Home from Home

Inspection of Home from Home 8 Spencer Parade, Northampton NN1 5AA

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Overall effectiveness Inadequate

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Inadequate

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The provision is inadequate

Children's health, safety and welfare are compromised. Staff do not always follow appropriate procedures when managing medicines. The provider does not ensure that she has a good knowledge and understanding of the signs that may indicate a child is at risk of being exposed to extreme views or behaviours. Furthermore, not all staff are clear on the policy with regard to allegations against staff and who to refer concerns to. This means that children are not appropriately safeguarded.

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The provision is inadequate

Staff's interaction with children varies in quality between the group rooms in the nursery. As a result, opportunities to enhance children's learning during play experiences and activities are not maximised for all children. Children's learning is assessed regularly. However, staff do not use this information well enough to ensure the curriculum offers appropriate challenge.

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The provision is inadequate

Children know the routines of the nursery well and, overall, show they are happy and independent. However, the key-person system is not used effectively to help children to settle, build secure relationships or support their emotional well-being. Children behave appropriately and staff have high expectations for this. They remind children to be kind, share and take turns. Children begin to show care and concern not only for each other but also for the nursery animals. They enjoy helping to feed the fish, hamster and budgerigars and know that this helps them to 'grow'.

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need to do better?

n The provider does not ensure that staff have a robust knowledge and understanding of what to do should they suspect a member of staff of harming a child. Further to this, the provider does not have a good enough understanding of the 'Prevent' duty. As a result, she is not aware of how to recognise and identify a child who may be at risk of radicalisation. This lack of knowledge means children are not protected from harm and is a breach of the requirements. n Although the staff have worked hard to address the actions raised at the previous inspection, there are some weaknesses that remain. Staff in the room for two- to three-year-old children do not always plan a curriculum that is appropriate and tailored to individual children's learning. For example, staff focus too intently on what they want the finished product to be and not on what children wish to achieve. This leads to ineffective learning at times.

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need to do better?

n Key persons do not ensure that children's care is tailored appropriately to meet their individual needs. For example, staff do not consistently implement appropriate strategies to help children to develop important relationships and establish themselves in their group room. This is not helpful to children and does

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19 February 2020 not support their emotional well-being. n Staff do not manage medicines appropriately. They do not always follow the nursery policy, that states that all medicines should be labelled with instructions and checked to ensure they are in date. At the time of the inspection there was an unlabelled medicine and an out-of-date medicine in the cabinet. Staff do not ensure that they follow the procedures in order to meet children's needs when they are unwell. n Staff provide children with opportunities to broaden their experiences from home. They ensure children learn how to grow different types of food and what they need to do this. Children show great excitement as they sprinkle seeds onto cotton wool and explain to visitors that these will grow 'big and big and bigger'. n Staff acknowledge the importance of supporting all children to be able to use their speaking skills well, including those who speak English as an additional

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need to do better?

language. Staff work closely with parents to ensure that languages used at home are reflected in the nursery. They use key words and phrases during adult-led activities, such as circle time, to help children feel valued. Books, songs and rhymes are used to help all children explore their speaking and listening skills. However, sometimes, during one-to-one activities, staff ask too many questions in succession and do not allow children enough time to think and respond. n Children learn how to be safe. They know to hold the handrail when going up and down the stairs and use wheeled toys and slides with care and control. Staff ensure all areas children have access to are safe and secure. For example, all doors and exits are secure. Additionally, staff complete headcounts when children move in and around the nursery to ensure children's safety. n Staff support children to look after their own personal care to prevent the spread

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of germs. For example, they remind children to 'catch their cough' and to use and throw tissues away when they have wiped their own noses. Children are offered three meals a day, along with a healthy snack mid-morning and afternoon. Furthermore, children develop their social skills as they talk with each other during mealtimes. n Overall, the provider and manager have appropriate systems in place to coach, support and mentor the staff team. However, they do not consistently focus professional development opportunities on identifying areas that will help to raise the quality of education provided to a higher level.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

Some staff are not certain of the procedures to follow should there be an allegation against a member of staff. Additionally, the provider's knowledge of wider safeguarding issues linked to the 'Prevent' duty is not secure. However, the provider, manager and staff are aware of the signs and symptoms of abuse and keep their knowledge updated through training. Risk assessments are robust, and areas children access are well organised, safe and secure. The provider has clear recruitment procedures to ensure staff working in the nursery are safe and

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Due date

ensure that the provider and all staff develop their knowledge and understanding of wider safeguarding issues, such as the 'Prevent' duty guidance, and of what to do in the event of an allegation against a member of staff 18/03/2020

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ensure that the key-person system allows every child to have their care tailored to meet their individual needs in order to help them build relationships with their friends and to support their emotional well-being 18/03/2020

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Due date

ensure the procedures for managing medicines identify when they are out of date and that all medicines are labelled to make it clear who the medicine is for, when it is needed and how much is required 18/03/2020

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Due date

ensure that staff use their knowledge of children to make sure that all activities offered are planned well and tailored to meet their individual needs, with particular regard to children who are in the room for two- to three-year-olds. 18/03/2020

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should:

n provide children with sufficient time to respond to questions, to help them develop their thinking and communication skills further n sharpen the focus of staff's professional development and support, to increase their potential to deliver high-quality provision for children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY491308 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 10124037 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 50 Number of children on roll 78 Name of registered person The Nannery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01604 722226 Date of previous inspection 27 August 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Home from Home registered in 2015 and is located in Northampton. The nursery employs 11 members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold early years qualifications at level 2, seven hold qualifications at level 3, one holds a qualification at level 6 and one has qualified teacher status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year around. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The nursery supports children who speak English as an additional language.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector and the provider carried out a learning walk around the nursery to help the inspector understand the organisation and structure of the nursery curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector held meetings with the provider and the manager. She reviewed relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n A joint observation was carried out by the inspector and the provider. n The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection. n The inspector spoke to a number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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We carried out this inspection 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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