New Generation Nursery

New Generation Nursery 8A Lovelace Street, London, E8 4FF

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 August 2017 29 July 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 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

 Risk assessments are not effective. Hazards such as polythene bags in bathroom areas, litter and broken gates in play areas, and the safe supervision of children, including when they are taken out for a walk, are not considered carefully enough.  Fire evacuation procedures are not robust. Different versions of written procedures exist. New and agency staff do not know what to do in the event of a fire.  Monitoring of children's development and progress is weak. The impact of additional government funding, such as the early years pupil premium, is not known.  Assessment of children's development is not accurate. In addition, staff do not plan next steps to provide sufficient challenge to help children to make the best possible progress.  Induction of new and agency staff is not robust. It does not cover the basic essentials of safety and safeguarding procedures in the nursery.  Work with other professionals to support children who have special educational needs

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This provision is inadequate

and/or disabilities lacks momentum. As a result help is too slow.  Challenging behaviour is not managed consistently.  Attendance registers are not completed as children arrive.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are settled and happy. They seek out adults for comfort and support.  Meals and snacks are healthy and nutritious.

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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

 keep a daily record of the names of children being cared for on the premises and their hours of attendance 15/09/2017

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Due Date

 put in place a clear emergency evacuation procedure, making sure that all staff, including new and agency staff, are familiar with it and know what their roles and responsibilities are. This is with particular reference to evacuation in the event of a fire 15/09/2017

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 take action to assess and remove risks in all of the areas used by children, paying particular attention to the storage of polythene bags in the bathroom and the safety and security of the first floor play area 15/09/2017

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 ensure that children are adequately supervised, paying particular attention to when they use the bathroom and when on outings in the local area 15/09/2017

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 ensure that all staff receive induction training that includes information about emergency evacuation of the premises, safeguarding and child protection 15/09/2017

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 ensure that staff have a consistent approach to managing children's challenging behaviour in a way that children are able to understand 15/09/2017

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 ensure that children do not leave the premises unsupervised, paying particular attention to ensuring the first floor outdoor play area gates are secured. 15/09/2017 To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage the provider must:

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Due Date

 improve the monitoring of children's development to ensure it is assessed accurately and used to recognise their progress, understand their needs and review the effectiveness of extra government funding 15/09/2017

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Due Date

 use the individual interests and needs of the children to plan challenging experiences so that children make the best possible progress 15/09/2017

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Due Date

 ensure that links with relevant services, agencies and professionals involved with children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities are followed up swiftly so that the children benefit fully from their time at nursery. 15/09/2017

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in both rooms of the nursery and two community play areas.  The inspector spoke to members of staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection and held a meeting with the manager of the nursery.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the deputy manager.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's records, planning documentation, evidence of the suitability of staff working at the nursery and a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. The manager and staff do not identify risks in the nursery environment or in areas where children are taken to play. In addition, they do not consider fully the risks when walking to local play areas. Very young children walk holding onto a pushchair on the roadside of the pavement. Staff have no means of preventing the children from running into the road or from being taken from the group. The nursery is on the fourth floor of a building. There are worrying discrepancies in the written procedures for evacuating the nursery in the event of a fire. In addition, the fire marshal named in one procedure is on maternity leave and has not been replaced and in another policy there is no named fire marshal or identified meeting point. Induction procedures for new staff and for agency staff are weak. Agency staff are not briefed on safeguarding or evacuation procedures, and they are not introduced to staff and children

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

when they enter a room. New staff are shown around the setting and are given procedures to read. However, they are not briefed fully on evacuation procedures. This meant that the deputy manager, who is the senior responsible member of staff when the manager is absent did not know what her role and responsibilities were should there be an evacuation. Permanent staff members have an adequate knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures at the nursery. Staff have regular supervision meetings with the manager at which training needs are discussed and targets are set. However, training is not having the necessary impact on teaching to ensure staff assess accurately and plan effectively for children to make good progress. The manager does not have an understanding of the progress individual children or groups of children make. Additionally, there is no understanding of how extra government funding has

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

improved the progress of the children for whom it was received.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Partnerships with other professionals involved with children's care and education are weak. The manager is too slow to follow up on specialist support for children when professionals from other agencies change. As a result, children do not benefit as fully as possible from their time at the nursery. Assessment of children's development is not accurate. Staff cannot confidently explain children's skills, knowledge and understanding and, as a result, the next steps for learning that they identify are either too ambitious or not challenging enough. Next steps for children who are in a transition phase, either within the nursery or moving on to school, focus on tasks such as colour, number and shape recognition, rather than considering the children's developmental needs. Staff in both nursery rooms model play and speech well. Babies making linear marks on a chalk board were shown how to draw a circle. One older and very able baby watched intently,

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

and while standing with the staff member made circular patterns on the chalkboard. Older children were ably supported to role play preparing a tea party and inviting friends to join them. Staff modelled good manners and introduced children to new words, such as delicious. At times, however, staff miss opportunities to extend children's learning, for example, by comparing the height of towers or when planning to take extra equipment to the outdoor areas.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children are cared for in appropriately furnished rooms. However, the attention to safety in some aspects of nursery life, including the use of outdoor areas, is poor. Some children display challenging behaviour. This is not always tackled by staff. In addition, staff use different methods to manage this behaviour, which means that children receive different messages and are unclear about what staff expect of them. Children have freshly prepared meals and snacks that include a good range of fruit and vegetables. Older children know about the different food groups and what their jobs are within the body. They talk about fruit and vegetables containing vitamins and minerals in their role play. In outdoor play areas children have plenty of opportunities to develop physical control. They run with control and practise their climbing skills with support.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Most children are achieving at levels that are typical for their age, however, they do not make the progress they could while at the nursery. Children show interest in books and making marks. At times staff use the language of number, shape and size when playing with children, but they do not use opportunities to challenge children effectively to extend their understanding. Children are developing a small number of skills to support their future education. For example, they understand and follow snack and meal time routines, although they do become distracted when these activities progress too slowly.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY469491 Local authority Hackney Inspection number 1084025 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 35 Number of children on roll 23 Name of registered person New Generation Nursery Limited

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Date of previous inspection 29 July 2014 Telephone number 02072499826

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New Generation Nursery registered in 2013 and operates from a purpose built building in Haggerston, within the London Borough of Hackney. The setting is open each weekday from 7.30am until 6pm for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery receives funding for free early education for children aged two, three and four. The nursery employs seven staff, five of whom hold an appropriate childcare qualification at level 2, level 4 or level 6.

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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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