Bishops House Childrens Centre

Bishops House Childrens Centre 5 Kennington Park Place, Kennington, London, SE11 4AS

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 August 2017 5 March 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 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

 The provider does not evaluate or monitor the quality of the provision well enough to improve practice or recognise when statutory requirements are not being met.  At times, there is no person qualified in first aid on the premises to take the correct action in an emergency. This breach of requirements also relates to the Childcare Register and significantly compromises children's safety and welfare.  The provider does not provide sufficient opportunities for children to develop and use the languages most familiar to them during their play and learning.  The provider does not ensure that all records, including those relating to complaints and to information about staff, are easily accessible.  The provider does not monitor assessments of children's learning sufficiently well, to help children make good progress given their starting points. Action is not consistently taken to provide support when children are at risk of falling behind.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff know the children and their families well. They work with outside agencies to access additional services for parents in need of support.  Staff provide a range of activities, inside and outside, which children of all ages 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

 ensure that a member of staff trained in paediatric first aid is on the premises at all times when children are present and when accompanying children on outings 24/08/2017

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 provide opportunities for children to develop and use languages that are familiar to them during their play and learning 18/09/2017

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 ensure that records are accessible and available; particularly information relating to staff and records of complaints. 18/09/2017

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

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 monitor assessments more effectively to ensure that all groups of children make good progress, including those who are most able and those who need support with their communication and language.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector reviewed documents, including training certificates, staff records, and policies.  The inspector jointly observed and discussed a planned activity with one of the acting managers.  The inspector spoke with staff at appropriate times and sought the views of parents.  The inspector reviewed children's learning and assessment records.  The inspector observed activities and the interactions between children and adults during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. At times, there are no staff on the premises who have received up-to-date training in paediatric first aid for babies and children. On the day of inspection, records for a senior staff member were not available. In addition, information about a past complaint was not easily accessible. This lack of easily accessible information also fails to meet legal requirements. The provider does not address priorities for development in a timely way. For example, despite managers knowing that planning for children's next steps in learning needed improvement, a lack of rigorous monitoring resulted in some children's learning needs being overlooked. Staff receive regular supervision to help them improve the quality of their observations and teaching. However, potential gaps in the learning and development of some children still exist. Overall, staff demonstrate an understanding of child protection procedures. They know how to report concerns should

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Children explore the texture of cornflour and squeal with delight as they let it fall from their fingers to make 'cornflour rain'. Staff develop children's understanding of number, for example, as they support pre-school children to roll dice and count. Staff provide opportunities for children of all ages to make marks, such as on small whiteboards alongside parents signing the register. This contributes to their early writing skills. Assessments are not monitored consistently to ensure staff work with all parents to address any emerging concerns at a good level. Children have few opportunities to use the languages that are most familiar to them. Resources in the nursery reflect the ethnicity of the children attending. This helps children to develop a sense of belonging.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Weaknesses in leadership and management significantly compromise children's health and welfare. Despite this, some individual care needs of children are met. Staff provide children with meals that take account of their dietary needs. They are aware of the medical needs of children in their care. Toddlers learn how to develop healthy eating habits, for example, as they suck pieces of lettuce. All children are motivated to take part in the activities provided. Pre-school children work together and take turns as they play in the mud kitchen outdoors. Babies enjoy the challenge of crawling up steps to reach the top of the slide. They smile and laugh as they slide down. Staff speak with children about their experiences outside of the nursery and support their emotional well-being.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children do not make the good progress that they are capable of, but they develop some of the basic skills that they need as they move on to their next stages of learning. Older children enjoy playing together outdoors and practise skills that they need for school. For example, they negotiate with each other and take turns. Boys confidently use their physical skills as they pedal faster and race on the bicycles outside. Babies enjoy watching bubbles and trying to reach them.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 159947 Local authority Southwark Inspection number 1068561 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 1 - 4 Total number of places 49 Number of children on roll 32 Name of registered person London Borough of Southwark

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Date of previous inspection 5 March 2014 Telephone number 020 75251194

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Bishops House Childrens Centre registered in 1997. The nursery is located in the Kennington area of the London Borough of Southwark. The nursery is open from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, for 49 weeks of the year. The nursery receives funding for early years pupil premium and the provision of free early education to children aged two, three and four years. There are 13 members of staff who work with the children. Both managers hold relevant qualifications at level 5, seven members of staff hold childcare qualifications at level 3 and two hold relevant qualifications at level 2.

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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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