Sunshine Nursery

Sunshine Nursery 23 Heene Road, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 0QQ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 November 2016 15 July 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 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

 Children's safety and welfare are at risk. Not all staff, including the lead person for safeguarding, have a secure understanding of all child protection matters and any emerging safeguarding issues. The provider has failed to ensure that all staff, including acting managers, are suitably experienced and capable to carry out their roles.  The provider, who is also the manager, has failed to ensure that all staff have completed suitability and vetting checks including obtaining a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Children are left unsupervised with staff whose suitability has not been checked. This is contrary to the setting's safeguarding policy.  Due to the recent staff turnover, children's key persons change frequently. This does not provide a consistent approach to their well-being or learning. Not all children make the progress of which they are capable.  Staff do not maintain daily records of children's hours of attendance. Not all required

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This provision is inadequate

documentation is available for inspection. Self-evaluation is weak.  Children do not have enough opportunities to understand what is available, particularly for their snacks. At times, staff interrupt play to move children to other activities.  Parents do not receive accurate information about changes to staff or the nursery that affect their children's care and learning experiences.

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It has the following strengths

 Children develop a variety of skills in the well-resourced outdoor area.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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Due Date

 ensure that the designated safeguarding officer and all other staff have appropriate understanding of, and know how to implement, the safeguarding policy and procedures including how and when to report any child protection concerns and any allegations against a member of staff 30/12/2016

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 ensure that all staff have an up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding matters including the signs that may indicate a child is at risk of harm and any emerging child protection issues 30/12/2016

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 ensure that all staff, including acting managers, have suitable experience and are capable to fulfil their roles and responsibilities 30/12/2016

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 ensure that every person working directly with children completes the required suitability and vetting checks, including gaining an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, for this setting 30/12/2016

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 ensure that adults whose suitability has not been verified, including through a Disclosure and Barring Service check, are not left alone with children or carry out their personal care 30/12/2016

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 implement an effective system to ensure each child is assigned a key person to meet their individual learning and emotional needs consistently, including when there are staff changes, and ensure that their key person is always known to the child's parents or carers to promote positive relationships for all the family 30/12/2016

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Due Date

 ensure a daily record of the names of the children and their hours of attendance is maintained 30/12/2016

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Due Date

 ensure that all required documents and records are easily accessible and available during the inspection. 30/12/2016 To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 make effective use of self-evaluation to identify breaches in requirements and target all weaknesses in practice, to improve outcomes for all children  review the organisation of daily routines and activities to meet all children's individual needs effectively, particularly in relation to alerting them to the availability of snacks and to providing uninterrupted play  improve partnerships with parents and ensure they receive regular and accurate information about their child's care and any changes to staff or the operation of the nursery.

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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 and to 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, who is also the manager, has not ensured that all staff complete the required vetting processes and a Disclosure and Barring Service check including new staff with pre-existing suitability checks. Children are left unsupervised with adults who have not completed the required suitability checks including during children's intimate care routines. This places children at risk. The provider does not ensure all staff receive appropriate training and have sufficient knowledge of all child protection matters including any emerging safeguarding issues. As the designated safeguarding officer, the provider does not know the correct procedures to follow when reporting that a child may be at risk or with regard to any allegations made against staff. Moreover, the provider does not ensure all senior staff, in particular acting managers, meet all the requirements to carry out their roles. Staff do not maintain children's

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

attendance records as required. Not all required documentation is available for the inspection, for example records of serious incidents that have taken place. Leaders evaluate the provision and have met previous recommendations. They are aware of some weak areas, but have not identified all weaknesses or recognised where these are breaches of requirements. Some parents are not happy with recent arrangements for sharing information but, overall, they report that children are happy and make progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Overall, staff plan a suitable range of interesting activities and new experiences, indoors and outside, which children enjoy. Children develop communication and language skills well and learn to think for themselves. For example, staff read books with children, ask questions and hold meaningful discussions. However, some daily routines are not effectively organised to meet all children's needs. For example, not all children know when their snacks are available or, at times, are unable to finish an activity before staff call them to move on to the next one. Moreover, due to the recent staff turnover, the quality of teaching and monitoring of children's progress is too variable to meet all children's learning needs effectively.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's welfare is not supported adequately due to the weaknesses in safeguarding. The key-person system is ineffective. Not all children have a consistent key person to support their well-being and learning. Nevertheless, children are settled and confident in the safe and friendly environment. Children are supervised appropriately, behave well and learn to respect others. They follow good hygiene routines, learn about the benefits of eating healthily and have opportunities to play outside every day.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Overall, children learn to be independent and develop the basic skills and attributes for going to school. For example, the oldest children learn how write and to recognise their names and numbers. However, not all children make good enough progress, as their needs and abilities are not met consistently, particularly during the recent staff changes.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY457887 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 1063274 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 29 Name of registered person Sunshine Nursery & Pre School Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 15 July 2013 Telephone number 02083661155

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Sunshine Nursery registered in 2013. The nursery operates from a converted building in Enfield Town, in the London Borough of Enfield. It opens Monday to Friday from 9am to 4pm, each weekday during term time. The nursery receives funding for free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The provider employs five members of staff, all of whom hold relevant childcare qualifications at level 3 or above. The permanent manager, who is currently on maternity leave, holds qualified teacher status.

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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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