Little Angels Nursery

Little Angels Nursery St Aidans Church Hall, Crompton Way, BOLTON, Lancashire, BL1 8UP

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 January 2018 13 July 2016

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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

 Safeguarding procedures are inadequate. Managers who are responsible for child protection are unaware of some children known to local statutory children’s services. They have failed to share crucial information, which has compromised the safety and well-being of vulnerable children.  Children’s safety is further compromised because the premises are not secure. Unauthorised adults can enter the nursery without any challenge.  Although self-evaluation places a strong emphasis on working in partnership with parents regarding food and nutrition, this is not reflected in practice. Some meals are not nutritionally balanced, which limits children’s opportunities to develop an awareness of healthy eating.  Children’s transition into the nursery and between rooms is not managed well enough. This experience is unsettling for some children, which results in a decline in their learning and development.  Managers and staff do not have high expectations of children. This weakness is further

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This provision is inadequate

exacerbated due to their lack of knowledge of the educational programmes and what children should be achieving.  Too many children are underachieving in mathematics and literacy, which has a detrimental impact on their future learning and readiness for school.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff adopt good hygiene practices when changing nappies, which minimises the risk of cross contamination.

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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 managers who are designated to take lead responsibility for safeguarding children are aware of all children known to local statutory children’s services; liaise with these agencies as appropriate, and significantly improve managers’ knowledge of child protection procedures to ensure children’s safety 19/01/2018

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Due Date

 take reasonable steps to keep the premises secure to prevent unauthorised persons entering the nursery 19/01/2018

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Due Date

 promote children’s good health by ensuring that meals are consistently healthy, balanced and nutritious. 19/01/2018

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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

 ensure that effective transition arrangements are put in place and do not adversely affect children’s learning and development 20/02/2018

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Due Date

 ensure that managers and staff have high expectations of all children, so that they make the best possible progress in all areas of learning 20/02/2018

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Due Date

 take rapid action to address gaps in the educational programme, with particular emphasis on supporting children’s mathematics and literacy skills. 20/02/2018

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Inspection activities

 The inspection was carried out following concerns raised about the provider's ability to meet the requirements of registration and provide good quality provision for all children.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children’s learning.  The inspector took account of parents' views of the nursery.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff working with children.  The inspector spoke to the managers and staff about children's progress and development.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Managers have been too lax in their approach, which has resulted in a significant decline in the quality of the provision. Safeguarding is not effective. Managers responsible for safeguarding children do not communicate with each other. They have failed to pass on relevant information to statutory children’s services, which compromises the safety and well-being of vulnerable children. Risk assessments are ineffective. Although previous concerns have been raised about the security of the premises, managers have not reviewed the effectiveness of their risk assessments to prevent this lapse in security happening again. Most staff working with children are qualified and have accessed some training, such as training to support children's communication and language. However, managers have instilled a culture of low expectations of what children can achieve, which is reflected in the quality of teaching. Consequently, too many children are

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The quality of teaching and learning is weak. Children are not gaining the necessary skills they need for future learning, which is having a detrimental impact on their progress and development. For example, children have too few opportunities to develop their skills in mathematics and literacy. Some children are significantly delayed in these areas and this weakness has gone unnoticed. However, children throughout the nursery are making steadier progress in their communication and language skills. This progress is largely due to recent training, which staff have embraced. Staff encourage babies to babble tunefully and they ask older children open questions, which challenges them to think and respond.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Managers have not ensured that all regulatory requirements for safeguarding and welfare are met, which puts children at risk. The transitional arrangements for children moving into nursery or between rooms are inadequate and frequently cause disruptions to children’s learning. Although children receive fresh fruit at snack time, staff do not consistently promote healthy eating throughout the nursery. For example, children are allowed unhealthy meals, such as cake and crisps for lunch, which does not help them to understand the importance of a healthy diet.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

There is widespread underachievement throughout this nursery. Most children, with the exception of babies, are not making the progress they are capable of making, particularly in mathematics and literacy. Although managers track children’s progress over time, they do not analyse this information. As a result, they have failed to identify significant weaknesses. For example, the progress of some pre-school children is unacceptably low in mathematics. Overall, children are not acquiring the skills they need for school and outcomes for children are inadequate.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY366742 Local authority Bolton Inspection number 1120240 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 0 - 11 Total number of places 65 Number of children on roll 103 Name of registered person Karen Jackson

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Date of previous inspection 13 July 2016 Telephone number 01204 306228

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Little Angels Nursery was registered in 2007 and is privately owned. It is situated in the Bolton area of Lancashire. The nursery employs 20 members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 6, one at level 5, seven at level 3 and three at level 2. The manager is a qualified early years teacher. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round, except for one week in May and for two weeks in August. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The nursery also provides out-of-school care for older children.

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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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