Davyhulme Nursery

Inspection of Davyhulme Nursery 10 Davyhulme Road, Urmston, MANCHESTER M41 7DS

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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 GoodGood

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The provision is inadequate

Children's well-being and safety are compromised in this nursery. The provider has failed to ensure that there is adequately qualified and experienced staff always working with children. Furthermore, the small number of core staff are expected to undertake unmanageable workloads. At times, throughout the day, children are not being sufficiently supervised due to the way staff are deployed. Due to this, children are left to play with the minimal resources available to them. Children have very limited access to any challenging or purposeful learning opportunities. Staff do not have high enough expectations for children. Therefore, there are gaps in children's learning and development.

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The provision is inadequate

Children make friends in this nursery, and the staff are kind and caring to them. However, due to the staffing issues, children are unable to develop strong relationships with key members of staff. This is due to staff changing on a very frequent basis. This results in children's personal, social and emotional development not being met. Furthermore, children are not supported to learn how to manage conflicts themselves, and they often struggle to share and take turns.

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The provision is inadequate

Children are at further risk in this nursery due to internal fire doors not working properly. These doors either do not close or have to be forcefully opened. These, along with other hazards to children's health, such as the cleaning supplies cupboard being left open, are not adequately risk assessed.

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need to do better?

n There is a very narrow curriculum in place. The manager has tried to identify overall next steps for groups of children, such as mathematics for boys and literacy for girls. However, staff do not specifically identify appropriate next steps in learning for individual children. Therefore, staff are not planning and implementing experiences that are challenging, stimulating and enjoyable for children. Children are not ready for their next stage in learning. n The provider places unmanageable expectation and workload on the manager and deputy manager. This means they are working directly with children, taking a lead role in the rooms, as well as cooking and preparing meals. The manager is also the nursery special educational needs coordinator (SENCo). Therefore, both the manager and deputy are unable to fulfil their management roles, such as supporting and mentoring staff. Consequently, not all staff understand how

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need to do better?

young children learn. n The nursery is very understaffed and relies daily on agency staff. Some staff working in the nursery are unqualified and have very little experience of working with children. Therefore, they do not understand how to support children with their development. Some staff do not know the children or their next steps in

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need to do better?

21 September 2022 learning. Staff are unable to plan learning experience that support children to build on what they already know and can do. Consequently, children are disengaged and do not make the progress they are capable of. n Due to the poor staffing arrangements the key-person system is ineffective. Therefore, children's emotional well-being is not being supported. Children are often upset, distressed and unsettled. Staff do not always know how to comfort or reassure children. n The nursery manager is the SENCo. She is aware of children in the nursery with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). However, there are no tailored plans in place for children with SEND. Other staff are unaware of children's individual needs and how to support them. Therefore, children are often ignored and left to sooth themselves. Children spend most of their time walking around the room or outside not engaged in anything meaningful.

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need to do better?

n The indoor environments frequently become untidy, and babies trip and fall over the toys as they are learning to walk around the room. This poses a further risk to children's physical well-being. Staff are not always aware of what is happening around them. Therefore, incidents, such as a ball being dropped on a sleeping child's head, go unnoticed until one of the inspectors draws staff attention to the distressed child. n Children are provided with a home-cooked lunch. They all sit together in the dining room. While staff are there to facilitate mealtimes, they do not use this opportunity to support children to learn how to use utensils correctly. This results in children frequently putting knives in their mouths. Furthermore, children transfer their food from their plates to the table and eat with their hands. Staff do not intervene to support children. n Staff do not promote children's communication and language consistently well.

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need to do better?

Despite, at times, some staff reading to children and singing songs, most staff do not model vocabulary to children or engage in high-quality interactions with them. Therefore, children do not learn how to articulate themselves well. This leads to children becoming distressed. n Parents and those who care for children comment on how their children speak fondly of their friends in this nursery.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

Some staff have a very limited knowledge and understanding of safeguarding. Furthermore, some staff are unaware of who the nursery manger and deputy manager are. These staff do not know the nursery safeguarding policies and procedures. In addition, they do not know the correct procedures for reporting concerns about the welfare of children. That said, the designated safeguarding lead and some of the core members of staff do have a good knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and the correct reporting procedures. The provider has failed to ensure that all new staff, including agency staff, have a thorough induction to the nursery and are aware of important information before they work with children. Risk assessments are ineffective in this nursery. It is not clear who is

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Safeguarding

21 September 2022 responsible for identifying aspects of the environment that need to be checked on a regular basis to ensure that risks are removed or minimised.

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Due date

ensure that all staff, including agency staff, receive induction training to help them understand their roles and responsibilities, including information about emergency evacuation procedures, safeguarding, child protection, and health and safety issues 19/10/2022

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Due date

ensure staffing arrangements meet the needs of all children and that they are adequately supervised, including while eating, and deploy staff to make sure children are always safe 19/10/2022

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Due date

introduce reasonable steps to ensure the safety of children, staff and others on the premises in case of an emergency, such as ensuring fire doors are free from obstruction and easily opened 19/10/2022

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ensure that staff and children are not exposed to risks and manage risks appropriately, such as ensuring fire doors open and close properly, and that staircases leaning to cleaning supply rooms are not accessible to children 19/10/2022

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ensure all staff are trained to understand the nursery safeguarding policy and procedures, and ensure that all staff have up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding issues, including identified possible signs and symptoms of abuse 19/10/2022

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21 September 2022 ensure that the key-person system is effective and that every child's care is tailored to meet their individual needs 19/10/2022

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ensure that there are effective arrangements in place to support children with SEND. 19/10/2022

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Due date

ensure staff consider the individual needs, interests and development of each child in their care, and use this information to plan a challenging and enjoyable experience for each child in all areas of learning and development. 02/11/2022

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY487786 Local authority Trafford Inspection number 10254412 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 49 Number of children on roll 30 Name of registered person Davyhulme Nursery Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0161 7467389 Date of previous inspection 8 February 20188 February 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Davyhulme Nursery registered in 2015. The nursery employs four core members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, one at level 2 and one is unqualified. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except over the Christmas period and bank holidays. Sessions are from 7am until 6pm.

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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 joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n The inspector spoke to children, to find out about their time at the nursery. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector carried out joint observations of group activities with the manager. n The inspector 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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Inspection activities

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