the service provided.  The provider knows to notify Ofsted of any significant event. They thoroughly review risk assessments if any incident occurs and change procedures to help ensure children's safety. Staff deploy themselves appropriately and are vigilant in their supervision of children, indoors and outdoors.  Children form close attachments with staff and are happy and secure. Staff manage children's behaviour appropriately.

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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 systems for staff supervision, to raise the quality of teaching and learning to a consistently good level so that all children make the best possible progress from their starting points 05/02/2018

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 make better use of the information obtained from observations and assessments, to plan and provide stimulating activities, resources and appropriate challenge for younger children to help them make good progress 05/02/2018

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 improve the organisation of daily routines so young children remain interested and occupied at all times. 05/02/2018

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

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 use systems for self-evaluation more precisely so staff can build on their teaching skills to help raise the standard to a consistently good level throughout the nursery.

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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 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. The manager and staff have a secure understanding of child protection issues and know how to report concerns about a child's welfare. Detailed recruitment and vetting procedures ensure the suitability of staff to work with children and required staffing ratios are met. Staff are well qualified, however, their knowledge is not used effectively to support younger children's learning. The manager carries out staff supervision meetings. However, these arrangements do not identify weaknesses in staff practice and ensure that all children benefit from a consistently good level of teaching. There are appropriate systems in place to monitor children's progress. The manager has procedures for self-evaluation. However, these are not fully effective in 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 use observations and assessments to monitor children's development and identify the next stages in their learning. However, staff working with younger children do not use information from these to plan and provide activities that consistently support, challenge and inspire them to learn. Adult-led activities, such as story time, fail to capture children's interest. This results in children wandering around the room with little to engage them and they soon become bored. In contrast, children in the pre-school room benefit from good teaching skills. Skilled staff encourage them to use tools safely as they hammer nails into wood. Children are fully engaged, extremely motivated and excited. Staff enthusiastically engage children and use some effective questioning and dialogue to support and extend their learning. For example, they discuss what various materials they can use to join recyclable boxes together.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Staff make children and parents feel welcome. However, weaknesses in the quality of teaching do not support young children to achieve high levels of personal development. Staff do not organise daily routines well enough. Younger children are left for too long unoccupied at the lunch table. They become restless and sometimes upset as staff are distracted with routine tasks. Children's good health is promoted effectively and they develop an appropriate understanding of hygiene routines. Children benefit from daily outdoor play and opportunities to be physically active.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Young children do not benefit from the same good-quality teaching experiences as pre- school children and do not make enough progress. Pre-school children, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities are developing the essential skills they need for the eventual move on to school. They are eager to try new things and work things out for themselves. Children are learning to listen, concentrate and express their thoughts. Early mathematical skills emerge as they count and use number language.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479690 Local authority Northumberland Inspection number 1122138 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 2 - 9 Total number of places 28 Number of children on roll 76 Name of registered person Spinning Tops (Seaton Delaval) Limited

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Date of previous inspection 5 November 2015 Telephone number 01912370122

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Spinning Tops registered in 2014. The nursery employs 11 members of staff. Of these, one holds qualified practitioner status, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 6, eight have level 3 qualifications and one has a level 2 qualification. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round. Session are from 7.30am until 6.30pm. 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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