Beaulieu Park Day Nursery

Inspection of Beaulieu Park Day Nursery Beaulieu Park Day Nursery, 9 Albemarle Link, Chelmsford CM1 6AH

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Overall effectiveness Inadequate

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

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The provision is inadequate

Children's safety and welfare is compromised. Required staff-to-child ratios are not consistently met. For example, at the start of the nursery day there are high numbers of young children with insufficient staff available to care for them.

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The provision is inadequate

Children are not provided with a curriculum that challenges and extends their learning and development. The quality of children's education throughout the nursery is poor. For example, although staff sit with a group of two-year-old children at a particular activity involving dried cereals, they do not engage children in the activity. Instead, they remind children to keep the cereals on the table as the children drop these on the floor. As a result, children's play is not purposeful.

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The provision is inadequate

Children do not benefit from meaningful learning opportunities. The lack of staff's ongoing observation and assessment for children means they demonstrate a poor understanding of where children are in their learning. As a result, staff are unable to accurately plan a stimulating and challenging learning environment for most children.

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The provision is inadequate

Staff do not manage daily routines and times of transition very well. This means children wait for extended periods of time, in particular when staff are preparing for group activities. Older children lack engagement, which leads to a disorderly environment that hinders children's learning. Staff do not manage the disruptive behaviour and fail to support children to develop an understanding of appropriate behaviours.

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need to do better?

n The provider has failed to ensure that recruitment procedures are robust. For example, adequate checks are not completed for staff that leave and return to work after a significant period of time. This means the suitability of staff is not fully checked and therefore, children's safety and welfare are not assured. n The provider does not ensure that the manager has an up-to-date knowledge of wider safeguarding issues, which may have an impact on children's welfare. Additionally, there are inconsistencies with staff knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and the procedures to be followed. For example, some staff do not understand the local authority procedures to be followed if concerns arise about adults working with children. Furthermore, some staff do not know when or why they must contact the local authority. This affects children's safety and welfare. n Staff induction procedures are not followed consistently. As a result, some staff

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need to do better?

do not demonstrate a suitable knowledge and understanding of their roles and responsibilities. n Staff do not implement effective strategies to manage children's behaviour. For

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18 November 2021 example, children observed pushing, shoving and fighting with each other are told to 'sit nicely'. When this behaviour then extends to a child getting hurt, staff fail to explain to children the consequences of their actions. This means children do not learn to recognise the impact their behaviour has on others. n Staff supervision arrangements are poor. The provider fails to ensure that the manager acts upon training needs identified by staff, such as behaviour management. Nothing is done to address these training needs. This has a negative impact on children's safety and welfare. Furthermore, this fails to support staff in managing children's behaviour. n The key-person system is not good enough. Staff do not ensure that children's individual needs are considered effectively. There are inconsistencies with the support that staff provide to children who speak English as an additional

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language. Consequently, some children do not develop a good standard of spoken English. n Staff do not promote the good health of all children. They do not support children to learn about positive ways to prevent the spread of infection. For example, staff do not ask children to cover their mouths, use a tissue or wash their hands after coughing and sneezing. In addition to this, children using cereal during activities are told not to eat from the floor, but staff do little to explain why, or stop the children from doing this. n Older children enjoy their outing to the local park. They actively join in with collecting sticks as they gather these to take back to nursery to recreate the main character from a favourite book. n Young babies are happy. They demonstrate that they feel safe and secure, and they have close relationships with key staff. Children in this room explore activities and experiences with interest.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

Weaknesses in leadership and management means that children's safety is not assured. The provider does not ensure that recruitment procedures are followed, and essential background checks are completed to make certain that staff are suitable to work with children. Staff complete online safeguarding training and, in the main, know the signs they must be alert to that may indicate a child is at risk of harm or abuse. However, the provider does not ensure that staff's understanding is regularly checked. Some staff are not familiar with the local safeguarding procedures. This includes how to report concerns about adults in the setting if management were not to follow them up. In addition, the provider does not ensure that the manager and staff have a sufficient knowledge of wider safeguarding matters.

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ensure that staffing arrangements meet the needs of all children; deploy staff appropriately so that ratios are met at all times 07/12/2021

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implement appropriate procedures for dealing with children's behaviour and train staff to ensure that they follow these consistently 07/12/2021

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train all staff to understand the safeguarding policy and procedures 07/12/2021

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implement robust recruitment procedures to ensure that adults looking after children are suitable; keep a record of information about staff qualifications and the identity checks and vetting processes that have been completed 07/12/2021

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implement effective induction training that supports staff to understand their roles and responsibilities 07/12/2021

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ensure that staff undertake appropriate training and continuous professional development to ensure they continually offer quality learning experiences for all children 07/12/2021

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implement effective supervision with staff that provides support, coaching and training and promotes the interests of all children 07/12/2021

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ensure the care of each child is tailored to meet their individual needs, this includes ensuring that children have sufficient opportunities to learn and reach a good standard in English language 07/12/2021

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18 November 2021 ensure that all necessary steps are taken to keep children safe and well, with particular reference to supporting children to reduce the spread of infection and learn about good health. 07/12/2021

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improve the organisation of daily routines, particularly regarding large- group activities to ensure that all children's needs are met 07/12/2021

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improve the quality of staff's teaching and general interaction to extend, challenge and inspire children's engagement in learning 21/12/2021

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ensure staff use accurate assessments of children's learning to plan challenging and interesting experiences that focus on what children need to learn next. 21/12/2021

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY500476 Local authority Essex Inspection number 10214077 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

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inspection

Total number of places 145 Number of children on roll 158 Name of registered person Beaulieu Park Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01245 462932 Date of previous inspection 27 March 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Beaulieu Park Day Nursery registered in 2016. The nursery employs 23 members of childcare staff. Of these, 11 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, from 7am until 7pm, for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four- year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspectors discussed the impact of the pandemic with the manager and have taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager and one inspector carried out a learning walk together to understand how the curriculum is organised. n One inspector observed staff interaction with children during an adult-led activity and reviewed this with the manager. n One inspector spoke to a number of parents during the inspection and took into account their views and feedback. Both inspectors spoke with children and staff throughout the inspection. n The inspectors reviewed a sample of the provider's documentation, including evidence of staff suitability.

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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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