Happy Champs Nursery

Happy Champs Nursery Nechells Green Community Centre, Melvina Road, Birmingham, B7 4QU

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 February 2016 Not applicable

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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

 Children are not adequately protected as risk assessments are not sufficiently robust. A door leading to the outdoors is not secure, staff do not risk assess the equipment used by children, some areas of the setting are too cold and some portable equipment used to heat the premises is unsuitable. Staff do not always effectively promote a healthy and nutritious diet for children.  The management of the setting is weak. A lack of robust self-evaluation means that key weaknesses in the provision have not been identified and addressed. This has a significant impact on children's well-being, safety and the progress they make across all areas of learning.  The quality of teaching is poor. Staff do not effectively plan activities for children to provide them with challenge that maintains their interest and supports their learning.  Performance management arrangements to mentor and support staff are not effective.

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This provision is inadequate

The quality of staff's teaching is not improved as a result.  Staff are not effectively deployed. This means that younger children's learning needs are not consistently met.  Staff do not consistently support parents to share what they know their child can already do when they first attend the nursery, so that this information can be used by staff to form a secure assessment of children's starting points.

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It has the following strengths

 Children learn self-care skills, for example, about how they need to dress themselves appropriately before they play outdoors in the colder weather.

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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 risk assessments are robust and identify all aspects of the environment that need to be checked on a regular basis; take prompt action to remove or minimise any identified risks 29/03/2016

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 ensure that children are unable to leave the premises unsupervised and that all reasonable steps are taken to prevent unauthorised persons entering the premises 29/03/2016

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 strengthen partnerships with parents so that they are fully involved in assessment processes 29/03/2016

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 ensure that staff are deployed effectively so that all children's needs are met and younger children have opportunities to explore and develop their independence 29/03/2016

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 improve performance management processes so that staff receive the training, coaching and support needed to improve the quality of their teaching 29/03/2016

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 take steps to ensure that all food and drink children eat at the setting, including food brought from home, is balanced, healthy and nutritious 29/03/2016

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 ensure that the premises, including outdoor space, are fit for purpose. 29/03/2016

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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 assessments, planning and quality of teaching so that children are provided with enjoyable and challenging experiences that help them make the best possible progress in all areas of their learning and development. 29/03/2016

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Inspection activities

 This inspection was carried out as a result of a risk assessment, following information received about this provider.  The inspector observed staff and children during their play.  The inspector took account of the views of parents  The inspector spoke with staff and children and held meetings with the manager, who is also the provider.  The inspector looked at a variety of documentation, including recruitment and vetting procedures for staff.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. Risk assessments are not robust and staff do not have sufficient awareness of how to select equipment that is safe and suitable for children's needs. The deployment of staff is not effective and leads to school-age children being cared for in the same room as younger children. This compromises younger children's learning and welfare. However, staff can identify the possible indicators of abuse and know the appropriate action to take if they have concerns about a child. There is regular supervision of staff by the manager. However, this does not extend to monitoring their performance to assess their practice and quality of teaching. As a result, there are poor systems in place to help support staff's professional development or improve the quality of teaching. This means children's learning is not well promoted despite some staff being very well qualified. Leaders do not adequately review the quality of the provision.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

They do not have an understanding of the provision's current weaknesses so that they are able to identify and address what needs to improve.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Staff assess children's progress using observations of their learning. However, this information is not used effectively to plan activities to challenge children and help them build on their existing skills. Many of the activities are mundane and do not offer children sufficient opportunities to learn and develop. Staff play alongside children and ask them questions, but these do not encourage children to think about what they are doing and solve problems for themselves. Too often, staff simply repeat what children say to them. They rarely model new words or vocabulary, or adapt activities to take account of the abilities of individual children. Staff prepare activities for children, such as placing plastic animals in low trays with compost. However, staff do not encourage children to explore these and develop their creative ideas. Younger children who are able to walk are often carried around by staff for extended periods. This encourages children to become over

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

dependent on staff and limits the development of their confidence and physical skills. Parents are not fully involved in the assessment process. The staff do not use their discussions with parents well enough to find out about children's starting points for learning. In addition, staff's limited knowledge of how to promote children's learning means they are not able to successfully support parents in helping their child at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children are not safe. Risk assessments of the environment are not thorough and do not ensure that hazards to children are minimised. An access door to the nursery and a gate leading from the street into the garden are not fully secure. This means it is possible for children to leave the nursery and for unauthorised persons to enter. The manager took appropriate action during the inspection to secure the garden gate. Staff from the community centre who are not vetted have access to the nursery without warning to nursery staff. In addition, staff have a poor awareness of how to assess the suitability of some resources and equipment. Younger children are cared for in the same room as older children who are using plastic sewing needles. Staff could not account for missing needles, which means that very young children have the potential to access them. Toys have small parts and are broken, which pose a choking hazard for younger children. Furthermore,

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

some of the rooms are too cold for children to use comfortably, especially the toilets. Staff do not consistently work with parents to effectively promote a healthy diet while in the nursery. Children wash their hands in cold water because staff recognise that the hot water temperature is not safe. A portable heater in the office is being used incorrectly, further compromising children's safety. Children behave appropriately. Staff are calm and relaxed as they interact with children.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

The manager is not effectively reviewing and monitoring children's development to ensure they make progress and that any gaps in their learning are closing. This limits the progress children make in the nursery and has an adverse impact on their readiness for starting school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY487594 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 1037863 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 - 8 Total number of places 35 Number of children on roll 30 Name of provider Banu Faquih Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07872069251

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Setting details

Happy Champs Nursery was registered in 2015. It is situated in a community centre in the Nechells area of Birmingham. The nursery opens Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, four hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, and one holds level 6. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year- old children.

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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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