Clover Leaf Childcare Limited

Clover Leaf Childcare Limited Langley Childrens Centre, Windermere Road, Manchester M24 4LA

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Inspection date 9 April 2019 Previous inspection date 10 March 2016

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Effectiveness of leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Good 2

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This is a provision that requires improvement

n The provider does not always ensure staff deployment in the baby room is consistent. Despite this, staff who care for this group of children are skilled in ensuring their needs are met. n The provider has not yet established effective supervision arrangement for the newly restructured management team, to help it to fully understand its role. n Although individual children's progress is tracked particularly well, systems to monitor the learning outcomes of different groups of children are not well established.

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It has the following strengths

n Staff form strong partnerships with parents. They regularly share information about children's progress through their online system. Parents comment very positively about the staff and the nursery. They say how much their children enjoy attending the nursery. n Staff provide a very welcoming, bright and stimulating environment, which captures children's interests. Children are busy and engaged throughout the nursery. They are motivated and eager to learn and make good progress in their learning. n Staff value children's diverse cultures. They learn key phrases from children's home languages and use these alongside English during play and routines. This helps to support children's understanding, confidence and self-esteem.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and Childcare Register the provider must: Due date improve the overall consistency of staff deployment in the baby room to ensure children receive consistent support 30/04/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

establish effective arrangements for the supervision of the management team, which provides guidance and targeted support to help them to understand their role. 30/04/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n further develop the systems in place to monitor the progress made by different groups of children, to review whether any attainment gaps are closing.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector completed two joint observations with the deputy nursery manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the deputy manager and provider. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n The inspector spoke with parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

Although effective systems are in place for the supervision of staff, this is not yet consistent for the management team. The provider has restructured the management team since the previous inspection and has not yet been able to fully implement systems to support it. Despite this, the acting manager strives for quality and is excited about working as part of a friendly and driven team. Self-evaluation is effective, overall. The provider has identified improvements to support the required developments. She values feedback from parents and uses it to contribute to the nursery's development. Partnerships with other professionals are effective in ensuring the needs of all children are sufficiently met. Safeguarding is effective. Staff have sound knowledge of the signs and indicators of abuse and the procedures to follow if they have concerns about a child.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff are perceptive in their observation of children's learning. They accurately assess children's individual progress to help them recognise and address any gaps in learning. Staff carefully follow children's interests and encourage them to develop and pursue their ideas during play. For example, following a story about a caterpillar, children decide to hunt for insects and bugs in the garden. Staff skilfully extend children's ideas as they join in with their play and ask thoughtful questions. Children begin to understand simple mathematical concepts, such as 'big' and 'little' as they use magnifying glasses to explore and investigate. Older boys and girls practise their pencil control when they draw pictures of the animals they observe. Babies and young children develop their sensory and imaginative play as they explore different materials and textures, such as shaving foam, paint and sand.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Staff deployment is not fully effective in supporting young children's care and well-being. For example, in the baby room, staff are sometimes changed during the day to cover the deputy manager when she carries out management duties. This means that babies do not always receive consistent care. Older children learn about safety in the environment, such as when they help to risk assess the outdoor area. Children develop their independence. They confidently take responsibility for everyday tasks. For example, older children learn to self-serve at mealtimes and young children begin to feed themselves. Children consistently show good behaviour. For example, older children line up patiently and wait to going outdoors and young children learn to share and take turns.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress from their starting points. They develop their understanding of how to use technology for a particular purpose. For example, older children use cameras to take photographs outdoors and young children investigate toys with buttons and anticipate repeated sounds. Children are developing their listening and concentration skills. They enjoy singing and confidently join in with action songs. Children are well prepared for the next stage of their learning and for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY492117 Local authority Rochdale Inspection number 10076537 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 31 Number of children on roll 52 Name of registered person Clover Leaf Childcare Limited

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Date of previous inspection 10 March 2016 Telephone number 01616539526

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Clover Leaf Childcare Limited registered in 2015 and is located in Manchester. The nursery employs seven members of childcare staff. Of these, five hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm.

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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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