Childcare on Domestic Premises, Full day care in Devon

Report for childcare on domestic premises

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Inspection date 22 May 2019 Previous inspection date 24 September 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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This provision is inadequate

n The provider, who is also the manager, does not ensure that information about child protection matters is recorded or shared with relevant staff in line with the Local Safeguarding Children Board procedures. n The provider does not implement robust recruitment procedures for all new staff before they begin working with children. She does not complete full suitability checks and ensure they have the appropriate skills to demonstrate good-quality practice. n The provider and staff do not make sure attendance records are accurate to help them keep track of which children are present and who is on the premises. n The provider does not implement the complaints policy consistently to record all concerns, carry out full investigations and share findings with relevant individuals. n The provider does not monitor the quality of teaching or provide effective support and coaching. As a result, staff do not provide proper support for children with speech

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This provision is inadequate

delays, and fail to plan suitably challenging activities that build on children's individual next steps in learning. Children do not make enough progress. n Partnerships with parents and other settings attended by children are not effective. Parents often receive inaccurate information about their children's progress, and staff do not involve parents or other settings in assessing and planning for children's learning. n The provider does not monitor children's progress, to help her check staff's assessments and identify and close any gaps in children's learning, to target their specific learning needs.

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It has the following strengths

n Staff provide a clean, welcoming and attractive environment for children to explore.

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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 ensure child protection procedures are implemented in line with the local safeguarding children board, with particular regard to the recording of concerns and sharing information about children with the relevant staff 21/06/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

improve understanding of responsibilities relating to wider safeguarding matters, with particular regard to the 'Prevent' duty 21/06/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

improve recruitment processes to ensure the suitability and skills of new staff before they begin working with children 21/06/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

maintain accurate records of children's hours of attendance at all times 21/06/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

implement the complaints procedure consistently to ensure all concerns are recorded, investigated and responded to appropriately and in a timely manner 12/07/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

improve support and coaching for staff and the monitoring of their practice to raise the quality of teaching, with particular regard to meeting the needs of children with communication and language delays 26/07/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

improve partnership working with parents, to involve them all in their children's learning and ensure staff share accurate assessment information with them 26/07/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

develop links with other settings that children attend to enable consistency in children's experiences 26/07/2019

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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 activity planning to ensure children receive good challenge based on their individual next steps in learning, to help them make good progress 26/07/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

improve arrangements to monitor children's progress, to check the accuracy of assessments and identify any patterns or gaps in their learning, to target children's specific learning needs. 26/07/2019 Inspection activities

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed staff deployment, supervision of children and the interactions between staff and children throughout the day. n The inspector carried out two joint observations with the provider to evaluate the quality of teaching and learning. n The inspector spoke with children, parents and staff during the inspection and held discussions with the owner to reflect on their practice and the implementation of procedures. n The inspector sampled a range of documents, including children's learning records, policies and procedures, staff files and children's attendance records. n This inspection was carried out following the risk assessment process to look into concerns.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

The provider does not have a clear understanding of her responsibility to identify and take effective action to address the failings of the setting. Safeguarding is not effective. The provider and staff are able to recognise signs that a child's welfare is at risk of harm and know to refer any concerns to the relevant agencies. However, the provider does not ensure that all concerns about children's welfare are recorded, and she does not share information with relevant staff about child protection concerns. As a result, staff working with children do not have a full picture of individual children's circumstances so that they can protect them from harm. The provider does not implement robust recruitment processes to ensure new staff's suitability and skills before they start work with children. New staff receive a suitable induction to help them become familiar with their role and responsibilities. The provider does not follow the complaints policy to reflect on practice

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

and procedures. For example, she does not record all concerns, investigate fully or share her findings. The provider does not monitor staff's practice successfully or provide effective support and professional development opportunities. As a result, the quality of teaching has declined. Furthermore, the provider does not track children's development successfully, to check assessments and target children's specific needs, to help them to make as much progress as possible. Consequently, parents receive inaccurate and insufficient information about their children's progress, and the provider is not able to identify any patterns in their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Staff fail to provide good challenge for all children or build on their next steps in learning. For example, during whole-group activities, staff do not tailor the level of challenge to children's needs. They expect younger children and those with developmental delays to sit and join in for long periods; children lose interest and do not participate. Staff also do not extend activities for the more able children, to enable them to develop and practise new skills and make the progress of which they are capable. Staff provide appropriate toys and resources that support children to play and have a go. For instance, babies explore the role-play kitchen toys and older children investigate what happens when they ride toys down ramps. Staff get involved in children's games when invited to participate. However, weaknesses in staff's teaching mean children with speech delays often play alone with few opportunities to interact with others.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Partnerships with parents and other settings are weak. Staff do not work closely with them to gain information about children's experiences elsewhere.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Weaknesses in the provider's and staff's safeguarding knowledge and practice have a detrimental impact on how well they can work with each other and external agencies to keep children safe. Recruitment processes are not followed consistently to carry out full checks of new staff's suitability before they begin working with children. The provider and staff fail to maintain accurate records of the times of children's attendance, to enable them to account for all children in the event of an emergency. These weaknesses put children at risk of harm. The provider maintains appropriate staff ratios and ensures staff are suitably deployed to supervise children closely. Staff do not plan for children's individual needs to keep them engaged and focused during activities, so they become distracted and lose interest. Staff meet the children's individual care needs, such as reassuring and distracting unsettled children with cuddles and games.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children do not make the progress of which they are capable, so they are not generally well prepared for school. Group activities are not tailored effectively for children's needs, particularly toddlers, those with developmental delays and the more able children. As a result, children are not supported to participate, or encouraged to learn to concentrate and develop new skills. Children with speech delays do not receive enough encouragement or support from staff to communicate.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY546694 Local authority Devon Inspection number 10107601 Type of provision Childcare on 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 - 7 Total number of places 44 Number of children on roll 72

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Date of previous inspection 24 September 2018

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Gatehouse Farm Childcare registered in 2017. The nursery operates from a private house in Dawlish, Devon. The nursery is open Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm, for 51 weeks a year. There are nine members of staff, of whom eight hold qualifications at level 3 and above. The nursery receives funding for the provision of free early education for 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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