Pied Piper Pre-school

Pied Piper Pre-school Knaphill Methodist Church, Broadway, Knaphill, Woking, Surrey, GU21 2DR

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 June 2016 4 December 2014

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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 committee has failed to maintain a good standard of provision and weaknesses identified in the past have emerged again. Outcomes for children have deteriorated.  The committee does not check that all those working with children are suitable. Not all staff have a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check. Qualification requirements are not met and there is no suitable deputy. Staff are unclear of their responsibilities.  Staff are not deployed effectively to meet children's individual needs. They do not supervise children adequately and do not identify all potential safety hazards.  Key persons do not obtain sufficient information from parents about children's individual needs, including medical conditions. This compromises children's welfare.  Drinking water is not readily available at all times. Staff do not work with parents to encourage children's healthy eating and they fail to encourage children's independence.

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This provision is inadequate

 Not all required documents to demonstrate the suitability of staff were available for inspection. Staff fail to record children's attendance accurately.  Assessments of children's learning are not accurate or used to ensure planned activities match children's learning needs. Children do not have daily outdoor play opportunities and staff fail to suitably engage or challenge children. Children become bored and behaviour deteriorates. They make poor progress and lack skills for future learning.

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It has the following strengths

 Children show interest in technology and are keen to learn to use computers.

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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 all persons who work with and have unsupervised access to children have suitability checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service checks 15/08/2016

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 deploy staff that are suitably qualified to meet qualification requirements 29/07/2016

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 make sure that there is a suitable named deputy appointed to oversee the day-to-day running of the provision in the absence of the manager 29/07/2016

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 improve the key person arrangements to develop good partnership working with parents, and others involved in children's learning 29/07/2016

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 deploy staff effectively so children receive adequate support and guidance to meet their care and learning needs, and to keep them safe 29/07/2016

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 ensure that information held about children's medical needs is accurate and up to date 29/07/2016

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 provide children with access to fresh drinking water at all times 29/07/2016  manage children's behaviour consistently to ensure they are safe and are clear about behavioural expectations 29/07/2016

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 provide children with daily opportunities to enjoy outdoor play 29/07/2016  implement effective risk assessments to identify and minimise all potential hazards to children 29/07/2016

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 maintain accurate records of children's attendance, to include the actual times children arrive and leave the setting 29/07/2016

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 maintain documents to demonstrate the suitability of staff and make sure these are available for inspection. 29/07/2016

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Due Date

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

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 make accurate assessments of children's learning and monitor their progress, to identify any gaps in their learning and tailor activities to meet their individual needs, to help them to make good progress and gain the skills they need for their future learning. 15/08/2016

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Inspection activities

 The inspector toured areas of the premises that children use.  The inspector spoke to parents to gain their views.  The inspector observed staff's interactions with children and carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector spoke to the manager and staff to determine their understanding of the requirements of the early years foundation stage, and sampled policies and other relevant documents.  This inspection took place as a result of Ofsted's risk assessment process.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The committee and manager do not monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the provision adequately. Safeguarding is ineffective. Staff are not vigilant in identifying risks. For example, during the inspection a child accessed sharp, adult scissors, unnoticed. When the incident was brought to a staff member's attention they returned the scissors to where the child found them, still within children's reach. Recruitment procedures are not rigorous. The committee relies on suitability checks completed by previous employers and does not initiate checks to determine that staff remain suitable to work with children. Staff are unclear of their roles and responsibilities, for example, the person identified as deputy was neither sure of their role nor suitably qualified. Not enough staff hold a recognised qualification at level 2 or above, and qualification requirements are regularly breached. Required records were not all available and attendance records do not show the exact

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

time that children arrive and leave the premises. Staff deployment and involvement in routine activities, such as escorting children to the toilet to protect them from other users on the premises, have a negative impact on the attention children receive.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Staff fail to support children to make the progress expected for their ages, and some children are poorly prepared for school. Staff's expectations of what children can achieve are not based on a precise knowledge of what each child can do. Staff fail to plan challenging experiences tailored to meet children's needs. Some incidental learning takes place while children enjoy playing together. However, gaps in children's learning are not effectively identified and targeted. Children have limited outdoor play opportunities. The small outdoor area is not available for daily use and the manager restricts use on other days. Children have experienced very few outdoor play experiences during the last term.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Staff fail to work in partnership with parents to ensure they know enough about every child to meet their unique needs. For example, staff fail to ensure they have up-to-date knowledge of how to deal with medical conditions that may need emergency treatment. Staff do not encourage children to be independent, often doing tasks, such as wiping noses, that children could learn to do themselves.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Younger children do not always receive the support they need to undertake purposeful play, and older children at times are under-challenged and are left to their own devices. Children often spend their time running around and do not always behave well. They often become bored and staff do not challenge their unwanted behaviour effectively. Children do not gain the language, independence and social skills they need for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY216315 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1054072 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 15 Name of registered person Pied Piper Pre-School Committee

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Date of previous inspection 4 December 2014 Telephone number 07946 284636

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Pied Piper Pre-school registered in 1985. It operates in Knaphill, Surrey. The pre-school opens Mondays and Tuesdays from 9am to midday, and Thursdays and Fridays from 9am to 1pm, term time only. The pre-school is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are five members of staff employed to work with the children. The manager and a further staff member, who provides occasional cover, hold relevant childcare qualifications 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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