Setting EY536310

Report for Childcare on Domestic Premises

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 June 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 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

 Children's welfare is compromised. The provider does not have a secure understanding of her role to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. Recruitment procedures are not robust enough to ensure that staff are suitable to fulfil the requirements of their role.  Required records were not available during the inspection, as they are not kept on the premises. This includes information about staff qualifications and the vetting processes that have been completed. This arrangement has not been agreed with Ofsted.  The provider does not have effective arrangements in place for the supervision of staff to focus on strengthening the quality of teaching.  Monitoring of children's progress is not effective. This means that staff do not plan suitable activities to meet children's individual learning needs.  Staff do not ensure that the learning environment provides challenging and enjoyable experiences for all children. The quality of teaching is too variable. Staff do not

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This provision is inadequate

consistently support children to make good progress in their learning.  The provider does not effectively review the quality of her provision to identify weaknesses and use the information to prioritise areas for improvement.

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It has the following strengths

 Partnerships with parents are suitable. For example, staff encourage parents to share what they know about their child when they first start at the setting.

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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

 implement a rigorous recruitment procedure to ensure children are cared for by staff who are suitable to do so 14/07/2017

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Due Date

 ensure that required records are kept readily available and accessible, and that any arrangements to keep records off site are agreed by Ofsted 14/07/2017

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 develop appropriate arrangements for the supervision of staff to provide a culture of support, coaching, teamwork and continuous improvement to raise the quality of teaching and outcomes for children 14/07/2017

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 improve how children's progress is assessed and monitored, to identify gaps in their learning and development 28/07/2017

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 improve the quality of teaching to ensure that all children are provided with purposeful and challenging learning experiences. 28/07/2017

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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

 develop the self-evaluation process so that weaknesses are identified and acted upon in a timely manner to improve outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 Ofsted carried out this inspection as a result of the risk assessment process following information we received about this provider.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector held a meeting with the provider.  The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection and completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the provider.  The inspector spoke to a small 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 provider does not carry out rigorous recruitment procedures to help ensure that all staff are suitable for their role. She has recently attended safer recruitment training and is now fully aware that her practice is not robust. However, not all required records and documentation, including suitability checks and staff certificates were available at inspection. Staff performance management is not effective to mentor those staff who are less confident and experienced. This means that the quality of teaching is inconsistent across the setting. The provider does not support staff to learn from each other, in order to create a culture of effective teamwork. She does not use self-evaluation to identify weaknesses in practice and drive improvement. Furthermore, the provider does not ensure that staff monitor children's progress regularly. Consequently, staff do not consistently identify any gaps in children's

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

learning and act upon this. However, the provider works with parents and other professionals to support children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Staff do not consistently provide children with a stimulating and challenging learning environment. They do not support children to ensure that toys and resources sustain their interest and attention. This results in lapses in children's behaviour and does not support children to make good progress in their learning. Staff provide some adult-led activities, such as using coloured tissue paper and stickers. However, on this occasion, some of the resources were limited, which meant that not all children were able to take part in the activity. Staff do not consistently adapt activities to meet all children's needs. Despite this, at other times, interactions with children were more positive. For example, staff get down to the children's level as they dig in the sand and talk to them as they play. With support from the local authority, the provider has started to develop how to observe and assess children's progress. However, this is not embedded in practice to enable staff to

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

consistently plan challenging and enjoyable experiences for all children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's safety and welfare is compromised due to the weaknesses in safeguarding. Furthermore, due consideration is not always given to the positioning of toys and resources, and items become scattered on the floor. Staff do not encourage children to use the toys for purposeful play, and learn to value and respect the resources available. Children have regular opportunities for exercise and fresh air. This helps to support their good health and develop their physical skills. Staff adequately supervise children as they play and generally manage children's unwanted behaviour well. Children learn appropriate hygiene practice through the daily routine. Staff attend to children's care and emotional needs, and they share information with parents about their child's day.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

The progress that children make is not good enough. This is because the quality of staff's teaching is too variable. Children have some opportunities to look at books with staff. However, overall children's learning is limited and they are not well prepared for the next stage in their learning, and their eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY536310 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 1100097 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 16 Number of children on roll 29

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

Jcb's Childcare registered in 2017. The provider operates as childcare on domestic premises when she works with three or more assistants at any one time. The provider is also registered as a childminder at the property. The provider holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 4. The setting opens from Monday to Friday, during term time. Sessions are from 8am until 2.30pm.

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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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Telephone number

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