Daisys Childcare

Inspection of Daisys Childcare Rear Of 47, Micklegate, Selby, Yorkshire YO8 4EA

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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

This small and quiet nursery is welcoming for children. Staff plan some interesting activities that children enjoy. Outside, children enjoy placing tennis balls into tubes. Staff encourage children to develop an interest in books. For example, they read to children, pointing out the words on the page. This helps to promote children's early literacy and physical skills.

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The provision requires improvement

However, staff do not plan an ambitious curriculum for all children. Staff take children's likes and dislikes into consideration when providing toys and resources, but do not plan consistently for all children's learning. Some activities, such as singing time, do not promote children's speaking and listening skills well. Staff miss opportunities to extend children's learning. On occasions, staff do not assess and monitor younger children's progress securely. As a result, children do not have the opportunities to reach the full potential they are capable of.

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The provision requires improvement

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the provider has communicated well with parents. Due to restrictions, parents are unable to enter the premises. However, as children are greeted by familiar faces, they enter with ease. Visitors are requested to wear face masks and staff wear masks while visitors speak to them. Children are safe and secure in the setting.

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need to do better?

n Overall, the provider encourages staff to develop their knowledge and skills. Staff receive regular training, supervision meetings and appraisals. The provider provides staff with ongoing support. She is aware of the main pressures that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on staff, particularly with regard to staff shortages. The provider reflects on the quality of the provision regularly to identify and make improvements. For example, she acknowledges the quality of teaching needs developing. n Staff do not complete the progress check for all children aged between two and three years. Therefore, staff have not monitored all children's development and progress carefully. This means that some children's developmental needs may not be swiftly identified. n On occasions, staff do not support all children to extend their independence and communication skills. For example, staff pass toys other staff have asked

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children to find. Staff are sometimes too quick to tell or show children how to do something, instead of encouraging them to work it out for themselves. n Staff encourage children to develop their mathematical skills. For example, when children play with the sand outside, staff support them to explore the concepts of 'full' and 'empty'. Children stack blocks to make towers. During a matching picture card game, staff support children to count further.

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13 October 2021 n The quality of teaching is variable. Some staff do not take into account what some children need to learn next, to help them to make the best possible progress. For example, staff plan a singing activity to promote children's communication and language skills. However, staff introduce instruments that cause the children to become distracted. Staff do not consistently challenge all children's learning at a high level. n Staff help prepare children for some of their next stages of learning. They encourage children to develop their imaginations. Children are engrossed with the train track and the dolls' house for good periods of time. They engage in role play with doctor's instruments and show their understanding of the world well. n Staff encourage children to wash their hands at appropriate times, explaining the importance of 'washing away the germs'. Children have opportunities to be

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need to do better?

active. For example, they have access to the outdoor play at different times of the day. Children throw, catch and roll balls. They demonstrate good balancing skills. Children's physical development and good health are promoted. n Parents speak positively about the nursery and staff. They feel that their children are safe and cared for well. Staff find out about children's home lives and value their diverse backgrounds, languages and cultures. They promote equality in the nursery. Staff share information with parents using a variety of methods. n Staff use some strategies to support children's positive behaviour. They encourage children to talk about their feelings and emotions, and to share and take turns.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders and staff complete regular safeguarding training. Staff show a good knowledge of how to keep children safe. They know the indicators of abuse and neglect. Staff understand the setting's procedure for reporting concerns. Leaders and staff implement effective procedures and place a good emphasis on making sure that children are cared for in a safe environment. Leaders have thorough recruitment and vetting procedures in place to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. Staff complete consistent risk assessments during the day. Security in the premises is robust. Leaders check the identity of visitors to help make sure that only authorised people are allowed to enter.

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Due date

13 October 2021 implement the progress check for all children aged between two and three years and provide parents and carers with a written summary of their child's development. 29/10/2021

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should:

n improve the teaching methods further to encourage and support children to work things out for themselves n support staff to plan the sequencing of children's learning to offer all children the highest level of challenge.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2498496 Local authority North Yorkshire Inspection number 10206532 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 22 Number of children on roll 22 Name of registered person Mouser, Amanda

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reference number

Telephone number 07464963699 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Daisys Childcare registered in 2019. The setting operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays. The provider employs four members of staff. Of these, one member of staff holds an early years qualification. The setting provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the setting and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The inspector engaged in discussions with staff and children throughout the inspection at appropriate times. She held a meeting with the nursery manager and provider. n The inspector viewed all areas of the premises used by children. She observed the quality of education during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector discussed documentation, including public liability insurance, policies and procedures, and the qualifications and suitability checks of staff. n The provider discussed self-evaluation and the impact this has on the nursery. The inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity with the manager. n The inspector spoke to a number of parents during the inspection and took

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Inspection activities

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

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