Seahorses Day Nursery

Seahorses Day Nursery Winterleys House, Albert Road, London, NW6 5DR

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 May 2018 11 October 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 does not make sure that the provision meets the statutory requirements, including those for safeguarding children. Many of the issues identified at this inspection have been raised in previous inspections.  Leader’s monitoring and assessment of the manager’s and staff’s practice is not robust or effective. Staff are given roles and responsibilities without the necessary knowledge to enable them to carry out these roles effectively.  Risk assessment is not effective and does not ensure children's safety.  The manager and staff do not ensure children’s safety as accidents are not always recorded and parents are not fully informed when injuries occur.  The quality of teaching, including the use of observation and assessment of children's learning, continues to be poor. Children are not engaged in enough activities that provide sufficient challenge or interest.  The manager and staff do not support the needs of individual children. This impacts

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This provision is inadequate

negatively on children’s learning and development and means that children do not make the progress they should.  Staff lack a clear understanding of the importance of supporting all children’s communication and language development as they play.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff support older children's independence when using the bathroom and during mealtimes. Children learn how to wash their hands in preparation to eat and serve themselves food.

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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 a policy and procedure to safeguard children in line with the guidance and procedures of the relevant Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) with particular regard to the 'Prevent duty guidance’ 18/07/2018

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 provide an effective designated practitioner with lead responsibility for safeguarding to provide support, advice and guidance to staff on an ongoing basis and on any specific safeguarding issue as required 18/07/2018

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 improve supervision arrangements so that staff are provided with effective support, coaching and training to help them to provide good quality care and learning experiences for all children 18/07/2018

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 implement a thorough and effective risk assessment that demonstrates prompt action is taken to remove or minimise risk to ensure children’s safety at all times and to inform parents and/or carers of how risk is managed 18/07/2018

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 ensure a written record of all accidents is maintained and information regarding children’s accidents is shared with parents 18/07/2018

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 maintain a daily record of the names of the children looked after on the premises, their hours of attendance and the names of the children's key workers. 18/07/2018 To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage the provider must:

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 improve staff's knowledge and understanding of the early years foundation stage learning and development requirements, in particular the seven areas of learning 18/07/2018

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 improve the quality of interactions with children so that conversations are interesting and engaging and encourage children to explore, create and develop their own ideas 18/07/2018

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 ensure that the individual needs, interests and stage of development of each child is used to plan a challenging and enjoyable experience in all of the areas of learning and development 18/07/2018

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 develop staff's understanding of how children learn so that observations and assessments are precise and accurate and used effectively to plan for, and monitor, children's development. 18/07/2018

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spent the majority of time observing children.  The inspector sampled documentation including children's records and staff suitability checks.  The inspector observed interactions and activities provided for children, indoors and outdoors.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector spoke to a sample of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. Leaders and managers have failed to sustain improvements following the last inspection. For example, children have access to broken equipment because risks identified are not removed quickly enough. In addition, the manager does not have a full understanding of what to do when an allegation is made against a member of staff. Managers and staff do not always understand or follow the nursery's own policies to protect children, including the Prevent Duty Staff do not always complete accident records or make it a priority to notify parents when a child has an injury. Managers and staff to not always ensure that attendance registers are accurate at all times. Staff do have opportunities to meet routinely with the manager, but these supervision meetings are not leading to improvements in the quality of care and teaching practices. Leaders and managers do not plan for the individual needs of the children to ensure that they are

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

provided with a range of interesting and challenging experiences. The managers are unclear of what needs to change and so are unable to effectively drive improvement.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Staff carry out frequent observations of children. However, the observations are not always accurate and do not assist staff to plan effectively to enable children to make the progress they are capable of. The planning of the educational programme does not meet the needs of the more confident children, those preparing for school or those children who require additional support. There is not enough importance placed on ensuring planning for very young children covers the most significant areas of learning. Very young children are left to move around the play area without sufficient supervision from staff. Staff speak to the children throughout the day but fail to introduce new words and concepts to the children to extend their learning. Conversations and activities are not interesting enough to engage children and spark their curiosity. Story times are not well planned to encourage children’s interest in books. For example, staff choose the book, turn the pages

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

and decide to end the story before finishing it. Outdoor play lacks planning and daily trips to the park do not provide children with suitable opportunities to learn outside.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The weaknesses in the leadership and management of the provision compromise children's safety and welfare. Older children do not gain a sense of achievement as staff’s expectations are set too low. Quieter children are not encouraged to contribute or feel included in the group and so do not gain a positive learning experience. Staff do not ensure that very young children receive adequate support and attention.. Not all children’s self-awareness and confidence is supported as staff do not encourage and praise those children that require additional language support. The key person arrangements are not effective at meeting individual children's needs.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Weaknesses in the quality of teaching have a negative impact on the progress children make at the nursery. Therefore, children are not well-prepared for the next steps in their learning. Planning does not meet the needs of the children as staff do not consider the age and stages of development of the different children within the group. Activities lack challenge for the pre-school children while younger children are often overwhelmed by more confident and older children that dominate the activity.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY465629 Local authority Brent Inspection number 1119999 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 - 5 Total number of places 25 Number of children on roll 13 Name of registered person Seahorses Bek Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 11 October 2017 Telephone number 0207 6243373

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Seahorses Day Nursery registered in 2013 and operates from a community hall in Kilburn, in the London Borough of Brent. The nursery is open each weekday, term time only. The nursery is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education to children aged two, three and four years. The nursery employs five staff who hold relevant early years qualifications.

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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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