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Quality Assessment

  • Has Document been easy to access?

  • Are staff files up to date? please sample 5 files.

  • Daily registers in place? up-to-date?

  • Is the SIF file up to date? any actions?

  • All records relating to staff, children and families stored away and confidential?

  • Children's file up to date? please sample 5 files

  • SEND policy displayed?

  • Complaints file up to date? access to parents?

  • Complaints policy displayed?

  • Ofsted certificate displayed?

  • Public liability insurance displayed?

  • No Mobile Phones displayed?

  • CCTV operating displayed?

  • No Smoking/Vaping displayed?

  • Current menu's displayed?

  • Staff boards, Qualifications, training, titles

  • Ofsted poster displayed?

  • Last Ofsted report accessible to parents?

  • Is the compliance folder up to date?

  • Has the risk assessments been reviewed?

  • Is the Kitchen area clean & tidy?

  • Is the kitchen folder up-to-date?

  • Is the chef in uniform?

Teaching & Learning

  • Curriculum in place?

  • Observations up to date? Quality?

  • Planning current & up to date in all rooms?

  • Can focus activities be linked to children's next steps?

  • Are the children engaged and actively stimulated by the activities/experiences?

  • Is the quality of teaching high?

  • Are the team aware of characteristics of effective learning and do they promote them effectively?

  • Displays celebrate children's work?

  • Environments celebrate children's work?

  • Environments setup to support/reflective of the children's needs?

  • Are the team tracking children's needs around speech & language? is this effective?

  • Do all children have strong starting points?

  • Review children's support plans. Are they reflective in children's planning?

  • Review nurseries home learning. is this effective?

  • Quality of Peer on Peers.

  • Are 2 year old check up to date?

  • Does the nursery hold an up-to-date funding file?

Safeguarding

  • Does the manager have current DSL training? LA trained?

  • Does the deputy have current DSL training? LA trained?

  • Does everyone in the setting have Safeguarding for everyone?

  • Is safeguarding training used regularly in staff meetings?

  • Can the team speak confidently about the four main areas of abuse?

  • Can the team speak confidently about Prevent Duty?

  • Can the team speak confidently about County Lines?

  • Is the mobile phone policy implemented effectively?

  • Are visitors signing in and out?

  • Do the team know who the DSL is in the setting?

  • Are the team aware of who the company DSL is?

  • Is the DSL information displayed in the setting?

  • Any other DSL's trained in the setting?

  • Is the teams DBS list up to date?

  • Does the manager have access to the DBS account?

  • Does the setting have an up to date DBS for external bodies such as MCW etc?

  • Does the setting have any DBS risk assessments in place?

  • Has current 121's taken place?

  • Does all the team have an induction?

  • Has the up date service been accessed?

  • Does anyone have a PDP in place?

  • Does anyone have a PEEP in place?

  • Does anyone have a PIP in place?

  • Is everyone First Aid trained?

  • Is the qualifications checked using the qualification checker?

  • Is the behaviour management effective? inline with FF policies?

  • Has the team completed their online training?

Welfare Requirements

  • Is the key person policy effective?

  • Ratio's met effectively? sample

  • Deployment effective? within sight & sound.

  • Medication & sickness policy accessible to parents?

  • Dietary requirements effective? displayed in the room?

  • Place mats used at meal times?

  • Is the nursery clean?

  • Is the team in uniform?

  • Fresh drinking water available in all room?

  • Piriton & Calpol dated and stored away correctly?

  • Care plans in place? up to dated and reviewed?

  • Has the Care plans been reviewed and signed by parents?

  • Has the Care plans been reviewed by the team?

  • Is the fire folder up to date?

  • Is the team using PPE effectively?

  • Is the nappy changing policy being followed?

  • Has the risk assessment been reviewed?

  • Is the COSHH file up to date?

Eyman/EYlog

  • Are the children profiles up-to-date? sample 5 profiles.

  • Do all children have emergency contacts?

  • Is the medical details up-to-date?

  • is funding details up-to-date?

  • Do we have all funding documents?

  • Do all children have baseline assessments?

  • Check SEN funding folder?

  • Is the staff profiles up-to-date? sample 5 profiles.

  • Do all staff have emergency contacts?

  • Do all staff have relevant documents uploaded?

Room Overview

  • Babyroom Overview

  • Toddlers Room Overview

  • 2-3's Room Overview

  • 3-5 Room Overview

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