Setting EY468196

Report for Childcare on Domestic Premises

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 May 2017 25 June 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

 The provider demonstrates a lack of knowledge regarding their responsibilities to ensure the suitability of all staff. Staff have a weak knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures. This compromises children's welfare.  Risk assessments are ineffective. The provider has not taken all reasonable steps to prevent unauthorised persons entering the premises.  Staff do not accurately monitor children's progress. They do not identify children's next steps in learning effectively, in order to consistently plan challenging activities that promote children's good progress.  The arrangements for the management of staff's performance are not fully effective. As a result, the quality of teaching is not consistently strong throughout the setting.  At times the environment is too noisy to enable children to listen carefully and concentrate on what they are doing.

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It has the following strengths

 Parents speak positively about the setting. They comment how they appreciate the welcoming and flexible service they receive.  Children are settled and happy. They build warm relationships with staff. Older and younger children play together and develop an understanding of the needs of others.

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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 all reasonable steps have been taken to prevent unauthorised persons entering the premises 23/08/2017

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 ensure all staff are trained in the safeguarding policy and procedures, and ensure that they have an up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding issues 23/08/2017

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 plan and provide consistently challenging and enjoyable learning experiences for each child across all areas of learning. 23/08/2017

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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

 improve the arrangements to support staff more effectively to extend their skills and raise teaching standards, in order to support all children to make good progress in their learning  manage the environment more effectively to help children remain focused and concentrate on their learning.

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Inspection activities

 This inspection was carried out as part of a risk assessment process, following information received by Ofsted.  The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection. A range of documentation was looked at, including staff and children's records. The inspector had a tour of the premises.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager and held meetings with her and the provider.  A number of parents were spoken to during the inspection and their views were taken into account.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during children's activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. The provider has failed to identify and address weaknesses in practice. He does not consistently implement robust vetting procedures to verify that all staff working at the setting are suitable. Staff demonstrate a weak knowledge of safeguarding and what to do if they are concerned that a child is at risk from harm. Risk assessments are completed, however, on the day of the inspection the front door was not secured. This means that unauthorised persons can access the premises, which puts children at risk. Staff are deployed appropriately to ensure children are supervised and their needs are met. Staff meet with managers to discuss their practice. However, there is not enough focus on supporting all staff to improve their practice and ensure good quality teaching overall.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff do not adapt their teaching sufficiently to provide a good level of support in order to help children make the best possible progress. Staff observe children's play and carry out assessments of the progress children make. However, some staff do not use this information effectively to identify and plan for the next steps in children's learning. This means some activities lack challenge and children lose interest in what they are doing. Staff encourage children to count and identify the shapes on toy cars. However, they do not build on what they already know to extend their skills. As a result, children quickly lose interest and motivation to continue exploring the resources. Nevertheless, staff know about children's interests and provide activities that they enjoy. Children join in with board games, successfully identifying and matching pictures on cards.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Weaknesses in leadership and management mean that children's welfare is not assured. In the main, children behave appropriately and staff help them to understand about sharing and taking turns. Sometimes the environment becomes disorganised and very noisy. This means children are distracted and find it difficult to listen and concentrate. Managers and staff are kind and caring. They are attentive to children's individual needs. Children benefit from physical activities outside and indoors. They enjoy participating in song and dance sessions, and join in with familiar words and actions. Staff talk to them about the impact of exercise on their bodies. Meals are prepared on the premises by staff and meet children's dietary needs. Children of all ages are encouraged to follow good personal hygiene practices from a young age.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Weaknesses in teaching mean that children are not consistently supported to make the best progress. In the main, children are confident, keen and eager to learn and they are developing their mathematical and physical skills appropriately. Children are gaining some of the basic skills to support their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY468196 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 1098439 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 12 Total number of places 22 Number of children on roll 25

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 25 June 2015

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Telephone number

Green Acres Childcare registered in 2013. It operates from the provider's home, alongside their childminding services, which were established in 2000 and 2005. The setting employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, five hold appropriate early years qualifications ranging from level 2 to level 3 and one holds qualified teacher status. The setting opens from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. It provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Telephone number

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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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