Oxford Day Nursery

Inspection of Oxford Day Nursery 35 Sherbourne Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham B27 6DX

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Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children arrive happy as parents continue to drop off and collect their children at the front door during the COVID-19 pandemic. Children are greeted by friendly and familiar staff who are kind and gentle towards them. This helps children to feel safe and secure at the nursery. Children settle in quickly and play with their friends in the environment that is stimulating and spacious.

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The provision is good

Children have lots of fun. They seek out staff to join in their play. For example, outdoors, they develop their physical skills and enjoy throwing balls up in the air with staff and make attempts to catch them. They receive lots of praise and encouragement from staff, which helps to increase their confidence and willingness to continue to try to learn a new skill.

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The provision is good

Children freely explore the indoor play environments, which are designed specifically for them. They access toys and resources that interest them and play for a good period of time. For example, young children explore different textures, such as hay and cereals. They talk with staff about how they feel and smell, and the sounds they make as they squeeze them between their fingers. Children develop healthy attitudes to learning. They are gaining the skills and understanding they need for their future stages in learning and eventual move on to school.

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need to do better?

n Managers have designed an ambitious curriculum for children's learning. They consider well the sequencing of what is provided based on the order that children need to develop new skills. Staff use the initial information they gain from parents about what children already know and can do to build on their learning. n Staff know each child's learning needs well. They plan activities and experiences that provide children with opportunities to increase their understanding and practise new skills. n Managers continue to embed recent changes to the arrangements for planning and their new ways of supporting children's learning through a robust programme of staff induction and supervision. However, further time is needed for children's learning and progress to securely increase to the highest possible level. n Children delight as they explore cooked spaghetti together. They follow simple instructions and guidance given by staff to learn to use scissors to cut the pasta.

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Children say 'oh, what's happened?' when they succeed. Staff introduce new words to describe the spaghetti. Children remark on the colour and say it is 'blue'. Other children comment on how it feels, saying it is 'sticky' or 'slimy'. This helps to increase children's vocabulary as they play, including those children who

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8 February 2022 speak English as an additional language. n Speech and language are promoted well. Staff use their skills to encourage children to join in conversation with them. They ask questions and give children time to form their responses and say what they think. n Children form friendships and play well with their peers. They sit together and chat while they scoop play food from one basket to another with spoons. They talk about the food and tell each other what they eat at home. n Children develop some self-help skills. For example, they put on their own coats and washing their hands. However, there is scope to support young children to become more fully independent at lunchtime. n Young children enjoy a movement session. Children are keen to demonstrate their skills. For example, they make 'yoga' shapes with their bodies, standing on one leg. They follow the actions in a song as slowly as they can and then giggle

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along with staff as they speed up. n Children have lots of fun in the garden together. They join in a game with staff to draw around each other with chalk. They jump up and down with excitement when they see the marks they have made. Staff build on this play and encourage children to measure the lengths of their drawings and make comparisons of their sizes. n Children behave very well. Staff gently remind them to be kind and to wait for their turn, and children respond well to these reminders. n Parents say that their children are happy attending. They say they are happy with the information they receive daily about their children's care and learning.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The managers and staff demonstrate a secure understanding of their responsibilities to ensure that children are kept safe and protected from harm or abuse. Staff training is kept up to date. Staff know the signs and symptoms of child abuse. They understand the procedures that they must follow in the event that they have concerns about children's welfare or if an allegation is made against an adult working in the nursery. Routine checks are made in the environment to ensure it is safe to attend. Safe recruitment procedures are robust, including the background checks made to ensure that staff are suitable to work at the nursery.

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should:

n continue to embed the arrangements for planning and new ways of supporting children's learning to help increase children's progress to the highest possible level n provide further opportunities for young children to become more fully

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should:

8 February 2022 independent, particularly at lunchtime.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY427931 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 10220007 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 60 Number of children on roll 28 Name of registered person Inayat, Shezad

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reference number

Telephone number 0121 764 5535 Date of previous inspection 7 June 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Oxford Day Nursery re-registered in 2011. The nursery employs six members of childcare staff, of whom five hold appropriate childcare qualifications from level 2 to level 6. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays. The nursery receives funding to provide education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting has received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the manager and has taken this into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together to discuss the organisation and intent of the curriculum, and how the environment is arranged. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching throughout the inspection. A joint evaluation of the quality of teaching within an activity took place between the leader and the inspector. n The inspector spoke to children and staff at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector spoke to parents at appropriate times and took account of their views of the setting. n The inspector held a meeting with the manager and discussed how the setting is organised. The inspector reviewed relevant documentation, including evidence of

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the suitability of staff working at the setting.

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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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