Imaginations

Imaginations Sutton Court Road, Chiswick, London, W4 4NL

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 October 2017 16 June 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

 The provider's procedures for recruiting and vetting staff are inadequate and do not check that all staff are suitable to work with children. This is also a breach of the Childcare Register. The provider does not ensure staff receive effective supervision and induction to ensure they understand and carry out their roles effectively.  Children's welfare is compromised. The manager and staff lack knowledge and understanding of how to safeguard children's welfare and keep appropriate records.  Staff do not observe or assess children's learning accurately or complete progress checks precisely enough to ensure they understand what children know and can do. Staff do not plan adequately for children's next steps in learning. Children lack challenge and do not make the progress they should. Teaching does not prepare older children for their transition to school.  The key-person system does not support children and their parents and carers

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This provision is inadequate

effectively. Staff do not gain information from parents about children's interests and abilities when they start, to establish each child's starting point. Staff do not understand children's abilities in their home languages. Staff provide limited information about children's progress and time at the nursery.  The provider's self-evaluation is not effective to identify and address weaknesses and breaches in requirements.

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It has the following strengths

 The inspector observed children's play and staff interactions with children in the indoor and outdoor areas, and invited the manager to take part in a joint observation.

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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 there are effective procedures, including obtaining enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks, to assess the suitability of all staff working with children 10/11/2017

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Due Date

 implement effective induction and supervision arrangements to help all staff understand their roles and responsibilities 26/10/2017

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Due Date

 ensure all staff understand the safeguarding policy and procedures, with particular regard to the 'Prevent' duty and knowing what to do if an allegation is made against a member of staff 26/10/2017

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Due Date

 ensure consistent records are maintained of all complaints received and their outcome 26/10/2017

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Due Date

 improve observation and assessment, including the use of progress checks for two-year-olds, to identify where children are in their development and any gaps in their learning, and use this information to plan suitably challenging experiences for each child to ensure all children make good progress 12/01/2018

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Due Date

 develop the role of the key person to ensure children's starting points are understood and parents are fully included in their children's learning. 12/01/2018

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 implement an effective system for self-evaluation to identify and address all weaknesses and breaches in requirements.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's play and staff interactions with children in the indoor and outdoor areas, and invited the manager to take part in a joint observation.  The inspector talked to staff and children and held regular discussions with the manager.  The inspector examined documentation, including a sample of children's and staff records. This included the suitability checks for staff.  The inspector talked to parents during the inspection to gather their views about the nursery.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Arrangements for safeguarding are ineffective. There are inadequate procedures for checking the suitability of all staff working with children. For example, the provider has accepted suitability checks from a previous employer that are several years old. New staff without the required checks occasionally take children to the toilet or change their clothing. This does not safeguard children effectively. Induction procedures for newly appointed staff do not include timely training on the nursery's safeguarding policy and procedure. Supervisory arrangements do not ensure staff understand their roles and responsibilities. This is with particular regard to recognising the signs that a child may be at risk of extreme ideas of right and wrong, and managing any allegations. This has a significant impact on the safety and well-being of children. Record-keeping is not consistently effective. For example, logs of complaints made by parents are not kept

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

updated. Self-evaluation is poor and does not target weaknesses, including in teaching, to raise the quality of the provision and outcomes for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The provider fails to monitor teaching, learning and assessment adequately. Staff do not obtain sufficient information about children's needs and preferences to ensure they meet their needs and plan for their learning effectively from the beginning. Required progress checks do not precisely identify children's achievements or where they may need additional support and help to ensure they make the progress they should. Children do not receive sufficient challenge or targeted interventions when progress is less than typical. Staff carry out some observations of children as they play. However, they do not use the information to inform future planning or to identify gaps in children's learning. Parents receive little information about their children's development at nursery or how they can support their learning at home. There is a lack of continuity to support children's learning and development consistently.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The provider does not routinely allocate a key person for each child when they first start. There is a delay in providing a settled relationship with children and in building relationships with their parents. Although many children engage in play, this is not consistent for all. For example, some children wander aimlessly for periods and do not show interest in the activities available. The weaknesses identified in safeguarding mean that children's safety cannot be assured. Despite this, the majority of children enjoy their time at the nursery and access a good range of resources indoors and outdoors. For example, they enjoy pretending to cook in the home corner with dry pasta and dough.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Some children lack motivation to learn and do not make adequate progress. They do not receive the support they need to develop their confidence and their communication and language skills. Older children do not develop relationships with their peers. They lack confidence to speak to others and are not prepared for their move to school. Gaps in attainment persist between two-year-old children, for whom the provider receives funding, and their peers.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 116262 Local authority Hounslow Inspection number 1089158 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 25 Number of children on roll 26 Name of registered person Carol Ann Powers

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Date of previous inspection 16 June 2015 Telephone number 0208 742 1707

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Imaginations registered in 1993. It is located in Chiswick in the London Borough of Hounslow. The setting is open Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 4.30pm, for most of the year. The provider receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are six staff, including the manager. Of these, four hold relevant qualifications at level 3 and two hold 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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