Polton Allstars Day Care

Inspection of Polton Allstars Day Care Brambles Farm T A Site, Longlands Road, Middlesbrough TS3 8DR

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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 Good

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The provision requires improvement

The manager and staff are working on developing and implementing a challenging curriculum for all children. The staff are all new to the setting within the last six months and this has had an impact on the effectiveness of the key-person system, specifically in relation to children's learning and development. The manager provides intensive support in the rooms while staff continue to get to know children. For example, she encourages staff to read to children and sing songs during group circle time to help them develop new vocabulary and language skills. During outside play, the manager gently reminds staff of children's interests, and this prompts them to provide activities that children enjoy and engage in.

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The provision requires improvement

Despite their newness, staff know how to meet children's care needs and have all had specific training to support them with any medical care that is required. Children benefit from established routines, and they show they feel happy in the nursery. Babies enjoy cuddles as they fall asleep and are monitored effectively by staff. Staff are good role models for children. They help them to develop good social skills, model good manners at lunchtime and teach them how to be kind to others.

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need to do better?

n The manager has a clear vision for the curriculum and the skills children need to learn to help them prepare to start school. However, she has not embedded this with the new staff team, and activities do not always match children's individual learning needs to help them develop secure foundations for the future. n Children show they feel safe and secure with the staff in the nursery. Staff know how to meet their specific medical needs exceptionally well. Children are well cared for and benefit from being with staff who are nurturing and kind. Children show good levels of self-confidence and self-esteem. They are aware of the clear, consistent behavioural boundaries and expectations of staff. n There are times when children's key person is not present and they work in different rooms. This has an impact on how well staff know children's individual learning needs, and staff do not always communicate with members of the team

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need to do better?

to inform them of children's next steps. On occasion, activities are repetitive for every child and lack purpose. This results in low levels of engagement from children, and at times they wander around the nursery. n The curriculum for children to develop their physical skills is strong. Staff help children to develop good levels of independence, and children take an active part in their own self-care. For instance, staff show them different ways to put on their own coat and promote their good health by encouraging them to drink water. Children thoroughly enjoy racing outdoors and staff challenge them to hop and jump. Other staff model how to move the swings, and children

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need to do better?

6 February 2025 persevere to develop this skill. n The arrangements to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) require improvement. Although the nursery receives funding to provide one-to-one support for children, the support varies between staff, and interactions are not of consistently high-quality. However, during one-to-one time in the sensory area with a key person, children respond and engage extremely well. n Parents speak positively about the nursery and the staff. They are happy with how well their children have settled in and have seen positive changes in their language, social and emotional development. Staff provide parents and families with information about how they can help children to continue to learn at home. Although staff share information about children's care and routines, they do not always accurately record any minor accidents children have during the day.

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need to do better?

n The manager is very passionate about providing good care and education for children. She shows commitment to making the improvements required and has a clear, honest evaluation of the nursery. The manager provides the new staff team with thorough induction plans and regular feedback. She models good practice in the rooms and actively promotes staff's positive mental health and well-being. n The provider has failed to notify Ofsted of significant changes to the nursery. This includes a change to the nursery name and changes in the directors of the limited company/governing body for the setting. Although there is minimal impact to children, this a breach of the requirements of the registration.

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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

improve and implement a curriculum to enable staff to decide what they want children to learn, and the most effective ways to teach it, to help children make good progress across all areas of their learning 07/04/2025

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Due date

6 February 2025 embed the key-person system to help staff plan challenging and enjoyable experiences that are based on a deep understanding of children's individual learning needs 06/03/2025

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Due date

improve the arrangements in place to support children with SEND to ensure they benefit from consistently high- quality interactions throughout the whole day 06/03/2025

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Due date

ensure an accurate written record of accidents or injuries and first-aid treatment is kept and provided to parents. 20/02/2025

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY548874 Local authority Middlesbrough Inspection number 10382471 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 48 Number of children on roll 36 Name of registered person Top Corner Day Care Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07756 147628 Date of previous inspection 29 August 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Polton Allstars Day Care registered in 2018. The nursery employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, two staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and two have level 6 qualifications, including the manager. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, 51 weeks of the year. Sessions are from 7am to 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education places.

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Inspection activities

n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n Two joint observations were completed by the manager and the inspector, indoors and outdoors, during planned and unplanned activities. n The inspector held a discussion with the manager in relation to the leadership and management of the nursery. She looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of recruitment, staff's qualifications and their suitability to work with children. She discussed children's learning and development with the staff team and the nursery manager. n The inspector spoke to parents and obtained some written feedback for the inspection.

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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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