Colebrooks Little Cherubs

Colebrooks Little Cherubs Colebrook Methodist Church, Colebrook Road, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 4AA

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 June 2017 13 January 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

 There are significant weaknesses in management that compromise children's welfare. The committee does not ensure that the manager and staff have a secure knowledge of safeguarding procedures to ensure they can follow robust procedures in the event of a concern. This is also a breach to the requirements of the Childcare Register.  The committee has failed to follow rigorous recruitment procedures to ensure that the manager and staff are suitable to work with children. It has not ensured that staff are aware of the need to disclose any circumstances that may affect their suitability to work with children.  The committee does not provide adequate support to the manager and staff to ensure that they fully understand their roles and responsibilities, to help protect children's welfare and meet children's learning needs more successfully.  Staff do not assess, plan and adapt activities effectively, particularly for younger

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This provision is inadequate

children, to help them meet children's individual needs, enabling children to move quickly on to the next stage of their learning. Staff miss opportunities to extend older children's learning, to help develop their language and thinking skills, in preparation for their move to school.  The committee has not notified Ofsted about changes to the setting's opening days and hours, as required. This is also a breach to the requirements of the Childcare Register.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff share frequent information with parents, so they are aware of the activities their children enjoy.

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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

 improve knowledge of all safeguarding procedures in line with Local Safeguarding Children Board guidance, to monitor and report any potential concerns promptly 05/07/2017

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 ensure the manager and staff have a secure understanding of the 'Prevent' duty and the procedures to follow should they have a concern 05/07/2017

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 implement robust recruitment and vetting procedures to ensure staff are suitable to work with children 05/07/2017

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 ensure staff are aware of the need to disclose any convictions, cautions, court orders, reprimands and warnings that may affect their suitability to work with children 05/07/2017

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 provide effective support, coaching and training for the manager and staff so they have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities to promote the learning needs and interests of children 05/07/2017

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 modify learning experiences for younger children and improve assessment procedures to identify and address specific gaps in children's learning, to help them make good progress 31/07/2017

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 improve knowledge of the need to inform Ofsted of any changes to opening days and hours that children are cared for in the setting. 05/07/2017

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

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 provide further challenges for children during everyday activities, particularly for older children, to help extend their discussions, conversation and thinking skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities inside and outside.  The inspector held an interview and a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector observed interactions between staff and children.  The inspector spoke to staff, and to parents and children to gain their views of the setting.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, such as staff suitability checks, children's assessments and safeguarding procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The committee does not ensure the manager and staff are aware of the 'Prevent' duty to protect children from extreme views and behaviour, or ensure they are clear about the procedures to follow to fully protect children if they arrive with existing injuries. They do not know the signs and procedures to follow should they have a child protection concern. The committee does not ensure the suitability of the manager and staff. It does not undertake robust vetting checks or ensure staff understand their responsibility to share any issues that may affect their work with children. It does not support the manager and staff well enough to monitor the quality of teaching, to help them attend training and provide good learning opportunities for children. Assessment and planning processes are not effective so that staff can successfully adapt and extend activities for all children and help them make good progress. The manager is aware of

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

areas to improve; however, she does not receive the support to make changes. The committee has not notified Ofsted about changes to the setting's opening hours and days.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff do not adapt activities successfully and extend children's learning as well as they could. Although there is a wide range of activities, staff do not always adapt these so that younger children can join in and learn, in line with their next steps, meaning, at times, they become frustrated. Older children enjoy group times where they re-tell their 'news', helping to support language skills. However, occasionally, staff do not extend these discussions to help expand children's communication skills further. Older children enjoy playing number games where they learn to count. All children enjoy making characters from a familiar story using a variety of materials. Most children are able to explore different textures and learn the way stories are structured. Staff make frequent observations and assessments, including the required two-year progress check, although children's next steps are not always specific to guide and inform planning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Significant weaknesses to the leadership and management mean that staff do not have a good enough understanding of all child protection issues, including indicators of wider safeguarding concerns, to help ensure children's welfare. Nonetheless, children are happy and confident. They have positive relationships with staff, helping to support their emotional security. All children enjoy playing outside and engage in interactive games to help them develop an awareness of physical health.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children do not make the progress of which they are capable. Younger children do not always receive the support they need to build on what they already know and can do, to help them move on to the next stage of their learning. Older children learn how to hear and say initial letter sounds when playing games. However, gaps in the assessment and planning system and the support staff provide do not give children the challenges they need to extend their learning further, in readiness for future learning and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY285372 Local authority Plymouth Inspection number 1091983 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 26 Number of children on roll 7 Name of registered person Colebrook's Little Cherubs Committee

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Date of previous inspection 13 January 2015 Telephone number 07964437658

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Colebrooks Little Cherubs registered in 2004 and is situated in Plympton, Plymouth. The setting is open from 9am to 3pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, term time only. The setting provides free early years funding for children aged two, three and four-years-old. There are three members of staff, including the manager, who all hold a level 3 qualification in childcare.

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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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