Sunshine Day Nursery

Sunshine Day Nursery Church Hall, Potton Road, Hilton, Cambridgeshire, PE28 9NG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 May 2018 21 November 2017

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 Leadership and management of the nursery is very weak. This is the nursery’s second inadequate judgement. There have been regular breaches of the Statutory framework for the early year’s foundation stage. This has a significant impact on children’s care and development.  The provider fails to ensure that children are always in the care of adults who have had their suitability checked. This has a significant impact on children’s safety and welfare.  Staff working directly with babies do not hold the relevant qualifications and have very limited experience of working with children under the age of two. Babies needs are not being effectively met.  Supervision of staff is inadequate. They receive very little support or guidance in their role to help them improve their practice.  Partnerships with parents are poor. They are not informed about the precise progress their children make. Parents are not given the opportunity to contribute what they

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This provision is inadequate

know their children can do when they start and through their time at the nursery.  Staff do not plan effectively to provide children with challenging and enjoyable learning experiences. This has not improved since the last inspection. Therefore children are still failing to make sufficient progress.  Children are not provided with meals that are healthy, balanced and nutritious. This does not support a suitable and varied diet.

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It has the following strengths

 Children enjoy being in the company of staff.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

The provision is inadequate and Ofsted intends to take enforcement action

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

We will issue a Welfare Requirements Notice requiring the provider to:

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Due Date

 ensure children are not left unsupervised with adults whose suitability has not been verified 18/06/2018

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 ensure at least one member of staff working directly with babies has a relevant level 3 qualification and suitable experience of working with children under two years 18/06/2018

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 implement effective supervision arrangements and coaching for staff to promote good quality teaching 18/06/2018

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 provide meals which are healthy, balanced and nutritious. 18/06/2018

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

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Due Date

 improve the use of observation and assessment to help staff better understand children’s level of achievements in order to plan more precisely for their individual needs 17/07/2018

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 improve the quality of teaching so that staff engage children in challenging and enjoyable planned learning experiences that help them to make good progress 17/07/2018

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 ensure a summary of children’s progress at the age of two is shared with parents and that they are given opportunities to share their own observations of their children’s learning at home 17/07/2018

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Due Date

 plan purposely for outdoor play and those children who enjoy learning outdoors, through a balance of adult-led and child- initiated play. 17/07/2018

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching both 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 held a meeting with the nursery manager, who is also the owner. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to a small number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. The provider allows school children to be collected from the village bus stop and brought to the nursery by an adult who is not a member of staff and whose suitability has not been verified. The provider has failed to recognise that this arrangement seriously compromises children’s safety and welfare. Staff are able to demonstrate a suitable understanding of how to report concerns they may have about children in their care. The provider continues to demonstrate a poor capacity to improve. Actions raised at the last inspection have not been adequately addressed and continue to be a concern, particularly around the quality of care for babies and the learning experiences for all children. The provider does not monitor the teaching skills of her staff or support their professional development effectively. As a result, staff’s teaching practice continues to be weak.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The quality of teaching and planning of challenging activities remains poor across the nursery, resulting in children not making good enough progress. Staff do not understand how to effectively assess children’s development in order to fully understand children’s individual needs and levels of achievement. The provider is beginning to accept the support of the local authority to help her address this. Teaching is inconsistent. Staff sit on the floor with babies but do not interact. They do not talk sufficiently to babies during play so that they experience a rich language environment. Staff with the older children are beginning to provide opportunities for children to recognise their name on name cards and table mats. Children like to play outdoors but not enough consideration is given to planning for the outdoor learning environment so that children are interested and motivated to learn. Parents know very little about their children’s progress at the nursery.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The required progress summary at the age of two is not shared. They are not given sufficient opportunity to contribute to their children’s on-going development and receive very little feedback about their children’s day.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The individual needs of babies are not effectively met. This has not improved since the last inspection. They have limited access to their own designated space. This is due to the area being solely used as a sleep area during the afternoons. Children generally behave well, although some disagreements occur due to insufficient interaction from adults in their play. Furthermore, a lack of stimulating activities means that they soon become restless. However, staff do handle small conflicts appropriately. Older children understand the basics of sharing and turn taking. Children are independent in their self-care. They have daily opportunities to spend time in the fresh air and are physically active. They splash in water and make mud pies. Children are provided with healthy snacks which include plenty of fresh fruit. The main meals provided for children are poor, they are not healthy and nutritious and do not support a balanced diet. Staff supervise children

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

adequately as they play to ensure their safety.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children are still not making the best possible progress because learning experiences are poor. This does not prepare them well for their future learning. Continual breaches of the statutory requirements have a significant impact on the arrangements to support the learning and development of children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY481834 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 1134478 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 - 8 Total number of places 21 Number of children on roll 35 Name of registered person Debbie Anne Poulton

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Date of previous inspection 21 November 2017 Telephone number 01480830351

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Sunshine Day Nursery registered in 2014. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, three hold appropriate early years qualifications at levels from 3 to 6, including the manager who has early years teacher status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round, except for a week at Christmas. Sessions are from 7am until 7pm. 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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