Orchids Childcare

Orchids Childcare Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School, Eastcote Close, Shirley, SOLIHULL, West Midlands, B90 3QX

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 May 2016 5 November 2012

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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's welfare and safety are not assured. Ratios of staff to children are not maintained at all times and the indoor space requirements are not met. This results in poor quality care and education and the children's safety being compromised.  The use of risk assessment is weak. All hazards are not identified in the outdoor area and actions taken to minimise and manage any risks identified are not always effective. Therefore, the children's safety is not assured at all times.  There is not a suitably qualified deputy to take charge in the manager's absence. Furthermore, there is confusion amongst the staff about their own roles and responsibilities and those of others.  The quality of teaching and use of assessment is inconsistent and, on occasions, inadequate. All parents are not kept up to date about their children's progress and development.  The leadership and management team is ineffective. Systems to manage staff

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This provision is inadequate

underperformance are not robust enough and poor identification of staff development needs results in inconsistent practice. All the required documentation is not available for inspection.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff work well with the school staff and parents to ensure they help children who have special educational needs to settle at the club. They ensure their individual needs are considered and the routines adapted where necessary.

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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

 ensure staff-to-child ratios are maintained at all times and staffing arrangements and the routines in place meet the care needs of all children and ensure their safety and help staff meet their educational needs 13/05/2016

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 ensure the room used by the children meets the indoor space requirements and is organised in a way that meets the needs of children 13/05/2016

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 undertake a full risk assessment of the outdoor area and remove, minimise and manage any risks and hazards to ensure children's safety and welfare 13/05/2016

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 ensure there is a named deputy who is capable and qualified to take charge in the manager's absence 13/05/2016

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 ensure the roles and responsibilities of staff are clearly defined so that all staff have a clear understanding of their own and others' roles and responsibilities 16/05/2016

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 ensure all children's levels of achievement are identified consistently, and that staff use the information to plan effectively to help extend children's learning and keep parents up to date about their child's progress and development 30/06/2016

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Due Date

 ensure staff's professional development needs are identified and met through ongoing coaching and training and any underperformance is swiftly managed so that the quality of teaching and learning is improved 30/06/2016

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Due Date

 ensure the required records, such as the children's attendance registers, are easily accessible and available for inspection. 16/05/2016

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Inspection activities

 We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about this provider.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector held a meeting with the provider and the acting manager.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the nursery's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector looked at parent feedback surveys and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. Children's welfare and safety are significantly compromised. Meeting the safeguarding and welfare requirements and keeping children safe are not given adequate priority. Ratios of staff to children are not maintained at all times in the nursery and the club. Furthermore, the space available indoors for the number of children attending the nursery is inadequate. This results in a room that is overcrowded and staff are not able to meet the individual care and educational needs of children and ensure their safety at all times. Children have recently moved from the permanent room to this room due to building works. Staff have not carried out a thorough risk assessment of the outdoor area and steps taken to minimise identified risks in some areas are ineffective. For example, staff have not adequately restricted access to some parts of the outdoor area to prevent children using the areas

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

they cannot supervise. There is not a named deputy in place who is qualified and able to take charge in the absence of the manager. Roles and responsibilities are not clearly defined and, as a result, there is confusion amongst the staff team about who is in charge in the absence of the manager. Systems to monitor the quality of the nursery and the managing of staff underperformance are weak and the children's attendance registers are not available for inspection. The leaders have not identified the training needs of all staff and provided coaching to help them to improve. As a result, teaching and the use of assessment information is inconsistent and, on occasions, inadequate.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The quality of teaching is seriously hampered when the ratios of staff to children are not maintained. Furthermore, the range of resources available in the restricted space also has a negative impact on the quality of teaching and learning. Therefore, teaching is inadequate during these periods. On the occasions when the required staff ratios are maintained and the number of children limited, the quality of teaching, although variable, is not inadequate. Staff do not consistently identify all children's levels of achievement and this information is not used to plan effectively to help them make enough progress. Therefore, the quality of teaching is not consistently good enough.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's welfare is significantly compromised because of the poor safeguarding and welfare practice. Ratios of staff to children and space requirements are not met. As a result, children's care needs and emotional well-being is not given adequate priority and their safety is not always assured. Staff build secure relationships with children over time and children are encouraged to share how they are feeling. Children's behaviour is mostly good. However, during periods of overcrowding, children's behaviour becomes more difficult to manage. Staff follow the topics undertaken at the school nursery to help reinforce learning. For example, children have been learning about their own and others' families and learn to respect differences. Children begin to learn about keeping healthy through topics and discussion and know what rules are in place for their safety.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

All children are not making consistently good progress and outcomes for children are inconsistent. Consequently, not all children are well prepared for school or their next stage of learning. When space and staffing arrangements are met, many children show sustained levels of interest and enjoyment. They enjoy the activities provided, cooperate and enjoy adopting roles in the role play area. Children who have special educational needs are settled and enjoy their time at the club.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY368266 Local authority Solihull Inspection number 1050439 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 3 - 7 Total number of places 32 Number of children on roll 99 Name of registered person Orchids Childcare Limited

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Date of previous inspection 5 November 2012 Telephone number 07837 259 429

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Orchids Childcare opened in 2007. The nursery and club operates from Blossomfield Infant School in Shirley, Solihull. The nursery and club is open Monday to Friday, during school term times. Sessions are from 7.30am until 12.15pm and from 3.15pm to 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children. There are seven members of staff employed. Of these, six hold an early years qualification at level 3.

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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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