Creative Child

Creative Child Tong Building Ltd, 62 Tong Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 9LX

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 July 2018 Not applicable

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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 quality of teaching is variable within the nursery. At times, staff do not interact with the children successfully, to challenge and support their learning effectively. Children do not make the progress of which they are capable.  Staff working with toddlers do not consistently provide opportunities for them to practise and develop their early speaking skills.  The staff share some information about children's learning with other settings they attend. However, they do not do this in enough detail to enable consistency in children's experiences.

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It has the following strengths

 The manager is knowledgeable and highly committed to developing the nursery. She is working effectively with staff to help raise the quality of the provision.  There are good partnerships with parents, and staff exchange information about children's learning and care needs. Parents are very complimentary of the nursery and particularly value the online learning system.  Staff are caring and kind in their approach. Children have developed close relationships with staff. This helps children to feel safe and secure in the nursery and supports their emotional well-being.

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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 quality of teaching and ensure staff interact, challenge and extend children's learning more effectively to help them make good progress 24/07/2018

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 ensure that staff working with toddlers consistently encourage their attempts to communicate as they play and help them to practise and to develop their early speaking skills. 24/07/2018

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Due Date

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

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 strengthen partnership working with other settings that children attend, to exchange information regularly about children's learning and enable better consistency in their experiences.

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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 provider and 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. Staff have a suitable understanding of child protection procedures and explain what they would do if they suspect a child is suffering from harm. They are aware of the signs and symptoms of harm and neglect. Staff supervise children well, further promoting their safety. The provider implements effective recruitment processes. This helps to ensure that all staff are suitable to work with children. Arrangements for professional development provide some support for staff. The manager monitors staff performance through working alongside staff and regular supervision meetings. The management team has a generally accurate overview of the effectiveness of the nursery. It demonstrates a positive desire to improve the overall quality of teaching and the achievements of all children. However, it is too early to demonstrate the impact this is having on improving outcomes for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The quality of teaching is variable. Staff understand that children learn through play and they routinely observe children's development. However, not all staff give children enough support and challenge to extend their learning. This means that, at times, children do not show high levels of engagement or involvement. For example, staff join in with children's play and follow their interests, such as using objects with which to print. However, they do not extend children's learning or engage them for prolonged periods. Staff leave activities before children have finished playing and children quickly lose interest. Staff working with toddlers sit with them but do not actively engage them in conversation to help encourage their early communication skills. At other times the teaching is more effective. For example, outside, children thoroughly enjoy play in the mud kitchen. Staff join in enthusiastically and act as good role models as they pretend to make their own mud cakes

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Staff understand children's care needs and meet these well. Children receive a warm welcome at this friendly nursery and develop secure attachments to staff. Staff raise children's sense of self-esteem, for instance, by praising their good behaviour and achievements. They communicate well with each other to ensure children's safety. Children enjoy healthy snacks and meals, and wash their hands as part of the routine. These opportunities help children to learn about healthy lifestyles.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Weaknesses in the overall quality of teaching mean that children are not consistently supported to reach their full potential. Children are gaining the basic skills to help prepare them for the next stages of their learning, including their eventual move on to school. They enjoy listening to stories read by enthusiastic staff. Early writing skills are emerging. Children are developing their independence. Babies are supported to feed themselves and older children are encouraged to put on their own coats ready for play outdoors.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY536636 Local authority Bradford Inspection number 1079603 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 6 Total number of places 69 Number of children on roll 32 Name of registered person H M Training Ltd

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07790307440

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Creative Child registered in 2016. The nursery employs 10 members of childcare staff. All staff hold appropriate early years qualifications ranging from level 7 to level 2. The nursery opens all year round. Sessions are from 7am until 6pm on Monday to Friday. 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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