Baby Bears Day Care - Bradwell Abbey

Baby Bears Day Care - Bradwell Abbey The Gatehouse, Bradwell Abbey, Milton Keynes, MK13 9AP

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 April 2018 Not applicable

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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 complied with actions previously set to ensure that arrangements to safeguard children are appropriate.  Recruitment and vetting procedures are not secure. Some volunteers have not been suitably checked.  Managers and staff do not have an up-to-date knowledge of some aspects of child protection. This compromises children's safety.  Staff in the baby room do not focus on developing young children's most essential areas of learning. The next steps in learning they plan are not well matched to children's needs to help them to progress.  The provider does not maintain all required records, such as details of incidents and complaints.

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It has the following strengths

 Older children learn to recognise letters and are starting to practise writing. They show an interest in re-telling their favourite stories.  Children form close relationships to the staff who care for them.

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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 all staff understand their role in safeguarding children 16/05/2018  improve recruitment and vetting procedures ensuring that they are robust in checking that adults are suitable to work with children, including obtaining Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks for volunteers 16/05/2018

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Due Date

 ensure that managers know their roles and responsibilities in relation to disqualification issues in order to take appropriate action to safeguard children 16/05/2018

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Due Date

 maintain suitable records to ensure the safe and effective management of the nursery. 16/05/2018

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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 staff focus on the prime areas of learning, for babies, to enable them to develop and learn. 16/05/2018

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Inspection activities

 This inspection was prioritised following a risk assessment process.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager and duty manager. She looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to a small number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The provider does not take action to tackle identified weaknesses and demonstrates a poor capacity to improve. Arrangements for safeguarding are ineffective. Training is ineffective in equipping staff with the knowledge they need to identify children who are at risk of harm. Staff are unaware of the signs and symptoms that might indicate a child is at risk from extreme views and behaviours. The provider has failed to implement an effective procedure for recruiting and vetting staff. Some volunteers work at the setting without having had Disclosure and Barring Service checks to confirm their suitability to work with children. The management does not have sufficient knowledge to know how to deal with issues of disqualification of staff in order to take action to safeguard children. Staff work effectively to exchange information with parents about their children's learning. Staff are qualified and receive some individual support and coaching in their role, but this does not

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

identify weaknesses in their safeguarding knowledge. The provider does not ensure that all required records are maintained.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Staff who work with babies do not focus on supporting their key areas of learning. As a result, teaching does not support babies to develop the key skills that they need to make good progress. At times, next steps planned for their learning do not match their abilities. Staff misinterpret signs that children are developing language skills. Instead of focusing on supporting children to increase their speech, staff plan mathematical activities that are not appropriate for such young children. There is a lack of focus on developing children's personal, social and emotional development. Staff's tracking of children's progress suggests they make little progress in this area. Older children experience more targeted teaching. They learn about numbers. Staff use mathematical language to help children to make comparisons and understand differences in size. Older children benefit from activities that encourage their imagination, such as construction and role play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The significant weaknesses in safeguarding adversely affect children's safety and welfare. Staff's failure to successfully develop babies' social and emotional well-being inhibits their good progress. Despite these weaknesses, staff do care about children. They meet their personal needs, changing nappies when required and ensuring that children eat a healthy, suitably prepared meal. Children develop their physical skills and go on regular walks in the local environment. They visit a field of horses and look for wildlife as they learn about their community. Staff take appropriate measures on outings to keep children safe and are vigilant in supervising them. If children become upset, staff comfort them and know how to soothe them.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

The youngest children at the nursery do not make good progress. They do not experience targeted support to encourage their communication and language skills. Older children gain some skills in readiness for starting school. Older children confidently follow the nursery routine and appear settled and engaged in activities throughout the day.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY546322 Local authority Milton Keynes Inspection number 1133683 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 42 Number of children on roll 37 Name of registered person Baby Bears Day Care Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07824666077

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Baby Bears Day Care - Bradwell Abbey registered in 2017. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four- year-old 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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