Hurst (PreSchool)

Hurst (PreSchool) Community Centre, Hurst Place, Hurst Road, Bexley, Kent, DA5 3LH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 June 2016 20 October 2015

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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, who is also the manager, has not completed sufficient training to undertake her role as the designated lead person for safeguarding adequately.  Staff's understanding of the safeguarding policy is inadequate. They do not know how to deal with concerns about a child's welfare, which puts children at significant risk.  The manager does not ensure information from identity checks and vetting processes is recorded as required, including the dates and source of each Disclosure and Barring Service check.  The manager does not ensure there is a named deputy manager who is capable and qualified to take charge in her absence, as required.  Children are not assigned a key person to provide consistency of care as required. Staff do not work with their parents to meet children's individual needs effectively.  Children's progress from their starting points is poor. Supervision of staff is ineffective

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This provision is inadequate

and does not focus on improving the quality of teaching and outcomes for children.  The manager and staff do not understand how to plan effective learning experiences that challenge children and reflect their interests.  Self-evaluation is weak. The manager has failed to recognise breaches of requirements and the negative impact of these on children's welfare and their learning.

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It has the following strengths

 Children play together and learn to share their toys.

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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 will issue a Welfare Requirements Notice requiring the provider to:

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Due Date

 ensure that the designated lead person for safeguarding attends appropriate training to carry out their role efficiently and gains a secure knowledge of child protection issues to provide effective support and guidance to all staff on any safeguarding issue 18/07/2016

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Due Date

 ensure that all staff have a good understanding of the signs and symptoms of child protection concerns, and that they know how to implement the policy and procedure to safeguard children effectively, in line with the guidance of the relevant Local Safeguarding Children Board 18/07/2016

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Due Date

 record the dates and the source of the Disclosure and Barring Service checks for each member of staff, to ensure that the identity checks and vetting processes effectively demonstrate the suitability of all adults to care for children 18/07/2016

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Due Date

 implement an effective key-person system to ensure that each child is assigned a specific member of staff to provide them with appropriate support that is tailored to meet their individual needs, and to build an effective relationship with parents to engage them in their children's learning and development 18/07/2016

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Due Date

 ensure that there is a named deputy manager, who is capable and qualified to take charge in the manager's absence 18/07/2016

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Due Date

 implement effective staff supervision to sustain ongoing professional development, which includes appropriate support to continuously meet children's individual needs. 18/07/2016

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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

 improve staff's knowledge of the early years foundation stage and increase the quality of their teaching skills to ensure they support all children effectively to make good progress in their learning and development 25/07/2016

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Due Date

 use the information gained from observations and assessments effectively to plan learning experiences that challenge children and sustain their interest. 25/07/2016

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Inspection activities

 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, who is also the manager. The inspector sampled paperwork, including policies, safeguarding information and children's learning and development records.  The inspector spoke with parents and took account of their views.  The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager to observe staff practice.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The provider, who is also the manager and the designated safeguarding officer, has yet to undertake the required safeguarding training to fulfil this role adequately. Staff do not have a clear understanding of the safeguarding policy and the procedures to follow should they have a concern about a child's welfare. Records to demonstrate staff suitability are not complete. These weaknesses compromise children's safety and welfare. Some staff are not clearly informed of all aspects of their roles. For example, the manager has not ensured that the person who she has assigned as her deputy is aware of her additional responsibilities to be in charge when she is absent. The manager does not supervise staff effectively. She does not give them enough support to improve their knowledge to raise the quality of teaching and improve outcomes for children. While the manager has begun to evaluate some aspects of practice, she has not

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

identified all breaches in requirements and the negative effects of these on children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Staff have low expectations of what children can do and lack a secure knowledge of the early years foundation stage. Staff are beginning to complete observations and assessment of children's learning. However, planned activities do not offer sufficient challenge to sustain children's interests, so they quickly become bored and wander around. The quality of teaching is weak. Staff do not interact effectively with children to build on their knowledge. For example, during role play of the vet's surgery, staff did not correct children's misunderstanding that a vet looks after animals, not people. Children do not develop the communication and language skills they need to interact effectively with adults and their peers. For example, although staff played alongside children, they used very little language to encourage children to express their thoughts and ideas.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The weaknesses identified in safeguarding compromise children's safety and welfare. Children's individual care and learning needs are not supported or met effectively. There is no key-person system to help children form secure attachments with individual staff or to build effective relationships with parents. Children behave well. They learn to be kind and respect one another. Children learn some skills to encourage their independence.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children do not make adequate progress, particularly in their communication and language skills. They develop some basic mathematical skills, but are not developing the concentration and perseverance skills they need to prepare them effectively for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 115351 Local authority Bexley Inspection number 1030834 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 26 Number of children on roll 24 Name of registered person Sharon Ackland

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 20 October 2015 Telephone number 020-8300-2076

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Hurst PreSchool registered in 1992. The pre-school operates from a community centre in Bexley, Kent. The pre-school is open each weekday from 9.15am to 12.15pm, during term time only. It is not in receipt of funding for children's early education. The pre-school employs four staff, three of whom have relevant 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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