Galaxy Explorer Preschool

Galaxy Explorer Preschool House Of Favour Ministries International, 106 Beddington Lane, Croydon, Surrey CR0 4TB

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Inspection date 13 November 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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This provision is inadequate

n The provider does not ensure that all staff have sufficient knowledge and understanding of how fulfil their responsibilities to keep children safe. n The manager does not provide enough support and guidance to staff to ensure that the quality of teaching and care is consistently good. n The manager does not effectively monitor the quality or impact of teaching to identify where improvement is needed. n Staff do not make arrangements to ensure that children have opportunities to spend time outdoors each day. n The provider does not have sufficiently robust arrangements to ensure that the toilet and wash areas used by children are hygienically clean.

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It has the following strengths

n Children respond well to the caring attitude of staff. n Staff maintain positive relationships with parents.

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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 that staff have sufficient knowledge and understanding of their safeguarding responsibilities, including how to identify when a child may be at risk and the action to take should concerns arise 10/01/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

improve the support and mentoring for staff to raise the quality of assessment, planning and teaching to a consistently good level 10/01/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure that children are given the opportunity to spend time outside on a daily basis 10/01/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure that the premises, specifically the toilets and washing facilities, are suitably hygienic. 10/01/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector conducted a joint observation with the manager to observe teaching practices at the setting. n The inspector spoke to staff and children at suitable times during the inspection. n The inspector held a meeting with the manager and looked at a range of documentation, including evidence of staff suitability, safeguarding, staff training and supervision and records of children's progress.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. Although the manager has a general awareness of how to identify and report any concerns about a child's welfare, other staff do not possess sufficient knowledge and understanding of how to keep children safe. The manager has assigned the responsibility of safeguarding lead to a member of staff who does not have the skills to carry out this role. This does not ensure that children are adequately protected at all times. Staff do not receive sufficient support to extend their professional development. The manager does not monitor the quality of teaching and learning closely enough to identify when improvement is needed. Staff form positive relationships with parents. The manager provides parents with regular feed back in the form of a newsletter and meetings every half-term. The manager and her staff communicate effectively to share information about general nursery events.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Educational programmes are not planned well enough to support children to reach their full potential and staff are not confident in using appropriate teaching methods. The manager and her staff observe children and assess their abilities as they play, but they do not use the information they obtain to plan suitably challenging activities. Although staff provide a broad range of resources for children to explore, they do not identify any learning intentions for activities and do not target teaching effectively to reflect children's individual learning needs. Children enjoy choosing toys to play with. For example, during the inspection, they concentrated well as they played with construction equipment and play figures, building towers and forming shapes with train tracks. Staff sit alongside children as they play but do not recognise when to intervene to build on children's interest and extend their learning. Staff do not make appropriate efforts to ensure that

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

children are able to spend time outdoors each day, as required.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The toilet and washing areas used by children were not hygienically clean at the time of the inspection. The provider does not have appropriate arrangements to ensure the cleanliness of the facilities before children arrive each day. This poses a risk to children's health and does not support them to learn about the importance of good hygiene. Children behave well at the setting. They appear socially and emotionally secure and confident. For example, they show attachments to staff and their peers as they play alongside, and with, each other during activities. Parents report that staff have previously supported their children with toilet-training and eating issues and that concerns are dealt with in a supportive and nurturing way. The setting follows a healthy eating approach. Staff provide fruit and vegetables as part of children's snacks and advise parents on healthy lunch boxes. Staff clear a space in the hall for children to

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

engage in physical play. For example, children use ride-on vehicles, have races and enjoy dancing.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children do not consistently make the progress of which they are capable. They do not benefit from sufficient support to become motivated, independent learners and do not have opportunities to understand structures or routines to prepare them for their move to school. However, they gain some positive social skills as they make friends and play with others, and develop their emotional well-being.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY500932 Local authority Sutton Inspection number 10060226 Type of provision Sessional day care Registers Early Years Register Day care type Childcare on non-domestic premises Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 22 Number of children on roll 5 Name of registered person Bashir, Rameeza Irum

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07948155094

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Galaxy Explorer Preschool registered in 2016 and is situated in Croydon. The pre-school is open from 9.15am to 2pm from Monday to Friday, term time only. The pre-school receives funding for free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are five members of staff including the manager, two of whom hold relevant early years qualifications.

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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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