Graceland Day Nursery

Graceland Day Nursery Bannister House Community Hall, Homerton High Street, LONDON, E9 6BP

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 June 2016 10 December 2015

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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 Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision is inadequate

 The provider and managers do not prioritise the safeguarding of children. They continue to fail to share significant welfare concerns to child protection agencies in a timely way. This means they put children at risk of harm.  Managers do not ensure staff have a sufficient knowledge and understanding of the setting’s safeguarding procedures. Not all staff are confident about the action to take if they have a concern about a child or the practice of another member of staff.  Staff do not supervise children vigilantly enough to ensure their safety or help them understand how to keep themselves safe as they play outdoors. As a result, accidents occur that could be avoided.  The provider does not share key information with parents effectively. For example, parents are not routinely informed about their child’s learning and development. In addition, the provider has not shared the previous inspection outcome with parents.

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This provision is inadequate

 Children's development is not monitored consistently well by staff; to make sure assessment is accurate, to inform future planning to support children’s next steps in their learning.

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It has the following strengths

 Children behave well. They develop positive relationships with their friends and staff. They share, take turns and play cooperatively with each other.

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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 that concerns about children's safety or welfare are notified to agencies with statutory responsibilities without delay. This means the local children's social care services and, in emergencies, the police 13/06/2016

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 ensure that all staff are trained to understand the safeguarding policy and procedures, and ensure that they have an up to date knowledge of safeguarding issues 23/06/2016

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 make sure staffing arrangements, including the deployment of staff meet the needs of children and ensure their safety, especially when they play outdoors 13/06/2016

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 ensure parents are supplied with a copy of the Ofsted report following an inspection taking place. 13/06/2016

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 ensure the quality of ongoing assessment is monitored consistently by staff to help ensure children receive the challenges needed to help them to progress to the next stage in their learning 30/06/2016

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 ensure all parents are kept up-to-date with their children's learning and development 30/06/2016

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 ensure that every person caring for children is alert to any indications that a child may be suffering from harm 13/06/2016

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Due Date

 ensure the lead practitioner liaises with any local Safeguarding Children Board and Director of Children's Services as appropriate. 13/06/2016

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Inspection activities

 The inspection was carried out following concerns raised about the provider's ability to meet safeguarding requirements.  The inspector observed children during play.  The inspector accompanied staff and children on an outing to the local park.  The inspector spoke with a number of parents and took account of their views.  The inspector talked with staff and children and held a meeting with the provider and deputy manager.  The inspector looked at a variety of documentation including safeguarding records, documents relating to staff suitability and children's assessments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The arrangements for safeguarding are ineffective. Although appropriate policies are in place to help keep children safe, leaders and managers do not follow these when they have serious concerns about a child’s welfare. They are negligent in taking appropriate action when concerns arise, which is of detriment to children’s safety. In addition, not all staff have a secure understanding of safeguarding procedures. Staff deployment is not effective in supporting the safe supervision of children. For example, staff do not supervise younger children effectively when they make attempts to climb large apparatus on visits to the park. Records show that most accidents children experience are caused due to a lack of staff supervision. The provider failed to ensure all parents were aware of the previous inadequate inspection outcome and the actions needed to bring about improvement. She has taken some steps to make improvements since the last inspection. For example,

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

leaders and managers have helped staff to provide experiences that help children gain some of the skills they need to be ready to move on in their learning. However, some parents say they are not kept informed of their children’s progress and want more opportunities to discuss this with staff.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Children are developing some skills as they access resources and activities that engage and interest them. Staff provide positive interactions. They are available to offer support and extend learning opportunities. For example, younger children play purposefully as they wash dolls. Staff extend children’s language as they introduce new words, encourage speaking and model good listening. When children decide to play hide and seek games with the dolls, staff are quick to value children’s choice of play and engage with their role play well. Older children develop positive social skills; they enjoy helping to lay the table for lunch and serving their own food. They solve problems as staff encourage them to think about how many plates and cups are needed for their friends. New staff are beginning to understand the learning needs of their key children. However, systems to check the accuracy of staff’s assessments of children are not managed consistently. Not all

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

staff have an accurate overview of what children know and can already so information can be used to plan for their next steps in learning. Children with special educational needs are set individual targets to help support their learning and development. However, these are not consistently reviewed to ensure good progress is taking place.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's welfare is not prioritised by all staff. This means some children are not kept safe. Older children are developing an awareness of safe practices. For example, they know when water spills on the floor, it is important to clean this quickly because someone may slip. Children know and understand the importance of washing their hands and eating healthy foods to support their well-being. All children have opportunities to be active, as they engage in physical play. Young babies, although not consistently cared for by their key person, demonstrate secure emotional attachments with the staff who work with them.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children have appropriate opportunities to develop some of the skills they need to support their move to school and next stage in their learning. However, some children do not make the progress they are capable of due to weaknesses in assessment. Staff encourage them to develop positive communication skills. They spend time talking and engaging children in conversations. Children enjoy caring for the nursery fish and African snail. Staff teach children about the different eating habits and features of the nursery pets. They extend children’s knowledge and promote their interest in living things.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY362365 Local authority Hackney Inspection number 1039593 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 56 Number of children on roll 28 Name of registered person Esther Brown

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 10 December 2015 Telephone number 0208 9861117

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Graceland Day Nursery registered in 2008. The provider is in receipt of funding for free early education for two- three- and four-year-old children. There are 13 members of staff, of these 10 staff 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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