Setting EY458483

Report for childcare on domestic premises

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Inspection date 8 August 2019 Previous inspection date 6 June 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 Staff do not always gain written consent from parents prior to administering medication. n The management team does not make consistent use of performance management and discussions with staff to build on staff's good teaching skills. They do not accurately guide them on areas for development or provide effective training to support them to enhance practice. n The monitoring of staff's practice is not sufficiently thorough. The management team fails to make sure that all staff maintain a good understanding of their roles and responsibilities in meeting children's care needs.

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It has the following strengths

n Children are happy and settled in this welcoming nursery. They come into the nursery readily and confidently separate from their main carer. n The manager and staff form effective partnerships with parents and carers, who make positive comments. For example, parents and carers state that staff keep them well informed about the good progress their child makes. n Children enjoy exploring the outdoor space, which helps promote their choice and independence and their physical health and emotional well-being. n Staff support children's persistence and motivation well. For instance, they work with children to follow instructions for building models and narrate their own thinking as they look for the right pieces. This also helps support children's critical thinking skills.

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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: Due date ensure written permission is obtained from parents for each specific medication administered. 16/08/2019

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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 strengthen existing arrangements for performance management to sharply identify areas for professional development and provide staff with individual targets to help them raise the quality of their teaching to the highest level n raise staff's understanding of using all opportunities in daily routines to enable them to fully support all children's care needs.

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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 outside. She assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector spoke to staff and held a meeting with the provider and manager of the nursery. n The inspector looked at documentation, including medicine and accident records, and checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff. n The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager, where they discussed children's learning and staff practice.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. Staff are suitable to fulfil their roles. Children are cared for by appropriately qualified and vetted staff due to robust recruitment procedures. Staff all complete child protection training and they know what steps to take if they have concerns about a child in their care. However, although medicine is only given to children with parents' permission, the setting does not always obtain this consent in writing prior to administering it so that all agreements are clear. This is a legal requirement. Staff make good links with other settings children attend and share information. This helps ensure continuity in children's learning and care. The provider has clear and ambitious plans for future development of the nursery, however, this does not include enough focus on raising the quality of all staff's teaching to the highest level.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Partnerships with other professionals are good. The staff work well with those involved in supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children's communication and language skills are developing well. Staff engage them in meaningful conversations and discussions and introduce new words to their vocabulary. For example, babies enjoy repeating words such as 'drip, drip' when staff demonstrate how the water falls and give them words to describe this. Staff teach older children well about how to keep themselves safe. For instance, they use captivating storytelling to support children's understanding of beach and sun safety. Staff use the information they gather about children's interests to develop engaging activities. They make accurate assessments about what children can do and need to learn next.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The nursery has breached the welfare requirements of the early years foundation stage because, on occasion, staff do not obtain written permission from parents before administering medicine such as paracetamol. This risks children's well-being. However, children have daily opportunities to develop their physical skills outdoors where they benefit from fresh air and exercise. Staff are positive role models. They are calm and consistent in their interactions with children. This helps children to learn how to regulate their own behaviours. As a result, children behave very well. They are kind and respectful towards their friends and staff. Children have good opportunities to develop their growing independence. For instance, toddlers and older children are encouraged to put on their own shoes and staff give them time to persist and achieve. However, staff do not always ensure that babies' privacy, and older children's social development, is

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

fully supported during routines such as nappy changing and mealtimes.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those with SEND, make good progress from the time they start at the nursery. Older children are beginning to identify the letters in their names and demonstrate great concentration as they write them on their artwork. Younger children enjoy problem solving as they think carefully about how to transport water and brushes, so they can 'paint' the fence and stones in the garden. Children are well prepared for their next steps in learning and their move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY458483 Local authority Devon Inspection number 10075374 Type of provision Childcare on domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 34 Number of children on roll 46

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Daisy Chain Childcare originally registered in 2000, and re-registered as a limited company in 2013. It operates from part of a bungalow on the outskirts of Braunton, in Devon. The nursery opens each weekday from 7.30am to 5.30pm for 50 weeks of the year, occasionally opening until 6.15pm on an ad hoc basis. There are nine members of staff who work with the children. Of these, eight staff hold relevant qualifications. The nursery is in receipt of early education funding for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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