Little Hoppers

Little Hoppers St. Phillips Church, Wadgate Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 2LY

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 June 2018 19 October 2017

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 failed to ensure that actions raised at previous inspections have been addressed. She has not ensured that staff receive regular opportunities for individual training, coaching and support. Weakness in staff practice have not been identified, and children's experiences at the setting are not good enough to help them make progress.  The provider has not ensured that every child has a named key person when they start. Staff do not take time to build trusting relationships with parents in order to help children settle smoothly and to share information to provide continuity in children's learning and development.  The quality of teaching is inconsistent. Some staff fail to recognise when and how to support children's play and learning. Activities are not thought through well enough to inspire or excite children, which leaves children disengaged and affects their behaviour.  The outside play area does not provide children with age-appropriate challenges or

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This provision is inadequate

interest. Staff fail to engage children effectively and so children start to run about and use the resources inappropriately. For example, children use sit-and-ride cars to crash into each other and toys.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff who support children who have special educational needs (SEN) on a one-to-one basis use a range of ways to help children communicate. For example, they encourage children to use pictures to express their wants and feelings.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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Due Date

 ensure staff receive regular training, support and coaching to help improve their personal effectiveness and teaching practice 13/07/2018

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Due Date

 ensure every child has a key person to tailor their care and meet their needs, and to form trusting relationships with their parents to improve the two-way flow of information, including children's learning and development 13/07/2018

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Due Date

 raise the quality of teaching to ensure that all children receive consistently interesting and challenging activities to help them make good levels of progress 13/08/2018

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Due Date

 improve the outside area to provide greater opportunities for children to engage in physically challenging self-chosen play. 20/07/2018

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Inspection activities

 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 provider.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the provider. She looked at relevant documentation, including children's learning records and evidence of the suitability of staff.  The inspector spoke to staff and children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The provider has not shown a suitable capacity to improve. Consecutive 'requires improvement' judgements have led to an inadequate judgement at this inspection. The provider has not taken enough action to raise the quality of staff practice to help children make good progress. For example, she has not ensured that there is effective, ongoing staff supervision to help them identify areas of their practice to improve. Specific training and support for staff to help them improve their personal effectiveness and skills is not arranged. However, staff are suitably trained and know the action they would take if they had any concerns about the welfare of a child. Safeguarding is effective. Links are formed with other settings, schools and professionals to support children who need additional help and those ready to start school.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Staff practice and the quality of teaching are poor. Activities are mundane and do not inspire or excite children. For example, resources, such as cardboard boxes in the construction area, quickly lose appeal once children have stacked them up. In addition, staff miss frequent opportunities to engage or challenge children, and when children have found something to do, staff interrupt their play for snack time or outdoor play. Staff do not develop effective partnerships with parents to help support children's learning. Parents are not fully aware of how their children are progressing. Staff sometimes encourage children to develop their understanding of numbers through counting and recognising numerals during play activities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Not all children have a key person when they start, to help them form relationships and settle. This means some children are extremely unsettled and cling to a member of staff. In addition, the lack of appropriate challenge and activities affects some children's behaviour. They often run about and do not follow the rules, such as walking indoors. The opportunities for children outdoors are limited. Although children enjoy being out in the fresh air, the range of activities is again mundane and much of the equipment has little play value. For example, children ignore a play kitchen, which has very few resources. Older children develop appropriate self-care skills, and enjoy learning about why they need to wash their hands.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children are unable to make consistently good levels of progress. Although, children who have SEN, and therefore receive dedicated one-to-one support, are making steady progress in relation to their starting points. Despite this, children develop some of the skills to prepare them for their next stage in learning. Older children develop confidence, for example, they contribute answers to questions during large-group activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY451655 Local authority Suffolk Inspection number 1116846 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 10 Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 55 Name of registered person Little Hoppers Pre-School Partnership

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Date of previous inspection 19 October 2017 Telephone number 01394670090

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Little Hoppers registered in 2012. The pre-school employs 12 members of childcare staff. Of these, four hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 4 or above, and six hold qualifications at level 3. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday during school term time. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. A holiday club runs during the school holidays and is open from 8am until 6pm.

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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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