Orchard House Day Nursery

Orchard House Day Nursery 7 High Street, IBSTOCK, Leicestershire, LE67 6LG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 January 2017 4 August 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 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 arrangements for the effective recruitment, induction and ongoing training of staff are not robust in order to ensure children's safety and welfare.  There are gaps in staff's knowledge and understanding of safeguarding procedures. They do not know about more recent safeguarding legislation and guidance.  The manager does not communicate her expectations of staff clearly enough. She does not identify weaknesses in practice or take sufficient action to improve it. As a result, the quality of teaching is inconsistent across the nursery.  Managers and staff do not identify gaps in children's learning. Specific programmes of support, particularly for those in the pre-school room, are not implemented quickly enough to help children catch up.  The key-person system, particularly in the pre-school room, does not meet children's needs. Staff are not deployed well enough to ensure children's needs are met

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This provision is inadequate

effectively. This hinders children's learning.  Additional funding is not always used effectively. This means children do not fully benefit from carefully targeted support to help them to make good progress.

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It has the following strengths

 Overall, children are happy and play in a secure environment. Staff show care and concern for all children and want them to do well.

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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 have a suitable knowledge and understanding of safeguarding procedures and guidance that enables them to respond to any concerns they may have about children in their care, including any advice and guidance issued by government 08/05/2017

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 implement effective recruitment procedures to ensure that people looking after children are suitable to fulfil their role 08/05/2017

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 ensure induction training is effective so all staff fully understand the policies and procedures and are clear about their roles and responsibilities 08/05/2017

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 deploy staff effectively to meet children's needs 08/05/2017  implement an effective key-person system that ensures that every child's care is tailored to meet their individual needs 08/05/2017

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 put in place arrangements for the effective supervision of all staff that identify weaknesses in practice and provide support, coaching and training to improve their knowledge and skills 08/05/2017

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 put in place arrangements to make sure that gaps in children's learning are quickly identified and addressed. 08/05/2017

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

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 make better use of additional funding to provide more targeted support to children with an identified need within the pre-school room.

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Inspection activities

 This inspection was carried out as a result of a risk assessment, following information Ofsted received about the provider.  The inspectors observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspectors completed two joint observations with the nursery manager.  The inspectors held a meeting with the nursery manager. They looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspectors spoke with staff and children during the inspection.  The inspectors spoke to a 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 arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. The systems for staff recruitment and vetting and induction procedures are poor. The manager is unable to provide evidence that all staff are suitable and able to fulfil the requirements of their role. The quality and implementation of induction and ongoing training varies and this leads to inconsistencies in staff's skills and practice. Not all staff are up to date with local child protection procedures. Some staff are not aware of their responsibilities with regard to recent government advice and guidance to protect children. Staff do not get the support they need to achieve and deliver good standards of teaching. However, a sufficient number of staff have completed paediatric first-aid training. Managers complete risk assessments and staff complete daily checks of the environment and resources to ensure that they are safe and suitable for children. Parents speak fondly of the nursery and feel

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

that children are making enough progress. The manager has some systems in place to help her identify weaknesses in the nursery, but she does not do enough to address them.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Assessments of children's learning, particularly for pre-school children, are not regular or accurate enough. Information gathered from observations of children's learning and development is not used effectively. Staff throughout the nursery do not plan and provide learning experiences that match children's individual needs. Some activities lack challenge and fail to capture children's engagement and interest. The quality of staff's teaching within the nursery is inconsistent. Staff in the pre-school room do not interact purposefully enough with children. They do not tailor their approach to build on children's learning. Consequently, pre-school children, particularly those who require additional support, do not make good progress. However, staff who work with younger children engage with them. Staff encourage babies and toddlers to develop their physical skills. They are guided safely by staff as they climb on apparatus and pull themselves to standing on furniture.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The manager does not take into account staff's knowledge, skills and qualifications when deploying them in the nursery. Although sufficient staff are on duty, they do not meet children's needs effectively. For example, in the pre-school room staff are overstretched and are unable to give individual children the support they need. This puts them at risk of falling further behind in their learning. When staff leave the nursery or move to another room, children are not allocated a new key person promptly. Some children are without a key person for significant periods of time. Nevertheless, children's good health is appropriately promoted. They have opportunities to play in the nursery garden. Children visit places of interest in the local community. Staff work with parents to ensure that children's dietary needs are appropriately met. All foods are prepared on the premises and children enjoy a variety of meals and snacks throughout the day.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Outcomes for older children and those who receive additional funding are not good enough. Staff do not to support children's development effectively enough to ensure that they gain the skills needed for their future learning. However, babies and younger children in the main, are supported appropriately and do make adequate progress in relation to their starting points.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY346146 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 1083372 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 - 12 Total number of places 100 Number of children on roll 175 Name of registered person Orchard House Day Nursery Limited

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Date of previous inspection 4 August 2014 Telephone number 01530 263 777

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Orchard House Day Nursery was registered in 2007. The nursery employs 30 members of childcare staff. Of these, 15 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or 3. 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 and a number of children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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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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