Ilm Day Nursery

Inspection of Ilm Day Nursery Unit 8, The 3B Business Village, Alexandra Road, Handsworth, Birmingham B21 0PD

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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 wave 'goodbye' to their parents with huge smiles on their faces. Staff surround all children with lots of love and care. This helps them to feel safe and secure. Children are thriving at the setting. Staff plan an array of learning experiences that excite and stimulate children's curiosity and interests. This helps children of all ages to display high levels of engagement and concentration as they play. Children enjoy planting their own seeds. Staff have lots of discussion with them about what seeds need to survive.

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The provision is good

Children state that they like to 'play with staff and their friends'. They enjoy sensory activities, such as rice and flour play. Staff are consistent with the way they manage children's behaviour. They have clear rules and expectations in place. Staff softly remind children of the rules where required. This helps children to understand what is expected of them. Children behave well. Staff provide children with lots of opportunities to build on their self-help skills and independence. Older children help serve and tidy up after mealtimes. Staff give younger children lots of time and space to learn how they can put on and zip up their own coat.

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need to do better?

n Leaders are passionate and knowledgeable. They have a clear vision in place for the setting. This vision is shared by all staff. Leaders are keen for children to leave their setting independent and confident learners. n Induction procedures are robust. Consequently, all staff, even those newly recruited, fully understand their roles, responsibilities and the setting's key polices and procedures. n Leaders have designed a curriculum which is varied. They have key aims for the children as they transition through the setting. Staff use what they know about the children to help plan a range of stimulating learning experiences. However, there are occasions during free play where staff talk to children about what they already know, rather than providing challenge to help extend their thinking further. n Leaders place focus on supporting children's communication and language development. Where children speak English as an additional language, staff find

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need to do better?

out key words from family members. Staff surround children with language, often narrating to the children as they play. n Staff speak highly about how leaders support their own well-being. Leaders have regular review meetings with staff. During these meetings, they reflect on staff performance and give staff opportunities to share their own views. However, training for staff is not yet targeted on raising their knowledge and skills, with an aim to enhance further the quality of teaching children receive. n Leaders offer a range of services to parents, which includes a food bank.

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need to do better?

23 April 2024 Parents, great-grandparents and siblings speak highly about the setting. They describe staff as kind and loving. Staff keep parents and those with parental responsibility informed about their child's learning and progress. They provide them with ideas for how they can support their child at home. n Staff find out key information about the children, when they first start attending. They also complete their own observations and assessments on the children to identify any gaps and to help develop next steps for them to achieve. Consequently, children make good progress in their learning. n Staff show children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) high levels of patience and care. The special educational needs coordinator works well alongside parents and other professionals to develop and review plans for the children. However, at times staff do not fully implement these

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need to do better?

plans. This does not ensure that children with SEND consistently receive the support they require. n Staff are positive role models towards the children. They swiftly intervene where required to help children solve conflicts. This helps support children to understand right from wrong. n Staff work well alongside parents to help them provide a balanced packed lunch for their child. Staff provide parents with lots of information about the importance of oral hygiene. They also have discussions with the children about how they can keep themselves clean. This helps children to understand how they can live healthy lifestyles. n Staff have discussions with the children about what makes them unique and their differences. They celebrate a range of festivals with the children. This helps them to learn about their wider world.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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should:

n strengthen the support for children with SEND, by ensuring all staff fully implement any plans that are in place so children receive the consistency they require n support staff to offer challenge to children, particularly as they free play, with an aim to extend their thinking even further n target training opportunities for staff more precisely on developing their knowledge and skills, with an aim to further enhance the quality of learning children receive.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY497804 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 10312382 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 53 Number of children on roll 27 Name of registered person Ilmdc Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 0121 515 3500 Date of previous inspection 27 April 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Ilm Day Nursery registered in 2016. It operates flexibly Monday to Friday, from 8am to 5pm, all year round, closing during some school holidays. There are eight members of staff who work with children. Of these, five hold relevant qualifications in childcare at level 3 and one holds a level 6 qualification. The setting provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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 inspector viewed the setting and discussed the safety and suitability of it. 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 inspector spoke to parents, great-grandparents and siblings and took account of their views. n Children spoke to the inspector and explained what they like to do at the setting. 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 inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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