Bright Kidz Day Nursery

Inspection of Bright Kidz Day Nursery 425A Walsall Road, Perry Barr, BIRMINGHAM B42 1BT

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is inadequate

Children's health and safety are not prioritised. Leaders fail to address ongoing poor practice relating to hygiene, which compromises children's welfare. They fail to ensure that effective policies and procedures are always followed to maintain an acceptable standard of hygiene.

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The provision is inadequate

Despite these weaknesses, leaders and staff have shown a commitment to their professional development and making improvements to the quality of teaching. However, this is undermined by a poor regard for the promotion of children's health. This means that children do not gain a good education to support their attitudes to learning and understanding about healthy lifestyles. This said, leaders have a suitable overview of the curriculum in other aspects of children's development. They focus on helping children to make links in a variety of ways. For example, they provide babies with real images to accompany the animal puppets they enjoy using.

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The provision is inadequate

Staff are kind and attentive towards the children. They focus on listening carefully to what children say so they feel valued. This helps children to develop close bonds with staff. The babies are especially attached to their key person and choose when they want a reassuring cuddle. Staff provide children with gentle reminders relating to their behaviour, and children behave well.

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need to do better?

n Leaders do not acknowledge or understand the weaknesses identified in the nursery. This shows a poor regard for the health and safety of children, robust monitoring of staff practice and commitment to making improvements across all aspects of the nursery. Although some improvements have been made, the overall quality of the nursery has declined since the last inspection. n Leaders fail to comply with the health and safety requirements to maintain a safe and hygienic environment for children. Cleaning products are stored in a cupboard that is accessible to children in the toddler room. This exposes them to potential harm. The children's toilets are unclean, and rubbish bins are not emptied from the previous day. Food waste, grime and grease remain in a sink in the baby room area. The condition of the cots is unsuitable, and the flooring in the baby room is not clean and contains debris. Soap is not readily available

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for staff to use in the toddler room. The fridge that is used by the nursery to store children's food contains rotting fruit, and the juices have collected on the shelves of the fridge. The poor hygiene practices at the nursery put children's health at significant risk. n The weaknesses relating to health and safety practices have a negative impact on the quality of children's education and provision for their overall learning.

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need to do better?

22 August 2024 Although the staff's teaching is generally strong, children's understanding of making healthy choices is unsupported. Drinking water is not always available for children to access in any of the three rooms. This means that children do not have consistent opportunities to learn about the importance of keeping hydrated and making independent choices about when they need a drink. n Leaders have taken effective action to improve partnership working with parents. Parents appreciate the information that staff share with them and find this helps them to support their children's development at home, such as with toilet training. n Staff know the children well, including their current interests. Overall, they assess children's progress and use this information to plan personally targeted learning experiences for each child. Children are engaged and motivated to play. They confidently access the wide selection of developmentally appropriate play

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need to do better?

experiences in each of the three rooms. Pre-school children enjoy collaborative play. They share equipment and play cooperatively. n Leaders have a strategic approach for supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This includes closely monitoring children for a period of six weeks to enable them to gather detailed information to share with outside agencies. Leaders allocate children one-to-one adult support where this is needed. n Staff make effective use of the on-site soft-play facilities. The curriculum shows clear progression, which identifies how the equipment will be used to support children through their development milestones. This helps children to build their large-muscle strength and movement.

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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

comply with requirements of health and safety legislation; with particular regard to hygiene 22/09/2024

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Due date

22 August 2024 ensure that all reasonable steps are taken so that children are not exposed to risks 22/09/2024

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Due date

improve the monitoring of staff practice to ensure that a high regard is given to the health and safety of children. 22/09/2024

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Due date

improve the arrangements for supporting children's learning and development related to health, including always having access to drinking water. 22/09/2024

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY442378 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 10324958 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 79 Number of children on roll 41 Name of registered person Bright Kidz Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0121 356 5635 Date of previous inspection 6 December 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Bright Kidz Day Nursery registered in 2012. It is situated in Perry Barr, Birmingham. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. There are nine members of staff employed. Of these, three hold qualifications at level 5, two hold qualifications at level 3 and one holds a qualification at level 2. The nursery is in receipt of early years funding for 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 The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. 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 Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector spoke with the nominated individual about the leadership and management of the nursery. n The special educational needs representative spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided indoors and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector carried out joint observations with the manager. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspector.

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Inspection activities

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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Inspection activities

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