Setting EY490606

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 Good

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The provision is inadequate

There has been a significant decline in the quality of practice. Children's safety is compromised. Some staff have a poor understanding of safeguarding. There are hazards in the environment that staff have not identified. The management team does not ensure that staff have the appropriate training to fulfil their role. In addition, staff working in the baby room do not consistently ensure good hygiene practices are maintained.

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The provision is inadequate

Children's progress is poor, including for those children in receipt of funding. Some children become bored in the nursery because staff do not plan activities that take into account children's age or stage of development. Weaknesses in assessment mean that staff do not identify areas where children may need additional support. This hinders the progress children make and impacts on their engagement in activities.

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The provision is inadequate

Despite the weaknesses, children are generally occupied in activities. For example, older children enjoy throwing beanbags at the wall outside. They come into nursery and leave their parents happily. Staff are kind and caring towards children. For instance, they ensure children are dry and comfortable before giving them their snack.

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need to do better?

n Risk assessments are not thorough enough to identify all potential hazards in the environment. The manager and staff failed to identify hazards in the indoor and outdoor environment. For example, they have not identified that the rocker that children were using was cracked and the slide was too close to the wall. In addition, rice on the floor in the baby room caused children to slip on the linoleum flooring. This increases the risk of accidents. n Staff working with babies do not consistently follow good hygiene procedures. For example, food is served in the highchairs but staff do not consistently wash their own hands or babies' hands. This impacts on children's good health. n The manager and the provider have not adhered to all statutory requirements when organising the staff team. They have not ensured that half of all staff working with children aged under two have had specific training on the care of

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babies. This impacts on the quality of provision for babies. n Staff do not consider children's needs, interests or stages of development when planning activities. For example, toddlers spend too long sitting on chairs. They have snack, then move to a circle time activity before moving onto a play dough activity. This does not support toddlers' physical development and they become bored and struggle to concentrate. They move chairs around to signal their boredom, and this poses a risk of injury. There are too many times when

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need to do better?

4 May 2022 children are busy, but activities do not provide a high level of challenge. In the baby room, children are occupied for long periods of time throwing rice because the activity planned was too hard for them. n Assessment is not precise. Some staff assess children's progress more regularly than others. On some occasions, staff's poor understanding means assessment is inaccurate. This means that staff do not always identify areas where children may be making slower progress. Consequently, children, including those in receipt of funding, make poor progress. n The manager and the provider have not ensured that staff have had all necessary training to ensure they have the appropriate knowledge and skills to fulfil their role. For example, they have failed to ensure that staff's safeguarding knowledge is up to date. In addition, staff are not aware of changes to the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage.

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need to do better?

n Monitoring and supervision are not effective. For example, staffing in the baby room and routines in the toddler room have changed. The management team has failed to monitor the effectiveness of these changes. This has led to a decline in the quality of teaching and learning. n Children have a good relationship with staff. For example, two-year-old children enjoy a game of throwing beanbags at staff. They enjoy being picked up by staff to throw balls into a net.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

Weaknesses in risk assessments mean that children's safety is compromised. The manager and the provider have failed to ensure that the safeguarding knowledge of all staff is up to date. Some staff have a poor knowledge of some of the signs and symptoms of abuse. For example, they have a poor knowledge of the 'Prevent' duty guidance or signs that children may have been subjected to or are at risk of female genital mutilation. The premises are secure and all doors and gates into the premises are secure against intruders.

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Due date

ensure all adults working with children have up-to-date safeguarding knowledge and can identify and respond to signs that a child might be at risk from harm or abuse 01/06/2022

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Due date

4 May 2022 improve risk assessments to identify and address all potential hazards in the indoor and outdoor environment 01/06/2022

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Due date

improve hygiene practices in the baby room to support children's good health 01/06/2022

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Due date

ensure half of all staff working with children under two receive appropriate training in the care of babies 01/06/2022

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Due date

improve assessment to identify precisely where children are in their learning and areas where children need further support 01/06/2022

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Due date

plan challenging activities that take account of children's needs, interests and stages of development 01/06/2022

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Due date

improve supervision and monitoring of staff practice and support them to undertake appropriate training and professional development opportunities, to ensure they offer good-quality care, learning and development. 01/06/2022

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY490606 Local authority Gateshead Inspection number 10229746 Type of provision Childcare on domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 28

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 8 February 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Tots And Toddlers registered in 2015 and is situated in Gateshead. The setting employs nine members of childcare staff. Of these, five hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The setting opens during term time only. Sessions are from 9am until 4pm Monday to Thursday and from 9am to 12.30pm on Friday. The setting provides funded early education for two-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 manager showed the inspector around the nursery and talked to them about their curriculum and what they want children to learn. n The inspector observed staff and children and the quality of their interactions. n Parents met with the inspector to share their views of the nursery. n The inspector talked to children and staff at appropriate times during the inspection. n The manager showed the inspector a range of documentation, including documents relating to staff suitability.

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Inspection activities

4 May 2022 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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