Green Towers Preschool

Green Towers Preschool St Edmunds Scout HQ, Millbrook Road, London, N9 7HY

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 November 2016 2 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 Good 2

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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 does not meet the requirements for the Early Years Register and the Childcare Register. Children's safety is at risk. Not all staff have a clear understanding of what to do if an allegation is made against a member of staff.  Risk assessments are weak. The provider does not ensure that staff act promptly to eliminate all hazards to children immediately including those previously identified.  The provider does not know the changes she must notify to Ofsted, including significant health issues that affect the suitability of any person involved in the childcare provision.  At times, staff do not organise some group activities and daily routines effectively enough to help individual children follow their interests.  Occasionally, staff miss opportunities to help children extend their understanding of why healthy food is good for their bodies.  Self-evaluation is ineffective. The manager does not identify and address all

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This provision is inadequate

weaknesses promptly to improve practice.

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It has the following strengths

 All children make good progress. Staff know children very well and provide age- appropriate, challenging and interesting activities indoors and outside.  Staff work closely with parents and other professionals, involving them in children's learning effectively. Children benefit from this continuity and are confident learners.

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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

 ensure that all staff understand the safeguarding policy and procedures, with particular regard to what to do if an allegation is made against a member of staff 06/12/2016

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 implement robust and effective risk assessments to ensure any potential hazards to children, including those that staff identify, are eliminated immediately to continuously maintain children's safety 06/12/2016

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 ensure that the provider has a secure understanding of all the changes she must inform Ofsted about including significant health issues that may affect the suitability of any person involved in the childcare provision. 06/12/2016

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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

 organise group activities and daily routines more effectively to provide further opportunities for children to follow their interests  use more opportunities to help children gain a better understanding of why eating healthily is good for them  make effective use of self-evaluation to identify breaches in requirements and target all weaknesses in practice to improve outcomes for all children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's activities and their daily routines.  The inspector spoke with the manager, children, parents and staff throughout the inspection.  The inspector sampled a range of documents available including those relating to the safety checks, first aid, accidents and incidents, and safeguarding.  The inspector checked the suitability of the manager and staff working with children.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The provider does not ensure that all staff have a secure knowledge of child protection procedures. Some staff do not know what to do if an allegation is made against a member of staff. This puts children's safety at risk. Although the provider does not work directly with the children regularly, she has failed to notify Ofsted as required about a significant health issue that affects her suitability. Leaders follow robust recruitment and vetting procedures to ensure all adults working with children are suitable. The manager uses appropriate systems for induction and monitors staff's performance. For example, she identifies their training needs. The manager evaluates the effectiveness of the provision. However, this process is not fully effective, as she has not identified and addressed all weaknesses in practice to safeguard children's welfare effectively.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff monitor children's progress effectively and promptly identify and address any gaps in their learning and development. Children are motivated and eager to learn. Staff skilfully follow children's play and interests to extend their learning experiences. For example, when children showed interest in riding toys outside, staff extended this to include other areas of their learning. They created a huge road with real street signs, such as 'stop' and 'school crossing', that children enjoyed following. However, occasionally, some group activities and daily routines, such as snack time or spontaneous reading, are not organised as effectively to help all children follow their own ideas.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's welfare is not supported adequately. Risk assessment procedures are not fully effective. Staff identify some potential hazards to children; however, they do not act promptly to eliminate these. For example, a fire extinguisher identified as not having the safety locking pin was left in reach of children. Generally, staff supervise children effectively and meet ratio requirements. However, when children were lining up to go to the garden, a child pressed the top of the extinguisher unnoticed, causing some of the contents to escape. However, as there was little pressure inside, it did not operate fully and the child was unharmed. All staff are trained in paediatric first-aid and know how to treat children's accidents and injuries. They maintain appropriate accident records and inform parents promptly. Parents are complimentary about their children's care and value the warm relationships between their children and staff. Parents all know their children's

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

key person and are aware of the policies and procedures including how to make a complaint. Children behave well, develop their understanding of respect and value others. Staff encourage them to share and take turns. At times, staff miss opportunities to help children learn the benefits of healthy eating.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those who have special educational needs or disability and those who are learning to speak English as an additional language, develop the key skills they need for their future learning and the move to school. Children are communicative and independent learners.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY430647 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 1078054 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 34 Number of children on roll 33 Name of registered person Cherille Netta Cook

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Date of previous inspection 2 December 2014 Telephone number 0208 345 5355

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Green Towers Pre-School registered in 2011.The pre-school operates from the St Edmunds scout hall in Edmonton, in the London Borough of Enfield. It is open on Monday to Friday from 9.10am to 12.10pm and extra afternoon sessions on Tuesday to Thursday from 12.15pm to 3.15pm, during term time only. The pre-school receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The provider employs nine members of staff, eight of whom hold relevant childcare qualification at level 2 or above.

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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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