The Warren Nursery and Hutch Playscheme

The Warren Nursery and Hutch Playscheme Rotherham, Doncaster & South Humber Mental Health N H S Foundation Trust, St. Catherines Hospital, Tickhill Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 8QN

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 May 2018 7 August 2014

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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 take all reasonable steps to prevent children being exposed to risks. The ineffective organisation of space and staff in the Woodfield Park building compromises children's safety and well-being.  New staff do not receive their induction in a timely manner to help them understand the health and safety arrangements. Not all staff have a good understanding of wider child protection issues. This compromises children's safety.  The quality of teaching is not good enough to improve outcomes for all children. The provider does not effectively monitor staff practice or support staff to undertake appropriate professional development opportunities to improve teaching.  The provider does not work well in partnership with all parents to promote the learning and development of children.  The provider does not support staff to provide activities that target children's interests and individual learning needs. Not all children enjoy good-quality interactions and

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This provision is inadequate

guidance to support their learning. Children do not have opportunities to develop their home language in play and learning.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff work well with other professionals to ensure children who have special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities receive high levels of support.

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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 the premises and staffing arrangements are organised effectively to provide a safe environment, this particularly relates to the Woodfield Park site 28/06/2018

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 ensure that all new staff understand their roles and responsibilities with regard to health and safety issues, including fire safety procedures and the name of the designated safeguarding officer 28/06/2018

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 ensure that all staff have a thorough knowledge of safeguarding 28/06/2018  put arrangements in place for the effective supervision of staff and provide support and coaching to help them develop their knowledge and skills to provide children with high-quality care and learning experiences 28/06/2018

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 work in partnership with parents to promote the learning and development of all children, and to ensure they are ready for school 28/06/2018

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 plan challenging and enjoyable experiences for each child that respond to their emerging needs and interests and that support them to make good progress in all of the areas of learning 28/06/2018

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 ensure that children have opportunities to develop their home language in play and learning. 28/06/2018

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Inspection activities

 This inspection was carried out following the risk assessment process.  The inspectors observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspectors completed joint observations with the nursery deputy manager and Woodfield Park pre-school room leader.  The lead inspector held a meeting with the nursery business manager and provider. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspectors spoke with staff and children during the inspection. They spoke to parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The nursery operates from two separate premises set within the Tickhill hospital site. One known as Woodfield Park and the other known as Tickhill. Both Tickhill and Woodfield Park provide care for children in the early years age group. Tickhill also provides out-of-school care. Safeguarding is ineffective. Despite meeting the requirements for staff ratios, the provider does not deploy staff effectively in the Woodfield Park building to ensure they supervise children well and keep them safe. There are times when staff do not adequately supervise children, or risk assess the environment to make sure that it is suitable for the youngest children. As a result, they do not always notice when children are at risk. The inspector observed a toddler walking unsteadily up a ramp holding a large metal spoon to their mouth, unnoticed by staff. The majority of staff have first-aid training. However, on occasion, staff do not respond quickly to minor accidents to reassure and comfort children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Not all staff demonstrate a good understanding of wider child protection issues. For example, they cannot identify the signs that indicate a child might be at risk from extreme beliefs or behaviours. On the Tickhill site, staff supervise children appropriately and ensure the physical environment is suitably risk assessed to keep them safe. The provider does not ensure that all new staff receive induction training promptly to help them understand their roles and responsibilities from the outset. Not all new staff are aware of emergency evacuation procedures, or know who the designated officer for safeguarding is. Some staff have supervisory meetings with the manager. However, these are irregular and are not used effectively to target staff's professional development, or to address identified weaknesses in practice. The provider implements appropriate procedures to check that staff are suitable to work with children. The acting managers have suitable qualifications

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

and experience. However, they are new to their roles and have not embedded action plans to improve the provision. The provider ensures the main entrances to buildings are secure. This prevents unauthorised persons from entering the nursery.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Staff's assessments of individual children's progress show that some children are not making sufficient progress. Assessments completed by the management team show that, in some areas of learning and development, gaps in children's progress are increasing. Staff do not work well in partnership with all parents to assess children's progress and plan for their future learning. In addition, staff working with children in Woodfield Park do not provide a well-planned curriculum that takes into account children's individual learning needs. The children lead their own play and choose from a wide range of resources. However, staff do not understand the importance of high-quality interactions and guidance in supporting children during play they have initiated for themselves. They do not engage children well or motivate them to learn more. Nevertheless, staff involve children in conversation during their role play. They encourage children to act out things they have

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

observed at home and make connections to their first-hand experiences. Staff working with children in Tickhill are enthusiastic. They engage children well and use effective questioning techniques to help children think critically and share their ideas. For example, children enjoy exploring what happens when they mix different coloured paints.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Significant weaknesses in leadership and safeguarding practice mean that children's safety is compromised. Activities lack challenge and staff do not encourage children to be active learners. The provider ensures there are suitable arrangements to meet the physical care routines of babies, such as nappy changing. Staff manage children's behaviour suitably. They reinforce rules to support children's understanding of what behaviour is acceptable. Children demonstrate good manners. They are confident as they play, listen to each other and take turns in speaking.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Due to significant weaknesses in planning, not all children make sufficient progress and do not develop the skills they need for their future learning in school. Gaps in attainment for some children are widening. For example, assessments of babies' progress show the number of children meeting their expected targets in physical development has decreased since they entered the nursery. Children do not have opportunities to use their home languages in their play and learning to enhance their communication skills. Nevertheless, children enjoy story sessions. They begin to recognise the sounds of familiar letters and develop some early mathematical skills, counting and looking at size and shape. Children develop independence in their personal care routines.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 318123 Local authority Doncaster Inspection number 1136911 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 - 12 Total number of places 179 Number of children on roll 247 Name of registered person Rotherham, Doncaster & South Humber Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Date of previous inspection 7 August 2014 Telephone number 01302 796451

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The Warren Nursery and Hutch Playscheme opened in 1991 and is managed by Rotherham, Doncaster & South Humber Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. It operates from four buildings situated on two sites within the grounds of Tickhill Road Hospital in Doncaster. The Woodfield Park site opens Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6pm all year, except for bank holidays. The Tickhill site operates from 7.30am until 5.30pm all year, except for bank holidays. A holiday play scheme for school-aged children operates on the Tickhill site. The nursery provides funded places for two-, three- and four-year-old children. There are currently 53 childcare staff, 47 of whom have appropriate early years qualifications. Two members of staff hold early years professional status and one member of staff holds qualified teacher status.

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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. procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and

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