Little Oaks Day Nursery

Little Oaks Day Nursery Gloucestershire Royal NHS Trust, Gloucester Royal Hospital, Great Western Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 3NN

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 May 2018 20 November 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:

 Children's behaviour is not managed consistently. Some staff do not have a good enough understanding of how to promote positive behaviour for all children. At times, children become disruptive. This has a negative impact on some children's engagement and learning.  Leaders do not monitor and evaluate staff practice effectively enough. The quality of teaching is variable, and not all children make good progress.  Although the nursery has a good range of resources, at times, some play areas do not provide children with enough challenge and stimulation. This limits their opportunities to initiate their own play and make independent choices.  Leaders have satisfactorily addressed failings raised at the last inspection; however, weaknesses in teaching have not been fully addressed to ensure that all children receive good learning experiences.

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It has the following strengths

 Parents are positive about the service they receive. They state that they are well informed about their child's progress and that staff meet their child's individual care needs well.  Staff follow babies' individual home routines consistently. This helps the youngest children to feel emotionally secure and settle into the nursery well.  Partnerships with other professionals involved in supporting the care and education of children with additional needs are effective.

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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 all staff understand and implement the agreed behaviour management strategies in a way that takes into account all children's needs and helps them understand how their behaviour has an impact on others 03/08/2018

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 raise the quality of teaching to a consistently good level and provide children with stimulating and challenging activities that extend their learning and help them all make good progress. 03/08/2018

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

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 develop the learning environment to provide children with more challenge and stimulation, and greater opportunities to develop their independence  strengthen self-evaluation to accurately identify and addresses all weaknesses in practice and further improve outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector held discussions with the manager and deputy at appropriate times during the inspection and in a scheduled meeting.  The inspector observed children's activities and staff teaching in all rooms and outdoors.  The inspector looked at documentation, including a sample of children's records, planning and assessment records, and staff suitability records.  The inspector took account of the views of children, staff and parents spoken to on the day of the inspection, and of the nursery's self-evaluation.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery manager and deputy.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The manager completes regular supervision and observation of staff practice. However, these have not been wholly successful in addressing the variability in staff practice. Safeguarding is effective. Staff have a suitable knowledge and understanding of how to protect the children in their care. They have all completed child protection training and understand the procedures to follow if they are concerned about a child's welfare. Leaders have addressed the actions raised at the last inspection. For example, changes have been made to the perimeter of the premises and gates have been installed to help them maintain safe outdoor play areas. However, they have not used self-evaluation effectively to identify all weaknesses.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Although staff are qualified and experienced, the quality of teaching and interactions with children to support, challenge and extend their learning differs. Staff observe children, know their interests and what they can do. They plan next steps to help them learn. However, at the inspection, the delivery of these plans was not consistently good. In addition, the learning environment does not consistently provide sufficient challenge for children or stimulate their curiosity to help them learn. This means some children become bored. Despite this, some children show good levels of engagement and are keen to learn. For example, children in the pre-school room spend long periods engaged in role play as doctors. Some staff interact with children in a positive way. For example, they help children to learn about living things as they look at bugs in the garden, to support their understanding of the world. Other staff use some sign language to support children's

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Overall, children form close bonds with staff and make friends. However, not all staff use appropriate behaviour management strategies when dealing with children's negative behaviour. Staff do not consistently take control of the situation when children's negative behaviour escalates, causing other children to be distracted and to disengage from their play. This means that children are not consistently learning right from wrong and are unclear about the expectations. Staff working with babies are warm and respond to children's needs for support and comfort well. This helps them feel secure and meets their personal and emotional needs effectively. Staff teach children satisfactory self-care skills. For example, children learn to wash their own hands from a young age.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Not all children make the progress of which they are capable. However, children develop some skills that prepare them appropriately for the next stage in their learning and school. For example, pre-school children play well together and take turns. Children of all ages enjoy spending time outdoors, which promotes their physical development well. Some children can sit and listen well and are confident communicators during song and story sessions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY245240 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 1119110 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 - 5 Total number of places 45 Number of children on roll 70 Name of registered person Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trust

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Date of previous inspection 20 November 2017 Telephone number 0300 422 5095

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Little Oaks Day Nursery registered in 2001. It is located on the site of the Gloucester Royal Hospital. The nursery opens each weekday from 7am to 6pm all year round, except for some bank holidays. The nursery cares for children of Gloucestershire NHS Trust employees. There are 12 members of staff who work with the children, all of whom hold relevant qualifications at levels 3 or 4.

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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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