Active Kids Nursery

Active Kids Nursery Sundon Park Centre, Hill Rise, Luton, LU3 3EE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 January 2018 7 August 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

 This is the nursery’s third inadequate judgement. Since registration, there have been persistent breaches to the requirements of the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage. This has a significant impact on children’s learning and development.  The provider has failed to take appropriate action to improve. As a result, the quality of teaching and the planning of challenging activities remains poor across the nursery, and children fail to make good progress.  Supervision of staff remains ineffective. Management is not able to identify effective teaching practise. Teaching is too inconsistent to ensure that children’s individual learning needs are met.  Training and professional development to improve teaching skills has not been effective. Staff remain unable to provide meaningful planned or spontaneous activities to challenge children in their preparation for school.

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It has the following strengths

 Parents speak warmly about the nursery saying they have developed positive relationships with the welcoming staff.  Children learn about what contributes to healthy habits. Staff talk with them about why they need to wash their hands and fresh fruit is offered for snack. Staff encourage parents to bring in healthy food for packed lunches.

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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

 implement effective supervision arrangements and coaching for staff to promote good quality of teaching 02/03/2018

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Due Date

 ensure that training and professional development opportunities staff participate in are used to improve the quality of learning and development experiences for children. 02/03/2018

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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

 use information about children's individual needs, interests and stages of development to plan challenging and enjoyable experiences for each child in all areas of learning and development. 02/03/2018

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed play and routines in each room of the nursery and in the garden. She talked with the staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at evidence of the suitability of staff members, and a range of other documentation. First-aid and safeguarding training certificates were viewed.  The inspector held joint observations and discussions with the provider and manager in relation to observations of the children's play, learning and progress.  The inspector reviewed the provider’s action plan on the day of inspection.  The inspector spoke to a number of parents on the day of inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The provider demonstrates a poor capacity to improve. Children do not receive a good enough standard of education to ensure they make progress in line with age related expectations. This includes children who speak English as an additional language. There is a lack of experienced and knowledgeable staff and direction from management is unclear. As a result, action plans to improve the quality of teaching are not delivered effectively and have minimal impact upon children’s learning. This is despite input and advice from outside agencies, such as the local authority and independent consultants. Management meet with staff to discuss their practise and some progress has been made in observations of children learning. However, the meetings have not been effective in improving other areas of teaching swiftly enough. Safeguarding is effective. Staff are able to identify the signs and symptoms of abuse and know how to pass concerns on to the relevant

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

agencies. Staff complete daily safety checks to ensure children play in a safe premises.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The quality of teaching across the nursery is poor. Staff do not plan challenging activities to support children’s individual developmental needs. Therefore, staff are unable to confidently see how children develop over time and address any gaps in their learning. Staff do not extend children’s learning during planned or spontaneous activities. They ask mundane questions that children already know the answer to. This does not challenge children’s thinking skills or vocabulary. For example, when children line up items, staff continue to ask them to count and label colours rather than extend their learning. While staff provide appropriate resources to help children's early writing skills, interactions are poor and fail to effectively to support children's learning. Despite weaknesses in practise, staff are warm and caring towards the babies and have positive interactions. This helps babies’ early communication skills as staff speak and sing clearly to them.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Weaknesses in leadership and management and quality of teaching compromises children’s development. Staff do not provide a varied range of opportunities during outdoor play, to develop children’s physical skills. They do not adapt the resources available to extend children's learning. For example, staff push children on bikes and throw balls for them to catch. However, the interaction from staff is limited and does not adequately challenge children’s development. Behaviour management strategies are effective, staff praise children regularly which results in calm behaviour. Babies are beginning to learn to keep themselves safe. Staff encourage them to hold the railing on the stairs as they walk up and down them.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

The poor teaching practice over a prolonged period of time means children do not make typical progress from their starting points. Children are gaining minimal skills they need for their future learning. They listen to story books that staff read to them. They are gaining awareness of basic mathematical skills, such as when they count each other accurately when they line up to go outside. The setting work in partnership with professionals to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. As a result, this group of children receive targeted support.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY497699 Local authority Luton Inspection number 1111999 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 - 3 Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 40 Name of registered person Active Kids Nursery Ltd.

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 7 August 2017 Telephone number 07552774277

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Active Kids Nursery registered in 2016. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, four hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children. They provide care for children who speak English as an additional language.

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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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