Little Nippers Day Nursery

Inspection of Little Nippers Day Nursery 446 - 450, Kingstanding Road, Birmingham B44 9SA

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Requires improvement

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The provision requires improvement

Staff provide a bright, warm and welcoming environment for children. They promote children's emotional security well. Gradual settling-in sessions mean that children settle well. Staff join children as they play and offer plenty of praise. However, they do not consistently motivate children, which, at times, limits their learning opportunities.

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The provision requires improvement

Children demonstrate that they are happy and feel safe and secure. They form close bonds with staff and each other. Parents are happy with the provision and comment that their children enjoy attending. Although most children generally behave well, staff are not consistent in their approach to promoting ongoing positive behaviour in the pre-school room.

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The provision requires improvement

Staff use suitable teaching strategies to help enhance children's learning. For example, they encourage children to join in singing songs and rhymes. Children enjoy moving their bodies enthusiastically to action songs. Some mathematical skills are promoted well. For example, children learn about size and capacity as they fill and empty containers in sand. However, the overall quality of teaching is too variable.

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need to do better?

n A new management team has recently been put in place and positive changes have been made. However, improvements are in their early stages and teaching and learning are not yet good enough. A thorough self-evaluation has been undertaken and action plans are implemented well to drive further improvements. n Staff benefit from regular supervision and training sessions. They have time away from children to attend to routine tasks and paperwork and can request alternative working hours or changes to rotas if required. Staff morale and their commitment to improving outcomes for children are high. However, staff training to date has not resulted in the quality of teaching being raised to a consistently good level. Not all staff make accurate assessments of children's learning. They do not have a good enough understanding of what children already know and what they need to learn next. This means that they do not

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always focus planned activities sufficiently on what children need to learn next. n Younger children have fun and busily engage in play. Early writing skills are emerging as toddlers enjoy making marks with chalks. Older children learn about letters and the sounds they represent. They are beginning to recognise familiar words, such as their name. However, there are times when staff do not fully engage older children. For example, pre-school children spend too long sitting while activities or meals are being prepared and become bored or restless.

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need to do better?

4 September 2019 Children, including those with special educational needs and /or disabilities, are gaining the basic skills to help prepare them for the next stage of their learning. n Staff help children to develop healthy lifestyle habits. For example, children benefit from healthy meals and snacks. Staff provide plenty of opportunities for physical exercise and fresh air. They promote children's independence well. For example, children help to set the table at mealtimes. n Younger children behave well. Staff working with these children help them to share and take turns with toys and resources. There are times when staff working with older children are not consistent in their approach to behaviour. For example, they tell older children what to do or not to do without explaining why. This means that children do not always understand and learn what is expected of them. n Staff establish sound relationships with parents. They regularly share care

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need to do better?

information and talk to parents about how their child's day has been. However, information about children's learning is not consistently shared with parents. This means parents are not well supported to build on children's learning at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have attended all mandatory training such as safeguarding and first aid. They have a sound understanding of different types, signs and symptoms of abuse. Staff are aware of the procedures to follow should they have any concerns about a child's welfare or the actions of a member of staff. Managers implement sound risk assessments to help ensure all areas are safe for children. This helps to protect children from harm.

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Due date

raise the quality of teaching to a consistently good level and ensure that all staff engage children in enjoyable and purposeful play 18/10/2019

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Due date

ensure staff use accurate assessments of children's learning to plan challenging and interesting experiences that focus on what children need to learn next 18/10/2019

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Due date

4 September 2019 use consistent strategies for promoting positive behaviour and help older children learn what is expected of them and why. 18/10/2019

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should:

n provide more support for parents to help them to build on children's learning at home n improve the flow of learning experiences for pre-school children, particularly between activities or before mealtimes.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY536190 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 10081780 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 0 to 4 Total number of places 52 Number of children on roll 50 Name of registered person Wheeler, Rosie-Mai Estella

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reference number

Telephone number 0121 3730255 Date of previous inspection 5 October 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Little Nippers Day Nursery registered in 2016. The nursery opens five days a week from 7.30am to 6.30pm all year round, except for bank holidays and one week at Christmas. The nursery employs 11 members of childcare staff, all of whom hold relevant early years qualifications at level 2 to level 5. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector and the manager completed a 'learning walk' across all areas of the nursery to understand how the curriculum is organised. n The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the management team. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Inspection activities

4 September 2019 We carried out this inspection 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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Inspection activities

4 September 2019 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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