Good Buddies Daycare

Good Buddies Daycare Carrington Lane Methodist Church, Ennerdale Drive, SALE, Cheshire, M33 5NE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 October 2016 26 November 2015

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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 inspection: Inadequate 4

Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision is inadequate

 Recently issued notices to improve have not been acted upon in a timely way to ensure all safeguarding and welfare requirements are met.  A record of children's hours of attendance is not always accurately maintained.  Staff, whose suitability has not been fully checked, have unsupervised contact with children.  The provider does not ensure that records of staff qualifications and previous employment reference checks are maintained for all staff.  The provider fails to ensure that at least half of all staff caring for children under two years of age have received training which specifically addresses the care of babies.  Some staff do not use their observations of children's learning effectively. They do not plan appropriately challenging next steps to help ensure that children make good progress and that any gaps in their learning and development are swiftly closed.  Self-evaluation and monitoring is not rigorous and fails to identify and focus upon

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This provision is inadequate

significant areas of weakness in order to raise the quality of practice.  Partnerships have not been fully established with the providers of other early years settings that some children attend.

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It has the following strengths

 The key-person system is effective in helping children to settle and develop their confidence.  Staff treat children with kindness and respect. This helps to support their emotional well-being.

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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 records of children's attendance are accurately maintained 07/11/2016

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Due Date

 ensure that staff whose suitability has not been thoroughly checked, including Disclosure and Barring Service checks, do not have unsupervised contact with children at any time 07/11/2016

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 ensure that recruitment and vetting processes are robust; records must show staff qualifications and that employment references have been checked for all staff 07/11/2016

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 ensure that half of all staff caring for children under the age of two years have received training in the specific care of babies 07/11/2016

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 ensure all staff make effective use of their observations of children's learning in order to plan appropriate activities that offer challenge and are well matched to children's stage of development, ensuring children make good progress. 30/11/2016

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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

 strengthen monitoring and self-evaluation, in order to raise the quality of teaching and learning  strengthen links with the providers of any other settings children attend so that information on children's progress is regularly shared in order to promote greater consistency in their learning and development.

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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 outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation 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.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The provider has failed to ensure that statutory requirements are met. Ofsted has recently issued three notices to improve which the provider has not addressed. The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. Recruitment procedures are not robust. A record of qualification checks and employment references has not been made for all staff. The provider does not ensure that half of all staff caring for children under two years of age have received training which specifically addresses the care of babies. Furthermore, children are sometimes left in the care of staff whose suitability has yet to be fully checked by the Disclosure and Barring Service. This puts children at risk. Staff do not consistently maintain records of children's attendance; this puts children at risk in the event of an emergency. However, staff can identify the signs and symptoms of abuse and know who to contact should they have concerns about the welfare of a child. Staff are aware of the

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

procedures to follow in the event of an allegation being made. Staff conduct daily risk assessment checks of the environment to ensure it remains a clean and safe place for children. The procedures for administering medication to children are appropriate. The manager monitors the progress children make, in order to identify any gaps in their learning. She holds regular staff supervision sessions. The manager observes staff as they work with children and discusses aspects of their role. However, weaknesses in staff practice are not always successfully identified. Self-evaluation is not effective in accurately identifying all areas for improvement.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The quality of teaching is inconsistent. Staff provide a range of activities. However, some staff miss opportunities to extend children's learning further as they play. Some staff do not make the best use of information they collect when observing children, to accurately assess their current stage of development. They do not consistently plan for what children need to learn next to ensure that children are challenged to make good progress in their learning. That said, generally, children make typical progress. Staff talk with children about what they are doing as they play. They introduce new words to develop their communication. For example, staff working with older children describe the effect of glitter on children's pictures using words such as sparkle. Young children are encouraged to explore a range of appropriate toys and resources. Staff inform parents of the activities their child has done during the day. However, communication with the providers of any

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

other early years settings that children attend focus predominantly on children's care needs. Opportunities to share information on children's progress are more limited.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The provider's failure to ensure that statutory requirements are met puts children at significant risk of harm. However, staff manage children's behaviour consistently. They praise children when they see appropriate behaviour and support them to share and take turns when developing their friendships. Overall, staff support children's independence well. For example, older children are encouraged to serve their own lunch and pour their own drinks at lunchtime. Children enjoy a range of healthy meals and snacks. They have daily opportunities to practice their physical skills outdoors in the fresh air. Good hygiene practices are in place.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children do not yet make good progress overall because teaching does not always ensure children have sufficient challenge. There are inconsistencies in the assessment and planning of what children need to learn next to make the best possible progress. Children are emotionally secure and confident. They are independent, make choices about their own activities and take responsibility for cleaning up their own spills. These basic skills help prepare children for their future learning, such as school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY443870 Local authority Trafford Inspection number 1074922 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 - 3 Total number of places 89 Number of children on roll 57 Name of registered person Good Buddies Daycare Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 26 November 2015 Telephone number 07932566104

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Good Buddies Daycare was registered in 2012. The nursery employs 8 members of childcare staff. Of these, 6 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, the deputy manager at level 4 and the manager holds an appropriate leadership and management qualification at level 5. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6.30pm. 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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