Hucknall Day Nursery

Inspection of Hucknall Day Nursery 100 Nottingham Road, Hucknall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG15 7QE

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Overall effectiveness Inadequate

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is inadequate

Children's safety is compromised. They are not adequately supervised by staff while they eat. At snack time, toddlers walk around the room holding their snack and eating it. Staff do not encourage them to sit at the table to eat safely. This puts children at risk of choking. Leaders and managers have not identified the risk. They have not ensured that staff know how to supervise children as they eat and adequately risk assess.

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The provision is inadequate

That said, children are happy at the nursery, they respect one another and play well together. For example, a group of children work well together to build a castle bridge. Children check on each other as they play, asking each other 'Are you alright?' Staff praise children for being kind to their friends, this supports children's sense of pride. Children confidently share their achievements, for example older pre-school children shout 'watch me' to show off that they can balance as they walk across a beam. Staff know children well, including what activities interest them. They use this information to provide a variety of activities and resources. For example, staff encourage babies to explore musical instruments, shaking them to make sounds. Older babies wash dolls with cloths and dress them afterwards. Toddlers excitedly explore cornflour, clapping their hands together and watching as the cornflour on their hands makes clouds in the air in front of them. Pre-school

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The provision is inadequate

children work together and pretend to cook in the kitchen, using pots and pans. Staff encourage them to talk about what they are making for dinner.

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need to do better?

n Babies explore a tray on the floor that contains toy animals and cereals, including wheat biscuits. As they play, they pick the food items up and eat them. They stand up and walk around the room while eating the dry wheat biscuits. Staff do not stop children or encourage them to sit down while they taste the food items. This puts the babies at risk of choking. n Staff do not always promote good hygienic practices. For example, toddlers take fruit from the main serving plate, putting it in their mouth with their fingers before reaching back to the plate to take more. Children wander around the room with fruit and drinks. They place food down next to toys and on surfaces that have not been thoroughly cleaned. n Leaders, managers and staff undertake some risk assessments. For example, when staff return to work after time off. However, leaders, managers and staff do not use risk assessments throughout day-to-day practice effectively. For

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need to do better?

example, snack times have not been adequately assessed to ensure children remain seated while they eat to ensure their safety. n Leaders and managers have a clear understanding of what they want children to learn. Staff understand how this fits into children's next stages of learning and

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need to do better?

28 July 2022 adapt the environment and practice to support children's next steps. This includes children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and children who speak English as an additional language. n Staff have built positive and secure relationships with their key children. For example, children stand with their key person and confidently wave goodbye to their parents. Older children hold their own belongings and happily and confidently walk into the nursery with their key person. Younger children get excited, they point and smile when they see their key person coming out to greet them as they wait with parents. n Children's communication and language skills are promoted well. Staff read stories to children and engage in singing. As younger children explore, staff model, repeat and introduce single words and sounds. Staff ask older children questions and discuss ideas, introducing new vocabulary in their play. For

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example, children are introduced to bird names by staff on a bird hunt. Older children use the names correctly. They point to bird pictures and tell visitors 'it's a blackbird'. n Children of all ages are physically active and develop well. Babies pull themselves up to see themselves in the mirror. Older babies use different materials and paint to make marks on paper. They run around in the garden space. Toddlers climb onto tyres and balance. They practise throwing and rolling balls across the garden. Pre-school children throw hoops over cones, beanbags through rings and walk across beams. They practise their writing skills using pens to write their names. n Overall, staff use children's interests to encourage most children to engage in activities. For example, staff sing to babies as they pop bubbles. Children request more, leaning forwards to the staff member. They continue to 'blow' and 'pop' the bubbles. Children laugh and make sounds as they pop the bubbles.

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need to do better?

However, quieter children are not always engaged and can spend long periods of time wandering around without any interaction from staff. n Parents comment how happy they are with the nursery. They add that they have information shared through an online system and this is updated daily. However, parents are unsure of how they can support their children's learning at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders, managers and staff have not taken reasonable steps to ensure children in their care are safe when eating. That said, staff receive safeguarding training as part of their induction. They recognise the signs and symptoms of abuse as well as their responsibilities under the 'Prevent' duty to identify children who may be exposed to extreme views. This helps them to make appropriate referrals, if necessary, to support families and their children. Leaders and managers check new staff's suitability through appropriate checks and recruitment procedures. They have regular meetings with current staff to ensure they remain suitable to work with children.

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Due date

ensure staff take appropriate action to prevent exposing children to risks 11/08/2022

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Due date

ensure staff supervise children when they are eating 11/08/2022

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Due date

ensure safe food hygiene practices are adhered to and that all surfaces are cleaned thoroughly before children eat from them. 11/08/2022

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should:

n support staff further to recognise when quieter children are not engaged in learning n develop ways of sharing what children are learning with parents, to encourage parents to support children's learning at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2550053 Local authority Nottinghamshire County Council Inspection number 10233441 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 92 Number of children on roll 133 Name of registered person Hucknall Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01159680797 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Hucknall Day Nursery registered in 2019 and is located in Nottingham. The nursery opens Monday to Friday all year round with the exception of a week at Christmas. Sessions are between 7am until 6pm. The nursery employs twenty-six members of childcare staff, of these, six staff hold level 2 qualifications and 16 staff hold level 3 early years qualifications. The nursery also offers two-, three- and four-year-old funded places.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n Children communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation during the afternoon session. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability

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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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