Little Raccoons Day Nursery (Pinner)

Little Raccoons Day Nursery (Pinner) Little Raccoons Day Nursery, Uxbridge Road, Pinner HA5 3ZD

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Inspection date 4 October 2018 Previous inspection date 21 February 2018

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Good 2 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 provider and manager do not monitor the overall quality of provision. This results in a number of breaches of welfare and learning and development requirements. n Staff supervision is weak. This has resulted in the quality of teaching being inadequate. n Staff's knowledge of safeguarding is weak. They fail to recognise potential safeguarding concerns or take appropriate action to protect children. n The key person system does not support children's emotional development. n Some staff are poor role models and do not always demonstrate appropriate ways to behave. This impacts on children's emotional wellbeing. n Children whose speech is delayed or who have English as an additional language are not effectively supported. Staff are unsure of how to plan for the next steps in children's learning. A progress check for all children between the age of two and three years has not been carried out. This means children do not make good progress.

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The provision is inadequate

n Staff do not work effectively with parents or other agencies to ensure children's individual needs are met.

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It has the following strengths

n Children eat nutritious meals and benefit from the fresh air when they play outside in the large garden.

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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 implement effective staff monitoring systems to tackle poor performance and ensure that the manager and staff receive effective guidance, support and training to fulfil the requirements of their roles to drive improvement 02/11/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure all staff, including the designated safeguarding officers, have a clear understanding of wider safeguarding issues and take appropriate action to protect children 02/11/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

make sure staff work effectively with parents and other agencies to ensure children's specific needs are met and they make good progress 02/11/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure staff use effective strategies to manage children's behaviour, including being positive role models. 02/11/2018

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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 ensure staff use their observations and assessments of children's development to effectively plan for the next steps in children's learning and provide sufficient challenge to ensure children make good progress 02/11/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure staff support children who have English as an additional language or delayed speech so that they make the best possible progress 02/11/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure key person arrangements are effective so that every child's care is tailored to meet their individual needs and in particular supports the emotional wellbeing of younger children 02/11/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

review the progress of every child aged between two and three years; provide parents with a short summary of their child's development and ensure there is a targeted plan to support children's learning if there are concerns about their development. 02/11/2018

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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 inspectors spoke with staff and held a meeting with management. n The inspectors spoke with parents and took account of their views. n The inspector conducted a joint observation with the manager. n The inspectors observed children indoors and outdoors and assessed the quality of teaching. n The inspectors reviewed documentation, including accident records and documentation to confirm staff suitability.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

The provider and manager have failed to ensure that effective systems to monitor the quality of the provision are implemented. Inadequate arrangements for the staff and manager's supervision have resulted in poor practice and inadequate teaching. Staff report they have informal discussion with the manager. However, systems to supervise and support staff development are not effective. As a result staff are not supported to improve their skills and poor practice is repeated. Safeguarding is not effective. The provider has failed to ensure that the manager and staff recognise and take action when concerns about children's welfare and well-being arise. The designated lead for safeguarding, failed to liaise with other agencies and parents when made aware of safeguarding concerns. Appropriate procedures are followed to assess the suitability of staff. Sufficient action has been taken to minimise potential hazards within the setting.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The quality of teaching is weak. Staff observe and assess children's development but do not identify or plan what children need to learn next. Consequently, some children wander around aimlessly and are not supported by staff to make good progress. Staff fail to plan a stimulating and challenging indoor and outdoor environment. For example, insufficient resources are set out in the outside play area to engage children and support their learning across the curriculum. Children quickly loose interest in the water play because there is insufficient water for them to experiment with. During planned activities, staff fail to support children's learning by allowing children time to think and respond to questions. Staff do not work in partnership with parents to support children's future learning. For example, staff do not develop a joint and planned approach with parents to support children when there are concerns about their development. This

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

means that children are not supported to make the best possible progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's emotional needs are not met because the key person system is not effective. Staff do not use appropriate strategies to help children settle. For example, babies who cry are either left to self-sooth or are passed from one adult to the next which makes them more distressed. Staff do not consistently model appropriate ways to behave. For example, staff tell children to be quiet and use indoor voices when staff proceed to speak loudly across the room at each other. In addition, children are not helped to understand how to follow simple instructions because staff do not give children clear guidance about what is expected from them. This results in children not following basic requests. This impacts on their self-esteem and understanding of right and wrong. Children develop some physical skills as they ride trikes and run around in the outside play area.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children, including those with delayed speech and English as an additional language do not make good progress. This is because staff do not make the best use of opportunities to promote children's communication and language during routine activities. Children fail to develop self-care skills as staff do not work effectively with parents to ensure consistency in practice. Consequently children are not well prepared for the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY547285 Local authority Harrow Inspection number 10080885 Type of provision Full day care Registers Early Years Register Day care type Childcare on non-domestic premises Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 60 Number of children on roll 42 Name of registered person Little Raccoons Day Nursery (Pinner) Limited

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Date of previous inspection 21 February 2018 Telephone number 01923800711

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Little Raccoons Day Nursery (Pinner) registered in 2017. It operates from a purpose-built building in Pinner, in the London Borough of Harrow. The nursery is open Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6.30pm, for 51 weeks of the year. The provider is in receipt of funding for free early education for children aged three and four years. The provider employs 11 staff. Of these, nine staff hold appropriate early years qualifications. One member of staff holds a level 6 qualification, seven staff hold qualifications at level 3 and one at level 2.

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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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