Little Wishes Day Nursery

Little Wishes Day Nursery Nuneaton Womens Multicultural Resource Centre, 22 Deacon Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 5SG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 February 2016 27 April 2015

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 Leaders appoint staff without taking account of all the available information. Consequently, they cannot be confident that the individual is suitable to work with children. This places children at risk of harm.  Ineffective monitoring and supervision of staff results in poor quality teaching. Consequently, children’s learning needs are not met.  Staff’s lack of knowledge and understanding of how to keep children safe means that they are put at risk of harm. Insufficient information is recorded after child protection referrals have been made.  Self-evaluation and improvement planning are weak. The lack of drive to improve quality minimises the improvements in outcomes for children.  Leaders do not monitor children's well-being. Risk assessments are not sufficiently robust or take account of the environment and activities that may have potential hazards to children. The cleanliness of the setting and hygiene practices are not well

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This provision is inadequate

promoted.  Assessment arrangements for younger children are not effective. Staff fail to match children’s developmental needs and interests to the activities provided. Engagement with parents and other providers is weak and does not support children's progress.

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It has the following strengths

 Children make close relationships with adults who care for them. Older children are learning to respect the views and feelings of others

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

The provision is inadequate and Ofsted intends to take enforcement action We will issue a Welfare Requirements Notice requiring the provider to:

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Due Date

 ensure that all staff are trained and understand the safeguarding policy, including how to respond to any allegations of abuse made against a member of staff 07/03/2016

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 put in place a robust system to ensure that practitioners, and any other person who is likely to have regular contact with children are suitable 07/03/2016

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 develop the supervision of staff, evaluate the effectiveness of their performance and provide appropriate support, coaching and training, so that they offer quality learning and development experiences to support improved outcomes for all children 07/03/2016

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 take all reasonable steps to ensure staff and children in your care are not exposed to risks during play and in the environment and demonstrate how risks are managed 07/03/2016

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 ensure that the premises, including overall floor space and outdoor spaces, are fit for purpose and suitable for the age of children cared for and the activities provided on the premises, with specific regard to how the cleanliness of the environment is maintained. 07/03/2016

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Due Date

To meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage the provider must:

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Due Date

 improve the quality of teaching across the setting by ensuring that observations and assessments are used effectively to track precisely the progress of all children; and to ensure that all children have their next steps accurately identified and make good progress in their learning 30/05/2016

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Due Date

 engage with parents and/or carers to ensure that every child's learning is tailored to meet their individual needs 30/05/2016

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children at play and at meal times.  The inspector took account of the views of the parents and children spoken to on the day of inspection.  The inspector looked at adult's planning, assessment and observations and a range of other documentation including policies, procedures, daily risk assessments, accident and incident records.  The inspector held meetings with the manager present and the local authority representative, and discussed improvements since the last inspection.

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Inspector

Yvonne Johnson Early Years Regulatory Inspector

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Significant weaknesses in leadership mean that there are several breaches in the teaching and learning, and welfare requirements. Leaders fail to effectively monitor the overall quality of provision. There is no effective self-evaluation of the provision to help improve outcomes for children. Despite additional support from the local authority, leaders do not demonstrate an ability to make and sustain required changes to improve the quality of care for children. Little action has been taken to address the areas of improvement from the previous inspection and recent investigation visit. The arrangements for safeguarding children are ineffective; a recent safeguarding referral is missing vital information. Not all staff understand the local safeguarding procedures, or have an adequate understanding of the signs and symptoms of abuse. Consequently, they may not be able to take effective action to safeguard a child in their care. Leaders do not undertake supervision of staff and

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

although staff received a brief induction to their role, this is not sufficient to support their work with children. Leaders make decisions on the suitability of new staff based on a recruitment procedure that is not sufficiently rigorous. Written references are not routinely obtained and gaps in employment history are not thoroughly investigated to determine the suitability of adults.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Some staff are new appointments to the setting and are starting to identify the learning and development of the older children, though observation and assessment. However, staff do not accurately assess the learning of the younger children. Staff do not conduct regular observations or plan learning opportunities to meet the needs of the youngest children. Planning for older children is better, but is not fully embedded in practice. The routine for the day is not always followed and interruptions hinder the children's learning. For example, on the day of inspection the pre-school room was being used to take children's photographs. Consequently, all children were cared for in the younger children's room. Although staff attempted to provide activities to engage the older children, they did not provide children with access to resources to challenge and stimulate their learning. Activities from the morning were repeated in the afternoon and staff did not extend

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

further what children already know or can do. The quality of teaching is inconsistent and younger children are not as well supported in their learning. They spend long periods of time wandering around the room occupying themselves, without adult interaction. Staff do not always ensure that activities do not pose a risk to children. Partnership with parents is weak and too little is done to engage parents in their child's learning at home. Limited information about children's starting points, particularly learning and development, inhibit what staff know about the child's learning. Leaders do not effectively track the progress of individual or groups of children appropriately. Consequently, some gaps in children's learning go unnoticed and children are not well prepared for their next stage of learning. Poor links with other settings that children attend mean that they are not consistently well supported in their learning. Staff provide some support to children who speak English as

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

an additional language as they use some key words in the child’s home language.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Leaders and staff fail to identify and manage all risks which compromises children's safety. Daily checks are completed inside and outdoors. However, these have not identified a broken lock to a gate in the garden, which leads to an area not suitable for the children's use. The premises are not well-maintained and the children's toilets, sinks and changing area are not clean. The storage of mops, which are accessible to children, in one of the bathrooms leaves an unpleasant odour. The floor area in the baby room has debris along the outer walls, which has not been removed. The small kitchen in the baby room has dirt and debris in the cupboards used to store utensils. The microwave has evidence of rust and has a sticky texture inside on the turning plate. Healthy breakfast, snacks and tea are available to the children. They enjoy cereal and a fresh fruit snack during the day. Parents provide packed lunches for their child's main meal. Although there is a key person system

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

in place, some parents are not clear about who is responsible for their child. In addition, some staff do not know who their key children are. Children play co-operatively and older children have established friends they can relate to and name. Staff and children have established warm relationships. When children arrive they are quickly settled into the room through close interaction with adults which support their emotional well-being. Children are learning to share and think of others as staff reinforce positive praise and provide good role models. Displays in the pre-school room show children's developing understanding of being kind. Children enjoy outdoor play in the garden and develop their physical skills.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Older children are not sufficiently well supported to develop the skills and abilities they need to secure their future learning. For example, older children do not confidently count past the number five. Teaching and play experiences do not consistently challenge them despite some improvements in planning for their next steps. Younger children do not have focused activities to enable them to achieve expected progress, so it is unlikely they will make significant steps in their development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY481671 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 1035883 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 23 Number of children on roll 14 Name of provider Little Wishes Day Nursery Limited Date of previous inspection 27 April 2015 Telephone number 07581415966

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Setting details

Little Wishes Day Nursery was registered in 2014. The nursery operates from a single story building in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The nursery is open Monday to Friday all year around. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded education for three and four-year-old children. The nursery employs four members of childcare staff, including both managers. One member of staff holds Early Years Professional Status, two have appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and one member of staff is level 2.

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Setting details

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted 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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