Blue Nest Montessori School

Buzybees Childcare Limited Scouts Building, 29 Churchfield Close, Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 6BD

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 July 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

 The provider compromises children's safety. She does not ensure that all adults working with children have completed required suitability checks, including obtaining a new enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.  Some staff do not have a clear understanding of all safeguarding issues. They do not have a secure knowledge of how to protect children's welfare, particularly the 'Prevent' duty guidance. They do not record hours of attendance for children promptly and accurately to fully maintain their safety.  The key-person system is weak. Not all parents know their child's key person, and some children do not have a consistent key person to meet all their needs.  The manager does not act promptly enough to provide all staff with opportunities to improve their knowledge in the requirements of the early years foundation stage.  Children do not make adequate progress. Not all staff understand how to use

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This provision is inadequate

observations to identify each child's next stage of development accurately. They do not monitor children's progress well, do not plan a balanced range of activities or interact with children purposefully to engage them in learning.  Self-evaluation is poor. The provider does not reflect on the quality of the provision to identify and address all the weaknesses to improve practice and children's outcomes.

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It has the following strengths

 Children benefit from freshly prepared, nutritious food as part of a healthy lifestyle.

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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

 ensure that every person working directly with children has their suitability checked, including obtaining an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, if the person is not subscribed to the update service 13/07/2017

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 improve staff's knowledge and understanding of the 'Prevent' duty guidance to help them recognise the signs that a child may be at risk of harm and to protect their welfare 13/07/2017

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 keep and maintain an accurate daily record of the names of the children looked after on the premises and their hours of attendance 13/07/2017

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 ensure each child has a key person to meet their needs and is known to the child's parents or carers to promote a consistent approach to children's care and learning 13/07/2017

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 ensure all staff receive coaching, to refresh and improve their knowledge of all aspects of the early years foundation stage, to implement successful teaching and behaviour management strategies to meet each child's emotional and learning needs 06/08/2017

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 ensure that all staff use observations effectively to identify what children need to learn next and to plan for each child's progress 06/08/2017

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 improve the quality of assessment, including children's starting points, to monitor their progress accurately 06/08/2017

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 ensure staff provide a good balance of adult-led activities and those that children can choose themselves, to motivate them to learn. 06/08/2017

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

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 give children sufficient time to complete their chosen activities before moving on to the next activity or daily routine  use self-evaluation effectively to identify breaches in requirements and weaknesses in practice, to improve outcomes for all children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke with the provider, the manager, some children, parents and staff throughout the inspection.  The inspector sampled a range of documents available, including those relating to the premises, safety checks and safeguarding.  The inspector observed activities and daily routines, indoors and outside.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The management team does not reflect adequately on the quality of provision. Safeguarding is ineffective. The provider has failed to ensure that every person working directly with children has their suitability checked, including obtaining a new enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Moreover, not all staff know their responsibilities to safeguard children. They do not know how to recognise signs that a child may be at risk of extreme views. Staff do not maintain the daily record of children's attendance accurately to keep children safe in case of emergency. The manager has provided some opportunities for staff to improve their skills and knowledge in various areas of the early years foundation stage. However, she does not ensure existing staff develop their teaching skills or new staff have a thorough induction that covers successful teaching and behaviour management strategies. She has failed to monitor the provision, her staff and children's

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

progress effectively or share information with all parents to support all children's care and learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Staff do not assess and monitor children's progress adequately. Some staff do not use observations effectively to plan their key children's next steps. They do not identify children's starting points and ongoing progress accurately in all areas of learning. However, staff provide some learning experiences that children engage with and develop some skills. For example, they sing songs, listen and discuss stories with staff, which helps to develop their communication and language skills. However, for the majority of the day, staff provide activities with very little flexibility with which they expect children to join in. For example, staff expect children to sit in a specific position to build blocks in a certain way and children do not want to do this. In addition, children do not have enough time to finish their chosen activities and staff ask them to move to the next routine or planned activity.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Staff do not support children's welfare. The management does not ensure that the key- person system is effective. For example, some children do not have a consistent key person known to them or their parents. Staff do not provide all children with support for their care and learning. They supervise children and act appropriately if any accidents occur. Although, most children behave according to expectations typical for their age, some staff do not know how to help children manage their feelings and emotions. For example, when children become upset, some staff do not know how to reassure them and engage them in play. Children gain some understanding of the diversity between themselves and learn to respect each other.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children do not make adequate progress. Children often become bored in the planned activities that adults lead. Children's key persons do not know them well enough to challenge their next steps and future learning. Children develop some basic skills required for going to school. For example, some older children practise writing their names to label their decorated flower pots. Children learn to be independent. For example, they help set up lunch tables and put away their plates after meals.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY485805 Local authority Harrow Inspection number 1011752 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 55 Number of children on roll 34 Name of registered person Buzy Bees Childcare Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07828719896

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Buzybees Childcare Limited registered in April 2015. The nursery operates from two rooms within a single-storey building in North Harrow, in the London Borough of Harrow. It is open each weekday from 7.30am to 6pm, throughout the year. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The provider employs 13 members of staff, eight of whom hold relevant childcare qualification at level 2 or above.

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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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