Little Star Day Care Nursery

Little Star Day Care Nursery Cliftonville Community Centre, St Pauls Road, Cliftonville, Margate, Kent, CT9 2DB

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 November 2017 3 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

 The provider has not followed the required safeguarding procedures, which has had a significant impact of the safety and well-being of children. In addition, the setting's safeguarding policy does not include the procedures to follow, and action to take, in the event of a concern being raised in relation to a child's safety and welfare.  The provider does not obtain sufficient information, and maintain an accurate record, of each child to ensure the safe management of the setting and to meet children's needs.  The provider does not monitor and support staff sufficiently, to help them raise the quality of their teaching and ensure that children are actively involved in their learning and building effectively on their progress.  The provider does not ensure that staff monitor and assess all children's progress adequately. Staff do not consistently identify gaps in learning or plan effectively to meet

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This provision is inadequate

children's next steps in learning. Not all children make good progress.  Staff do not provide engaging and challenging experiences to encourage older children's progress in all areas of learning and help prepare them with the skills needed for school.  The management team does not accurately monitor children's progress in learning, to support it to identify individual and groups of children's progress over the year.  Management's use of self-evaluation is weak and is not fully effective in identifying areas for improvement and weaknesses in practice, to help make improvements.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff are kind and caring towards the children, helping them to feel settled and secure.

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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 any concerns in relation to children's safety are appropriately reported in line with the safeguarding and welfare requirements 14/11/2017

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 ensure that the safeguarding policy includes information on the actions to be taken in the event of a concern being raised in relation to child protection 14/11/2017

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 ensure that all children's records are accurately maintained to meet the needs of all children 14/11/2017

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 continue to monitor and support all staff to develop the skills and knowledge required to provide quality teaching and learning experiences for all children 13/11/2017

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 carry out regular observations, assessments and monitoring of children's progress, to include baseline assessments, to ensure planning effectively covers and meets children's next steps in learning 13/11/2017

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 ensure staff plan interesting and challenging experiences for older children in preparation for their future learning. 13/11/2017

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

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 strengthen further the tracking and monitoring system to track the learning progress of individuals and different groups of children more effectively  develop further the use of self-evaluation to identify weaknesses in practice, to target areas for improvement and raise outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including the safeguarding policy, registers, and children's learning and development folders.  The inspector spoke to parents to gain their views on the service they receive.  The inspector observed staff interactions with children and spoke to staff and children at appropriate time during the inspection.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the provider.  The inspector discussed the managing of the nursery with the provider and deputy manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is not effective. The provider's use of self-evaluation is weak and does not effectively identify breaches in the Early Years Register and Childcare Register, weaknesses in practice and where improvements need to be made. The safeguarding policies do not meet the requirements and do not include information about the procedures to follow, and action to take, when there is a concern about a child's safety and welfare. Management and staff do monitor children's attendance, but they do not appropriately follow up any concerns in relation to safeguarding. Most relevant records are kept. However, the provider does not ensure they have sufficient information to maintain children's welfare and help to keep them safe and secure. For example, they do not keep information about concerns they may have for children, or follow up on it in a timely manner, to ensure children remain safeguarded. The provider and staff do, however, have

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

a secure knowledge of the signs and symptoms to look for which may indicate child protection concerns in relation to a child. The provider has failed to make sure staff have a secure understanding of how to assess children's progress. For example, staff do not record the stage of development of children when they first start at the nursery. The provider carries out ongoing supervision to identify staff training needs. However, this is not effective and does not ensure that all staff have the required knowledge and skills to provide quality teaching and learning experiences to help them improve outcomes for all children. For example, staff do not make use of opportunities that arise to extend children's knowledge and motivate them to learn, such as encouraging children to discuss further about the things they are creating in the role-play kitchen. Management and staff do not gather sufficient information to enable them to accurately track and monitor the

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

learning progress of individuals and specific groups of children. Gaps in all children's learning are not swiftly and consistently identified to enable every child receives the support they need. Staff do have positive relationships with parents and early years professionals and this does support them in providing some continuity of care for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Staff do not carry out accurate observations and assessments of children's learning or effectively monitor their progress. They are not able to recognise children's next steps in their learning or swiftly address any gaps in their development. They do not plan interesting experiences that encourage children to learn and enable them to make strong progress across all areas of learning. For instance, older children are not offered sufficient opportunities to develop their mathematical skills, such as naming shapes or exploring size while using a variety of resources and activities. Staff do not fully engage with children. For example, they stand with their hands in their pockets while observing children playing in the outside play space rather than actively interacting with them.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Staff do not correctly act on concerns about children's welfare and protection and this significantly compromises children's safety. Overall, staff are positive role models and children's behaviour is appropriate for their age and stage of development. Staff help children to value their own and other people's cultures. For instance, children have access to a range of cultural resources with which to play. Staff offer children healthy snacks and opportunities to be physically active and exercise. For instance, children enjoy climbing and riding tricycles in the outside play space.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

All children, including those who have special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language, are not adequately supported in their learning and play. They are not making as much progress as possible while at the setting. For example, older children are not provided with sufficiently engaging activities that motivate them to learn and develop their interests in literacy and mathematics. Children do not receive appropriate experiences to help prepare them for the next stage in their learning, such as their eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY473299 Local authority Kent Inspection number 1071739 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 24 Number of children on roll 19 Name of registered person Grace Isaya Tarmo

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 3 July 2014 Telephone number 01843298661

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Little Stars Day Care Nursery registered in 2014. The nursery operates from a community building in Margate, Kent. The nursery is open Monday to Friday between 8am and 6pm, for most of the year. The provider receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The provider is also the manager of the nursery. She employs four members of staff. Of whom, three hold a relevant early years qualification at level 3 and one 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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