The Academy Child Care Centre

The Academy Child Care Centre The Mill, Yorkshire Mill, 418 Bradford Road, BATLEY, West Yorkshire, WF17 5LZ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 November 2016 4 September 2013

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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 management team has a poor understanding of their responsibility to liaise with Ofsted where there is a significant event that may affect the suitability of staff.  The nominated person for safeguarding children does not have enough knowledge and understanding to fulfil all of the responsibilities of the role.  Systems to help ensure the suitability of staff are not robust enough.  Staff put children at risk of harm. On one occasion, staff did not ensure that a child was transported appropriately in a car, which compromised their safety.  Staff do not ensure that children are appropriately supervised and that their individual care needs are met at busy times of the day. They do not promote children's understanding of how to stay safe and their good table manners.  Partnership working with parents is ineffective. The management team does not inform parents in a timely way about significant events that put their child at risk of harm.

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This provision is inadequate

 The management team does not adequately monitor children's learning. Observation, assessment and planning procedures are not fully effective in supporting children's good progress.  The quality of teaching is poor. Staff do not consider children's individual needs, interests and stage of development when planning adult-led activities.

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It has the following strengths

 There are suitable arrangements in place to ensure that children who have special educational needs receive the support they need.

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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

 improve understanding of what should be notified to Ofsted and other relevant agencies where there are any significant events that may affect the suitability of any member of staff 19/12/2016

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 ensure the designated officer for safeguarding has a secure knowledge of all aspects of their role to safeguard children effectively, including her responsibility for liaising with local statutory children's services 19/12/2016

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 improve the procedures to check that staff are not disqualified by association to work with children 19/12/2016

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 ensure that children are kept safe while on outings and make sure that staff take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of children in their care 19/12/2016

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 make sure children are adequately supervised at all times to ensure their safety and staff respond promptly to children's individual care needs 19/12/2016

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 ensure that information is shared with parents about significant events that happen to their child, in order to fully support children's emotional well-being and safety 19/12/2016

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 ensure staff complete regular observations and assessments of children's learning, and use this information to routinely identify their next steps in learning and plan a range of challenging activities that helps them to make good progress 16/01/2017

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 improve the quality of teaching and take into account the individual needs and stage of development of each child and use this information to support their good progress effectively. 16/01/2017

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

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 teach children how to keep themselves safe and promote their understanding of good table manners  monitor children's learning and staff's use of observation, assessment and planning to ensure that these are implemented effectively to contribute towards children's good progress.

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Inspection activities

 We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about this provider.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed joint observations with the nursery manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager and provider. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the nursery's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to a small number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.  The inspector spoke with children and staff at appropriate times throughout the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. The management team does not fully understand about what types of significant event relating to the suitability of staff need to be notified to Ofsted. The designated safeguarding officer has not attended appropriate training to help understand this role effectively. She does not report information in a timely way to her Local Safeguarding Children Board. Recruitment procedures lack rigour. The management team does not obtain sufficient information to help ensure that staff are, and remain, suitable to care for children. There are occasions when children are not adequately supervised in the nursery. Staff compromise children's safety during outings. The management team does not share information with parents in a timely way about incidents that put their child's welfare at risk. They do not monitor children's progress effectively to identify and address gaps, in order to improve outcomes.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Self-evaluation does not identify the key weaknesses in the nursery. The management team makes sure that staff keep their first-aid training up to date to help them respond to children's accidents and illness appropriately.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Observation and assessment of children's achievements are not regular enough to routinely identify challenging next steps in their learning. Children are not provided with varied and imaginative experiences that engage and motivate them to learn. Most staff are experienced and qualified but they do not use their knowledge and skills well enough. Group-time activities are not managed effectively. Staff do not take into account children's varying age and stage of development. Older and younger children quickly lose interest and wander aimlessly around the nursery. Babies enjoy the sensory experience of feeling paint on their hands and feet. However, their learning is not challenged or extended through their individual interests.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The weaknesses in leadership and management place children's safety and emotional well-being at significant risk. Staff do not explain to children the importance of sitting down while they eat and drink. Routine tasks take priority over children's needs and staff deployment at lunchtime is ineffective. Children are left to use scissors unsupervised and attempt to cut their clothes. Staff are not attentive to young children's care needs. Young children are allowed to walk around in wet clothes for some time following outdoor play. Children have daily opportunities to be physically active. They learn to complete some simple tasks, such as putting on their coat. This contributes to their developing independence skills.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Significant weaknesses in teaching mean that children are not supported well enough to make sufficient progress from their starting points. Nevertheless, children do develop some skills that help them to be ready for school. Children make choices in their play and generally manage their behaviour as they interact with their friends. Older children enjoy going into the adjoining shopping centre. They build their confidence to speak to other adults. Older children enjoy finding letters in the environment and exploring letter sounds. .

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY458791 Local authority Kirklees Inspection number 1077651 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 41 Number of children on roll 59 Name of registered person The Academy Child Care Centre Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 4 September 2013 Telephone number 01924426677

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The Academy Child Care Centre was registered in 2013. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff. Of these, 11 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery opens Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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