Setting 2530753

Report for childcare on domestic premises

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Overall effectiveness Inadequate

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is inadequate

The provider has failed to ensure all staff have appropriate and adequate training for child protection. As a consequence, staff do not have a clear understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures. For example, breaches in the early years foundation stage requirements include a failure to enrol the Safeguarding Lead on an appropriate child protection course. This has an impact on children's safety overall.

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The provision is inadequate

Nevertheless, children are happy and settled and have positive relationships with staff. They approach staff for reassurance and cuddles when they need it, to enable them to feel emotionally secure. Staff are kind, caring and friendly. Children generally behave well and follow the daily routine confidently. Staff reinforce positive behaviour well with praise.

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The provision is inadequate

Children are developing an understanding of being healthy and independent. They plant herbs, fruit and vegetables in the garden and develop an understanding of the process of where food comes from. The provider has a field of sheep and lambs. The children have helped through the lambing season, from building a maternity ward for the sheep, to watching lambs being born. The children talk excitedly about the lambs and sheep and are keen to share what they know. When spotting some wool on a fence, a child says, 'It's wool from the sheep…we can make wool out of it.'

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need to do better?

n The curriculum is generally ambitious and places children's needs at the centre of learning. Staff take account of children's emerging interests and engage in a broad range of activities with them. The children demonstrate a deep understanding of the natural world around them. n The provider ensures that staff take part in regular safeguarding training, however this training is not effective. Some staff are unaware of procedures for monitoring concerns about children's welfare. In addition, they do not have a good understanding of the wider safeguarding issues. n Children are learning to be independent and to manage their own needs. For example, when going outside, all children are encouraged to have a go at putting on their coats and shoes before asking for help from an adult. In the garden, children are learning about responsibility by planting and taking care of their crops. n Parents speak highly of the setting. Most parents say that communication is

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need to do better?

good and that they receive regular information about children's progress and events of the day. However, not all parents are satisfied with the amount of children's development meetings or feedback that they receive. The setting does

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need to do better?

1 June 2022 not hand parents a copy of their child's 2-year progress check in relation to the early years foundation stage. This means that parents are not kept well informed of their child's development. n The manager models good practice to other staff with her interactions and support for children's learning. She has a clear understanding of the curriculum. However, this is not implemented as well by all staff. They stand around watching the manager leading a large-group activity without supporting or engaging the children as they take part. As a result, children do not always benefit from meaningful interactions to support their learning. n Staff do not consistently support children to develop their communication skills. During Forest School, babies and toddlers are pulled along in a truck behind an adult. The adult remains at the back, facing away from the children they are pulling along. This means that babies and toddlers do not have the opportunity

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need to do better?

to engage in meaningful conversations while on outings to help them understand the world around them. Staff remain focused on the older children, developing opportunities for rich discussion about the natural world. n Staff provide plenty of opportunities for children to develop their physical skills. Children enjoy jumping from log to log, climbing trees and crawling through dens. They have fun joining in with yoga and well-being sessions in the woods. Children have plenty of opportunity to practise digging, pouring and transferring in the garden. They enjoy mark making in a range of places, such as with sticks in the mud or in the sand.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

Weaknesses in leadership and management have a significant impact on the welfare of children. The designated safeguarding officer has not attended an appropriate child protection course. Additionally, not all staff have sound knowledge about wider safeguarding issues, such as how to recognise and protect children from extreme behaviours and views. While staff attend regular training, this training is not robust as staff are not able to draw on a secure safeguarding knowledge. Leaders do not have a firm understanding of the procedures to follow to protect children's welfare, including where they have concerns about a colleague.

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Due date

1 June 2022 ensure a lead practitioner for safeguarding is in place who has attended appropriate training to enable them to identify, understand and respond to signs of possible abuse, and can offer support and guidance to staff 08/06/2022

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Due date

improve the knowledge and understanding of the manager and staff with regard to safeguarding, including wider safeguarding concerns 08/06/2022

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Due date

provide parents with a short written summary of their child's progress within the prime areas between the age of two and three years. 08/06/2022

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should:

n provide further support to help the youngest children to make the most of the planned experiences on offer, particularly during group activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2530753 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10239509 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 15 Number of children on roll 18

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Portfield Farm Nursery and Forest School registered in 2020. The nursery is situated on a farm in Outwood, Surrey. The nursery operates from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, for most of the year. There are six members of staff, of which, three have childcare qualifications at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVD-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 and the inspector carried out a joint observation during story time. n The provider joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum ad what they want their children to learn. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The provider showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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Inspection activities

1 June 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

1 June 2022 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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