Sale Road Nursery

Sale Road Nursery Sure Start, Sale Road, Manchester, M23 0JX

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 September 2017 26 November 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

 Leadership and management of the nursery are inadequate. Staff have a poor understanding of wider safeguarding issues and do not accurately record children's hours of attendance. Areas of the premises are unclean and unsafe. Plaster is coming away from some of the walls in the rooms. Thick layers of sharp, chipped paint hang loosely from a wall and pose a significant risk to children's safety.  Toilet facilities for all children are extremely poor, as they are dirty, unhygienic and pose a high risk of cross-infection. There is a leak coming from a storage room in one of the toilet areas, which forms a puddle of water on the floor. Nappy changing arrangements are poor and staff do not follow stringent hygiene practices to promote children's good health.  Sleeping arrangements in the Little Stars room are inadequate. There are large storage shelves with equipment directly above where children sleep. This area is unsafe and

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This provision is inadequate

unsecure, and poses an extremely significant risk of injury to children.  Risk assessments are ineffective. Children's safety and the safety of the premises are inadequate. The manager has failed to identify and minimise all risks across the nursery, including the outdoor areas used by children.  The quality of teaching is inconsistent. At times, staff do not provide sufficient challenge and children become disengaged in their learning. Children do not make good progress.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff build close bonds with children and work with parents to help children settle.

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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 up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding issues, with particular regard to issues identified in the government's statutory guidance: Working Together to Safeguard Children 2015 and the 'Prevent' duty guidance for England and Wales 2015 13/10/2017

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Due Date

 carry out effective risk assessments that identify all aspects of the environment that need to be checked on a regular basis, in order to remove or minimise hazards and ensure that children are safe 13/10/2017

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Due Date

 ensure the premises are fit for purpose and comply with health, safety and hygiene requirements, with particular reference to the cleanliness of the toilet areas and the condition of the walls in the rooms used by children 13/10/2017

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Due Date

 take necessary steps to prevent the spread of cross-infection and promote the good health of children, with particular regard to ensuring appropriate hygiene procedures are followed when changing children's nappies 13/10/2017

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Due Date

 ensure that records of each child's hours of attendance are accurately maintained. 13/10/2017

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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

 improve teaching practices and provide activities and learning experiences that offer a good level of challenge and help children to make good progress. 13/10/2017

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Inspection activities

 We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information received about this provider.  The inspector had a tour of the premises with the manager. He observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this had on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with the manager of the setting, the deputy manager, staff and the provider at appropriate times throughout the inspection. He carried out a joint observation of a focused activity and evaluated the quality of teaching with the manager.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including records of children's learning and development, safeguarding procedures, risk assessments and a selection of policies.  The inspector held a meeting with the local authority early years adviser. He spoke to a number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The management team has failed in their legal duties to offer children clean, safe and hygienic premises. There are significant breaches of requirements, which mean that the setting's capacity to continually improve is weak. Self-evaluation is inaccurate and does not address areas of weakness. Safeguarding is ineffective. Children's hours of attendance are not recorded correctly and in some instances, not recorded at all. Staff have a weak understanding of all possible signs, symptoms and indicators that may raise concern about a child's welfare, particularly if they are subject to extreme views or radicalisation. On the day of the inspection, the inspector found that the toilet areas used by children were dirty and unhygienic, and floors and basins had not been cleaned. The manager has failed to have a significant leak repaired in a storage room in one of the children's toilet areas, which makes the toilet floor slippery. Sleeping arrangements in the Little Stars room are

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

extremely poor. Carpets are unclean and children walk across bedding and sleep mats with their shoes on. Risk assessments are inadequate. The manager has failed to identify the unsuitable and unsafe storage of equipment on shelves which are directly above where children sleep. Further risks and hazards have not been identified or minimised in the outdoor area. For example, children play among litter, stones, small pieces of slate and broken plastic containers. Some hard-surfaced areas outdoors are slippery and have not been cleaned and maintained to a good standard. Staff attend supervisory sessions and have appraisal meetings with the manager. They attend some training programmes, but the impact this has on outcomes for children and improving teaching practice is not visible.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Teaching across the nursery is variable. At times, children of all ages quickly lose interest in the activities presented to them. Staff do not provide children with developmentally appropriate activities or experiences consistently. For example, staff provide a sorting activity with counters for children in the pre-school room but do not offer an appropriate explanation. Children simply pour the counters out and do not understand what to do next. Some activities across the nursery are mundane and lack challenge. Younger children show some interest in playing musical instruments and others show sound ball skills while playing outdoors. Staff support children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities, and children who speak English as an additional language appropriately. Staff liaise with other agencies and keep parents well informed of their child's progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Due to weaknesses in staff's knowledge of wider safeguarding issues, children's welfare is not assured. Care practices across the nursery are weak. Staff have failed to identify potential hazards in the play and learning environment that have a negative impact on children's physical and emotional well-being. Arrangements for nappy changing are extremely poor. Staff are inconsistent in hygiene routines and do not ensure effective precautions are taken to reduce the risk of cross-infection. They do not follow procedures to wash their hands after changing children and to wear the appropriate protective clothing provided. Children receive healthy, wholesome and nutritious food. They have plenty of opportunities to be physically active and engage in regular multi-skilled activities with a sports coach.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children's progress from their initial starting points is not good enough, as the range of safety concerns impede on their overall learning experiences. Children behave well and develop secure friendships. Younger children show basic signs of self-motivation, such as while playing with dough and they enjoy playing with sand. Older children show effective physical skills and confidently throw and kick balls. Children acquire simple writing skills, preparing them for their next stage in learning and their eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY475028 Local authority Manchester Inspection number 1113073 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 51 Number of children on roll 42 Name of registered person Paint Pots (Manchester) Ltd

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 26 November 2015 Telephone number 01619982798

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Sale Road Nursery registered in 2014. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff. Of these, 10 hold appropriate early years qualifications at levels 2 and above, and two members of staff are unqualified. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm.

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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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