Diddy Daycare Dovecot

Diddy Daycare Dovecot Dovecot Multi Activity Centre, Liverpool, L14 9BA

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 June 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:

 Staff do not maintain accurate records of the hours that children attend the nursery.  Staff have not been effectively coached and supported to ensure that the quality of teaching is consistently good.  Staff do not use what they know from observing and assessing children's learning to plan effectively. This means that activities are sometimes not challenging enough and children do not make the best possible progress.  Children do not have enough opportunities to use their home languages in play.  Sometimes, children are kept seated or at focused activities for long periods of time. This does not support their concentration and engagement as well as possible.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff know the children well. Children seek staff out for comfort and support. They like it when staff join in with their play, for example, as they talk about stories in the outdoor area.  Parents are happy with the quality of care provided. They are kept up to date with the activities their children have enjoyed participating in and feel that their children enjoy attending the nursery.

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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

 ensure an accurate record of children's hours of attendance is maintained 21/06/2018

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 provide effective support and coaching for staff to develop the quality of their practice to a consistently good level 29/08/2018

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 use information gathered from accurate assessments to plan for individual children's learning to better support their progress. 01/08/2018

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

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 provide more effective support for children to develop and use their home languages in their play  review and develop daily routines so that children's concentration and engagement are supported as effectively as possible.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had a tour of the areas of the premises used for childcare purposes.  The inspector reviewed parents' written feedback.  The inspector observed activities in the indoor and outdoor areas. She assessed the impact of teaching on children's learning. The inspector conducted a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector reviewed and discussed documentation, including risk assessments, recruitment and vetting documents and evidence of staff's qualifications.  The inspector spoke with staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection. She met with the leadership team.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Leaders do not ensure that staff maintain an accurate record of children's hours of attendance, beyond marking that they have arrived for the session. However, staff use other measures, such as head counts, to check that all children have moved safely between the indoor and outdoor areas. Staff have not been provided with effective supervision to help develop and improve their teaching skills. However, they are suitably qualified and have had some training, including food safety and safeguarding training. Staff know how to identify and report concerns relating to children's welfare or the conduct of an adult. Leaders implement suitable procedures to verify and monitor staff's ongoing suitability for their roles. Risk assessment is used to good effect to remove or manage potential risks and hazards within the setting. Safeguarding is effective. Following recent and significant changes to staffing and leadership, the new leadership team has

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

now identified what needs to be addressed to improve the nursery and they and the staff team are committed to improving outcomes for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff do not use what they know from observing children and assessing their progress to provide effective support for their individual learning. Sometimes, children have been seated for too long and their concentration lapses during focused learning experiences. Children enjoy their interactions with staff. Babies enjoy getting messy with paint, using different tools to make marks, including cars, brushes and their fingers. Young children play imaginatively as they wash cars and use big trucks to tip and pour water. Older children join in with their favourite stories which staff read in animated voices.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Staff provide opportunities for children to learn more about the diverse world around them. However, children who speak English as an additional language do not have good enough opportunities to use their home languages in play. Children are provided with healthy meals and snacks which meet their individual dietary requirements. Staff follow appropriate procedures to serve food and minimise the risk of cross-infection. Children enjoy being active and exercising in the outdoor area. Older children learn to navigate spaces and manage risks as they climb on large play equipment. Babies develop their core strength as they lie on their stomachs while exploring electronic toys.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Weaknesses in teaching and assessment mean that children do not make good enough progress. However, children do develop some key skills which prepare them for their next stages of learning and the move to school. For example, older children talk confidently to visitors. Children become independent. They put on their own coats and serve their own lunches. Overall, children develop good social skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY545169 Local authority Liverpool Inspection number 1139241 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 - 4 Total number of places 54 Number of children on roll 47 Name of registered person NSC Care Ltd

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 0151 230 0193

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Diddy Daycare Dovecot registered in 2017. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday for 50 weeks of the year, excluding bank holidays. Sessions are from 7.30am until 5.45pm. 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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