Tiny Lives Nursery

Tiny Lives Nursery 1 Chesham Road, London, SE20 7RH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 November 2016 21 June 2016

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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

 Risk assessment is ineffective. The provider does not take appropriate action to remove or minimise hazards to children's safety. This is also a breach of the Childcare Register. She does not consistently teach children to keep themselves safe from harm.  The provider was unable to provide evidence that she has completed suitability checks for adults who have regular contact with children. This puts children at risk. It is also a breach of the Childcare Register.  The provider does not ensure that all records are accessible and available for inspection.  The provider does not assess and monitor individual children's progress accurately. Planned activities do not effectively support children's engagement and focus during activities. Children do not make enough progress from their starting points.  The organisation of routine activities is weak. The provider interrupts children's play and learning, so they are unable to complete activities to their own satisfaction.

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This provision is inadequate

 Self-evaluation is weak. The provider has failed to identify breaches to legal requirements and weaknesses in practice. She has failed to meet actions and recommendations set at her last inspection.

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It has the following strengths

 The provider offers praise to help encourage children during activities. This helps support their confidence in their own abilities and contributes to their self-esteem.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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Due Date

 implement the risk assessment process effectively to identify and remove or minimise all hazards to children's safety, and support children consistently to learn to keep themselves safe from harm 12/11/2016

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Due Date

 ensure that all adults who have regular contact with children are suitable to do so 12/11/2016

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Due Date

 ensure all records, including qualification certificates, are available for inspection 12/11/2016

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Due Date

 ensure that assessment and monitoring of children's progress are precise and use these effectively to plan interesting and challenging activities that help guide children's continuous progress from their starting points. 03/12/2016

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Due Date

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 improve the self-evaluation process to help identify breaches in legal requirements and to plan effectively for improvements including identifying appropriate professional development opportunities  organise routines effectively to help support children's uninterrupted play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children and their interactions with the provider.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and children.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the provider and held a follow-up discussion to help assess the effectiveness of teaching.  The inspector viewed areas of the premises to which children have access.  The inspector viewed a sample of documents including children's learning records and the nursery's policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The provider does not ensure that premises and equipment are safe for children's use. This compromises children's well-being. For example, some resources, both indoors and outdoors, are broken and have sharp surfaces. Children use unsafe equipment outdoors, putting their safety at risk. The provider was unable to provide proof of the suitability of adults who help with routine jobs while children are present. This puts children at risk. The provider has a suitable knowledge of child protection procedures. She has updated her understanding of changes to safeguarding guidelines. The provider does not reflect well on her practice and lacks commitment to her professional development. She has not considered ways to improve her knowledge and skills to develop the quality of teaching practice and to meet children's needs effectively. She was unable to provide evidence of her qualifications.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Planning is weak. The provider does not take account of the levels of achievement of individual children to plan effectively for their learning. For example, at the inspection, she provided letter shapes for young children but they did not display interest in them. She checked older children's ability to name colours but she had not developed effective plans to support other areas of their learning. Children's play is interrupted at times. For instance, the provider does not prepare ahead for their snack time and she takes them next door, to her house, to collect the fruit and cutlery. She sets out some toys and resources, which interest children briefly. For instance, she provided construction materials and children used their imagination to build a tower. She engages parents in some aspects of children's learning, for example she invites them to accompany the children on outings.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The weaknesses in risk assessment and safeguarding mean that children's safety cannot be assured. Children do not develop a consistent understanding of personal safety. For example, the provider does not teach them how to use the slide safely. Nonetheless, she supervises them appropriately, which helps to reduce the risk of accidents and, overall, she manages their behaviour appropriately. She attends to children's care needs appropriately, for example when they are tired and sleepy, which helps support their emotional well-being. Children develop a healthy lifestyle, for example they enjoy regular opportunities to play in the fresh air. Young children learn to feed themselves at mealtimes, which helps build on their self-help skills.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children do not benefit from their time at the setting. For example, younger children get bored and move fleetingly between activities. Older children do not have continuous opportunities to explore books when they choose to. Children do not make sufficient progress and are not prepared well enough for their move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY319487 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 1055505 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 1 - 4 Total number of places 28 Number of children on roll 8 Name of registered person Mariama Durnin

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 21 June 2016 Telephone number 0203 252 1078

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Tiny Lives Nursery registered in 2006. It is located in the London Borough of Bromley. The nursery is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm for 51 weeks of the year. The provider does not employ any staff. A voluntary helper supports her one day of the week. The nursery receives funding for children aged two and three years.

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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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