Little Hare Childcare

Little Hare Childcare 2 Greenleaf Road, LONDON, E17 6QQ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 December 2015 26 September 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

 Staff do not have a secure knowledge of appropriate safeguarding practices. They do not supervise children adequately or manage children's behaviour in ways to help keep them safe.  The provider does not have secure arrangements in place to ensure staff undergo robust vetting procedures to demonstrate their suitability to work with children. The management of staff is poor and some documentation is either not in place or maintained adequately to meet legal requirements to safeguard children.  Not all children have a key person to support their well-being. This means some children are distressed and remain anxious for long periods of the day.  The provider does not ensure children are cared for in a suitable, safe and secure environment. Children are exposed to a number of significant hazards that puts them at risk of harm.  The quality of teaching is poor; staff do not meet the needs of all children including

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This provision is inadequate

those who have special educational needs. Children are left for long periods of time with very little interaction from staff.  Staff do not plan opportunities to support children's individual learning. Methods for observing and assessing children's development are ineffective. This means children do not receive the support they need to make progress in their learning.

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It has the following strengths

 Some activities are of interest for the older children who say they particularly enjoy going on outings in the local and wider community.

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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 staff are trained to understand the safeguarding policy and procedure and have an up to date knowledge of safeguarding issues. This is with particular regard to allegations being made against a member of staff 06/01/2016

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Due Date

 ensure a manager who holds at least a full and relevant level 3 qualification or a named deputy who, in the provider’s judgement, is capable and qualified to take charge in the manager’s absence, is present at all times 06/01/2016

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 demonstrate to Ofsted, by providing evidence, that you have checked staff have qualifications and the identity checks and vetting processes have been completed (including the disclosure and barring reference number, the date a disclosure was obtained and details of who obtained it) to demonstrate their suitability 06/01/2016

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 make sure a key person is assigned to each child so their care is tailored to meet their individual needs. Ensure the interests and stage of development for each child is considered when planning activities and experiences to help children make progress in their learning 06/01/2016

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 ensure staffing arrangements meet the needs of all children and ensure their safety. Make sure children are adequately supervised and decide how to deploy staff to ensure children’s needs are met. Children must usually be within sight and hearing of staff 07/01/2016

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 ensure children’s behaviour is managed in an appropriate way, this specifically refers to supporting children to understand about how to behave in safe ways 06/01/2016

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 ensure fire doors are kept free of obstruction and easily opened from the inside 06/01/2016

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 ensure there is an adequate number of toilets and hand basins available for children 06/01/2016

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 ensure children are not exposed to risks and risk assessments identify aspects of the environment that need to be checked on a regular basis, when and by whom those aspects will be checked and how the risk will be removed or minimised 06/01/2016

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 ensure appropriate arrangements are in place to support children with special education needs or disabilities 06/01/2016

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 ensure an accurate daily record of the names of the children being 06/01/2016 cared for on the premises, their hours of attendance and the names of each child's key person is in place  ensure records are maintained and available at the setting to help make sure the needs of all children are met. 06/01/2016

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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

 implement an effective method of observing and assessing children's development to identify next steps in learning and plan for their individual needs 01/02/2016

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Due Date

 ensure the quality of teaching is consistently strong so all children receive high quality learning experiences that help them to achieve successfully across all areas of learning. 01/02/2016

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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 inspectors observed children during their play.  The inspectors spoke with parents and took account of their views.  The inspectors spoke with staff and children and held meetings with the provider.  The inspectors 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 ineffective. The provider is in breach of a number of statutory welfare requirements which means that children's safety and well-being is put at risk. There are inadequate procedures in place to check the suitability of staff. This means it is unclear if staff are qualified and suitable to work with children. Staff do not have a secure knowledge and understanding of the safeguarding policies and procedures. Some children with special educational needs are left alone unsupervised and have limited experiences to support their interests. This is because there is no information in place to support staff in understanding children's individual needs. Partnerships with their parents and with external professionals are poor. Some very young children have no information in place to support their care and they have no named key person. This results in children showing signs of distress and anxiety as they have no secure emotional relationships with

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

the adults caring for them. The provider has insufficient systems in place to identify weaknesses and does not demonstrate an appropriate capacity to improve practice. There have been continual failures to meet legal requirements.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The quality of teaching is poor. Staff do not plan activities and experiences to support children's individual needs. There is no information about children’s starting points and activities are not planned to support and extend their learning. Resources are put out on the tables and floor with no consideration to the different interests or ages and stages of development of the children. Provision for younger children consists mainly of ‘pop up’ toys and books. Older children have opportunities to engage in some creative activities and physical games. However, there is no challenge to excite and motivate children. This results in children becoming restless and engaging in overly boisterous play. Some staff do not demonstrate an awareness of how to engage appropriately with young children. On occasion, staff remove toys that children are playing with and place a new resource in front of them. There is no communication as to why this happens and children look

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

confused and then disengage in play altogether. For example, children with special educational needs enjoy moving the pool balls around the table watching how they bounce on the sides but their play is stopped when they are taken to sit at another table taking them away from an activity they were interested in. Older children tell staff they are bored. They sit on mats on the floor for long periods while staff make decisions about where to take the children on an outing. The disorganisation of the environment impacts on children’s care, learning and enjoyment.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Staff do not support children to behave in safe ways. They allow children to jump off stacked chairs and to run up and down the tiled corridor in their socks. When children turn off the lights and leave a friend alone in the corridor staff do not discuss why this behaviour is unsafe and unkind. Staff do not help children to understand how their actions affect others or the consequences of their behaviour. Staff are not vigilant in ensuring the environment is suitable, safe and secure. For example, fire exits are bolted shut, which is a breach of fire regulations and prevents a prompt exit in the event of an emergency. Children’s toilet facilities are not suitable and the main entrance is not secure. This means older children could potentially leave the premises unsupervised.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Staff’s lack of understanding of children’s individual needs and the poor quality of teaching has a negative impact on the learning of all children. Children do not make sufficient progress and are not prepared well for their move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY451953 Local authority Waltham Forest Inspection number 1030978 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 25 Number of children on roll 64 Name of provider Grace Adeola Harewood Date of previous inspection 26 September 2013 Telephone number 07904 322281

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Setting details

Little Hare Childcare was re-registered in 2012. The holiday and after school club and nursery, operate from three rooms in a music centre in Walthamstow. The provision is open from 7am to 7pm. There are 12 members of staff, six of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications.

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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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