ABC123 Nursery

ABC123 Nursery 333 High Road, LONDON, N22 8JA

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 April 2016 25 March 2013

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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 do not keep a close check on the quality of provision, and the process for self- evaluation is ineffective. This means areas for development are not identified fully or addressed to ensure continuous improvement.  Staff show a poor understanding of how to observe and assess children's learning and development effectively. This means they are unable to plan activities that meet children’s needs and help them make progress in their learning.  Children do not develop secure emotional attachments as the key person system is ineffective. Staff do not manage children's behaviour positively. Children do not learn to understand the consequences of their behaviour.  Children whose home language is not English are not supported sufficiently well. Staff do not watch, listen and respond to these children effectively.  Leaders do not work in partnership with parents to support children’s learning and

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It has the following strengths

 Children have daily opportunities to play in the outdoor play area where they enjoy fresh air and physical activity.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

The provision is inadequate and Ofsted intends to take enforcement action

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

We intend to take steps to cancel registration and will issue a Welfare Requirements Notice requiring the provider to:

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Due Date

 ensure all practitioners have appropriate skills, knowledge and a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities so they offer quality learning and development experiences for all children 13/05/2016

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 ensure appropriate arrangements are in place for the supervision of staff, this includes providing support, coaching and training for the practitioner that helps to promote the interests of children 13/05/2016

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 provide a key person system that ensures every child’s care is tailored to meet their individual needs, offers a settled relationship for the child and builds a relationship with their parent 13/05/2016

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 ensure children’s behaviour is managed in an appropriate way with particular regard to implementing effective and appropriate strategies for the age and stage and individual needs of the child 13/05/2016

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 make sure staffing arrangements meet the needs of all children, ensures their safety and staff supervise children adequately 13/05/2016

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Due Date

 implement a policy and procedures to safeguard children in line with the guidance and procedures of the relevant Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) and include an explanation of the action to be taken in the event of an allegation being made against a member of staff 13/05/2016

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Inspection activities

 The inspection was carried out following concerns raised about the provider's ability to meet requirements of registration and provide a quality provision for all children  The inspector observed children during their play.  The inspector spoke with parents and took account of their views.  The inspector spoke with staff and children and held meetings with 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

Leaders continually fail to meet the statutory requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. This results in inconsistent care and learning for children which does not enable them to make sufficient progress. As a result, Ofsted are now taking steps to cancel the registration. Safeguarding is not effective. Leaders and managers demonstrate a limited understanding of how to safeguard children effectively. Children do not feel safe and protected at nursery. For example, they are reluctant to join their friends at the table because staff do not manage other children's behaviour well. Staff do not have a consistent understanding of the safeguarding policy and do not know what to do if an allegation is made. Leaders do not demonstrate a capacity to drive improvement. For example, the manager identifies poor staff practice but is slow to tackle this effectively. This means children are not receiving the quality of care, learning and development they

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

should. Leaders do not provide regular supervision for staff that ensures support, training and continuous improvement. Leaders have not taken necessary action to make sure staff are equipped with the skills they need to support children. Self-evaluation is not up to date and leaders do not have an accurate understanding of what is working well and what needs to improve. Partnerships with parents are not strong enough. Some parents are not always informed of changes such as, a change to their child’s key worker.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Leaders do not support staff effectively in delivering the learning and development requirements. Expectations for the children’s learning are not high enough. For example, at lunchtime preschool children walk around holding knives and forks as they play on equipment. Staff do not intervene to help children understand why this is not safe. Staff identify that some of their children require help to share and take turns. However, they do not know how to help children to do this. Children are provided with activities that do not interest them or provide sufficient challenge. This is because staff do not observe and assess their key children effectively. They do not accurately identify what children need to do next in their learning. Activities are presented with a lack of preparation and planning. For example, older children are encouraged to look at the computer screen which shows and repeats the same song several times. The member of staff is unclear how the

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

computer works and what the aim of the activity is. Children find this frustrating and quickly lose interest. Children who speak English as an additional language are not making sufficient progress in their learning. Staff are aware of children’s home languages but do not effectively plan to support these children to make choices in their play or understand nursery routines. They do not support children to develop the communication and language skills they need for school. Not all staff have a sufficient understanding and use of English. This means they do not understand what parents and children have to say, and children do not always understand staff. Parents say they do not have opportunities to be involved in their children’s learning and when they share concerns about aspects of their child’s development staff are slow to respond.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Leaders do not meet the statutory requirements for safeguarding and welfare, and learning and development. This has a significant impact on children’s safety, well-being and personal development. Some staff do not know the individual needs of their key children as they do not spend enough time with them. They do not support children’s emotional wellbeing and as a result, some children fail to make secure attachments with their key person. Children’s behaviour is not managed consistently. This means children do not focus on activities, and poor behaviour leads to a disorderly environment that hinders children’s learning and puts them and others at risk. Children are unclear about what is acceptable or safe.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children's individual needs are not met. They are not supported to make sufficient progress in their learning. For example, there is no handover of information from one key person to the next. Children do not experience a smooth transition between different rooms in the nursery. The expectations of what each child can achieve are not high enough and there is insufficient support in place to help children gain the skills they need to be ready for school. Monitoring and assessment of the quality of the provision are not effective. Consequently, leaders have not identified weaknesses and improvement is too slow.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY452154 Local authority Haringey Inspection number 1048554 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 40 Number of children on roll 110 Name of provider ABC123 Childcare Ltd Date of previous inspection 25 March 2013 Telephone number 02088818804

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Setting details

ABC123 Nursery is a privately run provision and registered in 2012. The nursery operates from rooms attached to church premises. The children have access to three playrooms and a secure outside play area. The nursery is situated in Wood Green, in the London Borough of Haringey and serves the local community. It is open all year round and operates each weekday from 7.30am until 6.30pm. The nursery is registered on the Early Years Register and on both the voluntary and compulsory parts of the Childcare Register. The nursery currently supports a number of children with English as an additional language and is in receipt of education funding for children who are two, three and four years of age. There are eighteen members of staff, seventeen of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications.

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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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