Blooming Kidz

Blooming Kidz Honor Oak Youth Club, 50a Turnham Road, London, SE4 2JD

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 September 2016 4 September 2014

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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 Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 Leadership and management of the setting are weak. The provider does not ensure recruitment and vetting procedures are effective. She does not ensure that all staff and adults working with children, including volunteers, hold an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. This compromises children's safety and well-being and is also a breach of the Childcare Register.  Arrangements to monitor staff performance are ineffective. Staff do not receive ongoing support and their training needs are not identified to improve their skills and knowledge to best support children's interests and well-being.  Self-evaluation is not used effectively to identify and address weaknesses in practice. The provider has not addressed actions from previous inspections sufficiently, showing a poor capacity to sustain improvement and provide better experiences for children. Staff do not consistently offer challenge to children and support them to build on their

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It has the following strengths

 Children enjoy being creative. For example, they like using a variety of collage materials and engage in discussions about their creations with friends and staff.

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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

 implement effective recruitment and vetting checks to ensure that all staff and adults in regular contact with children, including volunteers, are suitable to care for children, which must include obtaining an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check in respect of each person 25/10/2016

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Due Date

 monitor and support staff performance effectively, identifying and addressing their individual training needs, to improve each child's care and play experiences. 25/10/2016

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Inspection activities

 The inspector checked evidence of suitability and qualifications of staff, and looked at recruitment systems.  The inspector observed activities and looked at the quality of staff interactions with children.  The inspector spoke to the manager and staff at appropriate times about how they safeguard children.  The inspector spoke to children and took into account parents' views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The provider fails to ensure that all adults in regular contact with children are adequately vetted to determine their suitability. This area of weakness remains, despite being raised as an action to improve at two previous inspections. On this occasion, we found that the provider has failed to ensure there is an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check in place for a volunteer who has been working with children daily in this setting for several months. This continued breach of requirements places children's safety and welfare at significant risk. The provider does not monitor staff practice adequately. She fails to provide ongoing support to improve staff performance or assess their training needs. Staff do not have sufficient opportunities to build on their skills and knowledge to support children's interests and well-being effectively. This area was also raised as an action at previous inspection and remains a weakness. The provider and

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

manager lack the capacity to improve and sustain this. They do not take sufficient steps to address previous weaknesses and do not recognise where there are breaches of requirements and that these have a detrimental impact on children. Staff understand the procedures for allegations and the general signs and symptoms of concern. They are confident to speak to the manager if they have any concerns about emerging safeguarding issues to protect children's welfare outside the setting.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Children work cooperatively with each other, using their turn-taking, sharing and negotiating skills. For example, they join in with board games, solve puzzles and play table-top games, such as chess. The quality of staff's interactions with children is inconsistent and does not support children to extend their existing skills. For example, staff do not make the best use of opportunities to encourage children to try new things and offer them sufficient challenge. Parents receive regular feedback about the activities their children enjoy and information about the setting.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The weaknesses identified in safeguarding children's welfare mean their safety and well- being cannot be assured. Most children show confidence, settle well and make a safe and smooth move between school and the setting. They demonstrate growing independence skills. For example, they serve their own food during mealtimes. Children behave appropriately and show consideration towards each other. They enjoy exercise and building their physical skills. For example, they play football and basketball in an adjoining hall.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY437168 Local authority Lewisham Inspection number 1060876 Type of provision Out of school provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 4 - 11 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 25 Name of registered person Blooming Kidz Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 4 September 2014 Telephone number 02077324978

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Blooming Kidz registered in 2011. It operates from Honor Oak Youth Club in Brockley, in the London Borough of Lewisham. The setting provides out-of-school care and children are escorted to and from the local primary school. Sessions run from 8am to 9am and from 3.45pm to 6pm on Monday to Friday, during term time only. There are four members of staff who work at the setting, two of whom hold childcare 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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