Upton Crickets Day Nursery Ltd

Inspection of Upton Crickets Day Nursery Ltd Upton Cricket Club, Hockerton Road, Upton, NEWARK, Nottinghamshire NG23 5TG

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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 Inadequate

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The provision requires improvement

Staff make sure children are safe and happy at this nursery. They provide a range of activities and experiences to encourage children to explore and try new skills. However, some members of staff have not had enough coaching to help them understand how to follow the manager's expectations, or how to implement an effective curriculum for all children. Additionally, staff interaction and engagement with children does not consistently support children with what they intend children to learn. Therefore, children are not being supported by staff to help them learn as much as they can. Sometimes children are not fully engaged in the activities.

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The provision requires improvement

Nevertheless, staff help children build on their communication and language skills. For example, during a craft activity staff help younger children to pronounce words clearly and extend their range of vocabulary. Children repeat words such as, squeeze and yellow. Staff help older children build on their imaginative skills. They provide resources, such as water, tea bags, cups and a large tea pot. Children encourage visitors to try their range of pretend tea flavours. They concentrate well as they carefully pour out the mixture from the large tea pot saying, 'Try my cherry flavour.' Children play cooperatively as they seek out items together and decide which cars to put in boxes as Christmas presents.

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need to do better?

n The new manager/owner has addressed the actions raised at their previous inspection. She has supported staff to gain a greater understanding of child protection practice. Staff also now know how to ensure risk assessments are conducted effectively to keep children safe in the environment. n The manager has a positive approach to her role and has driven improvement overall since being in her new role. She supports her staff well. They comment that they value her style of management, which enthuses them in their professional development. However, coaching, support and staff supervision are still in it their infancy. Consequently, all staff are not yet confident in their understanding of the vision for children's learning that the manager has. n The manager has a clear understanding of what she wants children to learn and how she wants the curriculum to be delivered by her staff team. However, staff do not follow through the intended learning for children, or engage and interact

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with the children consistently. Consequently, children do not learn as much as possible. For example, as younger children prepare to go outside, staff put on their coats and boots for them. They do not help the children to build on their independence and self-care skills. Staff also do not verbally engage or interact with the children much. The activity then becomes more of a task with a supervisory role for staff, compared to the intended learning expected by the manager.

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14 December 2023 n Staff help to raise children's self-esteem and confidence. They provide clear messages of what is expected of children's behaviour. Staff praise children on their achievements and good behaviour. Children spontaneously say 'please' and 'thank you' during their play. n Partnership with parents is positive. Parents state that they have seen a change in communication between themselves and the staff team. They comment how well information is now shared and exchanged between them to help to support their child's learning and development. They also comment on how supportive and flexible staff are to meet the needs of their children. n Staff make sure the health and well-being of children is promoted. They plan outside play, for children to participate in various activities and experiences. For example, older children excitedly talk about how wet they got from jumping in puddles. Younger children explore with compost and water. They talk about

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making a pancake. n Staff who work with younger children provide some activities to help them to develop their small muscle skills. They encourage children to fill and empty containers with dried rice. Children spend time concentrating as they use their hands and spoons to fill up containers and them tip all of the rice out. Children repeat this exercise to build on this skill.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager is clear on her role as designated safeguarding lead and how to ensure all staff are secure in their knowledge of child protection procedures. All staff including the manager have recently completed child protection training to keep their knowledge of safeguarding practice up to date. They know how to identify the signs of abuse and how to report safeguarding concerns to relevant agencies. Staff deployment is well organised so that children are supervised effectively. They complete daily risk assessments of the environment to make sure any identified hazards are removed quickly. Children play in a secure and safe environment.

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Due date

ensure that ongoing coaching and support for staff is well-embedded into practice to build further on their skills and knowledge 09/01/2024

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Due date

14 December 2023 ensure all staff understand how to consistently deliver and implement a clear and ambitious curriculum to support all children's ongoing learning and development 09/01/2024

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Due date

ensure staff interactions consistently help children to build further on their skills. 09/01/2024

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479205 Local authority Nottinghamshire County Council Inspection number 10305969 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

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

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inspection

Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 29 Name of registered person Upton Crickets Day Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07968213804 Date of previous inspection 11 July 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Upton Crickets Day Nursery Ltd registered in 2014 and is located in Upton, Nottinghamshire. The nursery employs five members of childcare staff. Of these, four hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 2 or above. The nursery opens Monday to Friday all year round, except for a week at Christmas. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides places for children in receipt of early education funding.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n The manager and inspector completed a joint observation of an activity and evaluated the observation together. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact that this has on children's learning. n The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection and their written comments. n The inspector spoke with the manager, staff and the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The manager provided the inspector with relevant documentation, including the evidence of staff qualifications and also checked the suitability records of staff.

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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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