Elohims Little Angel

Elohims Little Angel Unit 1, 2 Bartholomews Court, St Bartholomews Road, Nottingham, NG3 3EH

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Inspection dates

Previous inspection date 27 September 2017 - 9 January 2018 3 October 2016

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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 standard of care and early education provided at the nursery is poor and has been so for a significant period of time.  There are not enough qualified members of staff available to care for children at all times of the day. Staff do not keep accurate registers of children's attendance.  Managers have not made sure that staff are confident in their knowledge of what disqualifies someone from working with children and how this may apply to them.  Staff do not take consistent action in response to any child who arrives at the nursery with an existing injury.  Children are not reaching their developmental milestones. This is particularly relevant for children's communication and language skills. Some staff at the nursery do not model the correct use of English when speaking to children.  There are significant weaknesses in teaching across the nursery. Managers do not organise the staff team effectively to meet the needs of the children who attend.

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This provision is inadequate

 Activities provided for children do not cover all areas of learning and are not linked to what children need to learn next.

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It has the following strengths

 Parents are positive about their children's experiences at the nursery. Staff share information with parents about how they are caring for children.

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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 intend to take steps to cancel registration and will issue a Welfare Requirements Notice requiring the provider to:

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Due Date

 support staff to review their performance and develop the quality of their practice, so that teaching is consistently good across the nursery 29/01/2018

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 ensure that qualification requirements are met in relation to the number of staff caring for children throughout the day 29/01/2018

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 ensure that information is gathered from parents about existing injuries to children and that this is recorded and monitored 29/01/2018

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 maintain accurate records of children's attendance at the nursery 29/01/2018  deploy the staff team effectively to meet the needs of the children being cared for 29/01/2018

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 ensure that there is a system in place to check whether staff are disqualified from working in childcare and that staff are aware of what circumstances may make them a disqualified person 29/01/2018

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 ensure that all staff working with children are proficient in English. 29/01/2018

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

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Due Date

 improve the quality of support from all staff for children's communication and language 12/02/2018

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Due Date

 ensure that planning for children's activities covers all areas of learning. 12/02/2018

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Inspection activities

 This inspection was prompted by concerns raised to Ofsted about the quality of care being provided at the nursery.  The inspection began in September 2017. On the first day of the inspection, the provider's registration was suspended by Ofsted and the inspection was not completed. Inspectors observed several incidents of members of staff handling children roughly. This was reported to the provider at the time of the inspection and the relevant child protection agencies were informed.  Initially, the provider did not share Ofsted's concern at the rough handling of children and did not manage this situation effectively. As a result, the provider's registration was suspended as children were deemed to be at risk of harm at the nursery.  A welfare requirements notice was served on the provider to address the breaches of statutory requirements identified on the day of the inspection. These related to child

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Inspection activities

protection, behaviour management, risk assessment, child attendance registers, staff: child ratios, food and drink, special educational needs and staff qualifications, training, support and skills.  The provider advised Ofsted of the action they had taken towards meeting all requirements and the suspension was lifted in November 2017. This meant that the nursery was able to re-open and resume caring for children. Compliance in practice with the welfare requirements notice was to be checked upon completion of the inspection.  The inspection was completed in January 2018.  The inspectors observed the quality of teaching at the nursery.  The inspectors held a meeting with the provider and managers and spoke to staff during the inspection.  The inspectors looked at children's records and a range of documentation including the nursery's policies and procedures.  The inspectors carried out a joint observation with the nursery manager.

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Inspection activities

 The inspectors spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Inspector

Jude Sanders, William Good, Joanne Smith and Caroline Clarke

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The arrangements for safeguarding at the nursery are not effective. Leaders and managers have not implemented a system to regularly check whether staff remain suitable to work with children. During the inspection, staff failed to record children leaving the setting. This places children at risk of harm as staff were unclear on the number of children they were caring for before leaving the setting on a walk. Leaders and managers do not monitor the impact of high staffing levels. At times, there are too many staff working with children. Staff are not deployed effectively by managers and are unclear about their roles and responsibilities. As a result of the poor organisation of staff, children's activities are interrupted and daily routines are disorganised. Managers carry out supervision meetings with staff and organise professional training for individual staff members. The impact of this cannot yet be seen in the current quality of teaching. The

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

management team have begun to seek support in order to improve standards at the nursery. They have a basic understanding of some of the strengths and weaknesses of the setting but have not acted promptly enough to prevent the quality of care deteriorating. Leaders and managers have not been able to evidence that they are able to make the improvements needed to ensure good quality care and early education is provided for the children who attend.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Staff do not model how to form spoken sentences correctly and do not use effective strategies to promote children’s communication and language skills. The learning environment is not stimulating and staff do not extend children’s play with planned activities to match their stage of development. Assessments made of children’s learning are broadly accurate but these are not used effectively enough to plan opportunities for children to achieve their full potential. On the day of the inspection there were no resources available to children in the main areas used for childcare relating to mark making or early mathematics. This lack of breadth of experience for children means that they are not supported by staff to learn the key skills they will need to aid their future development. Staff share information with parents about their child's progress and complete regular observations of children's play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Breaches of the statutory safeguarding and welfare requirements identified during the inspection process have a significant impact on children’s safety and well-being. On the day of the inspection, staff were observed encouraging children to wipe their own faces after meal times. Staff do however, miss some valuable opportunities to promote children's independence. For example, children were asked to stand and hold their arms out as their coats were put on for them rather than being shown how to do this for themselves. At times during the inspection, some children were upset and unable to be consoled by staff. This evidences that not all children form secure bonds with their key person and feel a strong attachment to the individuals caring for them. In addition, staff are hindered by their lack of ability to communicate in English effectively to meet children's needs. Children have few opportunities to play outdoors which limits their

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

physical well-being and development. Staff regularly praise children for their good behaviour. Staff model good manners for children at meal times and use a range of strategies to encourage children to eat healthy food and snacks.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children are not well prepared for the next stage in their learning and do not make enough progress. This is with particular reference to the achievement of boys who attend. Outcomes for children's communication and language skills are exceptionally poor. Arrangements are now in place for staff to work alongside other professionals to support the progress of children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. A high proportion of the children who attend the nursery speak English as an additional language. Managers and staff do not take action promptly enough to close gaps in learning for these children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY488166 Local authority Nottingham City Inspection number 1077603 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 - 11 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 9 Name of registered person Elohims Little Angel Limited

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Date of previous inspection 3 October 2016 Telephone number 0115 837 0536

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Elohims Little Angel was registered in 2015 and operates from premises in St. Ann's in Nottingham. The nursery is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm. It is open all year round, closing only for public holidays and a week at Christmas. The nursery supports children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff. Of these, three hold a qualification at level 3.

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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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