Aunty Clares

Aunty Clares 375b Brandlesholme Road, BURY, Lancashire, BL8 1HS

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 November 2017 13 February 2017

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 quality of teaching and the educational programme is inadequate. Too many children, including babies, are uninspired and lack the motivation to learn and explore. This has a detrimental impact on their learning and the progress they are making.  Safeguarding requirements are not met. Staff and managers have insufficient knowledge of wider safeguarding matters or the procedure to follow in the event of an allegation against a member of staff. As a result, children are not protected from harm.  The keyperson system is ineffective. Staff do not know relevant information about the children in their care, including their care routines and stages of development. Some staff are unaware of children’s allergies, which seriously compromises their health. As a result the quality of care that children receive at this nursery is poor.  The provider cannot verify the suitability of staff because recruitment documents are

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This provision is inadequate

not available. This places children at significant risk of harm.  Leadership and management have not identified breaches in requirements and the quality of the provision has significantly declined since the last inspection. In addition, staff have not been provided with the necessary support and coaching to enable them to fulfil their roles.  Staff are not consistent in their approach to managing children's behaviour, particularly in promoting positive behaviour such as mutual respect of their peers.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff keep parents informed about children's activities and build some effective relationships with them.

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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 all staff have an up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding issues so that they are fully aware of the action to take if they have any concerns about a child's well-being 12/12/2017

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Due Date

 implement effective recruitment and vetting systems to ensure staff are suitable to work with children and that all suitability documentation is available for inspection 12/12/2017

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 ensure that the key person system is tailored to every child’s individual needs 12/12/2017

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 improve arrangements for the monitoring and supervision of staff to identify and act on weaknesses in practice, improve knowledge of the early years foundation stage and improve the quality of teaching 12/12/2017

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 promote the good health of children by ensuring all staff are aware of any special dietary requirements, such as food allergies that children may have, and ensure that staff act to meet their dietary needs 12/12/2017

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 ensure that children’s behaviour is managed in an appropriate way, the techniques used by staff must take into consideration the age and stage of development of each individual child. 12/12/2017

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Due Date

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage the provider must:

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 ensure that staff develop a secure understanding of assessment so that they rigorously and consistently monitor children’s level of achievement, interests and learning styles 12/12/2017

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Due Date

 improve the educational programmes to ensure that learning experiences stimulate children and babies' enthusiasm for learning, challenge them and help them to make good progress. 12/12/2017

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Inspection activities

 The inspection was carried out following concerns raised about the provider's ability to meet requirements of registration and provide a quality provision for all children.  The inspector observed teaching practices and the impact these have on children's learning.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection.  The inspector spoke to managers and staff about key children, planning, activities and safeguarding.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the provider.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff working with children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The leadership of the nursery is inadequate. The management team does not give enough consideration to how well the nursery is meeting the requirements of the early years foundation stage. Although most staff are qualified, the quality of teaching and staff knowledge of how young children learn is weak. Wider procedures for reviewing the quality of the nursery are also poor. Leaders and managers have focused on practical matters, such as plans to extend the nursery. They have failed to recognise and act on the weaknesses in the quality of teaching and the educational programmes. This is due in part to the ineffective arrangements for the monitoring and coaching of staff practice. Staff, including apprentices, are not provided with the opportunity to continuously improve their practice. This impacts significantly on the learning experiences being offered to children of all ages. Safeguarding is not effective. Despite completing recent training, staff knowledge

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

and understanding of safeguarding matters is limited. The safety of children is further compromised as robust recruitment procedures have not been followed for all staff to ensure their suitability. The quality of information gathered by staff about children’s learning has not been monitored closely. As a result, the provider and staff do not have an accurate picture of the progress that children are making.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Staff knowledge and understanding of the learning and development requirements is poor. This significant weakness affects their ability to plan activities that meet children’s individual needs and interests. As a result, children become restless, and at times disruptive. Two-year-olds join in a gluing and sticking activity making Christmas trees, which supports their creative development. However, any potential learning is limited as the expectations placed on the children are too high. Consequently, children struggle to maintain attention for extended periods of time and quickly leave the activity. Babies are offered little stimulation and the staff caring for babies do not know their individual needs. Staff make some observations of children and are generally aware of what they like to play with. However, the assessments of what children can do when they start at the setting are not accurate. They are based solely on children’s development at home.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Leaders and managers have failed to moderate these assessments, which give an inaccurate picture of the progress children are making.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The significant weaknesses in leadership and management mean that children's safety and emotional well-being are not assured. Parents speak highly of the nursery, however, some are unsure of who their child's key person is. Transition arrangements between the children's home and nursery are ineffective. Initial information from parents is not used effectively by staff to meet children's care needs. Consequently, babies become upset and are being cared for by staff who have little knowledge of their care routines and how they can be comforted. In addition, children's health is significantly compromised as some staff are unsure of the foods that children are allergic to. Children have access to an outdoor area, which provides opportunities for physical play. Staff offer praise to children for independent tasks, such as washing their hands. However, the weaknesses in teaching and an uninspiring learning environment leads to some children becoming disruptive. Staff

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

are inconsistent in their approach to behaviour management which results in a chaotic learning environment. As a result, children make insufficient progress in their social and emotional skills. This hinders their future learning and their move on to school or the next stage in their learning.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

The nursery have built up relationships with external agencies to support the care provided for children who have or may have special educational needs and/or disabilities. Despite this, children's learning is significantly hindered due to weak leadership and poor teaching. Older children have begun to learn initial letter sounds to develop their early reading skills to help prepare them for school. However, the significant weaknesses in the accuracy of assessments mean that the impact of this is not yet known. The failure of leaders and managers to monitor the quality of the nursery has resulted in children not making the progress they are capable of. These inadequacies are significantly affecting children's potential learning, which means that outcomes for children are poor.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY493420 Local authority Bury Inspection number 1111554 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 23 Name of registered person Clare Ann Rosson

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Date of previous inspection 13 February 2017 Telephone number 07766295247

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Aunty Clares was registered in 2015 and is situated in Bury. The nursery employs seven members of childcare staff. All staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am to 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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