Kids Galore Ltd

Kids Galore Ltd 8 Moss Lane, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8DY

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 June 2017 14 December 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 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

 Staff knowledge and understanding of safeguarding are weak. This has a direct impact on the safety of children. They have insufficient knowledge of child protection matters and do not know the procedures to follow if they have a concern about a child’s safety and well-being.  The quality of teaching and the curriculum is inadequate. Children are not challenged in their learning, which leads to low levels of interest and engagement. In addition, not enough is done to challenge the most able children, or to prevent those less able from falling further behind.  The observations and assessments of what children know and can do are inaccurate. As a result, staff are unable to plan activities that meet children’s individual learning needs.  The setting does not work sufficiently well with parents, particularly where there are concerns about a child's development. This hinders the progress children make.

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This provision is inadequate

 Leaders and managers have not sufficiently challenged the inadequate performance of some staff. This has a detrimental impact on children’s care, learning and development.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff are caring towards the children, which helps them feel settled and secure. In turn, children are well mannered and courteous with each other and adults.  All areas of the nursery are secure and staff are rigorous in ensuring the external doors remain locked.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

The provision is inadequate and Ofsted intends to take enforcement action

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

We will issue a Welfare Requirements Notice requiring the provider to:

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Due Date

 ensure that staff have an adequate knowledge of safeguarding so that they are fully aware of the action to take if they have any concerns about a child’s safety and well-being 30/07/2017

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Due Date

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage the provider must:

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Due Date

 ensure that assessments of what children can and cannot do are accurate, and use this information to planned meaningful activities that support children’s learning and development 30/07/2017

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Due Date

 implement effective systems to accurately track and monitor the progress children are making 30/07/2017

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 ensure that the curriculum is tailored to meet children's individual needs, by ensuring that all children are sufficiently challenged in their learning 30/07/2017

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Due Date

 ensure that systems for working in partnership with parents are in place to support children in their learning at home 30/07/2017

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Due Date

 improve the quality of teaching so that children make good progress in all areas of their learning and development. 30/07/2017

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to parents.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the manager and provider.  The inspector held discussions with the provider and manager at regular intervals throughout the inspection.  The inspector spoke to staff at appropriate times.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector reviewed documentation that the management team and staff use to assess what children know and can do.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The leadership and management of the setting are inadequate. The managers have identified the underperformance of some staff, which has stemmed from poor quality teaching. However, managers have not taken swift action to address these weaknesses, which has a detrimental impact on outcomes for children. Managers have ensured that the security of the setting has vastly improved, and all areas of the nursery are now secure. Managers have invested in training for staff in safeguarding and working with babies. However, the impact of this training is not evident. Safeguarding is not effective. Staff knowledge of safeguarding remains poor and changes have not been implemented to enhance learning opportunities for babies. Managers do not yet have a clear vision of how to implement the required changes to improve the quality of their practice. Managers do not readily accept the importance of extending children's learning into the home

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

environment, particularly when children are at risk of falling behind in areas such as speech and language.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The quality of teaching, learning and assessment is weak. Children’s development has significantly declined and this weakness has not been identified due to ineffective assessments. This issue is particularly prevalent for children aged between two- and three-years-old. There are also instances of staff assessing that children can do things which they cannot, such as holding a pencil correctly for writing. This means that some children are falling further behind and they are not ready for their transitions to school. Planning for activities to help children progress in their learning is inadequate. Activities are not tailored to the specific needs of children. Consequently, children are often disinterested in activities and wander aimlessly for periods of time with little purpose. Children with speech delay do not receive the support they need as staff are not working closely enough with parents to extend learning to the home environment.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Parents do not always have a clear understanding of how their children are progressing in their development. This information is not shared sufficiently well by staff. Children have too few opportunities to learn about the wider world due to weaknesses in the curriculum. Although staff plan activities to help children learn about different festivals they are unable to discuss how these festivals extend children's learning because their subject knowledge is insufficient. As a result, these intended learning experiences have little impact on children’s awareness of others.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

When children start at the setting not enough is done to establish what children know or can do. This is due to inconsistencies in how well different staff follow the expected settling-in procedure. Staff do not assess children's progress enough, and nor do they accurately monitor children's progress to make sure that children are on track in their learning and development. This results in staff not having sufficiently high expectations of children, meaning that children are not achieving their full potential. Where there are identified gaps in children's learning, not enough is done to close them in a timely manner. For instance, some children who are due to start school in September are unable to focus on tasks for more than a couple of minutes; they cannot hold a pencil correctly and some children are delayed in their speech. Staff do not plan activities that are specifically tailored to help children progress in their learning. Consequently, outcomes for children

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY356051 Local authority Bury Inspection number 1100094 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 45 Number of children on roll 61 Name of registered person Kids Galore Ltd

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 14 December 2015 Telephone number 0161 766 2630

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Kids Galore Ltd was registered in 2007. The setting employs 11 members of childcare staff. Of these, one is qualified to level 6 and eight are qualified to level 3 in childcare. The setting opens Monday to Friday, all year round, except bank holidays. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The setting 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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