The Willow Children's Centre

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The Willow Children's Centre Barnhill Road Wembley Middlesex HA9 9YP Our Reference EY335023

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Outcome of monitoring visit for provision judged as inadequate

An Ofsted inspector, Pauline Nazarkardeh, carried out a monitoring visit of your provision on 09/07/2013. This visit follows on from your inspection where the provision was judged to be inadequate.

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Outcome of the visit

As a result of our inspection on 14/05/2013, we sent you a welfare requirements notice.

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Outcome of the visit

As a result of the inspection you were issued with two welfare requirements notices requiring you to, "ensure that children are adequately supervised and decide how to deploy staff so that children are always within sight or hearing" and to "ensure the premises, including all exit doors are secure."

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Outcome of the visit

In addition you were also issued with notices to improve in relation to keeping accident records confidential and to foster a culture of mutual support, teamwork and coaching, including monitoring of staff and self-evaluation. The setting was also asked to secure improvements and provide challenging activities for children and to improve the use of assessments to track children's achievement and shape the learning experiences for more able children. Notices were also issued under the child care register to ensure that children are unable to leave the premises without a person who is caring for them on those premises becoming aware that that child is leaving.

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Outcome of the visit

Having considered all the evidence, the inspector is of the opinion that at this time the setting is making satisfactory improvement overall.

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Outcome of the visit

To further improve the early years provision the registered person should:

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Outcome of the visit

 Organise the outdoor area in a way that meets the needs 12/08/2013 of children and to ensure that children can be seen or heard at all times.

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Overall effectiveness of the improvement and outcomes for children

Overall the progress made since the last inspection is satisfactory, the two welfare requirements notices in relation to the deployment of staff and securing the building have been met. The details in the accident records are now recorded confidentiality. Systems have been improved to offer mutual support and to develop teamwork and coaching to support staff development. Plans have been put in place to improve the systems to assess and provide for more able children. However further improvements are needed especially in developing the systems to plan the next steps in children’s learning. An additional notice to improve has been raised to address the need to organise and plan for the outdoor play area to ensure that children can be seen or heard at all times.

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Next steps

Having considered all the evidence the inspector is of the opinion that at this time:

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Next steps

 The setting has made satisfactory progress in addressing the points for improvement. The next visit will be a further monitoring visit.

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Next steps

I hope that you have found the visit helpful in promoting improvement in your setting. If you have any further queries please contact us on the number at the top of this letter.

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Next steps

Susan Gregory HMI National Director, Inspection Delivery Our Reference EY335023

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Next steps

EYL413 EY335023 For the attention of: Compliance, Investigation and Enforcement Team.

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Reply slip

The Willow Children's Centre Barnhill Road Wembley Middlesex HA9 9YP

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ACTIONS

Please complete the box below to show what you have done in order to meet the action required:

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Action Required Action Taken Date Completed

Organise the outdoor area in a way that meets the needs of children and to ensure that children can be seen or heard at all times.

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