P K Kids

P K Kids Rainbow House, Langton Brow, Chorley, PR7 5PB

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 January 2017 Not applicable

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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

 Managers do not ensure that all relevant records required by Ofsted are available for inspection purposes. Records that show the suitability of some staff are missing.  The quality of teaching is variable. At least half of all staff do not all hold an appropriate early years qualification. Some staff are not supported well enough to ensure that they deliver at least good quality teaching. This does not help children to make good enough progress towards the early learning goals.  Managers do not utilise supervision sessions fully. Staff are not mentored and supported effectively enough to help to identify precise training needs.  Occasionally, some newer and less experienced staff lack confidence in engaging children fully in activities to help promote their learning and enjoyment.  Children's learning is sometimes interrupted due to avoidable breaks in staff's interaction with them. Occasionally, staff do not always give children enough of their

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This provision is inadequate

attention. This limits their successful learning and development.  Not all staff have a good enough understanding of the capabilities and progress of their key children. This does not fully support children's future care, learning and well-being.  Managers do not reflect well enough on the overall quality of the provision, in order to achieve and maintain good standards.

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It has the following strengths

 Managers have implemented new systems which are used to monitor the progress that individual and groups of children make. Staff are becoming familiar with this and are gaining confidence to record observations and assessments of children's learning.

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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 at least half of all staff hold a full and relevant qualification 27/02/2017

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 ensure that all required records are maintained effectively, particularly evidence of identity checks, vetting processes and inductions of all staff so they are easily accessible and available for inspection 27/02/2017

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 improve methods for supervision sessions so that they are robust and offer support and training for all staff, improve their knowledge and skills and raise the quality of teaching to a consistently good standard 27/02/2017

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 ensure that all staff find out important information about individual children's capabilities that enables them to plan for their key children's future care, learning and well-being. 27/02/2017

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

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 provide effective support to staff, particularly those newer and less experienced, that helps improve their confidence when interacting with children  improve teaching skills and provide children with sufficient attention that consistently helps them to be successful learners  improve the way that the setting is monitored and take action that tackles areas of identified weakness.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector took a tour of the nursery with the acting deputy manager, including the outdoor environment.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery's area manager. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of most staff working in the nursery.  The inspector 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

Leaderships and management of the nursery are weak. Managers have failed to identify significant weaknesses in practice. This has led to many of the learning and development and welfare requirements not being met. The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. Managers do not have effective systems in place to ensure that all staff's records, such as identity checks and vetting processes, are available for inspection. This does not contribute fully to the safe and efficient management of the nursery. More than half of all staff do not hold relevant early years qualifications. This has a negative impact on the quality of practice and, as such, children are not supported to reach their full potential in their development. Furthermore, supervision sessions are not effective. Managers have not evaluated staff practices closely enough to ensure that teaching is of a consistently good standard. Systems to monitor and check the quality of the provision are

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

not effective. Not enough is being done to tackle weaknesses and ensure compliance with requirements. Despite this, managers investigate any written complaints and provide a summary of their findings. Staff complete daily risk assessments. They check that the nursery is clean and fit for purpose and ensure that the premises are secure. Staff can identify the possible indicators of abuse and know the appropriate action to take if they have child protection concerns.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Children experience some good teaching but this is not consistent throughout the nursery. Their sustainment and levels of learning in some activities, such as song time, are occasionally disturbed. This is because staff are busy attending to other duties, such as answering the telephone. Furthermore, newer staff are not supported to have confidence to maintain the flow of the activity so that children continue to learn. Staff complete observations of children at play to help monitor levels of progress made. However, some staff occasionally focus too heavily on completing the written observations and miss opportunities to interact and help drive children's experiences even further. Nevertheless, children generally enjoy their time at the nursery. Babies practise their early speaking skills. They copy words that staff use, such as mummy and daddy when looking at photographs displayed on the wall. Parents comment, 'I am happy with the nursery and

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

staff get to know all about my child's family', and, 'Information about my child's learning is shared with me using an online application'.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's personal development is not promoted as well as possible. Newer staff do not get to know their new key children well enough. They do not find out enough from previous key persons about children's care and learning. Despite this, children are supported with some aspects of their transitions within the nursery. For example, they have opportunities to spend time in the various rooms prior to moving and interact with other staff. Staff have suitable procedures in place to help children settle in. They gather some information from parents about children's routines, likes and dislikes when they first start. Children learn about being healthy. They have regular opportunities to be outside in the fresh air and are provided with healthy food and drinks. A member of staff trained in first aid is on site at all times and children receive adequate adult supervision. Staff record all accidents and inform parents as soon as possible.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Not all children make enough progress from when they first start their placement. The inconsistency in teaching does not support them well enough to be highly successful learners. Having said that, children do acquire some of the skills they need for the next stage in their learning and eventual move to school. Children and babies develop confidence and interact positively with staff and each other. They behave well and follow simple rules and boundaries. Babies practise their self-care skills effectively, such as washing their hands before eating independently. Older children learn to manage their own risks. For example, they help to tidy away resources to prevent accidents.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY501430 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 1083305 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 - 4 Total number of places 35 Number of children on roll 42 Name of registered person PK Kids Day Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01253769748

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P K Kids was registered in 2016. The nursery employs seven members of childcare staff. Of these, the area manager and deputy manager hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 6. One member of staff holds an appropriate qualification at level 4 and another at level 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for 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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