Emmanuel Church Nursery School

Emmanuel Church Nursery School Glaziers Lane, Normandy, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 2DG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 April 2016 14 May 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 and the manager do not meet all statutory requirements, including those relating to the Childcare Register. Their evaluation of practice is poor and they have not taken decisive action to make improvements.  The manager does not provide targeted support to improve staff's personal effectiveness. She does not deploy staff adequately to meet children's needs effectively.  The key-person arrangements are ineffective. Staff do not use information gained from parents and other professionals to meet their key children's individual care needs. This compromises children's well-being. Staff also fail to work effectively in partnership with parents to achieve a consistent approach to promote children's learning.  Teaching is inconsistent. The learning experiences for children with special educational needs, and some other groups of children, are poor. Staff do not interact well with these children and fail to give adequate support to help close gaps in their learning.

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This provision is inadequate

The children affected make much slower rates of progress than their peers.  Not all children make adequate progress in their personal, social and emotional development. Staff fail to improve children's early communication or build on their social skills. Some groups of children do not gain the skills needed to prepare them for school.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff have a good understanding of how to identify and act on signs that a child may be at risk of harm.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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Due Date

 implement arrangements that have regard for the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Code of Practice, and act on advice received from professionals, to support children who have special educational needs effectively 21/06/2016

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 monitor staff's practice and give them opportunities to discuss and manage any issues concerning children's development or well- being, and improve their personal effectiveness 21/06/2016

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 ensure that staffing arrangements and deployment meet the care and learning needs of all children 21/06/2016

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 ensure staff work effectively in partnership with parents in order to know their key children well, including obtaining information about any additional requirements, and tailoring children's early education and care to meet their individual needs and promote their well-being 21/06/2016

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 improve the quality of teaching and interactions with the children to ensure that all children have good quality learning experiences and make consistently good progress 21/06/2016

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 improve the educational programme to better support children's communication, skills and levels of confidence, and help them express their feelings and develop friendships so they become ready for school. 21/06/2016 To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 make effective use of self-evaluation to identify breaches in requirements and weaknesses in the provision, and take timely action to improve outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children during activities indoors and outdoors.  The inspector looked at samples of children's assessments and records, and a range of other documentation.  The inspector spoke with the manager, staff, children and parents at appropriate times throughout the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The manager does not ensure that staff receive sufficient training or support to enable them to fulfil their roles and meet the needs of all children. This is detrimental to some groups of children, and their care and learning needs are not met. The manager's daily checks do not identify the weak deployment of staff or the negative effect that this has on the support children receive. The manager fails to implement action points set by other professionals involved in children's care. She does not take effective action to provide additional help for the groups of children who are falling behind in their learning. Safeguarding is effective. Leaders and the manager ensure staff have a good knowledge and understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures. They take swift action if they have a concern about a child.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Staff fail to help all children make adequate progress. Their inexperience in supporting some groups of children is evident through the lack of effective planning, routines and resourcing. Although staff regularly observe children's learning and identify what they need to do next in their learning, they do not deploy themselves to ensure all children are motivated, engaged in purposeful play and make progress. Some children are left to wander with little interaction from staff. These children only experience a narrow range of experiences and lack the confidence to try new things. Staff do not give all parents an accurate summary of their children's progress or explain how to extend learning at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Staff do not promote equality of opportunity as they fail to meet the care and learning needs of all children. For example, during the inspection not all children were included at snack time and had to wait until lunchtime for a drink. This compromised their well-being. Staff provide learning activities outdoors for those children who prefer to be out in the fresh air. However, staff fail to ensure that all children have opportunities to go on planned outings into the community. Staff manage children's behaviour suitably and many children play well together and share toys. However, other children show low levels of self-esteem and struggle to join in because staff do not plan to help build their confidence. Staff fail to prepare children emotionally for future learning and school.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children with special educational needs, those who are eligible for additional funding and children from disadvantaged groups do not make the same levels of progress as their peers. They are not working at a typical level for their age in communication or personal, social and emotional development, given their starting points. They are not ready for their move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 120019 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1015638 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 21 Number of children on roll 15 Name of provider Emmanuel Church Nursery School Committee Date of previous inspection 14 May 2015 Telephone number 01483 810 683

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Setting details

Emmanuel Church Nursery School registered in 1996. It operates in Normandy, Surrey. The nursery is open term time on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9.15am to 1.15pm, and on Thursday from 9.15am to 12.15pm. The nursery is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The nursery employs four members of staff; of these, one has Qualified Teacher Status, one has a level 3 qualification, one is qualified to level 2 and one is currently working toward 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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