Bright Steps Nursery & Daycare

Bright Steps Nursery & Daycare 33A Bexley Road, Erith, Kent, DA8 1SH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 October 2017 3 May 2017

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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

 Children’s safety is compromised. Not all staff, including the lead person for safeguarding, have a clear understanding of all child protection procedures. The safeguarding policy does not include the correct reporting procedure to follow if an allegation is made against a member of staff.  The provider, who is also the manager, does not ensure that there is always at least one person who has a current paediatric first-aid qualification available when children are present. The first aid box is not accessible at all times, for example, when taking older children to school.  Staff do not identify and remove all potential hazards or risks in order to keep children safe, particularly when on outings.  Staff do not vigilantly maintain children’s safety or supervise them adequately, which puts children’s welfare at risk.  Staff do not follow all the nursery’s policies and procedures to meet children’s health

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This provision is inadequate

and welfare needs.  Children do not receive consistent messages about how to behave appropriately. This means that they are not sure of the staff’s expectations and sometimes become disruptive. This also prevents them from making the best possible progress in their learning and development.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff build positive relationships with parents, who state that they are happy with the service received.

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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 the practitioner designated to take lead responsibility for safeguarding and all other staff understand all safeguarding policy and procedures, with particular regard to how to recognise when an allegation is made against a member of staff and what to do if an allegation is made 27/10/2017

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Due Date

 ensure the safeguarding policy and procedures are in line with the guidance from the relevant Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB), and include the correct guidance about action to be taken in the event of an allegation being made against a member of staff 27/10/2017

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Due Date

 ensure that there is at least one person who has a current paediatric first-aid qualification available at all times when children are present, including when on outings and journeys to and from local schools 27/10/2017

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 ensure there is a first-aid box accessible at all times, including when on outings and journeys to and from local schools 27/10/2017

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 implement effective risk assessments, particularly when children are taken on outings, to ensure any potential hazards are identified, minimised and/or removed to continuously maintain children’s safety 27/10/2017

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Due Date

 ensure staff are vigilant and deployed effectively to maintain children’s safety and provide adequate supervision for each child at all times, including when on outings 27/10/2017

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Due Date

 ensure all staff have a clear knowledge and understanding of their roles and responsibilities and follow the nursery’s policies and procedures to meet children’s health and welfare needs effectively; in particular how to safely pick up children, ensure children are not walking when eating to avoid choking, and to maintain appropriate hygiene levels, including washing hands and disinfecting potties 27/10/2017

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Due Date

 ensure children’s behaviour is consistently managed in an appropriate manner, with particular regard to supporting children to understand staff’s expectations for acceptable behaviour, and ensure all staff use positive strategies consistently. 27/10/2017

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Inspection activities

 The inspectors spoke with the provider/manager, some children, parents and staff during the inspection.  The inspectors sampled a range of the documents available, including those relating to the premises, staff suitability and safeguarding.  The inspectors observed activities and daily routines, indoors and outside.  The inspectors accompanied staff and children on a visit to a local outside play area.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The provider, who is also the manager, does not ensure that the requirements for the early years foundation stage and the Childcare Register are met. Safeguarding is ineffective. Some staff, including the lead person for safeguarding, do not have a clear understanding of all child protection policies and procedures. For example, some do not know how to recognise an allegation against a member of staff or the correct procedures to follow if an allegation is made. Moreover, the nursery’s safeguarding policy does not include the correct reporting procedure to follow in the event of an allegation. The provider has appropriate recruitment procedures in place and ensures all staff working with children are suitable. Although the provider has implemented staff supervision arrangements, these are not fully effective in helping staff understand their roles and responsibilities. Staff do not follow all the nursery’s policies and procedures to keep

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

children safe and healthy. For example, sometimes staff do not pick up children in a safe way, which poses a risk of injury to younger children. Some staff allow children to walk while they are eating, which increases their risk of choking. Furthermore, some staff do not routinely check all children wash their hands before having food and after using the toilet. Children’s potties are not promptly cleaned and disinfected after use. Although, the provider carries out some self-evaluation, it is not effective enough to identify and address all the nursery’s weaknesses. The management team do now monitor children’s progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Weaknesses in managing children’s behaviour prevent children from learning consistently well. Poor behaviour management takes up valuable teaching time and means that staff do not always tailor activities to meet all children’s individual learning needs effectively. Nevertheless, staff help children to gain some positive social skills, such as sharing and taking turns. Children have a variety of resources and activities to choose from. Some staff focus on developing children’s communication and language skills, particularly in the younger age group. For example, staff sing songs with children, and use facial expressions and puppets to teach them new words.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children’s welfare is not supported adequately. Staff are not vigilant enough and children are not closely or consistently enough supervised to keep them safe. This is particularly evident when children play in a local public open space. Sometimes, staff do not react promptly when children engage in risky behaviour such as climbing on the tables at the nursery. These oversights put children’s safety at risk. Risk assessment procedures are poor. For example, during the inspection, when children went on an outing, staff did not check a public area before allowing the children to play there. Moreover, the leader present did not identify further risks, such as when staff were not able to adequately supervise children and ensure their safety. The provider does not ensure that there is always at least one person who has a valid paediatric first-aid qualification available. There is not always a first-aid box accessible to help staff manage any accidents, particularly

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

during outings and the school runs. Children benefit from having freshly prepared nutritious food, which supports their understanding of healthy lifestyles.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Overall, children learn to be independent and develop some basic skills and attributes for going to school. However, outcomes are not good for all children, as their individual needs are not consistently met. Staff do not manage children’s behaviour in an appropriate manner in order to support children’s understanding of acceptable behaviour. This leads to children being distracted from the activities and hinders their learning opportunities, which has a negative effect on the progress they make.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY454817 Local authority Bexley Inspection number 1108618 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 - 7 Total number of places 55 Number of children on roll 29 Name of registered person Saula Ogunkoya

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 3 May 2017 Telephone number 01322837143

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Bright Steps Nursery & Daycare registered in 2012. It is situated in Erith in the London borough of Bexley. The nursery is open from 7.30am to 6pm for 51 weeks of the year. The provider, who is also the manager, employs five members of staff, three of whom have appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The provider receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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