Little Crickets

Little Crickets 185b Park Road, London N8 8JJ

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Inspection date 14 February 2019 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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Effectiveness of leadership and management Requires improvement

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement

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Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This is a provision that requires improvement

n Children are not supported to make as much progress as they could. The manager does not ensure that staff always use information from children's assessments sufficiently to help plan and tailor activities that help meet individual and groups of children's next steps in learning. n The required progress check for children aged between two and three years has not been carried out on all eligible children. This does not help to ensure all parents are fully informed of their children's stage of development. n Staff's professional development is not sharply focused on minimising inconsistencies in the quality of teaching. n Staff do not always obtain detailed information about children's abilities from parents when children first start, to help them plan for children's learning. n The manager does not make sufficient use of self-evaluation and monitoring procedures to help identify areas of weaker practice and inform future development.

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It has the following strengths

n Children are happy and form relationships with staff at the nursery. They settle quickly and develop bonds with their key person, which contributes to their emotional well- being. n Parents are happy with the nursery and comment on the friendly staff who keep them updated about what their children have enjoyed at nursery. n Staff teach children to share and take turns. Overall, children behave well.

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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 the assessment process so that all staff are aware of children's next steps, to inform planning of activities and to challenge individuals and groups of children to make the best possible progress in their learning 25/03/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

complete the progress check for all children aged between two and three years and ensure that parents are provided with a written summary of their child's progress in the prime areas of learning and development. 25/03/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n ensure teaching is monitored effectively to help raise the overall quality, so that all children make at least good progress n obtain detailed information from parents when children start the setting about what children already know and can do n strengthen evaluation processes to help identify ways to improve the quality of the provision.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children as they engaged in activities. n The inspector and the manager undertook a joint observation of a teaching activity. n The inspector held discussions with the manager and staff during the inspection about children's care and the activities provided for them. n The inspector took into account the views of the parents and carers spoken to on the day, and engaged with children at appropriate times. n The inspector viewed documentation during the inspection, such as the setting's policies and procedures and children's assessment records.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff have a good understanding of the local procedures that they should follow if they have concerns about a child's welfare. There are secure procedures for the recruitment and induction of new staff to help ensure that adults working with children are suitable. The manager and staff recognise some strengths and areas for improvement in the setting's practice, overall. For example, they have recently used research to help develop areas where children rest and relax. However, the manager does not identify all weaknesses in relation to staff's performance and does not consistently oversee staff. For example, on occasions, progress checks for children aged between two and three years are not always completed, or a written summary shared with parents, to help identify gaps in children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Overall, staff interact with children well. Children concentrate and are keen to join in some activities. However, the quality of teaching is inconsistent and the quality of staff's assessments is varied. Although staff observe children, there are gaps in some staff's knowledge about what their key children can do and what they need to do next to extend their learning. Not all staff use the information they gather to help identify children's next steps in all areas of learning. This hinders the progress children make in these areas. Overall, staff provide children with support for their physical skills. For example, children have fun as they run outside and navigate around on bikes, developing their coordination skills. Children enjoy being imaginative as they pretend to put out fires together and use their creativity as they make biscuits.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children have a key person to help them settle into the nursery. Staff share regular information about children's care and develop trusting relationships with parents and carers. However, they do not always gain clear information from parents about children's abilities on entry, to help them plan effectively from the outset. Staff help children learn to respect the environment. For example, children help to tidy away the toys after using them. Staff celebrate children's languages and cultures, which helps children begin to learn about the wider world. Staff work well with other professionals involved in children's care, enabling a consistent approach to children's care needs. However, due to gaps in assessment, staff's plans do not fully reflect children's individual emerging learning needs to ensure they always provide stimulating and challenging activities for all children.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are making some progress in their development in readiness for school. However, this is not as strong or coordinated as possible. Children respond well to the guidance provided by staff. Younger children enjoy taking responsibility for small tasks, such as tidying up toys. Older children display physical skills, such as balance, coordination and mobility.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY547649 Local authority Haringey Inspection number 10093875 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 61 Number of children on roll 90 Name of registered person Play On Kids Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 0208 883 1394

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Little Crickets registered in 2017 and is located in the London Borough of Haringey. The setting opens each weekday from 8am to 6pm, all year round. It is in receipt of funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years. There are 17 members of staff, 12 of whom hold early years qualifications from level 2 to level 6.

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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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