Amazing Footprints Nursery

Amazing Footprints Nursery 2 Malmesbury Road, South Woodford, London E18 2NN

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Inspection date 26 November 2018 Previous inspection date 15 June 2018

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Inadequate 4 Effectiveness of leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision is inadequate

n Leadership is weak. The provider has failed to address the notices raised at the last inspection and monitoring visits. The provider does not support the manager effectively enough to help her successfully identify weaknesses in staff performance and teaching to make the necessary improvements. n Recruitment procedures are not good enough. The provider does not ensure that necessary checks are consistently carried out on all staff to ensure their overall suitability. n The provider does not ensure that ratio requirements are met at all times, particularly at the end of the day. This results in there not always being enough staff to look after the number of children present. n Risk assessments are not fully effective. Staff do not notice that the temperature in the nursery rooms is too cold. In addition, they do not check closely enough that the play rooms contains no hazards. This does not support children's overall safety.

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This provision is inadequate

n Staff do not adapt some activities to provide further challenge, in particular, to develop children's mathematical awareness. n Staff do not have effective partnerships with the local school that some children also attend. This does not provide continuity between the settings in order to support learning.

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It has the following strengths

n There has been a significant change to the menus since the last inspection and children are provided with healthy, freshly prepared meals. n Parents receive daily feedback on their child's day and development. Parents are very complementary about the manager's and staff's friendly and welcoming approach.

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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 monitoring for all staff, including the manager, to ensure there is targeted support and coaching to identify weak practice and to improve teaching 07/01/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure thorough vetting and recruitment processes are in place to make sure staff are suitable to fulfil the requirements of their roles and responsibilities 07/01/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure staff ratios are maintained at all times to meet children's needs 07/01/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

improve the risk assessment process to effectively identify and minimise all potential hazards for children 07/01/2019

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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 improve the planning of activities to ensure children are provided with further mathematical challenges 07/01/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

improve partnership working with the schools some children attend to support continuity in children's learning. 07/01/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector spent time observing children in the nursery rooms and garden. n The inspector sampled documentation including children's records and staff suitability checks. n The inspector held discussions with the manager and staff. n The inspector spoke to parents and received comments via email. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The provider has not addressed all weaknesses identified at previous visits and continues to lack awareness of his responsibilities to meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage. Further breaches of requirements have been identified at this inspection. The provider's recruitment systems continue to be insufficiently rigorous. For example, employment history of staff is not scrutinised fully and references are not obtained from the last employer. This does not fully safeguard children. The provider has minimal contact with the nursery manager and does not provide sufficient support and guidance to help her make the necessary improvements. The manager has regular meetings with staff to help their development, however, this currently does not fully target the areas which staff need to work on to improve their teaching skills to a good level. The ratio of staff to children, particularly in the evenings,

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

is not always met. Although there are systems in place to alert the provider of this in advance, contingency plans are not in place to provide the extra staff required. Therefore, this has sometimes resulted in the manager needing to shorten the nursery day. Risk assessments are not effective. On the day of the inspection, staff were unaware that the heating system was not working properly and this meant most of the play rooms were cold and potentially uncomfortable for children. The manager and staff have improved their knowledge of child protection issues. The manager has completed designated safeguarding training and staff understand the action to take if they are concerned about a child's welfare or if an allegation is made against a member of staff.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff are using new systems to observe and assess children as they play. However, this is in its infancy and not all staff are confident in their understanding. They do not consistently make good enough use of their observations to plan effectively for every child's learning. Teaching across the staff team is variable. Some staff do not successfully adapt activities in order to meet different learning needs and provide challenge to older children. For example, staff use very little mathematical concepts when children make play dough together. Some aspects of teaching are developing well, particularly in the way staff promote children's communication and language. For example, some staff engage well in discussions during group story time and discuss what might happen next. Overall, staff in baby room support the younger children's development soundly. They provide a suitable range of activities to encourage babies' early exploration. Some

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

children attend other provisions; staff take and pick up children from the local nursery school. Currently they do not liaise with the school to support the planning process for children's individual learning. This does not promote continuity of learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The weaknesses in leadership and management of the provision compromise children's welfare. Staff do not notice some potential hazards, for example, numerous amounts of staples sticking out of displays or sticky adhesive left on walls which could result in an injury or choking to young children. Overall, the key person system supports parents, children and staff to form good relationships. Parents comments gained at the inspection indicate that they are happy with the new manager and can see improvements to the care provided. Children behave well. They learn to share and take turns and are aware of simple behaviour rules. Staff teach children about expectations and remind them about being kind and caring towards each other. Children are physically active and enjoy playing outside every day.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children gain sufficient skills to prepare them for school. However, not all children make the best possible progress as teaching and planning for learning is not consistently good. Children learn to manage their self-care needs independently. They are able to serve their own lunch and help to tidy up after meal times. All children enjoy using writing materials. They develop skills as they use pens, pencils and paints to draw and make random marks.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY244039 Local authority Redbridge Inspection number 10085719 Type of provision Full day care

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childcare on non-domestic premises Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 12 Name of registered person Rainbow Kids Nursery Ltd

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Date of previous inspection 15 June 2018 Telephone number 0208 5041036

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Amazing Footprints Nursery registered in 2002. It is situated in the London Borough of Redbridge. The nursery employs six members of staff who hold relevant child care qualifications. The nursery is open each week day from 8am to 6pm, all year round, except for bank holidays.

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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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