Cleverkidz

Store Street Manchester M1 2WD Telephone: 0300 123 1231 Fax: 0300 123 3159 Minicom: 0161 618 8524 Email: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk Web: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Cleverkidz Tithe Farm Road Houghton Regis Dunstable Bedfordshire LU5 5JB Our Reference EY278278

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Monitoring for provision judged as inadequate

An Ofsted inspector, Lorraine Meldrum Sunter, monitored your provision on 09/01/2015 following your inspection where the provision was judged to be inadequate.

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Outcome of monitoring

As a result of our inspection on 24/09/2014, we sent you a welfare requirements notice. If you were set actions at the inspection, or as a result of our subsequent monitoring or investigations, these are included at the end of this letter.

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Outcome of monitoring

The welfare requirements notice required you to comply with the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage under the following requirements: Suitable people, Key person, Managing behaviour and Premises. The steps you were required to take were detailed in full in the notice sent to you on 08 October 2014. A previous monitoring visit, completed on 21 October 2014, found that you had taken prompt and effective action and were complying with the requirements of this notice.

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Outcome of monitoring

During the monitoring visit of 09 January 2015 the inspector discussed with the Operations Manager and the Nursery Manager how you have fully embedded and sustained the changes you made to address the actions raised in the welfare requirements notice and the notice to improve.

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Outcome of monitoring

The inspector found that further improvement has been made to the summary suitability check sheet used when a new member of staff is employed. This is now very detailed and has to be fully completed before a person is deemed to be suitable and able to work unsupervised with children. A full list of staff and their Disclosure and Barring Service check is kept up-to-date.

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Outcome of monitoring

The nursery daily routine includes having a manager or administrative person in the reception area at all times who is able to monitor persons entering and leaving the premises.

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Outcome of monitoring

Parents continue to be informed about the nursery's key person system through a display in the entrance area. If a child's key person changes, the parent will be provided with an information letter which includes a photo of the new key person for their child. Further training will be completed with all staff regarding the roles of key persons.

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Outcome of monitoring

Positive behaviour management training has been delivered to all staff, updating their knowledge and understanding of effective strategies in managing children's behaviour. Following this, action plans have been devised accordingly for each room on the basis of staff reflection. You have reviewed and amended your Behaviour Management policy as necessary, which is always completed on yearly basis.

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Outcome of monitoring

All staff have benefitted from additional training in the three Prime areas of learning; communication and language, physical development and personal, social and emotional development. The training included discussion about the planning of activities in line with children's needs and interests. Management will monitor the records made in each child's learning journal to ensure any gaps are identified, particularly in communication and language, and the next steps are planned for.

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Outcome of monitoring

Focussed observations across all areas of learning are completed monthly for each child. Management continue to oversee the progress children are making in their learning and development and discuss this with staff during team meetings and individual supervision sessions.

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Outcome of monitoring

Having considered all the evidence, the inspector is of the opinion that the setting has taken prompt and effective action to address the points for improvement.

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Next steps

The next step will be a full inspection.

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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

Nick Hudson National Director, Early Education

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Action Due date Closed date

ensure that no individual who is unsuitable to work with children has unsupervised access to a child receiving childcare (compulsory part of the Childcare Register) 24/11/2014 18/02/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

obtain a Disclosure and Barring Service check for all staff 20/10/2014 21/10/2014

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Action Due date Closed date

ensure that people whose suitability has not been checked do not have unsupervised contact with children 20/10/2014 21/10/2014

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Action Due date Closed date

take all reasonable steps to prevent unauthorised persons entering the premises 20/10/2014 21/10/2014

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Action Due date Closed date

ensure that children's behaviour is managed in a suitable manner (compulsory part of the Childcare Register) 17/10/2014 18/02/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

ensure that every child’s care is tailored to meet their individual needs, promote a settled relationship for the child and build a relationship with their parents 20/10/2014 21/10/2014

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Action Due date Closed date

keep a record of information about staff qualifications and vetting processes that have been completed to ensure their suitability 20/10/2014 21/10/2014

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Action Due date Closed date

ensure that staff are suitable to work with children, which must include obtaining an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (voluntary part of the Childcare Register) 17/10/2014 18/02/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

ensure that children's behaviour is managed in a suitable manner (voluntary part of the Childcare Register). 17/10/2014 18/02/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

ensure that staff are suitable to work with children, which must include obtaining an enhanced Disclosure and 17/10/2014 18/02/2015 Barring Service check (compulsory part of the Childcare Register) ensure that no one can enter the premises without the knowledge of a person who is caring for children on the premises (compulsory part of the Childcare Register) 17/10/2014 18/02/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

ensure that staff make consistent use of appropriate strategies to manage children's behaviour in an appropriate way 20/10/2014 21/10/2014

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Action Due date Closed date

support children's communication and language development so that younger children develop their skills through planned, purposeful play opportunities 24/11/2014 18/02/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

use observations and assessments to consistently identify children's levels of achievement, interests and learning styles and then shape learning experiences for each child reflecting those observations. 24/11/2014 18/02/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

ensure that no one can enter the premises without the knowledge of a person who is caring for children on the premises (voluntary part of the Childcare Register) 17/10/2014 18/02/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

ensure that no individual who is unsuitable to work with children has unsupervised access to a child receiving childcare (voluntary part of the Childcare Register) 17/10/2014 18/02/2015

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