Setting EY535659

Report for Childcare on Domestic Premises

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 July 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 Good 2

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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 kept Ofsted informed of changes to the living arrangements in the premises that affect her registration.  Children are not adequately protected. The provider and staff do not have a robust knowledge and understanding of safeguarding.  The provider allows staff whose suitability has not been checked to work alone with children and does not assess staff's ongoing suitability.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are happy, settled and enjoy their time at the setting. They participate in enjoyable activities that help to support their learning and development well.  Staff teach children the importance of being kind to each other. Children regularly share toys and take turns. Children behave well.

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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 Ofsted is notified of required changes and events promptly 10/08/2018  ensure all staff working with children have a robust understanding, and access to updated policies and procedures, of all safeguarding matters, including the 'Prevent' duty guidance, to keep children safe from harm 10/08/2018

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Due Date

 ensure that people whose suitability has not been checked do not have unsupervised contact with children being cared for, and implement robust systems to assess staff's ongoing suitability with regards to what would make them disqualified 10/08/2018

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Due Date

 implement systems to assess staff's ongoing suitability with regards to what would make them disqualified. 10/08/2018

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children in the main play areas and garden.  The inspector spoke with the provider, staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took into account the views of the parents.  The inspector discussed with the provider how she maintains staff practice.  The inspector sampled documents, including staff suitability and safeguarding policies.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The provider does not ensure that she keeps Ofsted up to date with changes to her registration. She has not informed Ofsted that no one lives on the premises, which changes the status of her registration. The provider does not assess the ongoing suitability of staff and does not understand her responsibility to check whether staff are disqualified from working with children. The provider leaves unchecked staff alone with children, which puts them at significant risk. In addition, the provider and staff lack an understanding of safeguarding procedures. Policies and procedures are not up to date and do not reflect changes to safeguarding legislation.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff work closely with parents to assess children's starting points, to help them to plan activities. Staff track children's progress helping them to identify children's next steps in their learning. Staff provide good-quality activities that children enjoy. Staff shout out different letters for children and they scoot over to the right ones. They are then asked to name an item beginning with that letter. This helps to support children's literacy and physical development well. Children develop good mathematical skills. For example, they explore sand and describe the sizes of the cakes they are making, comparing sizes to see which one is bigger. Staff work closely with the parents to support children's ongoing learning. They regularly share children's developmental progress and give suggestions as to what they can carry out at home. This helps to support good continuity of care and learning for the children. The provider evaluates staff's teaching practice well. Recent

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

training has helped staff to learn how to teach children their letter sounds.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The weaknesses in leadership and management of the provision significantly compromise children's safety and welfare. Children are settled well overall. They behave appropriately and interact well with each other. For example, they effectively share and take turns. Staff record any accidents and incidents, and share these with the parents. This helps to keep them informed with what happens at the setting.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning. They are prepared well academically for the next stage of development and subsequent move to school. Children develop good literacy skills. They are able to spell out their names using letter sounds, and they also learn how to write their names. Children are confident learners, readily standing up in front of each other to 'read' stories. This helps to support their self-esteem and confidence well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY535659 Local authority Newham Inspection number 1141399 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 21 Number of children on roll 19

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

Goldencradle registered in 2016. It is located in Canning Town, within the London Borough of Newham. The setting operates Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm for 50 weeks of the year. The provider employs four staff, of whom, two hold qualified teacher status and two have qualifications at level 3. The setting is in receipt of funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years.

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Telephone number

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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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