Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery West Acton

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery West Acton 154 Saxon Drive, London W3 0NT

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Inspection date 10 October 2018 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Not applicable Effectiveness of leadership and management Inadequate 4 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate 4 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4 Outcomes for children Inadequate 4

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The provision is inadequate

n The manager does not implement rigorous risk assessment procedures. She has not considered the impact on young children's safety when using the stairs without adequate support. Children's welfare is compromised. n The manager does not ensure that all staff have a sufficient knowledge of current and wider safeguarding issues, such as the 'Prevent' duty agenda. This puts children's safety at further risk. n Staff do not receive sufficient support and guidance to help them carry out their roles and responsibilities confidently. n Partnerships with parents and/or carers are poor. Staff do not keep parents adequately informed about their children's learning. This does not support a consistent approach. n Staff do not deliver good-quality educational programmes. Children do not receive the right levels of support and are not suitably challenged in their learning, indoors and out. Some children do not show that they are emotionally secure.

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The provision is inadequate

n Staff do not consistently collect information about children's learning from the outset. They do not observe and assess children's learning precisely. Consequently, children do not make adequate progress from their starting points.

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It has the following strengths

n The manager ensures that the adult-to-child ratio requirements are maintained at all times. Staff deployment is appropriate.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

The provision is inadequate and Ofsted intends to take enforcement action: We will issue a Welfare Requirements Notice requiring the provider to: Due date carry out rigorous risk assessments so that potential hazards can be identified and minimised to ensure children, particularly babies and toddlers, are not exposed to any risks, especially when using the stairs 05/11/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure staff gain knowledge and an understanding of all safeguarding matters, including the 'Prevent' duty, to keep children safe from harm 05/11/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

develop arrangements for the monitoring and supervision of staff and ensure that they have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities, to support children's welfare and learning 05/11/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

improve partnerships with parents and/or carers by enabling a regular two-way flow of information about their child's learning and development to provide consistency in care and teaching. 05/11/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and Childcare Register the provider must: Due date develop educational programmes and provide all children with suitably challenging activities to support them in all areas of their learning, including those who prefer to learn outdoors 05/11/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

gather information about children's starting points and develop an effective system for observing and assessing their learning, to help identify any gaps and to help them to make progress. 05/11/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspection was carried out following the risk assessment process. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the nursery manager and discussed children's learning with her. n The inspector sampled a range of documents available, including those relating to the premises, safety checks and safeguarding. She spoke with staff and interacted with children throughout the inspection. n The inspector had a tour of the premises with the manager. She held discussions with the provider, nursery manager and a member of the senior management team about how they evaluate the provision and the safeguarding procedures. n The inspector spoke with parents and sampled written feedback from them. Inspector Marisol Hernandez-Garn

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is inadequate. The manager and staff do not recognise that they expose babies and toddlers to unnecessary dangers which pose a risk of injury to them. For example, they allow very young children to use the stairs without adequate support. This puts children's safety at risk. Although staff receive some training and support, this is not effective enough to develop their knowledge and skills. For example, not all staff have a sufficient understanding of wider safeguarding issues, particularly the signs associated with extreme views and behaviours. This further compromises children's safety. That said, staff have some awareness of the reporting procedures. The manager does not evaluate the provision rigorously to help her identify breaches in requirements, including the lack of challenging activities and poor communication with parents. She has also failed to identify that some staff do not work well together, which impacts the delivery of

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

teaching and care needs. However, leaders follow appropriate recruitment and vetting procedures. They take suitable action in the event of a concern about staff ongoing suitability. Leaders recognise that there is a high staff turnover and plan to tackle this to help improve the service for the children and their families.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Teaching is unimaginative and lacks challenge. For example, staff working with babies and toddlers do not organise group activities well enough. They often sing songs repeatedly and without a purpose. Outdoors, staff provide children with random toys which do not reflect the age and stage of children's development. As a result, children become restless and disengaged. On other occasions, staff do not recognise when young children show an interest in an activity, such as painting. The resources which are made available to children are limited and staff take these away without giving children sufficient notice. This does not build on children's self-confidence. Staff working with older children equally fail to sustain children's attention, such as during story times. Children quickly lose interest and start to wander away because staff do not capture their imagination. Staff do not know children sufficiently enough. They do not

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

consistently collect information about what children know and can do when they first join the setting. Staff do not follow effective systems for observing and assessing children's learning to help them to make progress. These weaknesses also hinder staff ability to identify gaps in children's learning, including their speech. Children's learning is limited.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The weaknesses in leadership and management, and teaching, do not support children's personal development sufficiently. This is because staff expose children to unnecessary dangers and do not provide them with the right levels of support. Children do not show that they feel emotionally secure. For example, very young children are unsettled and have not formed close relationships with staff. Staff have low expectations of what children can achieve. For example, staff carry out tasks which children can do for themselves. This does not help to develop children's independence skills. Staff fail to keep parents and/or carers informed about all aspects of their children's learning and care. However, parents report that they know their children's key person. Staff have regard to children's dietary and sleeping requirements. They provide children with freshly cooked and nutritious food.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children are not prepared adequately for their future learning, including their move on to school. For example, children who prefer to learn outdoors do not receive appropriate support due to the lack of purposeful and challenging activities. Younger and older children have limited opportunities to develop and build on their abilities, such as their communication and physical skills. Overall, children are not as motivated to learn as they could be. Despite that, children have some opportunities to socialise with others. They behave appropriately. For instance, children share toys and take turns with their peers.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY552480 Local authority Ealing Inspection number 10081126 Type of provision Full day care

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register

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Day care type

Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 54 Number of children on roll 43 Name of registered person I & S Childcare Limited

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07969924743

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Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery West Action registered in 2017. It is located in the London Borough of Ealing. The nursery is open from 7.30am until 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays. It employs 10 members of staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 5 and eight at level 3. The nursery receives funding for the provision of free early education to children aged two, three and four years.

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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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