Our Little Angelz (2)

Inspection of Our Little Angelz (2) 47-51, Glebe Farm Road, Birmingham B33 9NP

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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

Children feel safe and secure in this nursery. They form strong attachments to staff who are caring, kind and attentive. Children are happy and separate from parents and/or their carers well. Staff support children who need extra reassurance by giving comfort and cuddles. However, the quality of teaching is variable. Children do not always receive consistently good-quality teaching or support to challenge and extend their learning. As a result, children are not always encouraged to engage in purposeful play. This results in children, at times, wandering about not playing or receiving good-quality interactions from all staff.

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The provision requires improvement

Children have fun, but learning is often incidental because not all staff fully understand how children learn. The implementation of the curriculum is not always achieved, as staff do not teach this in sequence and do not fully consider children's past knowledge and experiences. For example, staff introduce activities with coloured water and ask the children what sea animals that they may find at the seaside. However, not all children understand or know what the seaside is, and staff do not consider this lack of knowledge. Consequently, children cannot contribute to the conversations. Children's health and well-being are promoted well. All children enjoy lots of time outdoors. Staff remind children about the importance of washing their hands, and they receive freshly prepared hot meals and healthy snacks. Children's voices are acknowledged. Staff always ask children if they can wipe their nose before doing so and tell them what is happening when it

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The provision requires improvement

is nappy changing time. This helps children to understand they have a choice.

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need to do better?

n Leaders recognise that because of recent changes in staffing the curriculum is not deeply embedded. At times, it can be too narrow and not ambitious enough. This means that not all children gain the experiences they need to acquire the necessary skills and understanding to be ready for their next stage of development and the transition to school. n Staff do not always plan activities or experiences that sufficiently challenge children to support them to make good progress in their learning. Activities do not always ignite a curiosity for learning in children. For example, children who are old enough and capable to learn how to pedal a bike are pushed around by staff and are not encouraged to fully develop their physical skills. It is not long before they are bored and want it to stop. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported by staff who work hard to provide them with experiences to promote their

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need to do better?

learning and understanding. However, there are limited opportunities for children with SEND to be included in activities alongside their peers. This means children are not well prepared for their transition to school.

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need to do better?

18 March 2025 n Staff say they feel supported. They have access to training to support them within their roles. Leaders and staff are currently implementing an action plan to evaluate the quality of teaching. Staff are reviewing their knowledge and understanding and how well the learning intent for activities is delivered. This is not yet fully embedded to raise the quality of teaching to a consistently good level. n Parents are complimentary about the nursery. They praise staff for being friendly and caring. Information is shared with parents primarily through an online app. n Staff deployment is effective in the supervision of children, especially during mealtimes. Risk assessments identify areas where further action is needed. Consequently, leaders have installed safety gates across doorways to prevent children from entering other rooms unnoticed. n Staff plan daily activities for children. Children enjoy moving to music and

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need to do better?

singing songs. They strengthen their finger muscles by squeezing pipettes of water. This supports writing skills and pencil control. That said, more could be done to review the environment in each room to provide opportunities for children to choose free play that serves a purpose with a learning intention. For example, some rooms have a 'home corner' to invite children to role play, but there are limited resources to enhance and extend this play. n There is a focus within the curriculum for communication and language. However, not all staff implement this well enough. At times, staff do not always talk or provide a narrative for children. Some staff talk lots but then do not allow children opportunities to practise their developing language skills and sentence building structures to respond. n Children enjoy listening to stories. They sit on staff knees as they hear their favourite story. Staff support children's developing mathematical skills. They

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need to do better?

count with the children and talk about different colours.

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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

18 March 2025 plan a curriculum that is ambitious for all children to support them to gain the skills required for their next stage of development and eventual move to school 25/04/2025

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Due date

support staff to implement the curriculum through carefully planned activities and experiences for children so they make the progress they are capable of 30/05/2025

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Due date

improve the inclusion of children with SEND so that they are consistently included into the programme of activities and experiences alongside their peers. 30/05/2025

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should:

n continue to embed the nursery action plan to raise the quality of teaching to consistently good n review the play environments to provide children with opportunities for open- ended play and learning n support staff to fully embed the curriculum for communication and language so that children have opportunities to hear, understand and practise their developing language skills as they respond.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY492312 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 10393671 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 119 Number of children on roll 178 Name of registered person Our Little Angelz (2) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01217843692 Date of previous inspection 26 July 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Our Little Angelz (2) registered in 2015 and is situated in Stechford, Birmingham. The nursery employs 26 members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 6, one holds level 4, 13 hold level 3, and there are eight level 3 apprentices. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for all eligible children. There is an after- school and holiday club.

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Inspection activities

n The provider, manager and inspectors completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children spoke to the inspectors during the inspection. n The inspectors observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n Parents, grandparents and carers shared their views of the setting with the inspectors. n The inspectors carried out joint observations of group activities with the manager. n The inspectors looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n Staff spoke to the inspectors during the inspection.

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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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