Harlequins Nursery

Harlequins Nursery Farrant Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 3EP

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 March 2018 18 October 2016

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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 manager does not ensure there is at least one member of staff with a current first- aid certificate on the premises at all times when children are present.  The manager does not monitor staff's risk assessments to ensure they identify all possible safety issues. For example, staff do not check that all outdoor resources are well maintained or that children use the ride-on toys and bicycles safely.  The manager has not continued effective staff supervision to promote their continual professional development and raise levels of teaching further.  The manager and staff do not monitor the progress of different groups of children and identify any emerging gaps in their learning precisely. This does not support the planning of activities to challenge and target all children's learning accurately.  The manager does not use evaluation effectively to make ongoing improvements to practice and ensure that all requirements are continually met.

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 At times, staff interrupt children's play to change their nappies or to ask them to join in adult-led activities. This does not enable children to follow their ideas and finish their play to their own satisfaction.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff are caring and friendly, and help children feel welcome and valued in the nursery. Children respond happily to staff and develop positive emotional well-being.  Staff liaise with other professionals involved in children's care and learning to support continuity for their development.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 ensure at least one person with a current paediatric first-aid certificate is on the premises and available at all times when the children are present 07/04/2018

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 improve risk assessment systems to identify and minimise all possible risks in the play environment, with particular regard to the outdoor area 07/04/2018

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 improve staff supervision arrangements to provide them with effective support, coaching and training to promote their continual professional development and improve the quality of teaching. 07/04/2018

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

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Due Date

 improve assessment systems to monitor the progress of different groups of children and identify any emerging gaps in their learning, to help provide consistently appropriate challenges in their play more effectively  make better use of evaluation to identify and address priorities for improvement, to develop practice and outcomes for children to a good level  improve the organisation of activities and daily routines to minimise interruptions and allow children to follow their own ideas in play.

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Inspection activities

 This inspection was brought forward as part of Ofsted's risk assessment process.  The inspector observed children's interactions in play indoors and outdoors, and discussed children's learning with staff.  The inspector viewed documentation, such as operational policies, procedures and required records, including first-aid certificates and those for suitability of staff.  The inspector undertook a joint observation of an activity with the manager and discussed systems of assessment and monitoring children's learning.  The inspector discussed self-evaluation with the manager and took into account the spoken views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff understand their policies to protect children's welfare and know what to do should concerns arise. The manager ensures staffing levels meet required ratios and that staff supervise children appropriately. The manager completes the required checks to help assess staff suitability. However, she does not provide sufficient training and support to help staff in their roles, to improve the quality of teaching, and to meet all requirements. The manager does not ensure that all staff have up-to-date first-aid training and, at times, there are no first-aid trained staff present to support children should they have an accident or injury. However, the manager has taken prompt action to rearrange staff working hours and organise training to address this. Self-evaluation is not effective to support continuous development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The quality of teaching is variable. Staff track children's individual progress, but the manager does not monitor how groups of children achieve, such as boys and girls, and identify where they may need more support. This means staff do not always target planning and support as accurately as possible, such as boys' literacy and children's speech and mathematics, so that children engage in consistently motivating activities and receive good challenges across all areas of learning. However, some staff support children's language and literacy skills well. For example, older children start to sound out the initial letters of words and know that 'f' is for frog. Younger children show interest in the patterns they make in the coloured sand with toy cars. Older children learn to write the letters of their names and eagerly tell staff that 'giraffes have long necks and go up, up, up'. Staff encourage children's imagination and their exploration of colour and texture

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

effectively. For example, children gather bark, mud and water to make a 'mud pie'.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Weaknesses in leadership and management do not fully support children's welfare. Staff risk assess outings, but they do not always check the safety of resources, such as the outdoor sandpit, which has broken edges. Staff support children's physical health well. However, they do not ensure children learn how to use outdoor resources safely. Children often play outdoors and have fun stretching their arms and legs to make a starfish shape. Staff act as good role models and encourage children to be kind to others and share their toys. Children enjoy meals and excitedly tell staff about the foods they like.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children enjoy their play and make steady progress overall. However, weaknesses in monitoring, planning and teaching mean children do not receive consistent challenges to help them make the progress they are capable of in all areas of their learning; for example, in their speech, use of numbers and enjoyment of books. Nevertheless, children gain independence and curiosity to help them prepare for school. Children concentrate well mixing sand with water and become absorbed exploring the changes they see.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY426279 Local authority Somerset Inspection number 1132257 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 - 4 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 44 Name of registered person Helen Louise Jacobs

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Date of previous inspection 18 October 2016 Telephone number 01373 462 389

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Harlequins Nursery registered in 2011. This privately owned nursery is situated in Frome, Somerset. The nursery is open Monday to Thursday from 8.15am until 6pm and on Friday from 8.15am until 4pm during term time. The nursery opens occasionally during the summer holidays from 9.15am until 1.15pm. The nursery receives funding for the provision of free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. There are six members of staff, of whom, three hold a relevant childcare qualification at level 3 and one holds a relevant childcare qualification at level 2.

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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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