Adventure Tots Children's Nursery

Adventure Tots Children's Nursery Chapel House, Victoria Road, Padiham, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 8RF

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 June 2017 12 June 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

 Managers and staff do not identify potential risks to children, particularly for babies and younger children sleeping unsupervised in the under 30 months room. Self-evaluation is not effective to identify breaches of the Early Years Register and Childcare Register.  Teaching is variable and is particularly weak for the under 30 months age group. Staff fail to provide activities with differing levels of ability to meet the individual needs of each child. In addition, staff do not recognise when these children are ready to learn new skills, particularly to support their independence.  Staff working with the younger children do not have a good understanding of how to support them to make the best possible progress in the most important areas of their learning.  Some parts of the day in the under 30 months room are heavily structured. Learning opportunities are limited and some children are disengaged. Younger children's

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This provision is inadequate

behaviour is at times disruptive because staff do not recognise how to support them to remain interested and explore their own ideas.  Although staff receive some support and guidance, monitoring procedures have not been effective in highlighting and addressing the weaknesses identified.

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It has the following strengths

 Children receive wholesome meals and snacks. This helps to promote their good health.  Children in the over 30 months room benefit from a well-organised learning environment, supported by positive interactions from staff.

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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 potential risks to children are identified and minimised 14/08/2017

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 ensure that all staff recognise and manage younger children's behaviour effectively 14/08/2017

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 ensure that professional development is focused on raising the quality and consistency of staff teaching 14/08/2017

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 ensure that activities provided for the children in the under 30 months room are precisely matched to meet their individual needs and interests and offer challenge 14/08/2017

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 ensure that staff providing learning for children in the under 30 months room have a stronger focus on promoting development in the prime areas of learning. 14/08/2017

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

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 increase the effectiveness of self-evaluation to identify and remedy all weaknesses in practice and improve outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching in all age groups during activities inside and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector looked at a sample of children's assessment records and discussed the systems for planning children's play experiences with key staff.  The inspector completed two joint observations, one with the provider in the under 30 months room and the other with the manager in the over 30 months room.  The inspector held a meeting with the provider and manager. They discussed systems for monitoring staff performance, safeguarding procedures and evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to staff, parents and children 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 ineffective. The provider and manager have not implemented effective procedures to ensure children are safe when left unsupervised during sleep time. Staff use viewing windows to check on the children as they sleep. However, when children wake up early staff fail to notice this and children are able to explore the room freely. They access cupboard drawers and play with the contents of a drawstring bag. This lack of effective risk assessment places children at significant risk of potential harm, including from choking. Managers have identified some weaknesses in staff practice through supervision sessions and staff observations. However, monitoring of these weaknesses has not been robust enough. Therefore, practice in the under 30 months room remains weak. Despite these weaknesses, staff have received safeguarding training. Their understanding of the local procedures to follow if they have concerns about

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

a child or a member of staff's practice is secure.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Many of the staff are well qualified, with some of them continuing their training to degree level. However, staff who work with children in the under 30 months room do not demonstrate a secure understanding of the different ways in which children learn. In the main, teaching is weak and not well matched to children's individual needs. Younger children are expected to take part in formal group sessions twice a day. These sessions do not take into account the ages and stages of development for each child participating. This results in many children showing little engagement. Other planned activities, such as painting, have a heavy focus on producing an end product regardless of children's age or capabilities. Staff talk to children but they ask questions that are not age appropriate and have little bearing on their learning. Staff working with the older children are more proactive and deliver better teaching. They make better use of the assessments they

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

complete on children's progress and use purposeful interactions and discussions to extend their learning. Staff promote older children's use of mathematical language. For example, they encourage them to discover quantities of less and more in the water, and challenge children to complete a 48 piece jigsaw.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Due to the weaknesses identified, staff are not effectively supporting children's personal development, behaviour and welfare to a good standard. Children in the under 30 months room receive poor quality activities and weak teaching and are generally bored. This means that some children run around, pull toys off shelves, play with inappropriate equipment and wander around. Staff do not always recognise this and these incidents often go unnoticed. Mealtimes are generally social occasions and are more successful in the older children's room. Children are encouraged to play an active role in the routines and develop independence. However, staff do not consistently encourage younger children to develop their self-help skills, such as feeding themselves with appropriate cutlery. Children have daily opportunities to access both outdoor areas. This helps children develop some physical skills. Partnerships with parents are in place. Parents are complimentary

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

about the staff and how well they prepare their children for school.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Outcomes for children are variable and are much weaker in the under 30 months room. These younger children are not fully supported to make good progress and build a solid foundation for their future learning. Older children in this room do make some progress, but they do not receive the level of challenge they need to help them make the progress of which they are capable. Children in the over 30 months room are generally supported well, which helps them become ready for more formal education. These older children are confident individuals who are happy to talk to visitors about their games and share their thoughts on the nursery staff and activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 310265 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 1087768 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 - 5 Total number of places 50 Number of children on roll 68 Name of registered person Rachael-Claire Root, Ben Leaver and Maureen Leaver Partnership

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Date of previous inspection 12 June 2014 Telephone number 01282 680822

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Adventure Tots Children's Nursery registered in 2000. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff, including the provider and manager. Of these, all hold appropriate early years qualifications from level 3 to level 6. The nursery opens Monday to Friday all year round, with the exception of bank holidays, eight days at Christmas and a week at the end of May. Sessions are from 8am until 5.30pm. 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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