Little O'Fee's Childcare

Little O'Fee's Childcare Amners Farm, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3UE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 January 2018 11 September 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 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 taken sufficient action to improve all aspects of the provision since the last inspection. Significant weaknesses remain.  Staff do not keep an accurate record of children's daily attendance This compromises children's well-being.  The provider does not monitor staff practice adequately, and does not provide effective supervision and training. Additionally, staff fail to interact effectively with children or adequately support their learning. Children do not make the best possible progress.  The provider has failed to meet the actions raised at the last inspection linking to children's learning and development. The provider fails to plan enjoyable and challenging experiences for children. Staff do not use information from their observations and assessments to accurately track and plan for children's next stages in learning.  The provider does not provide parents with an accurate picture of their children's

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This provision is inadequate

progress or monitor the educational programmes to improve outcomes for children.

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It has the following strengths

 Overall, children are at ease in the nursery and there is a sufficient amount of toys and resources available to explore.  Children have daily opportunities for fresh air and physical activity.

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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 accurate records of attendance are kept, to clearly show the times children are collected from other provisions 16/02/2018

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Due Date

 improve staff monitoring and training to ensure they understand their roles, develop their skills and provide children with effective interactions to support their progress and learning 16/02/2018

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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

 plan challenging and enjoyable experiences that cover all the areas of learning and development effectively, taking account of the individual needs, interests and stage of development of each child, including those who need more support 16/02/2018

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Due Date

 ensure staff use observation and assessment to accurately identify where children are in their learning and what they need to learn next, and keep parents and carers involved in children's care and learning so they are regularly informed about their children's progress 16/02/2018

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Due Date

 monitor the educational programmes effectively to identify and target weaker aspects of children's learning, to improve outcomes for all children. 16/02/2018

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and children's involvement in the nursery play area and outside.  The inspector looked at children's records and documentation and discussed these with staff.  The inspector took account of the views of parents on the day of the inspection.  The inspector sampled documents used to support practice, including children's development records, children's records and staff suitability checks, and information maintained for safeguarding children and self-evaluation.  The inspector spoke and interacted with children during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The provider, who is also the manager, has failed to meet all previous actions, including those with enforcement. The provider has not met all previous actions linking to the learning and development requirements, compromising children's learning. The designated lead for safeguarding and staff have a suitable understanding of the procedures to follow in the event of a safeguarding concern. All staff have updated their safeguarding training. They are confident in recognising the signs and procedures to follow if they have a concern about a child's welfare. Suitable recruitment, induction and staff suitability checks are in place. Staff benefit from regular team meetings and some training, such as for fire safety and food hygiene, which has helped them to maintain and support children's health. The provider has addressed some of the actions raised at the last inspection. However, she has not sufficiently reflected or addressed all areas to

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Staff do not observe and track children's learning and development sufficiently to enable them to know the children well enough to meet their individual needs. For instance, some staff repeatedly encourage older children to count to five when they are not yet confident to count to three according to their progress records. Staff complete observations and assessments of children's learning. However, these do not show how children learn and make sufficient progress, particularly in areas such as their communication and language. Furthermore, the provider fails to review children's ongoing development to ensure children have targeted learning plans in place to meet their individual needs. Parents have meetings with their children's key person. However, the inaccuracy of the observations and assessments means that parents do not have a clear picture of how their children are progressing. The quality of staff interactions is variable and some children, specifically the

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

older children, do not benefit from adequate support from staff. For example, older children are often seen with very little interaction and left to play with toys by themselves. Despite this, some teaching is appropriate and babies are involved in some focused activities. For instance, babies enjoy and are encouraged to be part of interactive story and singing times.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

There are significant weaknesses in safeguarding and the overall quality of teaching is poor, which has a negative impact on children's well-being. For example, some staff are seen getting older children dressed for outdoor play and role play without encouraging their independence and self-help skills, despite the children saying, 'I do it'. The provider has failed to ensure all children's attendance is accurately recorded when they are collected from other provisions. For example, children's time of arrival is only recorded when they arrive at the setting, resulting in unexplained periods of absence throughout the day. There is now a key-person system to help children settle. Children behave well and some staff encourage positive behaviour, for example, through praise. Staff who have completed paediatric first-aid training accompany children on outings. The environment children play in is clean and safe, and staff carry out risk assessments.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Older children do not make the progress of which they are capable. Due to weaknesses in staff planning, and in assessing children's progress accurately, children do not engage in purposeful play or gain the skills they need for their future learning. Some children do not progress in their learning due to the lack of staff support and because some staff do not sufficiently challenge and extend their learning effectively.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY500207 Local authority West Berkshire (Newbury) Inspection number 1114789 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 - 8 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 28 Name of registered person Anna Louise O'Fee

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Date of previous inspection 11 September 2017 Telephone number 07814428585

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Little O'Fees Childcare registered in 2016. It is a privately owned provision and is located in Burghfield, Reading, Berkshire. The provision is open each weekday from 7am to 7pm for 52 weeks of the year. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years. There are seven staff who work at the nursery. Of these, three hold an early years qualification, with the manager holding a level 5 qualification and the deputy holding qualified teacher status.

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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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