Childcare on Domestic Premises, Full day care in North Lincolnshire

Report for childcare on domestic premises

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is inadequate

Children's well-being is not maintained. Recruitment procedures are not robust. The provider has failed to wait for relevant checks to be completed by Ofsted before allowing staff to work in ratios with children. Medication procedures are poorly implemented, which do not protect children's health and safety. The provider has a clear knowledge of child protection. However, her staff do not have the same level of understanding, which does not effectively safeguard children.

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The provision is inadequate

While the provider understands what she wants children to learn, this has not been shared effectively with staff. Although staff review children's progress, they do not have a clear understanding of child development. This results in activities not building on children's prior knowledge and skills. For example, the provider understands the importance of getting children to fully understand the value of numbers up to five. However, staff explain how they want to help children to count on from 10. Staff are unable to confirm that children have a firm grasp of the value of numbers up to 10 before moving them on to this next step.

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The provision is inadequate

Overall, children behave well. Children are cared for in age related groups. Each group moves periodically around to the different rooms during the day. This enables them to access a wider range of resources. However, the rooms are not always available when a different group of children wants to enter. This leaves children waiting in utility areas, where they sometimes become upset and frustrated.

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need to do better?

n Written permission to administer medication to children and details about the safe administration of medication are not always obtained. Staff do not ensure medication provided for children contains clear administration details. This results in staff being unable to verify the required dosage required. Details about the child's specific health condition and the safe storage of medication are also not obtained. This does not protect children's well-being. n Staff are aware who their key children are, and they have some understanding of their individual needs and abilities. However, staff do not always work in the same room as their key children. This prevents children from developing a secure and settled relationship with their key person. n At times during the day, the environment becomes chaotic and disorganised. When children change rooms, these are not always ready for them to enter. This results in children becoming restless and crying as there is nothing for them to

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need to do better?

do. Due to the confines of the space, toddlers inadvertently stand on non-mobile babies' hands, resulting in further distress for these children. Staff try to engage children in singing, however, this is merely a holding activity with little purpose.

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need to do better?

3 February 2022 When children finally enter the room, activities and resources are strewn across the floor. Older children comment on the mess the babies had left when they enter the room. When babies enter another room, there are resources left out which are not suited to their developmental abilities. Children's individual needs are not always effectively met. n Due to the chaotic environment, children sometimes get upset. Staff try and comfort the children by providing cuddles and reassurance. However, staff show their inexperience as they become flustered when children sometimes continue to cry. Also, when staff have routine tasks to complete, like nappy changes for example, these sometimes take priority over the crying children. Staff often try singing loudly to distract children, which serves little purpose and does not meet children's needs. n While children behave well and enjoy participating in a range of activities, staff

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need to do better?

do not support children to build on their prior learning. For example, staff explain they are supporting children with their pencil control during a colouring activity. However, out of the five children, only two hold their pencils correctly. Staff make no attempt to support the other children to learn how to hold their pencils correctly. n Staff talk to children as they play and they do lots of singing activities, which helps children to hear lots of words. However, singing activities, as already identified above, are often use as a distraction or a holding activity. This diminishes the purpose of the experience for children. n Staff are monitoring some children for possible delays in their development, including speech and language. While the provider understands how to support these children, other staff are less familiar. This does not help to effectively close gaps in children's achievements.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff knowledge of child protection is not effective, as they lack awareness of a wide range of possible indicators of abuse. They are also unfamiliar with the procedures to follow if the provider fails to act if concerns about a child are identified. For example, staff incorrectly explain how they would report concerns about a child to the local authority designated officer. The provider has a clear understanding of her roles and responsibilities relating to child protection. Staff recruitment procedures are not fully effective. While the provider undertakes some suitability checks on new staff, she fails to wait for suitability checks to be completed by Ofsted. This has resulted in several staff working in ratios with children, whose suitability has not been fully checked. This does not ensure children's welfare is maintained.

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Due date

ensure recruitment procedures include the completion of Ofsted's suitability checks prior to allowing staff to work in ratios with children 10/02/2022

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ensure written permission is obtained prior to administering medication to a child 10/02/2022

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ensure clear procedures are in place for obtaining information about a child's needs for medicines, for keeping this information up to date and for the safe administration and storage of the medication 10/02/2022

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ensure staff have a clear knowledge of the indicators of abuse and understand the procedures to follow if they have concerns about a child 17/03/2022

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ensure staff have appropriate skills and knowledge about child development so that they have a clear understanding of what they want children to learn and how to effectively implement this 04/04/2022

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ensure when moving groups of children round to the different rooms, that these rooms are available and suitable for the age range of children cared for 10/02/2022

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ensure staff understand how to support each child's communication and language skills in line with their developmental needs and abilities 04/04/2022

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Due date

ensure a child's identified key person works more closely with them to help children to develop a settled relationship and to ensure a child's care and learning is tailored to their individual needs. 10/02/2022

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2531328 Local authority North Lincolnshire Inspection number 10214095 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

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inspection

Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 63

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Teddy Bears Childcare registered in 2020 and is situated in Scunthorpe. The setting employs 13 members of childcare staff, four of whom hold early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The setting opens Monday to Friday all year round, except for bank holidays and two weeks at Christmas. Sessions are from 7am until 6.15pm. The setting provides funding for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. n The provider and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the setting and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children and staff spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a planned activity with the provider. n Parents and grandparents shared their views of the nursery with the inspector.

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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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