Smiley Faces Childcare

Inspection of Smiley Faces Childcare Tumbletotz, 10 Grove Street, Boston PE21 6TL

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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

The provider/manager made an oversight regarding staffing arrangements. At the very beginning of the inspection there were no staff present who were currently qualified to administer paediatric first aid. This had a potential impact on children's safety. However, the manager rectified this once the inspector pointed this out to them.

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The provision requires improvement

Children happily engage in their chosen play and participate in activities that staff provide for them at this friendly nursery. Some staff do not accurately assess where children are in their learning. This means, that sometimes staff do not specifically plan activities to help children consistently build on what they already know and can do. Staff mostly engage well with children to support their communication and language development, such as reading stories and singing rhymes with them. However, sometimes the quieter children do not always receive the same level of support for their communication and language development from staff, as do their more confident peers.

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The provision requires improvement

Children develop their physical skills well. They hold various tools to make marks on cardboard and paper. Children develop their balancing skills on the see-saw and slide. Staff offer gentle reminders to help children understand how to share toys and take turns. Children behave well.

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need to do better?

n The manager does not have good oversight of staffing arrangements and staff deployment. During the inspection, the manager was unaware that her own paediatric first-aid qualification had expired. There were no other staff present who were qualified to provide paediatric first aid in the event of a medical emergency. This compromises children's safety. However, the manager has rearranged future staff shifts and training to ensure this does not occur again. n The manager has made significant improvements since the last inspection. She now ensures her staff understand and implement all safeguarding policies and procedures to keep children safe. Additionally, she is supporting staff to implement an ambitious curriculum. However, due to recent staff changes this is still in its infancy. The manager provides support for staff, such as coaching and mentoring them. She understands and values the importance of working with

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need to do better?

outside agencies to continue to embed and improve staff practice to ensure better outcomes for children. n Overall, children engage well in their play and learning. Staff do not use assessment well enough to identify gaps in children's learning. Consequently, staff at times struggle to plan and provide activities and experiences to specifically support individual children's progress and narrow any gaps in their

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need to do better?

11 June 2024 learning. n Staff are kind and caring with the children. They help children to build secure attachments with them. Staff offer praise and encouragement which builds on children's self-esteem. n Staff support children's health well. They ensure children spend plenty of time outside in the fresh air. Staff provide children with well-balanced and nutritious snacks and meals in accordance with their individual dietary needs. Additionally, the manager ensures children are cared for in secure, clean and safe premises. Staff complete daily risk assessments of the environment and remove all hazards from children. n Overall, staff engage well with children. They listen to and respect children's choices and in particular with children who are more articulate and engage more in conversation with them. However, quieter and less confident children are not encouraged by staff to engage and interact with their peers or in group times as

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need to do better?

much. These children miss out on developing their talking, listening and attention skills. n Parents comment that they are happy with how staff have helped their child to settle into the nursery and how staff support their child's emotional development. n Staff help children understand what is expected of them during daily. For example, when children are preparing for mealtimes they understand why it is important to wash their hands to stop germs from spreading. Babies' and young children's personal needs are fully respected, and staff adhere to safer sleeping practice to keep children safe.

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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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Due date

ensure that at least one member of staff who holds an up-to-date paediatric first- aid qualification is present at all times to supervise children 18/06/2024

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Due date

ensure staff understand how to use assessments to quickly identify any gaps in children's learning 09/07/2024

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Due date

11 June 2024 ensure staff understand how to plan and provide activities and experiences that focus on what each child needs to learn next based on their stage of development, emerging needs, and interests. 09/07/2024

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should:

n help staff to recognise when to include and support the quieter children, so they are able to fully engage and develop their talking, listening and attention skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2724522 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 10353730 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 24 Number of children on roll 22 Name of registered person Goddard, Sandra

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reference number

Telephone number 07851087643 Date of previous inspection 17 January 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Smiley Faces Childcare registered in 2023 and is located in Boston, Lincolnshire. The nursery employs five members of childcare staff. Of these, five hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 6.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the COVID-19 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. 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 the qualifications and suitability records of staff.

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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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