Antrobus Pre-School Nursery

Antrobus Pre-School Nursery Frandley Meeting House, Sandiway Lane, Northwich, CW9 6LD

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 March 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 Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision is inadequate

 The manager does not identify and take steps to minimise risks to children's safety.  The manager does not check the ongoing suitability of practitioners to work with children.  The manager does not train practitioners to recognise the signs of abuse and to understand and implement the nursery's safeguarding policy. She does not inform practitioners about changes to the safeguarding policy or the legal requirements to ensure their knowledge is continually kept up to date.  Practitioners do not use their observations of children's learning effectively enough when they plan activities. Consequently, children are not consistently challenged to make the best progress in their learning.  The manager does not focus closely enough on the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's progress. Although practitioners are well qualified, they do not recognise what they must do to continuously improve their teaching.

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It has the following strengths

 Children arrive happily at the nursery. They know that practitioners are interested to hear their news from home. Parents readily share information that helps to promote continuity for children's care.  Practitioners know children's interests and set out toys and equipment invitingly. Children enthusiastically join in with games and activities.  Practitioners help children to become independent. Children put on their own coats and boots to play outside. They show pride in their achievements and learn to try hard.

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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

 develop systems for assessing and managing risks to children's safety to ensure that premises and equipment are safe 15/04/2016

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 check the ongoing suitability of practitioners more regularly to ensure that they continue to be suitable to work with children 15/04/2016

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 train practitioners to respond swiftly and appropriately to signs that children may be at risk of abuse or neglect, and ensure they are updated on any changes to the legal requirements and the safeguarding policy 15/04/2016

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 expand knowledge and understanding of health and safety, including fire safety requirements, and incorporate this within your risk assessment policies and procedures 15/04/2016

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 acquire knowledge and understanding of disqualification requirements and incorporate this into staff suitability policies and procedures 15/04/2016

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 increase staff knowledge and skills in relation to identifying and supporting children with additional needs to ensure there is a clear link between assessments and requests for support outside of the provision. 15/04/2016

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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

 use the observations made of children's learning to plan challenging activities that promote children's good progress 22/06/2016

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Due Date

 ensure necessary steps are taken to prevent the spread of infection. 15/04/2016 To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 improve the supervision of practitioners so that it focuses more closely on the quality of their teaching, and use these observations of their practice to inform them of what they need to do to improve.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors. She assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager and provider. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the nursery's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to a small selection of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Arrangements for safeguarding are ineffective. The manager does not check that the premises and equipment are safe for children. Younger children sleep in a wooden upstairs area that is difficult to evacuate and is therefore not safe if there is a fire in the building. Radiators adjacent to play spaces get very hot and the blankets covering them are not secure. Children climb stairs in the outdoor playhouse that have been identified as unsafe. The manager does not check that practitioners employed in the nursery continue to be suitable. She does not ask them to confirm whether members of their household are disqualified from working with children. Practitioners do not know the action to take if they consider that a child is at risk. Staff do not know of the changes to safeguarding and welfare requirements or to the safeguarding policy. This means they do not know all of the signs that may indicate when a child is being abused or neglected. Self-evaluation is

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

ineffective in driving improvement. The manager observes practitioners' teaching. However, these observations are not used to provide them with clear targets for the continuous improvement of their teaching.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The quality of teaching is inconsistent. Practitioners miss some opportunities to promote children's learning, including their communication and language. An example of this is during the organisation of snack time. Staff do not adequately interact with children during social activities, such as snack time. This limits opportunities to promote children's conversation skills during daily routines. Some teaching is good. Older children work purposefully together to make a railway line that is long enough to reach the wall. This helps children, for example, to begin to understand mathematical concepts and words about measurement. Children persevere to successfully solve the problem when they discover a short gap in the railway line. Practitioners make accurate assessments of children's development. However, they do not take enough account of information from their observations of children to plan activities and experiences to help children make good

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

progress. Information is shared with parents and they feel they are well informed about their child's progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Multiple weaknesses in the safeguarding arrangements significantly compromise children's safety and well-being. Relationships in the nursery are good. Practitioners are calm role models who devote their time and attention to the children. Children learn to follow daily routines as practitioners teach them to wash their hands thoroughly before they eat. Children play outside every day. They learn to climb, balance and to pedal tricycles. This helps to develop their physical strength and coordination. Resources are accessible to children and they are able to choose from a range of interesting activities. There are opportunities indoors and outdoors for children to practise early writing and to draw and paint. Children learn about festivals and celebrations in their own and other cultures.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children understand some of the purposes of counting during everyday activities and routines. They recognise some letter sounds and numbers, and know the words and actions for number songs and nursery rhymes. Children are independent in their personal hygiene routines. They take turns and share and know how to participate in small-group activities. Children generally work within the expected range of development for their ages. However, weaknesses in teaching mean that children do not make the best possible progress in their learning. They do not acquire all of the key skills that prepare them well to start school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479075 Local authority Cheshire West and Chester Inspection number 983862 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 1 - 4 Total number of places 16 Number of children on roll 13 Name of provider Antrobus Pre-School Nursery Partnership Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01606892323

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Setting details

Antrobus Pre-School Nursery was registered in 2014. The nursery employs four members of childcare staff. One member of staff holds Qualified Teacher Status and one holds Early Years Professional status. One holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3 and one at level 2. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday during school term time. Sessions are from 9am until 3pm. 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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