Little Walkers Day Nursery Coseley

Summary of outcome

All early years providers must meet the legal requirements in the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage. If we find that a provider is not meeting the requirements, we can take action to ensure they put matters right. On 17 December 2021, the provider received an inspection which judged them inadequate. Several actions were raised in a welfare requirement notice. You can view the report for the details of the actions the provider had to meet on our website. A welfare requirements notice is a legal notice that requires the provider to take the actions within the timescales set out. It is an offence if they fail to comply.

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Summary of outcome

We carried out two monitoring visits, one on 25 January 2022, and the other on 2 February 2022. We found staff have undergone extensive training to support them in their roles and responsibilities. Positive changes have been made to the environment to better support children in their learning. New effective methods of behaviour management have been implemented and staff are more confident. Children were observed in their play. They experimented with tea, fresh fruit and herbs feeding their toy tiger like in the story, 'A tiger who came to tea'. All children were all engaged in purposeful activities and demonstrated high levels of engagement. When challenging behaviour was observed, staff were confident in swiftly dealing with this. They spoke to children about their feelings and emotions. There is an area where children can go and calm down and express themselves better. An effective keyworker system in place and information has been shared with parents about the

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Summary of outcome

keyworker for their children. Children demonstrate they feel safe, happy, and secure as they fully immersed themselves in the wide range of activities on offer. Staff played alongside the children and extended their learning.

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Summary of outcome

Staff have been supported in the planning of activities and precisely identifying children's next steps and how they are going to implement the curriculum to support children's progress. Any gaps in staff recruitment files have been identified by leaders and managers and appropriate action taken to confirm suitability of staff. The provider ensures that all accidents and injuries sustained to children are recorded and shared with parents on the same day.

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Summary of outcome

We are satisfied with the action taken by the provider to meet all the actions. The next steps is a further full inspection.

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