Sparklers Nursery

Sparklers Nursery The Watling Centre, 145 Orange Hill Road, Edgeware, Middlesex, HA8 0TR

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 April 2018 15 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, who is also the manager, does not ensure staff have up-to-date safeguarding knowledge, including 'Prevent' duty guidance. This puts children at significant risk.  The provider does not ensure there is a named deputy who can take charge in the absence of the manager.  The provider does not ensure that staff-to-child ratios are maintained at all times.  The provider fails to ensure that the environment, resources and play equipment are safe and suitable for children. In particular, toys are dirty and broken and do not offer suitable challenge to the children.  The provider does not monitor staff practice well enough to ensure they provide children with a balance of adult-led and child-initiated play.  Staff do not make the most of information gained from observations and assessments to monitor the progress children make. Children are not suitably challenged and do not make the progress of which they are capable. Children are not fully prepared for

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It has the following strengths

 Children are well behaved. Staff help them to learn how to take turns and share.  Staff are kind to the children and speak to them with respect.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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Due Date

 ensure staff hold up-to-date safeguarding knowledge, including 'Prevent' duty guidance 04/05/2018

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 ensure there is a named deputy who is able to take charge in the manager's absence 04/05/2018

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 ensure that ratios are met at all times 04/05/2018  organise the premises and resources in a way that meets the needs of the children, and ensure that toys and equipment are clean and in a good state of repair 04/05/2018

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Due Date

 monitor staff practice to ensure they provide children with a good balance of adult-led and child-initiated play 04/05/2018

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Due Date

 make effective use of observations and assessments to identify where children are in their learning, and use this information to plan enjoyable, challenging experiences that build on each child's interests and help them to make good progress in all areas of learning. 04/05/2018

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's play and staff's interactions with children in the indoor and outdoor areas.  The inspector talked to staff and children. The inspector held regular discussions with the manager.  The inspector examined documentation, including a sample of children's and staff's records, including suitability checks for staff.  The inspector talked to parents during the inspection to gather their views on the nursery.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is not effective. Staff do not have a robust understanding of their child protection responsibilities. The provider has failed to ensure that staff have an up-to-date knowledge and understanding of 'Prevent' duty guidance. However, staff do know how to identify and report some signs of possible abuse and neglect. The provider has failed to ensure that there are sufficient numbers of staff on site to meet ratios, especially at the start of the day. On some occasions, there is just one member of staff present to care for the children. The provider has also failed to ensure that there is a named deputy who can take charge when the manager is not present. These weaknesses significantly compromise the safety and welfare of the children. Self-evaluation is not effective enough to identify and address weakness in practice. The provider does not monitor staff's practice to ensure they provide a balance of adult-led and child-initiated activities. Observations and

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

assessments are not accurate and information is not used to monitor the progress that children make. As a result, planning is weak and activities do not meet the needs of the children attending. Staff do not support children or shape their learning experiences to help them make the progress of which they are capable. Although the majority of staff are qualified, they do not use their knowledge to raise the outcomes for children. In general, staff have a friendly partnership with parents and share details of their child's day with them.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Children do not receive sufficient challenge and some demonstrate signs of being bored. They do not make adequate progress in their learning. Many of the planned activities are adult-led and staff do not encourage children to develop their own ideas. For example, during creative activities staff tell the children where to use the glue and paint. Staff do not provide children with a range of suitable resources. In the role-play area the equipment is dirty and sparse and does not represent the home life of the children or enable them to develop their imaginative skills. Staff do not build effectively on what children know and can do to extend their learning. However, they do provide some activities that children enjoy, such as singing familiar songs.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Weaknesses in the leadership and the management of the setting, with particular regard to safeguarding, mean children's safety and well-being cannot be assured. For example, although children enjoy their time in the garden, many of the resources are dirty, broken and have sharp edges. However, staff help children to learn about good hygiene. For example, they encourage them to wash their hands before eating. Children are encouraged to drink water with their meals. Children behave well and staff manage behaviour consistently.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children do not make the progress of which they are capable. Poor observation and assessment of children's progress mean that they do not get the support they need to further their learning. Children do not gain the skills they need for their future learning and school. Children communicate and enjoy talking about a favourite story, using puppets to act out parts of it that are familiar to them.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY375063 Local authority Barnet Inspection number 1124712 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 2 - 4 Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 70 Name of registered person First Meditation Enterprise Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 15 September 2017 Telephone number 02089593434

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Sparklers Nursery registered in 2006. The nursery is situated in the London Borough of Barnet. The nursery operates from 8am to 6pm, for 48 weeks of the year. The provider receives funding for free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. The provider employs eight members of staff, seven of whom hold relevant childcare qualifications from level 2 to level 4.

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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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