Peek A Boo Childcare

Inspection of Peek A Boo Childcare Ground Floor, Waterside Health Centre, Infirmary Street, BLACKBURN BB2 3SF

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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

Not all children have a positive experience at the nursery. The provider has failed to ensure that the building has adequate heating and hot water at all times. Although he is working to fix this issue, on the morning of the inspection the playrooms were very cold. Staff appear unconcerned by this. They do not consider this issue when planning suitable activities for children. For instance, babies are left too long, visibly dithering in wet vests after a water activity. Two-year-old children are washed with cold water following a painting activity. This does not meet children's basic care needs and compromises their well-being.

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The provision is inadequate

The learning experiences of children in the baby and toddler rooms are poor. Staff's expectations of what children can achieve are not high enough. Staff do not plan interesting and exciting activities that help children to make good progress in their development. Although children show some motivation to take part and have a go, activities lack challenge. Consequently, children frequently become bored and are not engaged in purposeful learning. This creates a chaotic, unorganised environment.

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The provision is inadequate

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, parents no longer routinely enter the nursery. However, this does not have a negative effect on children. They arrive at the nursery happy and eager to join their friends.

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n Leaders do not ensure that all staff understand the policies and procedures, particularly in relation to child protection. The arrangements for supervision, coaching and mentoring are not effective. Although staff access some online training, this is not specific to their individual needs. Leaders do not provide accurate feedback to help staff to improve their knowledge and skills. This has a negative impact on the quality of care and education that children receive. That said, the new manager is passionate about making improvements and has some relevant action plans in place. n Leaders do not ensure that children access a broad and interesting curriculum. Staff can talk about some of the things they want children to learn but they do not provide these opportunities. They do not plan well-sequenced activities that build on what children already know and can do. For example, some children are asked to recognise numerals before they can count. Children are not well

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prepared for the next stage in their learning. n The environment has very few learning aids and is in a state of disrepair. The lack of engaging activities and play opportunities has a negative effect on children's behaviour, particularly two-year-old children. For example, staff try to read the 'book of the week', but many pages are missing. Consequently, children

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15 February 2022 lose interest and become disruptive, ripping up the other books. Although staff briefly ask children not to do this, rules and boundaries are not managed consistently. This does not promote a culture of respect and positive behaviour. n The key-person system in the baby room does not ensure that the individual needs of babies are consistently met. Their routines are poorly implemented and transitions between activities are long and slow. For instance, children are crying because they are tired and staff sit them down for snack rather than putting them to bed. As a result, children are very upset for longer than is necessary. This does not promote children's well-being and help them to feel safe and secure. n Leaders do not ensure that appropriate risk assessments are completed before children use the outdoor area. Children are able to access rubbish, broken toys, wet clothing and a disused refrigerator. This poses a health and safety hazard to

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children. That said, children do have some opportunities to develop their physical skills in the outdoor area. They confidently exercise their large muscles on the climbing equipment and the see-saw. n Partnerships with parents are not good enough. Some parents are not aware of the name of their child's key person. They are unsure of what children's next steps are at nursery and how they can be extended at home. This hinders the continuity of care and learning for children. That said, the new manager is making an effort to form relationships with parents. She has recently introduced parenting classes and uses an online app to share some information about children's day at nursery. n Staff in the baby room do not consistently follow good hygiene practices. For instance, they do not wash their hands after wiping children's noses. This does not reduce the potential spread of germs and promote good health. However,

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staff in the toddler room talk to children about the importance of washing their hands before eating lunch. n Children in the pre-school room have a different experience. They are calm, well-behaved and motivated to learn. Staff teach children to recognise, pronounce and write the letters from their name. They introduce new words, such as 'pail' and 'steep' during story time. This promotes children's literacy development and encourages them to use their thinking skills.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

Not all staff, including the deputy safeguarding lead, are confident to follow the safeguarding policy and procedure. They are unable to recognise the signs and symptoms of abuse. Some staff are unable to identify when children or families may be at risk of being drawn into extreme behaviours. This puts children at risk of harm. That said, leaders are confident to identify and refer concerns they have about children. The procedures for safe recruitment are effective. Leaders carry out appropriate checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children.

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Due date

ensure that all staff are trained to understand the safeguarding policy and procedure, including how to identify when children or families may be at risk of being drawn into extreme behaviours 15/03/2022

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implement procedures for effective risk assessment of the outdoor area 15/03/2022

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ensure that the environment is suitable for children at all times, with particular regard to hot water and heating 15/03/2022

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ensure that parents are informed of who their child's key person is, children's next steps and how they can support learning at home 29/03/2022

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implement robust procedures for supervision, coaching and mentoring to improve staff's knowledge and raise the quality of education to a good level 29/03/2022

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ensure that staff follow good hygiene procedures and teach children why these are important 15/03/2022

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plan and implement a curriculum that is broad, interesting and builds on what children already know and can do 29/03/2022

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implement an effective key-person system that ensures children's individual care needs are being met. 15/03/2022

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2589190 Local authority Blackburn with Darwen Inspection number 10220946 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 102 Number of children on roll 100 Name of registered person Peek A Boo Day Care Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01254 427640 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Peek A Boo Childcare registered in 2020. The nursery employs nine members of childcare staff. Of these, seven hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery 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 This inspection was carried out following the risk assessment process. n The manager gave the inspector a tour of the nursery and discussed how the curriculum is planned and implemented. n The inspector observed the quality of education indoors and outdoors and evaluated the impact on children's learning. n Discussions were held with staff, parents and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n A leadership and management meeting was held with the provider and manager. Documentation relating to the suitability of people working with children was checked. The inspector looked at qualification certificates and paediatric first-aid certificates.

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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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