Little Toes Day Nursery Bottesford

Inspection of Little Toes Day Nursery Bottesford The Welby Practice, Bottesford Surgery, 25 Walford Close, Bottesford, Nottingham NG13 0AN

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Overall effectiveness Inadequate

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

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The provision is inadequate

Children are exposed to hazards in the environment, such as medication that is left in their reach. Furthermore, leaders do not ensure that staff are aware of potential child protection concerns that have been identified and the consequences of these. Therefore, staff cannot respond appropriately should there be additional concerns about a child to keep them safe. Children's care needs are not always met. At times, there are too few staff available to care for children and supervise them effectively.

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The provision is inadequate

There is a lack of suitably qualified staff on site. Staff choose to keep children of all ages together as one large group throughout the day in the same space, such as the garden. Most children enjoy a range of activities, such as exploring sand and using digging equipment. Staff ask children questions to encourage them to share their ideas and use their developing speech. However, staff are unable to provide all children with the tailored support they need to help them to make good progress in their learning. For example, some of the youngest children still need help as they learn to walk over uneven surfaces. As staff do not provide this support, these children have frequent minor accidents as they trip or fall and then need first-aid treatment. Despite this, children develop close relationships with staff and look to them for a reassuring cuddle when needed. Staff support children to create friendships with others and feel confident enough to invite their friends to

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The provision is inadequate

join in with their chosen play. Children learn from familiar daily routines and demonstrate they understand how staff expect them to behave.

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need to do better?

n The provider does not ensure that there are enough staff available to work directly with the children. Furthermore, the provider has not fully considered what should happen in the event of staff leaving. Additionally, there are not enough adequately qualified staff, which restricts how staff are deployed and hinders their ability to support children's care and learning needs. n Hazards and risks to children's health and well-being in the environment, such as loose wires, are not identified by staff. Staff do not promote good hygiene or a healthy lifestyle. For example, the sheets used when children sleep are dirty and unhygienic. Remedial action was taken to rectify this during the inspection. n Staff know their key children's likes and interests. They accurately assess what children already know and can do, and identify what it is children need to learn next. Staff display this information on a board so that any other staff working

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need to do better?

with the children can refer to it. They also share this information with parents and carers regularly and make suggestions on how parents can further support this at home. n Staff plan activities based on children's interests and the next steps in learning

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need to do better?

9 May 2024 they have identified for them to develop. They plan to teach children new knowledge using topics, such as 'Animals'. For example, staff provide plastic eggs with shapes inside them and a pretend chicken coop. Staff's intention is to help children to develop their mathematics skills and understanding of the world. However, staff are not deployed well enough to give them the necessary time to explain or support children with this activity. Therefore, children roam the environment with the eggs, briefly hearing the names of some shapes when staff are able to gain their attention, but any learning from this activity is incidental. n Staff play alongside some children during their chosen play and engage them in conversations. During these spontaneous interactions, they support children to develop their ability to communicate. In one interaction, staff ask questions that encourage children to explain and compare a slug's texture and colours, giving

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children enough time to think and respond. n Staff set consistent boundaries for children. They explain these to children clearly so that most children are able to understand and comply with them, such as how to negotiate and share resources. n The newly formed leadership team does not have a clear enough oversight of the setting and has not identified the impact that staff weaknesses have on children's experiences. Although leaders take action when some staff fail to follow procedures, they have not ensured that steps are in place to prevent this from happening in the first instance. n Leaders do not ensure that staff know vital information they need to keep children safe. For example, some staff do not know the identity of people who are not allowed to collect children from their care. They do not know which children have children's services involvement already in place. Furthermore, when faced with disclosures by children of possible harm, staff do not always

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need to do better?

follow the correct procedures. This potentially compromises children's safety.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

There is not an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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Due date

9 May 2024 ensure that all staff and leaders understand and follow appropriate safeguarding procedures and respond to concerns in a timely and appropriate way 24/05/2024

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ensure that staff have an up-to-date knowledge of child protection issues so they can identify and respond to possible signs of abuse 24/05/2024

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make sure that adult-to-child ratio requirements are adhered to at all times so that children are adequately supervised and their care needs are always met 24/05/2024

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ensure that all areas of the building that children access are thoroughly assessed for risk to identify any dangers, taking action promptly to remove any hazards 24/05/2024

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ensure that all leaders demonstrate a clear knowledge and understanding of their roles and responsibilities and have sufficient oversight across the setting 10/06/2024

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Due date

ensure that staff are suitably deployed so that learning opportunities can be organised to meet children's needs and that the chosen curriculum is effectively implemented. 10/06/2024

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2752313 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 10347836 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 30 Number of children on roll 28 Name of registered person Little Toes Day Nursery Bottesford Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01949358276 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Little Toes Day Nursery Bottesford registered in October 2023. It operates from Bottesford in Nottinghamshire. The setting opens from Monday to Friday all year round, with the exception of a week at Christmas. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6.30pm. The provider employs three members of childcare staff. One member of staff holds a level 3 qualification, one a level 2, and one is unqualified. The nursery offers funded nursery places to two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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 We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. n The leaders and inspector conducted a learning walk together, discussing the learning intention for children and how the environment is arranged. n The nominated individual and inspector observed and evaluated an activity. n The inspector observed children of all ages and staff throughout the setting. n The inspector held regular discussions with leaders during the inspection. n Parents' and carers' views were taken into consideration. n A sample of documents was reviewed, including paediatric first-aid certificates, suitability checks, and safeguarding policies and procedures.

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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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