Genius Gems Day Nursery

Inspection of Genius Gems Day Nursery 114 Vicarage Road, West Bromwich B71 1AF

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children thrive at this setting. They explore their environment confidently. Older children enjoy getting creative as they make their own potato superhero. Babies enjoy the cause and effect as they push buttons on musical toys. They watch in awe as the music starts to play and the lights begin to flash. Staff are positive role models towards the children. They speak to and interact with the children, showing high levels of patience.

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The provision is good

Staff respond well to the individual needs of children, such as when they show signs of tiredness or hunger. Staff also recognise where children require additional support as they play. Younger children enjoy spending quality one-to-one time with staff. They smile, sing and laugh with the staff as they are given lots of cuddles. This demonstrates the positive bond they have formed with each other.

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The provision is good

Children use their imagination as they look after the 'babies' in the home corner. They also have fun exploring sensory activities, such as play dough. Staff are on hand to assist the children as they teach them how to use scissors safely. Staff deal with any minor incidence of unwanted behaviour swiftly. They encourage children to take turns and to play carefully with others. Children generally respond well to staff's instructions. They behave well.

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need to do better?

n The manager completes observations on staff, to identify how they can further improve the quality of teaching and learning that children receive. However, the use of supervisions is not yet fully embedded to ensure that staff receive the targeted level of support they require to help improve their confidence and overall effectiveness to the highest possible level. n Staff find out children's starting points from parents. They also complete their own observations, screening and assessments, including the progress checks on children aged two to three years, to see what they need to learn next. However, they do not consistently use this information to help plan appropriately challenging activities for children as they free play. n The manager places focus on supporting children's communication and language skills. Children enjoy sharing stories with staff and they sing and join in with familiar rhymes and songs. Older children communicate well. The curriculum for

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need to do better?

indoors covers all areas of learning. However, the outdoor curriculum is not as well thought out to ensure that those children who prefer to learn outdoors have access to a wide range of meaningful and purposeful experiences. n New staff have a secure understanding of the setting's fire evacuation procedures and mobile phone policy. The manager has a tailored induction programme that she follows to ensure that staff develop a secure understanding

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15 November 2022 of the setting's policies and procedures. The manager ensures that all staff that she recruits are appropriately qualified. n The key-person system is effective. Staff demonstrate a clear understanding of their key children. They find out about children's likes, dislikes and individual needs from parents before children start. This ensures they are fully aware of how they can continue to support the child in the setting. n Parents comment extremely highly about the setting. They state that their children come home excited to tell them all about what they have done. Staff keep parents informed of their child's progress. They also provide parents with lots of activities and tips they can use to continue their child's learning at home. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well. This is because the manager actively makes referrals and seeks support for how

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need to do better?

she can best meet the needs of the children who attend. The manager shares relevant information with other professionals. She also attends meetings to advocate for the children to ensure they receive the right level of support they require in their care and/or learning. n Staff use a range of events throughout the year to teach the children about others, including their similarities and differences. Consequently, children are respectful and show lots of care towards others. n All staff that prepare meals have the appropriate training. Consequently, their knowledge of food safety is secure. Children are provided with a wide range of balanced meals. Staff encourage children to clean their hands before meals. Children enjoy getting physically active as they make lots of different movements to music. Staff use this to support the children to learn how they can stay healthy.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager has taken relevant action to ensure that the setting is safe and secure. Staff conduct regular risk assessments to identify and remove anything that may cause harm to the children. This includes ensuring that activities and resources are age-appropriate for the children. Recruitment procedures are robust to check that staff are suitable to work with children. Newly recruited staff demonstrate secure knowledge of the parts of their role they are not able to fulfil to ensure that they are not left unsupervised with the children. Staff's knowledge of the different types of abuse is secure. They also demonstrate sound understanding of the action to take if concerned about the welfare of a child or suitability of another member of staff. Staff's knowledge of the setting's accident recording and reporting procedures is secure. This includes informing parents of any accidents that their child has incurred at the setting. The manager ensures that

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Safeguarding

she maintains the correct adult-to-child ratio requirements and she deploys staff well to ensure that children are appropriately supervised.

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should:

n enhance supervision arrangements, to ensure that staff receive the targeted support they require to help improve their confidence and overall effectiveness n make better use of the information gathered about children to plan appropriately challenging activities, particularly as they free play, that enable them to continue to flourish in their development n strengthen the outdoor curriculum, to ensure that those children who prefer to learn outdoors have access to meaningful and purposeful experiences.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2665368 Local authority Sandwell Inspection number 10260780 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 83 Number of children on roll 77 Name of registered person Genius Gems LTD

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reference number

Telephone number 01216011776 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Genius Gems Day Nursery registered in 2022 and is located in West Bromwich. The setting employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, five hold appropriate early years qualifications to at least level 3. The setting opens Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6.30pm.

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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 provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the setting. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n The inspector talked to staff during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke to several parents and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the setting.

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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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