My Mums Away @ Cavendish

My Mums Away @ Cavendish Field End Road, Ruislip, HA4 9PG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 September 2016 Not applicable

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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 has a weak understanding of the early years foundation stage and as a result, a number of requirements are not met. The provider is not effective in monitoring and improving staff practice. Poor staff deployment means that children are not consistently well supervised. For example, staff do not always notice when children have an accident or hurt themselves.  Safeguarding practice is ineffective. The provider does not have effective arrangements in place to ensure all staff continue to be suitable to work with children. In addition, the provider does not ensure staff follow the setting’s mobile phone policy. For example, visitors use their mobile phones in the setting and this goes unchallenged by staff.  The provider has not considered the risks to children when unknown adults access the building’s shared bathroom area at the same time as nursery children. This puts children at risk.

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This provision is inadequate

 Teaching is inadequate. Staff do not do enough to identify and provide for the next steps in children’s learning. They do not promote children's communication and language skills sufficiently well. This includes children who speak English as an additional language. Children do not make the progress they should.  The key person system is ineffective in meeting children's individual needs or in building relationships with parents. For example, staff do not use the information parents provide about their children to help them meet their needs.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff recognise when children do something well and praise them appropriately.

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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 staff understand the safeguarding policy and procedures, in particular the policy for the use of mobile phones and cameras in the setting 31/10/2016

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Due Date

 ensure an effective key person system is in place for all children; make sure every child’s care is tailored to meet their individual needs and help them become familiar with the setting; offer a settled relationship for the child and build a relationship with their parents 31/10/2016

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 ensure that all staff are suitable to work with children, this includes checking if staff maybe disqualified by association 31/10/2016

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 ensure staff receive effective supervision that provides support, coaching and training, in particular to help them understand their roles and responsibilities and improve the quality of teaching 31/10/2016

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 make sure staffing arrangements are effective, meet the needs of all children and ensure children are adequately supervised 31/10/2016

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 make sure the key person system is effective and every child’s care is tailored to meet their individual needs 31/10/2016

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 take all reasonable steps to ensure that staff are managing risks to safeguard children, in particular when unknown adults access shared bathroom areas during children’s intimate care routines. 31/10/2016

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

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 ensure staff engage and support parents in guiding their child’s learning between home and the nursery 31/10/2016

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 ensure staff use the information gathered when children first begin at the setting, to plan effectively for children’s learning 31/10/2016

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 ensure staff effectively support children’s communication and language development to promote their listening, thinking, understanding and speaking skills 31/10/2016

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Due Date

 ensure staff gain information from parents to help support the needs of children learning English as an additional language. 31/10/2016

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Inspection activities

 The inspector held discussions with the provider and staff at appropriate times during the day.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities to assess the impact on children's learning.  The inspector looked at a sample of documentation including children's learning records, evidence of staff suitability and safeguarding policies and procedures.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the provider.  The inspector took into account the views of staff, parents, children who were present on the day of the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The provider does not have appropriate systems in place to check staffs’ continued suitability to work with children. Staff do not supervise children appropriately when they use the building’s shared bathroom areas. For example, they do not check who else is using the toilets before they take small groups of children to the bathroom to change their nappies. Young children wander freely in the bathroom area without close supervision. Poor staff deployment means staff are not aware when minor accidents occur during children’s play. In addition, visitors to the setting use their mobile phones in children’s play areas and this goes unnoticed by staff, placing young children at risk of harm. The provider does not monitor the quality of teaching sufficiently well. Not all staff are confident in checking children’s progress. The provider does not help staff to gain the skills they need to fulfil their role to support children’s learning and development. The

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

arrangements for induction and supervision of staff are weak. Staff are not provided with the support and coaching they need to help them improve their practice and knowledge of how to build on the interests of children. The provider, with the help of the local authority is at a very early stage of identifying appropriate areas for improvement.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Teaching is inadequate. Staff do not plan appropriately for children's individual needs based on their age and stage of development. Some information is collected from parents about what children know and can do already when they first start at nursery. Staff do not use this information to help plan activities or meet children’s needs. For example, they do not employ effective strategies, such as collecting familiar words in children’s home languages. Some children become upset and do not routinely participate in the activities on offer. Others access an appropriate range of resources and make choices about their own play. However, staff miss key opportunities to extend and engage in children’s learning as they focus on domestic routines. Children do not learn to concentrate and persevere at their chosen activity. For example, staff do not effectively encourage children to explore and develop their own ideas as they construct train tracks or make necklaces

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Ineffective staffing arrangements mean that children do not settle or build secure relationships with familiar adults. Children new to the setting are left unsupported. They are passed between different staff in an attempt to soothe them when upset. This compromises children’s emotional well-being and affects their ability to settle with ease. Not all parents know who their child’s key person is. This does not help to build secure links between home and the setting. Staff prioritise routine tasks such as clearing up, instead of spending their time helping children to learn to become independent. Children do not learn how to take care of their environment by, for example, being involved in tidying up.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children do not make sufficient progress in their learning. Staff do not help children to gain the skills they need to prepare for their next stage in learning, including at school. Their expectations of what children can achieve are too low and they do not set suitable challenges for children. For example, staff do not provide the additional support older children need to learn to extend their independence skills during meal times.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY485763 Local authority Hillingdon Inspection number 1054253 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 26 Number of children on roll 15 Name of registered person My Mums Away Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01895 678854

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My Mums Away @ Cavendish registered in 2015 and is run by a limited company. Children have access to one room. There is an enclosed garden for outdoor play. The nursery is open each weekday from 7.30 am to 6.00pm during term time. The provider employs three staff, including a cook. She holds a level three qualification, the deputy manager holds a level four qualification and one staff member holds a level two qualification. The nursery provides funded early education for two, three- and four-year-old children. The nursery supports children who speak English as an additional language.

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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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