Lilie Pad Day Nursery

Inspection of Clever Clogs Day Nursery The Old Library, Coptfold Road, Brentwood, Essex CM14 4BN

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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 Inadequate

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The provision is inadequate

Children are not kept safe. The provider and staff are oblivious to hazards. Staff carelessly balance unstable, heavy, wooden peg puzzles on a high shelf in the baby room. These fall to the floor where babies play. Children encounter a number of slip hazards. Staff fail to clean up shaving foam and water from the floor, sink and step in the children's toilets. Young children cannot freely access drinking water throughout the day. This does not promote their good health and well-being. Children are placed at further risk of harm due to staff's poor knowledge and understanding of first aid.

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The provision is inadequate

Children's health, safety and well-being are not assured. Staff continue to follow unhygienic practices. Children's toilets are not cleaned appropriately with faeces remaining in the bowl. Staff do not wash their hands between nappy changes. Children's ability to acquire key skills needed for the next stage in their learning is extremely limited. Although children are at times engaged in activities, they are not sufficiently challenged, so limited learning takes place. Despite this, overall, children are happy and behave well. Some children demonstrate confidence as they interact with visitors.

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need to do better?

n Despite weaknesses being identified at previous inspections and monitoring visits, the provider continues to put children's health and safety at risk. They rely on consultants outside of the company to take effective action. However, the provider continues to demonstrate a poor understanding of the 'Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage' (EYFS). This failure means that the provider does not recognise their responsibility to ensure that appropriate action has been implemented and is understood by staff. n The provider has made insufficient progress following the last inspection. Required improvements identified at the last inspection and monitoring visits have not all been implemented. Children can easily access the stairs and garden, through a door in the toddler room. Staff do not maintain the cleanliness and safety of children's toilets. Consequently, children are exposed to toilets that are

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need to do better?

not clean. These concerns have been raised on several occasions with the provider. Further risks, unnoticed by the provider, have been identified at this inspection. These include slip hazards in children's toilets caused by water and shaving foam. Despite instruction from the manager, staff do not take action to keep children safe. n Staff have attended several training courses since the last inspection. However, the provider has failed to ensure that they have an adequate understanding of their roles and responsibilities. n The provider fails to ensure that staff are effectively trained in nursery policies

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need to do better?

3 March 2022 and procedures. Staff are not monitored by the provider which means that they do not know when staff create their own systems. For example, they are not aware that staff have brought medicated cream into the nursery and administer this to children's cuts and grazes. Staff have not sought written permission from parents, as required by the EYFS. This lack of monitoring does not ensure that children are kept safe. n The provider does not ensure that they maintain the correct qualification ratios of staff in each room. At times, babies are left with inexperienced staff, who do not provide adequate supervision. For example, they do not notice when a baby pushes a spoon down their throat. As a result, the baby chokes, falls over and bangs their head on a nearby table. n The provider does not ensure that staff have adequate knowledge and understanding of how to respond to accidents. As a result, staff do not know

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need to do better?

what action to take when responding to children's injuries. This places children at risk of harm. Inadequate monitoring of equipment, linked to health and safety, means that the majority of first-aid boxes in the nursery contain out of date and inappropriate items. n Young children are not provided with easy access to fresh drinking water throughout the day. This demonstrates the provider's failure to ensure that children's basic needs are met. n Some action has been taken to build partnerships with parents since the last inspection. However, staff have a poor understanding of how to effectively support children's development. As a result, they are unable to share accurate information with parents to enable them to support their children's learning at home. n The provider has failed to monitor staff's understanding of the learning and development training they have completed. Staff demonstrate a poor understanding of how children learn. They do not complete regular observations

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or assessments of children's development or plan effectively for their future learning. Any emerging gaps in children's learning are not identified. This means that appropriate support is not implemented. Consequently, any progress that children make cannot be attributed to the nursery.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

The provider shows no urgency to address persistent breaches of the EYFS. This demonstrates a disregard for children's safety and welfare. However, staff are able to explain the possible signs of abuse. They know who the designated safeguarding lead is and when to report their concerns. Staff can explain what they would do if they had concerns about another adult working in the nursery. This is an improvement from the last inspection. Safe recruitment procedures are in place.

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Due date

ensure staff and members of the registered body have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities, with particular regard to keeping children safe, paediatric first aid and supporting children's learning and development effectively 25/03/2022

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ensure at least one member of staff, working with children under two years, holds an approved level 3 qualification 25/03/2022

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ensure that prior written consent to administer any medications is obtained from parents/carers and a written record is kept of each time it is administered 25/03/2022

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ensure fresh drinking water is available, and accessible to children at all times 25/03/2022

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ensure that first-aid boxes have appropriate contents for use with children and are accessible at all times 25/03/2022

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comply with the requirements of health and safety legislation with particular regard to hygiene and infection control 25/03/2022

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take all reasonable steps to ensure staff and children are not exposed to risks and demonstrate how risks are being managed 25/03/2022

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share appropriate information with parents about how they can support their children's learning at home. 25/03/2022

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3 March 2022 take account of the individual needs, interests, and development of each child and use this information to plan a challenging and enjoyable experience for them in all areas of learning and development 25/03/2022

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carry out effective day-to-day observations and assessments and use these to understand children's level of development in order to shape their learning experiences, so they make good progress. 25/03/2022

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY305294 Local authority Essex Inspection number 10216971 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 95 Number of children on roll 100 Name of registered person Forrest Nurseries Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01277 220727 Date of previous inspection 18 November 2021

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Information about this early years setting

Clever Clogs Day Nursery registered in 2005. The nursery employs 27 members of childcare staff. Of these, 18 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or 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 The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the provider and manager, and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager joined the inspectors on a learning walk and talked to the inspectors about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n The inspectors observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n Staff and children spoke to the inspectors during the inspection. n The quality manager and one of the inspectors carried out a joint observation of an activity. n Parents shared their views of the nursery with the inspectors. n The inspectors looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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