Sheffield Woodland Kindergarten ltd

Inspection of Sheffield Woodland Kindergarten ltd Behind Frances Newton Lynwood Gardens, 7 Clarkehouse Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S10 2LA

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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 are happy in the outdoor nursery. They arrive confident and ready to play and explore. However, staff do not consistently use what they know about children to challenge them effectively while they play. Children do not benefit from well- planned learning experiences. This does not ensure that children are well prepared for the next stage in their learning.

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The provision is inadequate

Despite weaknesses in the leadership of the nursery, children show good physical skills and are developing independence. They enjoy running games and playing hide and seek. Children play mining games and look for pretend rubies. They use their imaginations to make up stories about fairies. However, they get bored quickly as the activities provided do not build on what they know or need to learn next.

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The provision is inadequate

Children learn to manage and take risks appropriate to their age and ability. They make good friendship groups and are kind to each other. Children's behaviour is good. However, key persons do not support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to join in with the activities provided. This does not help to fully meet their needs.

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need to do better?

n Staff do not deliver the curriculum consistently. They do not always tailor activities and experiences to help children build on the skills that they need to learn next. Staff do not provide high-quality interactions and targeted intervention to help meet children's needs. Children struggle to remain interested in planned activities. This means children do not make good progress in their learning and development. n Regular staffing changes cause poor staff deployment. The key-person system is not effective to ensure that children, especially those with SEND, are encouraged to join in with activities. For example, during a reading activity SEND children play with a padlock on a cupboard and are ignored by their key person, who is trying to settle another child. Consequently, staff do not ensure the identified development needs of children are supported in order to provide challenge in all areas of learning.

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need to do better?

n The manager undertakes a workload that is unachievable. The provider has not put in place a deputy manager to cover the manager in order for her to be able to carry out management tasks. Furthermore, the manager does not have access to the information she needs to run the nursery appropriately. n The provider ensures that children are cared for in a welcoming environment. However, arrangements for the supervision of staff are not effective. The provider does not provide staff with the coaching and guidance they need to

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need to do better?

10 February 2022 ensure that teaching is consistently good and curriculum planning is consistently implemented. Furthermore, staff's mental health and well-being are not supported by the provider. Staff morale is low and they lack enthusiasm due to their ever demanding workloads. n Risk assessments for all activities are in place and children are supervised. However, the procedure for record-keeping relating to accidents is not good enough. There are discrepancies in completed records. For example, information sent to Ofsted by the provider confirms the dates of accidents are not recorded accurately. In addition, parents state they are told if their child has an accident but they do not receive the written records until weeks later. As a result, children's health and safety is compromised. n Hygiene practices are effective. Staff encourage children to independently use the outdoor toilet and gently remind them to wash their hands. However, staff

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need to do better?

have not recognised that the lunchtime routine and constant toileting can disrupt planned activities and learning experiences for children.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

There is a safeguarding policy in place and the manager has an appropriate understanding of how to safeguard children. However, staff are not aware of the signs and symptoms of abuse to help them to recognise when a child may be at risk. They are not secure about the process that they would follow when reporting a concern. In addition, staff do not understand the procedure to follow in the event of an allegation being made against a member of staff. Furthermore, they do not have a secure knowledge and understanding of current child protection legislation. These weaknesses compromise children's safety and welfare.

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Due date

take effective action to improve the staff's understanding of the signs and symptoms of abuse and the procedures to be followed should a concern arise about a child 10/05/2022

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Due date

10 February 2022 ensure that all staff fully understand the procedure to follow if allegations are made against a staff member and understand wider child protection legislation to keep children safe from harm 10/05/2022

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ensure all staff understand how to deliver a well-sequenced curriculum and planning is constantly put into practice to challenge and extend each child's learning 10/05/2022

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implement an effective key-person system to ensure key persons offer all children, including those with SEND, continually high-quality interactions and targeted intervention to help meet their needs 10/05/2022

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ensure that staff are deployed effectively at all times to keep children safe and ensure their needs are met 10/05/2022

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ensure there is a deputy manager who is capable and supported to manage the nursery in the manager's absence, and the manager has access to the necessary records needed to run the nursery efficiently 10/05/2022

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make sure that supervision of staff is put in place to provide guidance, coaching and training to support staff's well-being and improve their practice 10/05/2022

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ensure accident records are accurate and contain sufficient detail to promote children's good health. 10/05/2022

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should:

n review the organisation of daily routines to minimise disruptions and make the most of all learning opportunities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY486454 Local authority Sheffield Inspection number 10221389 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 20 Number of children on roll 53 Name of registered person Sheffield Woodland Kindergarten Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07515021243 Date of previous inspection 26 February 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Sheffield Woodland Kindergarten ltd registered in 2015. The kindergarten employs 14 members of childcare staff. Of these, nine hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The kindergarten opens from Monday to Friday all year round, except for bank holidays, two weeks at Christmas, two weeks in the summer and one week at Easter. Sessions are from 8am until 5.30pm. The kindergarten provides funded early education 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 The inspection was carried out unannounced following the risk assessment process. n The inspector and manager completed a learning walk across all areas of the setting to understand how the early years provision and the curriculum are organised. n The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager and looked at a sample of the setting's documents. This included evidence of staff suitability and training. n The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery manager. n The inspector spoke to a number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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