Seasides Day Nursery

Inspection of Seasides Day Nursery 93 Fronks Road, Harwich, Essex CO12 4EQ

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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 Not applicable

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The provision requires improvement

Older children enter the nursery confidently and part from their parents and carers with ease. They are greeted by smiling staff, who ask them how they are and engage their parents in discussions about how the children have been since they last attended the nursery. The manager supports and comforts children who are new and require additional support. Once settled, children behave in a way that shows that they enjoy their nursery experience and feel safe and comfortable with the adults caring for them.

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The provision requires improvement

Some recent staff changes mean that the key person system for babies is not robust. New staff have recently been appointed, however, they are not yet fully settled in their roles. Babies are receiving care and consideration for their needs, however, they do not currently have a special person to ensure that their emotional well-being and learning needs are consistently met.

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The provision requires improvement

Children participate in a good range of learning experiences indoors and outdoors. Staff generally promote children's learning across all seven areas. However, staff do not always plan effectively to challenge children. For example, they do not use clear and effective questioning skills to help extend children's thought processes.

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need to do better?

n Managers work hard to develop the staff team. However, recent staff changes mean that there are inconsistencies in the quality of teaching and care practices. Managers are confident that once the newly appointed staff are settled in their roles, they can begin building on the team's skills and expertise. Managers hold regular supervision meetings with staff and review their training needs, working practices, home and work balance. n Children enjoy exploring the wildlife garden for bugs and insects. Staff follow their lead and help them to carefully turn the large logs over to see who and what lives beneath. However, staff miss opportunities such as these to fully capture the children's interest and inquisitive natures. For example, they do not ask the children appropriate questions about what they can see, how many creatures there are or what they already know about them. n Older children develop good relationships with other adults and their key person,

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need to do better?

who demonstrate a secure knowledge of the individual children's needs. However, this is not so secure for babies, who do not currently have dedicated key persons. The managers who are providing cover do know the children well and work closely with their parents to meet babies' basic needs. n Staff generally promote children's learning through the range of resources and learning opportunities they provide. For example, children learn that when they mix dough in two different colours together, it makes a new colour.

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need to do better?

9 October 2019 n Staff promote children's understanding of keeping healthy. They remind them of the importance of washing their hands before touching food and when they have visited the toilet. Staff apply anti-bacterial gel to their hands regularly throughout the day to help prevent the spread of infection. Children enjoy daily fresh air and exercise. They enjoy playing with the cars, bikes and trikes in the garden. They balance on logs and tyres and use tools in the mud kitchen to move dry pasta, oats and mud from one container to another. n Children have regular opportunities to develop their knowledge of the wider community. They go for walks to the local beach, have hot chocolate at the café and visit local shops. n Parents speak highly of the nursery and feel that their children are well cared for. They talk about choosing the nursery because it offers their children a 'home-from-home' experience. Managers seek the views of parents to help them

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need to do better?

further develop and improve the provision.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Managers and staff demonstrate a secure knowledge of the types of abuse and the known indicators that might suggest that a child is at risk of harm. They regularly update their safeguarding knowledge, for example through appropriate training. The manager uses staff meetings and supervision arrangements to ensure staff understand their responsibilities with regard to all aspects of safeguarding children. Managers conduct safety checks each morning before the children arrive to ensure that the premises are safe, secure and clean.

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Due date

put in place effective arrangements to ensure that all children, including babies, have a key person to help them become familiar with the setting, build a safe and caring relationship and develop a relationship with parents. 08/11/2019

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should:

n develop the curriculum to be more ambitious and to provide greater challenge for children

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should:

9 October 2019 n focus support for staff to help them develop more effective questioning skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY537140 Local authority Essex Inspection number 10100282 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 1 to 3 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 32 Name of registered person Seasides Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01255 487422 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Seasides Day Nursery registered in 2017. The nursery employs seven 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 51 weeks of the year. Sessions are from 8am to 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector completed a learning walk with the manager to observe how the provision and curriculum are organised. n The inspector observed adult-led activities and evaluated them with the manager. n The inspector held a number of discussions with the manager, office manager and staff. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working at the setting. n The inspector spoke to children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to at the inspection and through responses to questionnaires.

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Inspection activities

9 October 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

9 October 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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