Coccinelle Day Nursery

Inspection of Coccinelle Day Nursery Nursery Building, Foster Road, Plaistow, London, Newham E13 8BT

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is inadequate

Children do not feel safe and secure. Poor staff deployment means staff do not always supervise children well enough. They do not ensure that all children are in their sight at all times, therefore, children may not receive help quickly enough, particularly in an emergency situation.

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The provision is inadequate

Children engage well in some planned activities that motivate their learning. However, leaders and managers do not ensure that the curriculum is implemented effectively to achieve their aims for individual children's overall development. Overall, children behave when they are engaged and there are enough staff to interact with them. However, there are times, particularly in the early morning, when there is insufficient staff and this leads to children displaying inappropriate behaviour. For example, they get bored and wander around aimlessly or crawl under furniture. This demonstrates that staff do not have a good enough understanding of how to manage children's behaviour and needs. Overall, when children are engaged they show curiosity in the activities. Young children build on their vocabulary, for example, staff encourage them to match pictures to objects as they call out the names of objects. Older children build on their mathematical skills

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The provision is inadequate

in preparation for future learning. For example, they place play trucks on a weighing scale and staff help them learn to add and take off objects to balance both sides.

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The provision is inadequate

Most parents, including parents of children who need additional support, provide positive views about their children's relationship with their key person. However, variability in the quality of education and the impact of poor staffing arrangements on children's personal development means that children do not make consistent progress in all areas of their learning.

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need to do better?

n The provider does not ensure that the manager or a named deputy is present, as required, at all times when children are present. Furthermore, they do not ensure that there are always adequate staff present to supervise children effectively and to ensure their safety. n The quality of care is significantly weak when the numbers of staff are inadequate, and the manager and deputy are not present. At times, children are left unsupervised while eating their breakfast and are not in sight of the staff. Furthermore, safety gates are sometimes left open, putting children at risk of accessing equipment that is not meant for their use. When the staff and children are in the garden, staff do not respond promptly to instances when individual children wander back indoors. Poor child supervision puts children at significant risk of harm and their safety is compromised.

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need to do better?

25 June 2021 n Weak leadership and management mean that when staff ratios are low, the staff team struggle to meet the needs of children effectively. They do not find time to motivate individual children's play and learning, to support their good behaviour and understanding of rules and boundaries. n The quality of staff interaction with children is better during times of the day when staff ratios are met. Overall, children are engaged in activities. Through observations and assessments, the team identifies and addresses some gaps in groups of children's learning, such as developing children's early mark-making skills. n Staff teach children to share and take turns with each other. They help children develop good hand washing routines and to use the toilet independently. They work in partnership with parents to meet individual children's dietary needs. Some members of staff speak children's home languages and they work well

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need to do better?

with parents to help children settle at the nursery. Children and their families feel included. n When children who are learning English as an additional language returned after a period of absence during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, staff supported them well to help them regain their language skills. Parents who do not speak English at home with their children, provided feedback that their children have learned to say phrases in English. However, inconsistencies in the learning programme means that not all children who need additional support and/or receive funding have consistent opportunities for their overall progress.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders and managers do not ensure that child supervision is effective at all times. These weaknesses have a significant impact on children's safety. Staff do not have a clear understanding of the setting's policies and procedures in relation to safeguarding, particularly in the event of an allegation being made against a member of staff. Children's welfare is not assured. Staff understand some wider safeguarding matters, such as concerns that may be indicated by children's long absences. The provider ensures that people who work with the children are suitable for their roles.

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Due date

25 June 2021 ensure that there are adequate staff at all times, and they are deployed well to supervise children effectively, meet their needs and ensure their safety 08/07/2021

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Due date

ensure that the manager or named deputy is present at all times when children are present. 08/07/2021

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ensure that risk assessments are effective to ensure that children do not have access to equipment and materials that are not meant for their use 08/07/2021

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Due date

ensure that all staff have a clear understanding of the setting's policies and procedures in relation to safeguarding, including the procedures to follow in the event of an allegation 08/07/2021

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Due date

ensure that staff manage children's behaviour appropriately, to meet their needs and keep them safe 08/07/2021

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Due date

monitor and develop staff practice to achieve consistency in the quality of education and care. 16/07/2021

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Due date

ensure that the curriculum is implemented effectively to fully support children's development in all areas of their learning and to support their consistent progress from their starting points. 16/07/2021

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY556741 Local authority Newham Inspection number 10190249 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 36 Number of children on roll 45 Name of registered person Coccinelle Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 02075113113 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Coccinelle Day Nursery registered in 2018. The nursery is situated in the London borough of Newham. The nursery operates from Monday to Friday, from 7.30am until 6pm, for most of the year. Eleven staff work at the setting, of whom three staff, including the manager, hold childcare qualifications at level 6, one staff at level 4, three staff at level 3 and three staff at level 2. The nursery provides funded early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in the evaluation of the provider. n The manager explained how the curriculum is planned and implemented. n Parents shared their views with the inspector, about their children's time at the setting. n The inspector took account of children's views and had discussions with staff. n The manager attended a meeting with the inspector and shared information regarding the provision and arrangements for safeguarding. n This inspection was conducted following Ofsted's risk assessment process.

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Inspection activities

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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Inspection activities

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