Boxgrove Bumble Bees Nursery

Boxgrove Bumble Bees Nursery Tangmere Village Centre, Malcolm Road, Tangmere, West Sussex, PO20 2HS

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 January 2016 11 February 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

 The provider does not check the suitability of bank staff, including obtaining a current Disclosure and Barring Service check, which places children at potential risk.  The provider does not have a deputy who is capable and qualified to run the setting in the manager's absence.  The provider has not made improvements since the last inspection. The quality of teaching remains weak and children do not make enough progress in all areas of their learning and development.  The provider does not monitor staff practice effectively to identify their professional development needs to raise the standards of children's care and learning.  The learning environment does not adequately meet children's needs. Children do not have daily access to outdoor activities as required.  The key person system is ineffective. Staff do not tailor every child's care to meet their individual needs from the very beginning of their placement.

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This provision is inadequate

 Self-evaluation is ineffective. The provider and staff do not identify weaknesses in practice or fully understand how to improve outcomes for children.

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It has the following strengths

 The friendly staff build strong relationships with parents and offer flexible childcare to meet parents' needs.  Staff meet children's nutritional needs well. For example, they provide a healthy snack.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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Due Date

 ensure the suitability of bank staff, and ensure they have a current enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check 20/01/2016

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 ensure the deputy is capable and qualified to run the setting in the absence of the manager 08/03/2016

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 improve the quality of teaching, range of activities and resources in the learning environment to help children move on to the next stage in their learning and make good progress in all areas 08/03/2016

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 improve the monitoring of staff performance, and access to training and development opportunities, to improve the quality of teaching 08/03/2016

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 ensure children have daily outdoor play opportunities 20/01/2016  improve understanding of the role of the key person, to ensure that every child's care is tailored to meet their individual needs. 20/01/2016

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Due Date

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 introduce effective self-evaluation methods to target key areas for development to help drive ongoing improvement.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children's play activities indoors and outdoors, looked at the available resources and read relevant documentation.  The inspector held a meeting with the provider/manager about their leadership and management, including evaluation methods.  The inspector spoke to a sample of parents and took account of their views.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the provider/manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The provider has failed to make sufficient progress since the last inspection. The quality of teaching remains weak and the provider has not raised standards. The provider monitors the quality of teaching but does not use the information from this effectively to identify and address weaknesses in staff practice. Monitoring of children's progress is not always accurate to identify all gaps in achievement. Safeguarding is ineffective. The provider has not ensured all staff complete suitability checks, and the deputy manager does not have suitable skills and qualifications to take charge in her absence. Staff have a suitable understanding of child protection issues and how to report concerns. Self-evaluation and the drive for improvement are weak. The provider and staff do not identify key areas for development and make ongoing improvements to their practice. They rely on outside advice to identify weaknesses in the provision. Staff have suitable partnerships with other

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

settings to promote some continuity for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Not all staff have effective teaching skills or know how to promote children's learning. Although staff play with and talk to children at their level, teaching does not effectively match individual needs and include all children. For example, there is little attempt by management to ensure that children have daily play outdoors. Staff record observations and assess children's development but these are not always accurate enough to inform future plans. Staff do not consistently implement children's next learning steps into the planned activities. Some staff promote children's mathematical skills, for example, encouraging them to count and solve problems. Others fail to pick up on opportunities for teaching and do not consistently pitch their teaching to children's level of understanding.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Weaknesses in recruitment mean the provider fails to promote children's safety and welfare. She has not assigned a key person to new children to help them feel settled and secure in the setting. Staff do not have a secure understanding of their role as key person. They do not gain good information on children's developmental starting points. The learning environment is not stimulating, with few resources or inviting play areas to promote children's choices. At times, the environment becomes disorderly with resources strewn on the floor, and staff do not always encourage the children to pick them up and take care of them. Overall, children behave well.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

The lack of good quality teaching prevents children from being well prepared for school. Children play with the same activities repeatedly and lack eagerness to explore and investigate.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY466626 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 1006912 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 26 Number of children on roll 17 Name of provider Kerry Ann Boddy Date of previous inspection 11 February 2015 Telephone number 07805042991

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Setting details

Boxgrove Bumblebees Nursery registered at new premises in 2013. The nursery operates from Tangmere Village Centre in Tangmere, near Chichester in West Sussex. The nursery is open from Monday to Friday, from 9am to 1pm during school term times only. There are four staff members, including the provider. Three staff are qualified in childcare and early years education. The nursery receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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