Tiny Lives Nursery

Tiny Lives Nursery 1 Chesham Road, London, SE20 7RH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 June 2016 22 April 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

 The provider/manager has not ensured there is a named deputy manager who is capable of taking charge in her absence.  Staff do not make effective use of assessment and tracking to identify gaps in children's learning and plan challenging, well-resourced activities to help children make good progress.  Teaching is weak. Staff do not always engage children in purposeful play and help them become independent. Children do not make sufficient progress.  The provider does not ensure that staff have appropriate professional supervision and support to improve the quality of their teaching.  There is no key-person system in place. For example, staff do not work with small groups of parents and children to find out about, and meet, individual care needs.  Staff do not seek sufficient information about children's learning from parents, such as what they can already do when they start. There is not a shared approach to helping

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This provision is inadequate

children make progress and parents are not fully involved in their children's learning.  Self-evaluation is weak. The provider has not identified a number of breaches in requirements and does not continually improve the quality of the nursery.

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It has the following strengths

 Children enjoy regular opportunities for physical play outside.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage the provider must:

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Due Date

 ensure there is named deputy manager in place, who is capable to take charge in the manager's absence 29/07/2016

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Due Date

 observe, assess and monitor all children's learning to identify any gaps in their development and use this information to plan challenging, enjoyable, well-resourced activities in order to help children make good progress 29/07/2016

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 ensure that staff respond to children's learning needs, using positive interaction to guide their development 29/07/2016

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 establish a regular system of monitoring staff practice and their professional development to improve their understanding of how to support and encourage children's learning 29/07/2016

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 ensure each child is assigned a key person to ensure their care is tailored to meet their individual needs 29/07/2016

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 work with parents to seek information about what their children can do and involve them in their children's learning. 29/07/2016

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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 make effective use of self-evaluation to target areas for improvement and enhance outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the parts of the premises used by the children.  The inspector observed children and their interactions with staff.  The inspector viewed a sample of documents, including children's records.  The inspector held discussions with the person in charge in the absence of the provider/manager. She also held discussions with staff and children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Management is weak. The provider/manager was not present at the inspection and was not going to be back for a subsequent few days. She does not have a named deputy manager to manage the setting in her absence and the person left in charge was unaware of all of her responsibilities. The provider/manager does not track children's progress and identify gaps in learning efficiently enough to successfully plan for all children to make good progress. She does not monitor staff practice sufficiently to ensure good standards of teaching. Self-evaluation is ineffective and the provision does not continually improve. The actions and recommendations set at the last inspection have not been met and the quality of the provision has deteriorated. Safeguarding is effective. The premises are risk assessed and are safe and secure. Staff have an appropriate knowledge of child protection procedures. They understand what they need to do if they have a concern about a child in

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Staff do not consistently observe and assess children's development, or use the information they gather, to plan activities that help each child to make good progress. Teaching is weak. Not all staff interact positively with children to enhance their learning. For example, staff did not attempt to extend children's thinking or learning as they played with the sand and filled the one bucket available to make a sandcastle. Some staff support children's creative skills as they play. For example, they encourage children to paint pictures using their own choice of colours. Staff also help children develop physical skills. For example, they encourage them as they use the slide.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Staff do not encourage children's independence. For example, they do things for the children which they could do for themselves, such as pouring drinks and serving food. The range of resources is poor which limits children's ability make choices in their play. For example, there are no utensils, pots or pans in the play kitchens for children to gain anything meaningful from this activity. Staff promote children's good health adequately. For example, children enjoy freshly made meals, fruit and outdoor play. Children's behaviour is managed well and they listen to, and follow, instructions from staff appropriately.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children are not motivated to learn. The lack of resources and positive interaction with staff lead them to become bored and restless. They do not consistently develop good communication skills. For example, when their speech is difficult to understand, they are not supported to speak clearly. Children are not well prepared for their move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY319487 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 1028073 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 20 Number of children on roll 10 Name of registered person Mariama Durnin

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Date of previous inspection 22 April 2013 Telephone number 0203 252 1078

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Tiny Lives Nursery registered in 2006. It operates from a converted house in Penge, in the London Borough of Bromley. The nursery is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm for 51 weeks of the year. There are five staff, including the manager, who all work directly with the children; four of whom are qualified to level 2 and 3. The nursery receives funding for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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